1965 Los Angeles Rams season

1965 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Dan Reeves
Head coach	Harland Svare
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	7th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1965 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 28th year with the National Football League and the 20th season in Los Angeles. This season saw the Rams attempting to improve on their 5-7-2 record from 1964 and snap a streak of 6 straight losing seasons. The Rams opened the season against the Detroit Lions and lost 20-0 in Detroit. However, the Rams were able to bounce back and beat the Chicago Bears in their home opener by a score of 30-28. But after the Bears win, the Rams began to choke, as they lost their next 8 games and fell out of tournament contention. After 3 straight wins against the Packers, Cardinals and Browns, the Rams lost to the Colts by a score of 20-17 at home and finished 4-10.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 19	at Detroit Lions	L 20–0	0–1	46,941
2	September 25	Chicago Bears	W 30–28	1–1	36,359
3	October 3	Minnesota Vikings	L 38–35	1–2	36,755
4	October 10	at Chicago Bears	L 31–6	1–3	45,760
5	October 17	San Francisco 49ers	L 45–21	1–4	38,615
6	October 24	at Baltimore Colts	L 35–20	1–5	60,238
7	October 31	Detroit Lions	L 31–7	1–6	35,187
8	November 7	at Minnesota Vikings	L 24–13	1–7	47,426
9	November 14	at Green Bay Packers	L 6–3	1–8	48,485
10	November 21	at San Francisco 49ers	L 30–27	1–9	39,253
11	November 28	Green Bay Packers	W 21–10	2–9	39,733
12	December 5	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–3	3–9	27,943
13	December 12	Cleveland Browns	W 42–7	4–9	49,048
14	December 18	Baltimore Colts	L 20–17	4–10	46,636

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	3	1	.769	8–3–1	316	224	T1
Baltimore Colts	10	3	1	.769	8–3–1	389	284	W1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	7–5	409	275	L1
San Francisco 49ers	7	6	1	.538	6–5–1	421	402	T1
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	.500	5–7	383	403	W2
Detroit Lions	6	7	1	.462	4–7–1	257	295	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	10	0	.286	2–10	269	328	L1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.