1946 Los Angeles Rams season
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1946 Los Angeles Rams season
| 1946 Los Angeles Rams season | |
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| Head coach | Adam Walsh |
| Home field | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Results | |
| Record | 6-4-1 |
| Division Place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 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.
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Main article: 1946 NFL Draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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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 | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 29, 1946 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 25-14 |
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| 2 | October 6, 1946 | at Green Bay Packers | W 21-17 |
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| 3 | October 13, 1946 | at Chicago Bears | T 28-28 |
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| 4 | October 20, 1946 | Detroit Lions | W 35-14 |
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| 5 | October 27, 1946 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 34-10 |
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| 6 | November 3, 1946 | at Detroit Lions | W 41-20 |
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| 7 | November 10, 1946 | Chicago Bears | L 27-21 |
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| 8 | November 17, 1946 | Chicago Cardinals | W 17-14 |
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| 9 | November 24, 1946 | at Boston Yanks | L 40-21 |
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| 10 | December 1, 1946 | at New York Giants | W 31-21 |
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| 11 | December 8, 1946 | Green Bay Packers | W 38-17 |
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Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| 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
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 280
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Boston | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Philadelphia | Detroit |
| Pittsburgh | Green Bay |
| Washington | Los Angeles |
| 1946 NFL Draft • NFL Championship Related: 1946 AAFC Season |
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