1972 Los Angeles Rams season

1972 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
Head coach	Tommy Prothro
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	6–7–1
Division place	3rd NFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1972 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 35th year with the National Football League and the 27th season in Los Angeles.

Offseason

On July 13, 1972, Robert Irsay bought the Los Angeles Rams and transferred ownership to Carroll Rosenbloom, in exchange for ownership of the Baltimore Colts.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

1972 Los Angeles Rams roster

	Quarterbacks 18 Roman Gabriel 11 Pete Beathard Running backs 45 Jim Bertelsen 33 Willie Ellison 34 Les Josephson 38 Larry Smith Wide receivers 29 Harold Jackson 84 Jack Snow 13 Lance Rentzel Tight ends 80 Bob Klein 88 Pat Curran		Offensive linemen 73 Charlie Cowan T 71 Joe Scibelli T 65 Tom Mack G 50 Ken Iman C Defensive linemen 79 Coy Bacon DE 74 Merlin Olsen DT 72 Phil Olsen DT 85 Jack Youngblood DE		Linebackers 36 Ken Geddes 86 Marlin McKeever 53 Jim Purnell 58 Isiah Robertson Defensive backs 39 Kermit Alexander 44 Al Clark 42 Dave Elmendorf 19 Jim Nettles 28 Gene Howard 24 Clancy Williams Special teams 10 Dave Chapple P 27 David Ray K		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1972	New Orleans Saints	W 34–14	66,303
2	September 24, 1972	at Chicago Bears	T 13–13	55,701
3	October 1, 1972	at Atlanta Falcons	L 31–3	57,122
4	October 8, 1972	San Francisco 49ers	W 31–7	77,382
5	October 15, 1972	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–3	65,720
6	October 22, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals	W 15–12	73,385
7	October 29, 1972	at Oakland Raiders	L 45–17	54,660
8	November 5, 1972	Atlanta Falcons	W 20–7	75,018
9	November 12, 1972	Denver Broncos	L 16–10	65,398
10	November 19, 1972	Minnesota Vikings	L 45–41	77,982
11	November 26, 1972	at New Orleans Saints	L 19–16	64,325
12	December 4, 1972	at San Francisco 49ers	W 26–16	61,214
13	December 10, 1972	at St. Louis Cardinals	L 24–14	36,873
14	December 17, 1972	Detroit Lions	L 34–17	71,761

Standings

NFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Francisco 49ers	8	5	1	.607	3–2–1	6–4–1	353	249	W2
Atlanta Falcons	7	7	0	.500	3–3	5–5	269	274	L2
Los Angeles Rams	6	7	1	.464	4–2	5–5–1	291	286	L2
New Orleans Saints	2	11	1	.179	1–4–1	2–8–1	215	361	L3