List of Los Angeles Rams seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the St. Louis Rams American football franchise in organized play. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Rams franchise from 1936 to present, including conference standings, division standings, postseason records, league awards for individual players or head coaches, and team awards for individual players. The Rams franchise was founded in Cleveland in 1936 when the team was playing in the newly formed American Football League (AFL). The franchise moved to the National Football League (NFL) the following year. In 1943 operations were suspended due to World War II and resumed the following year. The franchise has changed home cities twice, moving to Los Angeles in 1946 and to St. Louis, Missouri in 1995.
Over the course of the Rams' 70-year history,[1] they have won 15 division titles. They have appeared in the postseason 27 times, winning three NFL Championships. During the Super Bowl era, they have played in three Super Bowls, winning Super Bowl XXXIV.
- For complete team history, see History of the St. Louis Rams
- The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
| NFL Champions (1920–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
| Cleveland Rams | ||||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | AFL[2] | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | NFL | West | 5th | 1 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1938 | 1938 | NFL | West | 4th | 4 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1939 | 1939 | NFL | West | 4th | 5 | 5 | 1 | Parker Hall (MVP) | ||
| 1940 | 1940 | NFL | West | 4th | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1941 | 1941 | NFL | West | 5th | 2 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1942 | 1942 | NFL | West | 3rd | 5 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | Season suspended due to World War II | ||||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | NFL | West | 4th | 4 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1945 | 1945 | NFL | West | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (Redskins) 15-14 | Adam Walsh (COY) Bob Waterfield (MVP) | |
| Los Angeles Rams | ||||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | NFL | West | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1947 | 1947 | NFL | West | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | NFL | West | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1949 | 1949 | NFL | West | 1st | 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost NFL Championship (Eagles) 14-0 | ||
| 1950 | 1950 | NFL | National | 1st | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won National Conference Playoff (Bears) 24-20 Lost NFL Championship (Browns) 30-28 |
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| 1951 | 1951 | NFL | National | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (Browns) 24-17 | ||
| 1952 | 1952 | NFL | National | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost National Conference Playoff (Lions) 31-21 | Hamp Pool (COY) | |
| 1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | 4th | 6 | 5 | 1 | |||
| 1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | 1st | 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Browns) 38-14 | ||
| 1956 | 1956 | NFL | Western | T-5th | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1957 | 1957 | NFL | Western | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | 1958 | NFL | Western | T-2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | NFL | Western | 6th | 2 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western | 6th | 4 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | 6th | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | 7th | 1 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | 6th | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | 7th | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 1st | 11 | 1 | 2 | Lost Conference Playoff Game (Packers) 28-7 | George Allen (COY) Deacon Jones (DPY) |
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 2nd | 10 | 3 | 1 | Deacon Jones (DPY) | |
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 1st | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoff Game (Vikings) 23-20 | Roman Gabriel (MVP)/(Rams MVP) |
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 1 | Merlin Olsen (Rams MVP) | |
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | Isiah Robertson (DROY) Marlin McKeever {Rams MVP) | |
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 7 | 1 | Merlin Olsen (Rams MVP) | |
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 27-16 | Chuck Knox (COY) John Hadl (NFC)/(Rams MVP) |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 19-10 Lost Conference Championship (Vikings) 14-10 |
