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1959 Los Angeles Rams season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

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{{Infobox NFL season

| team = Los Angeles Rams

| year = 1959

| record = 2–10

| division_place = 6th NFL Western

| coach = Sid Gillman

| stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| uniform = 200px

| shortnavlink = Rams seasons

}}

The 1959 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 22nd year with the National Football League and the 14th season in Los Angeles. The team finished the year on an eight-game losing skid, with a record of 2–10, tied with the Chicago Cardinals for the worst in the NFL.

Schedule

For the 1959 season the Rams offered a unitary seat price of $3.90 for their home games at Memorial Coliseum.E.J. O'Malley, "Purchasing NFL Tickets: A Guide to Ticket Information," Sports Forecast, vol. 2, no. 2. Chicago: E.J. O'Malley Publishing Co., 1959; p. 78. Seat location was a function of the size of package purchased, however, with seats located from goal line to goal line available to those purchasing a 10 game package (including the six regular season games and four exhibition games) for $39. Seats located behind the goal line rising back behind the end zone were available as six game regular season packages for $23.40.

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style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Game

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Recap

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|year=1959|border=2}}"| Sources

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! 1

| September 26

| New York Giants

| L 21–23

| 0–1

| L.A. Memorial Coliseum

| 71,297

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195909260ram.htm Recap]

|

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! 2

| October 4

| at San Francisco 49ers

| L 0–34

| 0–2

| Kezar Stadium

| 56,028

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195910040sfo.htm Recap]

|

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! 3

| October 11

| at Chicago Bears

| W 28–21

| 1–2

| Wrigley Field

| 47,036

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195910110chi.htm Recap]

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! 4

| October 18

| at Green Bay Packers

| W 45–6

| 2–2

| Milwaukee County Stadium

| 36,194

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195910180gnb.htm Recap]

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! 5

| October 25

| Detroit Lions

| L 7–17

| 2–3

| L.A. Memorial Coliseum

| 74,288

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195910250ram.htm Recap]

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! 6

| November 1

| Chicago Bears

| L 21–26

| 2–4

| L.A. Memorial Coliseum

| 77,943

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195911010ram.htm Recap]

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! 7

| November 8

| San Francisco 49ers

| L 16–24

| 2–5

| L.A. Memorial Coliseum

| 94,376

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195911080ram.htm Recap]

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! 8

| November 15

| at Detroit Lions

| L 17–23

| 2–6

| Briggs Stadium

| 52,271

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195911150det.htm Recap]

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! 9

| November 22

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| L 20–23

| 2–7

| Franklin Field

| 47,425

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195911220phi.htm Recap]

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! 10

| November 29

| at Baltimore Colts

| L 21–35

| 2–8

| Memorial Stadium

| 57,557

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195911290clt.htm Recap]

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! 11

| December 6

| Green Bay Packers

| L 20–38

| 2–9

| L.A. Memorial Coliseum

| 61,044

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195912060ram.htm Recap]

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! 12

| December 12

| Baltimore Colts

| L 26–45

| 2–10

| L.A. Memorial Coliseum

| 65,528

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195912120ram.htm Recap]

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colspan="10"| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Saturday night: Sept. 26.

Standings

{{1959 NFL Western standings}}

{{1959 NFL Eastern standings}}

Roster

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colspan="9" style="text-align:center; {{NFLPrimaryStyle|Los Angeles Rams|border=2}};"|Los Angeles Rams roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Ends

Centers

Guards

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| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Tackles

Linebackers

Rookies and first-year players in italics

Offensive starters marked with †

Source: Rams v. Lions program, Oct. 25, 1959, pp. 14, 16.

References

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