This list of seasons completed by the Los Angeles Rams American football franchise (known as the Cleveland Rams from 1936 to 1945 and the St. Louis Rams from 1995 to 2015) documents season-by-season records 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 joined the National Football League (NFL) the following year. In 1943 operations were suspended due a depleted player roster due to World War II, and play resumed the following year. The Rams were the only team to suspend completely in 1943. The franchise has changed home cities three times: moving to Los Angeles in 1946, moving to St. Louis in 1995, and returning to Los Angeles in 2016.
The franchise has had four periods of success in their history. The first period of success came as the Cleveland Rams in NFL when they won the NFL Championship. This period continued until the 1950s as the Los Angeles Rams with them making the playoffs a further five times. The second period of success lasted over 20 years between 1966–1989 where the Rams made the playoffs 16 times and captured ten NFC Division titles including a then-record run of seven in a row from the 1973 season through the 1979 seasons (the New England Patriots broke the record with nine straight AFC East division titles from the 2009 season through the 2017 season). However, this period of success was marred by the fact that the franchise did not win the Super Bowl and only one Conference Championship. The third era began in 1999 as the St. Louis Rams when the Rams capped a surprisingly successful season (after going 4–12 the previous year) by winning Super Bowl XXXIV against the Tennessee Titans with a roster known as "The Greatest Show on Turf". This period continued until 2004 but the franchise failed to win another Super Bowl and suffered a surprise defeat to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXVI. The current and most recent era has come following their return to Los Angeles, where the team has visited two Super Bowls under coach Sean McVay, winning Super Bowl LVI against the Cincinnati Bengals, becoming just the second team in the Super Bowl era to win a Super Bowl in their home stadium.
Alternating with their successful periods, the Rams have experienced severe periods of failure. As the NFL Cleveland Rams they failed to record a single winning season until their final year in the city, whilst from 1959 to 1965 they never won as many games as they lost and in 1962 won just one game. Between 1990 and 1998, affected in part by failure to obtain stadium improvements in Los Angeles and a move to Missouri, the Rams had nine consecutive losing seasons, and after the collapse of "The Greatest Show on Turf" suffered thirteen consecutive seasons without a winning record between 2004 and 2016. Their three-season record between 2007 and 2009 of 6–42 was the worst over such a period between the Chicago Cardinals during World War II and the 4–44 Cleveland Browns from 2015 to 2017.
Over the course of the Rams' 85-year history,[1] they have won 15 division titles. They have appeared in the postseason 32 times, winning five NFC Championships. During the Super Bowl era, they have played in five Super Bowls, winning two. Only six teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than the Rams: the New England Patriots (11), Dallas Cowboys (eight), Pittsburgh Steelers (eight), Denver Broncos (eight), San Francisco 49ers (eight), and Kansas City Chiefs (six); The Rams' five appearances are tied with the Green Bay Packers, Las Vegas Raiders, Miami Dolphins, New York Giants, and the Washington Commanders.[2]
Seasons
edit| NFL Champions (1920–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
| Season | Year | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Postseason results | Awards | Head coaches | |||
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| Finish | W | L | T | ||||||||
| Cleveland Rams | |||||||||||
| 1936 | 1936 | AFL | 2nd | 5 | 2 | 2 | [3][4][5] | Damon Wetzel | |||
| 1937 | 1937 | NFL | West | 5th | 1 | 10 | 0 | Hugo Bezdek | |||
| 1938 | 1938 | NFL | West | 4th | 4 | 7 | 0 | Hugo Bezdek (0–3) Art Lewis (4–4) | |||
| 1939 | 1939 | NFL | West | 4th | 5 | 5 | 1 | Parker Hall (MVP) | Dutch Clark | ||
| 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 | Team suspended operations due to World War II | ||||||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | NFL | West | 4th | 4 | 6 | 0 | Aldo Donelli | |||
| 1945 | 1945 | NFL | West | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (1) (Redskins) 15–14 | Adam Walsh (COY) Bob Waterfield (MVP) |
Adam Walsh | |
| Los Angeles Rams[6] | |||||||||||
| 1946 | 1946 | NFL | West | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 1 | Adam Walsh | |||
| 1947 | 1947 | NFL | West | 4th | 6 | 6 | 0 | Bob Snyder | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | NFL | West | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 1 | Clark Shaughnessy | |||