Lawrence McCutcheon (Rams MVP) |
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cardinals) 35-23 Lost Conference Championship (Cowboys) 37-7 |
Jack Youngblood (DPY)/(Rams MVP) |
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 14-12 Lost Conference Championship (Vikings) 24-13 |
Jack Youngblood (Rams MVP) |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 14-7 | Lawrence McCutcheon (Rams MVP) |
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 34-10 Lost Conference Championship (Cowboys) 28-0 |
Jim Youngblood (Rams MVP) |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 21-19 Won Conference Championship (Buccaneers) 9-0 Lost Super Bowl XIV (Steelers) 31-19 |
Jim Youngblood (Rams MVP) Kent Hill (Rams ROY) |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 34-17 | Vince Ferragamo (Rams MVP) Johnnie Johnson (Rams ROY) |
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Nolan Cromwell (Rams MVP) Jairo Penaranda (Rams ROY) | |
| 1982[3] | 1982 | NFL | NFC | 14th | 2 | 7 | 0 | Vince Ferragamo (Rams MVP) Barry Redden (Rams ROY) | ||
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 24-17 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 51-7 |
Eric Dickerson (OROY)/(NFC)/(Rams MVP)/(Rams ROY) |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 16-13 | Eric Dickerson (NFC)/(Rams MVP) Ron Brown (Rams ROY) |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) 20-0 Lost Conference Championship (Bears) 24-0 |
LeRoy Irvin (Rams MVP) Dale Hatcher (Rams ROY) |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 19-7 | Eric Dickerson (OPOY)/(NFC)/(Rams MVP) Jim Everett (Rams ROY) |
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 9 | 0 | Charles White (Rams MVP) Clifford Hicks (Rams ROY) | |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) 28-17 | Henry Ellard (Rams MVP) Robert Delpino (Rams ROY) |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) 21-7 Won Divisional Playoffs (Giants) 19-3 Lost Conference Championship (49ers) 30-3 |
Jim Everett (Rams MVP) Darryl Henley (Rams ROY) |
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | Buford McGee (Rams MVP) Bern Brostek (Rams ROY) | |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | Robert Delpino (Rams MVP) Todd Lyght (Rams ROY) | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Jackie Slater (Rams MVP) Sean Gilbert(Rams ROY) | |
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Jerome Bettis (OROY)/(Rams MVP)/(Rams ROY) | |
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Shane Conlan (Rams MVP) Isaac Bruce (Rams ROY) | |
| St. Louis Rams | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Isaac Bruce (Rams MVP) Kevin Carter (Rams ROY) | |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Isaac Bruce (Rams MVP) Eddie Kennison (Rams ROY) | |
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Amp Lee (Rams MVP) David Thompson (Rams ROY) | |
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | Kevin Carter (Rams MVP) London Fletcher (Rams ROY) | |
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Vikings) 49-37 Won Conference Championship (Buccaneers) 11-6 Won Super Bowl XXXIV (Titans) 23-16 |
Dick Vermeil (COY) Kurt Warner (MVP)/(SB MVP) Marshall Faulk (OPOY)/(Rams MVP) Torry Holt (Rams ROY) |
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) 31-28 | Marshall Faulk (MVP)/(OPOY)/(Rams MVP) Matt Bowen (Rams ROY) |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Packers) 45-17 Won Conference Championship (Eagles) 29-24 Lost Super Bowl XXXVI (Patriots) 20-17 |
Kurt Warner (MVP) Marshall Faulk (OPOY)/(Rams MVP) Tommy Polley (Rams ROY) |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Marc Bulger (Rams MVP) Travis Fisher (Rams ROY) | |
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Panthers) 29-23 (2OT) | Torry Holt (Rams MVP) Pisa Tinoisamoa (Rams ROY) |
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Seahawks) 27-20 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Falcons) 47-17 |
Marc Bulger (Rams MVP) Steven Jackson (Rams ROY) |
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Torry Holt (Rams MVP) Alex Barron (Rams ROY) | |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Steven Jackson (Rams MVP) Tye Hill (Rams ROY) | |
| Total | 498 | 441 | 20 | (regular season)[4] | ||||||
| 19 | 24 | 0 | (playoffs) | |||||||
| 517 | 465 | 20 | (regular season and playoffs)[5] | |||||||
Footnotes
- ^ The Rams spent one year in the AFL and sixty-nine years in the NFL. The NFL does not officially recognize the one year they spent in the AFL
- ^ Second American Football League that started in 1936 and ended in 1937
- ^ 1982 was a strike-shorten season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
- ^ 1937-present, excludes AFL team.
- ^ 1937-present, excludes AFL team.
References
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