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1946 Los Angeles Rams season
Head Coach Adam Walsh
Home Field Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record 6-4-1
Place 2nd NFL Western
Playoff Finish did not qualify
Timeline
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1945 1947

The 1946 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's ninth year with the National Football League and the first season in Los Angeles.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Transactions[]

On March 7, 1946, halfback Kenny Washington signed with the Rams. He was the first African-American player to sign with an NFL team post World War II. On May 7, 1946, Woody Strode would become the second African-American post World War II.[1]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 29 Philadelphia L 14-25 0-1
30,500
2 October 6 at Green Bay W 21-17 1-1
27,049
3 October 13 at Chi. Bears T 28-28 1-1-1
44,211
4 October 20 Detroit W 35-14 2-1-1
27,928
5 October 27 at Chi. Cardinals L 10-34 2-2-1
38,180
6 November 3 at Detroit W 41-20 3-2-1
34,447
7 November 10 Chi. Bears L 21-27 3-3-1
68,831
8 November 17 Chi. Cardinals W 17-14 4-3-1
38,271
9 November 24 at Boston L 21-40 4-4-1
23,689
10 December 1 at New York W 31-21 5-4-1
47,366
11 December 8 Green Bay W 38-17 6-4-1
46,838

Standings[]

NFL Western
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 8 2 1 .800 289 193 W-1
Los Angeles Rams 6 4 1 .600 277 257 W-2
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 0 .545 260 198 W-2
Green Bay Packers 6 5 0 .545 148 158 L-1
Detroit Lions 1 10 0 .091 142 310 L-4

References[]

  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 280

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