| 1949 | 1949 | NFL | West | 1st | 8 | 2 | 2 | Lost NFL Championship (Eagles) 0–14 | |||
| 1950 | 1950 | NFL | National | 1st | 9 | 3 | 0 | Won Conference playoff (Bears) 24–14 Lost NFL Championship (at Browns) 28–30 |
Joe Stydahar | ||
| 1951 | 1951 | NFL | National | 1st | 8 | 4 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (2) (Browns) 24–17 | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | NFL | National | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Conference playoff (at Lions) 21–31 | Hamp Pool (COY) | Joe Stydahar (0–1) Hamp Pool (9–2) | |
| 1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 8 | 3 | 1 | Hamp Pool | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | 4th | 6 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | 1st | 8 | 3 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Browns) 14–38 | Sid Gillman | ||
| 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 | Bob Waterfield | |||
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | 6th | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | 7th | 1 | 12 | 1 | Bob Waterfield (1–7) Harland Svare (0–5–1) | |||
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | 6th | 5 | 9 | 0 | Harland Svare | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | 7th | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | George Allen | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 1st | 11 | 1 | 2 | Lost Conference playoffs (at Packers) 7–28 | George Allen (COY) Deacon Jones (DPOY) | |
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 2nd | 10 | 3 | 1 | Deacon Jones (DPOY) | ||
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Coastal | 1st | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Conference playoffs (at Vikings) 20–23 | Roman Gabriel (MVP, Rams MVP) | |
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 5 | 1 | Isiah Robertson (DROY) | Tommy Prothro | |
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 7 | 1 | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 16–27 | Chuck Knox (COY) | Chuck Knox |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 19–10 Lost NFC Championship (at Vikings) 10–14 |
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| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Cardinals) 35–23 Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 7–37 |
Jack Youngblood (DPOY) | |
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 10 | 3 | 1 | Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–12 Lost NFC Championship (at Vikings) 13–24 |
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| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 7–14 | ||
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 34–10 Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 0–28 |
Ray Malavasi | |
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 21–19 Won NFC Championship (at Buccaneers) 9–0 Lost Super Bowl XIV (vs. Steelers) 19–31 |
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| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 13–34 | ||
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1982[7] | 1982 | NFL | NFC | 14th | 2 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 24–17 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 7–51 |
Eric Dickerson (OROY) | John Robinson |
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 13–16 | ||
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 20–0 Lost NFC Championship (at Bears) 0–24 |
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| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Redskins) 7–19 | Eric Dickerson (OPOY) | |
| 1987[8] | 1987 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 17–28 | ||
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 21–7 Won Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 19–13 Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 3–30 |
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| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Chuck Knox | ||
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Jerome Bettis (OROY) | ||
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| St. Louis Rams[9] | |||||||||||
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Rich Brooks | ||
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Dick Vermeil | ||
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | West | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 49–37 Won NFC Championship (Buccaneers) 11–6 Won Super Bowl XXXIV[10](3) (vs. Titans) 23–16 |
Dick Vermeil (COY) Kurt Warner (MVP, SB MVP) Marshall Faulk (OPOY) | |
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 28–31 | Marshall Faulk (MVP, OPOY) | Mike Martz |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Packers) 45–17 Won NFC Championship (Eagles) 29–24 Lost Super Bowl XXXVI (vs. Patriots) 17–20 |
