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1953 Los Angeles Rams season
The 1953 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 16th year with the National Football League and the eighth season in Los Angeles.
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| 1953 Los Angeles Rams season |
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| Hamp Pool |
| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| 8–3–1 |
| 3rd NFL Western |
| Did not qualify |
Coaching staff of the Rams in 1953.
The 1953 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 16th year with the National Football League and the eighth season in Los Angeles.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 27 | New York Giants | W 21–7 | 1–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,579 | |
| October 4 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 30–31 | 1–1 | Kezar Stadium | 43,922 | |
| October 11 | at Green Bay Packers | W 38–20 | 2–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 23,353 | |
| October 18 | at Detroit Lions | W 31–19 | 3–1 | Briggs Stadium | 55,772 | |
| October 25 | Chicago Bears | W 38–24 | 4–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,546 | |
| November 1 | Detroit Lions | W 37–24 | 5–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 93,751 | |
| November 8 | San Francisco 49ers | L 27–31 | 5–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 85,865 | |
| November 15 | at Chicago Cardinals | T 24–24 | 5–2–1 | Comiskey Park | 26,674 | |
| November 22 | at Baltimore Colts | W 21–13 | 6–2–1 | Memorial Stadium | 27,268 | |
| November 29 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–24 | 6–3–1 | Wrigley Field | 31,626 | |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}December 5 | Baltimore Colts | W 45–2 | 7–3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 26,656 | |
| December 12 | Green Bay Packers | W 33–17 | 8–3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 23,069 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
| NFL Western Conference | ||||||||
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| Detroit Lions | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 271 | 205 | W6 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 372 | 237 | W4 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 7–3 | 366 | 236 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–7–1 | 218 | 262 | L2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 182 | 350 | L7 |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 200 | 338 | L5 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 10 Rudy Bukich | ||||||
| 11 Norm Van Brocklin P | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
23 Tom McCormick 27 Brad Myers 21 Skeet Quinlan 47 Vitamin Smith 32 Dan Towler
35 Tank Younger LB Wide receivers (WR)
82 Bob Boyd CB 80 Tom Fears K 40 Elroy Hirsch Tight ends (TE) | | Offensive linemen (OL) 71 Tom Dahms T 67 Dick Daugherty G 72 Bob Fry T 63 John Hock G 62 Bud McFadin G/MG 50 Leon McLaughlin C 61 Duane Putnam G Defensive linemen (DL)
83 Larry Brink DE 85 Gene Lipscomb DE 84 Andy Robustelli DE 74 Len Teeuws DT/T 70 Charlie Toogood DT 64 Stan West MG | | Linebackers (LB) 58 Bob Griffin 57 Don Paul 65 Harland Svare Defensive backs (DB)
29 Jack Dwyer CB 88 Norb Hecker S/WR 81 Night Train Lane CB 20 Woodley Lewis S/CB/RB 42 Herb Rich S Special teams (ST) | | Reserve
-- Bob Carey WR (Military) 79 Frank Fuller DT (Military) -- Les Richter LB (Military) 66 Harry Thompson G/DE (IR) Rookies in italics |
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