List of Los Angeles Rams seasons

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

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
Season	Year	League	Conference	Division	Finish	W	L	T	Postseason results	Awards	Head coaches
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		Clark Shaughnessy
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		Joe Stydahar
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			Hamp Pool
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			Bob Waterfield
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			Tommy Prothro
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
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
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
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
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
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			Rich Brooks
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
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			Scott Linehan
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

^ 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

"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.

[1] The Rams spent one year in the AFL. The NFL does not officially recognize the one year they spent in the AFL.

[2] "Super Bowl Standings". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2010. Retrieved March 16, 2024.

[3] 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.

[4] 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.

[5] 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.

[6] Dan Reeves moved the team due to poor attendance; the Rams became the first NFL team based on the West Coast.

[7] 1982 was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.

[8] The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from 16 to 15 games.

[9] 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

[10] This game featured The Tackle.

[11] The Rams moved back to Los Angeles prior to the start of the season.

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v t e Los Angeles Rams
Founded in 1936 Played in Cleveland, Ohio (1936–1945) and St. Louis, Missouri (1995–2015) Based in Inglewood, California Headquartered in Agoura Hills, California
Franchise	Franchise History in Cleveland in St. Louis NFL in Los Angeles Seasons All-time roster (A–Kin, Kir–Z) Coaches First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Statistics Broadcasters Awards
Stadiums	Cleveland Stadium League Park Shaw Stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Anaheim Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium The Dome at America's Center SoFi Stadium
Culture	Rampage Cheerleaders Triple Threat Crazylegs Heaven Can Wait Melonheads Mob Squad (fans) Nelly John Ramsey "Win" Red Hot Chili Peppers Big A Sign American Underdog
Lore	Bull Elephant backfield Fearsome Foursome Jerome Bettis trade The Greatest Show on Turf The Tackle Mob Squad (2015-19) Sean McVay effect 2018 Monday Night Football Game NOLA No-Call
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Dallas Cowboys Kansas City Chiefs (former) Minnesota Vikings New Orleans Saints San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Retired numbers	7 28 29 74 75 78 80 85
Media	Broadcasters KCBS-FM Radio network D'Marco Farr Dick Enberg
Wild card berths (9)	1980 1983 1984 1986 1988 1989 2000 2004 2020
Division championships (18)	1945 1949 1967 1969 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1985 1999 2001 2003 2017 2018 2021
Conference championships (8)	1950 1951 1955 1979 1999 2001 2018 2021
League championships (4)	1945 1951 1999 (XXXIV) 2021 (LVI)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1937–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1936)

v t e Los Angeles Rams seasons
Played in Cleveland (1936–1945) and St. Louis (1995–2015)
1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–1969) or Super Bowl (1966–) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–1969) or Super Bowl (1966–) appearance