Kurt Warner (MVP) Marshall Faulk (OPOY) | |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional playoffs (Panthers) 23–29 (2OT) | ||
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 27–20 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 17–47 |
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| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 6 | 10 | 0 | Mike Martz (2–3) Joe Vitt (4–7) | ||
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | Scott Linehan | ||
| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | Scott Linehan (0–4) Jim Haslett (2–10) | ||
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 1 | 15 | 0 | Steve Spagnuolo | ||
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Sam Bradford (OROY) | ||
| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 8 | 1 | Jeff Fisher | ||
| 2013 | 2013 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 2014 | NFL | NFC | West | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | Aaron Donald (DROY) | ||
| 2015 | 2015 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | Todd Gurley (OROY) | ||
| Los Angeles Rams[11] | |||||||||||
| 2016 | 2016 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | Jeff Fisher (4–9) John Fassel (0–3) | ||
| 2017 | 2017 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 13–26 | Sean McVay (COY) Aaron Donald (DPOY) Todd Gurley (OPOY) |
Sean McVay |
| 2018 | 2018 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 30–22 Won NFC Championship (at Saints) 26–23 (OT) Lost Super Bowl LIII (vs. Patriots) 3–13 |
Aaron Donald (DPOY) | |
| 2019 | 2019 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 2020 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 30–20 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 18–32 |
Aaron Donald (DPOY) | |
| 2021 | 2021 | NFL | NFC | West | 1st | 12 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card playoffs (Cardinals) 34–11 Won Divisional playoffs (at Buccaneers) 30–27 Won NFC Championship (49ers) 20–17 Won Super Bowl LVI (4) (vs. Bengals) 23–20 |
Cooper Kupp (SB MVP, OPOY) Andrew Whitworth (WPMOY) | |
| 2022 | 2022 | NFL | NFC | West | 3rd | 5 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 2023 | NFL | NFC | West | 2nd | 10 | 7 | 0 | Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Lions) 23–24 | ||
| Total | 614 | 599 | 21 | Regular season[12] | |||||||
| 26 | 28 | — | Postseason | ||||||||
| 640 | 627 | 21 | Overall[12] | ||||||||
| 2 Super Bowl Championships, 2 NFL Championships, 5 NFC Conference Championships, 3 NFL Conference Championships, 18 Division titles | |||||||||||
Footnotes
edit- ^ The Rams spent one year in the AFL. The NFL does not officially recognize the one year they spent in the AFL.
- ^ "Super Bowl Standings". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
- ^ The Championship Game was scratched and the Rams awarded the Championship as the Boston Shamrocks were unable to field a team due to a players strike; however, the Shamrocks, who finished with the best regular season record, are credited in later sources as the League Champions.
- ^ Toney, Nick (January 12, 2016). "Want a crazy L.A. relocation story? Meet the 1946 Cleveland Rams". Fox Sports. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ Clayman, Andrew (January 13, 2016). "The Cleveland Rams: Remembering the Original L.A. Move & a Rivalry Born". Waiting For Next Year. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- ^ Dan Reeves moved the team due to poor attendance; the Rams became the first NFL team based on the West Coast.
- ^ 1982 was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
- ^ The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from 16 to 15 games.
- ^ The team had new logo featuring the Gateway Arch National Park (then known as the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial) for this season to honor the move to St. Louis
- ^ This game featured The Tackle.
- ^ The Rams moved back to Los Angeles prior to the start of the season.
- ^ a b 1937–present, excludes AFL team.
References
edit- "Los Angeles Rams History". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on March 26, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- "Saint Louis Rams". Sports E-cyclopedia. Archived from the original on May 12, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- "NFL.com – History – Yearly Standings". NFL Official Website. Archived from the original on March 26, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Los Angeles Rams". Pro Football Hall of Fame Website. Archived from the original on March 20, 2016. Retrieved March 18, 2016.
- "databaseFootball.com – St. Louis Rams". databaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 10, 2007. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- John Troan. "Football @ JT-SW.com – St. Louis Rams". Rams history page. Archived from the original on August 13, 2012. Retrieved April 14, 2012.