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 19661989 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 five teams have appeared in more Super Bowls than the Rams: the New England Patriots (11), Dallas Cowboys (eight), Pittsburgh Steelers (eight), Denver Broncos (eight), and San Francisco 49ers (seven); Washington's 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 ChampionsDivision ChampionsWild Card BerthOne-Game Playoff Berth
SeasonYearLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead coaches
FinishWLT
Cleveland Rams
19361936AFL2nd522[3][4][5]Damon Wetzel
19371937NFLWest5th1100Hugo Bezdek
19381938NFLWest4th470Hugo Bezdek (0–3)
Art Lewis (4–4)
19391939NFLWest4th551Parker Hall (MVP)Dutch Clark
19401940NFLWest4th461
19411941NFLWest5th290
19421942NFLWest3rd560
1943Team suspended operations due to World War II
19441944NFLWest4th460Aldo Donelli
19451945NFLWest1st910Won NFL Championship (1) (Redskins) 15–14Adam Walsh (COY)
Bob Waterfield (MVP)
Adam Walsh
Los Angeles Rams[6]
19461946NFLWest2nd641Adam Walsh
19471947NFLWest4th660Bob Snyder
19481948NFLWest3rd651Clark Shaughnessy
19491949NFLWest1st822Lost NFL Championship (Eagles) 0–14
19501950NFLNational1st930Won Conference playoff (Bears) 24–14
Lost NFL Championship (at Browns) 28–30
Joe Stydahar
19511951NFLNational1st840Won NFL Championship (2) (Browns) 24–17
19521952NFLNational2nd930Lost Conference playoff (at Lions) 21–31Hamp Pool (COY)Joe Stydahar (0–1)
Hamp Pool (9–2)
19531953NFLWestern3rd831Hamp Pool
19541954NFLWestern4th651
19551955NFLWestern1st831Lost NFL Championship (Browns) 14–38Sid Gillman
19561956NFLWesternT-5th480
19571957NFLWestern4th660
19581958NFLWesternT-2nd840
19591959NFLWestern6th2100
19601960NFLWestern6th471Bob Waterfield
19611961NFLWestern6th4100
19621962NFLWestern7th1121Bob Waterfield (1–7)
Harland Svare (0–5–1)
19631963NFLWestern6th590Harland Svare
19641964NFLWestern5th572
19651965NFLWestern7th4100
19661966NFLWestern3rd860George Allen
19671967NFLWesternCoastal1st1112Lost Conference playoffs (at Packers) 7–28George Allen (COY)
Deacon Jones (DPOY)
19681968NFLWesternCoastal2nd1031Deacon Jones (DPOY)
19691969NFLWesternCoastal1st1130Lost Conference playoffs (at Vikings) 20–23Roman Gabriel (MVP, Rams MVP)
19701970NFLNFCWest2nd941
19711971NFLNFCWest2nd851Isiah Robertson (DROY)Tommy Prothro
19721972NFLNFCWest3rd671
19731973NFLNFCWest1st1220Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 16–27Chuck Knox (COY)Chuck Knox
19741974NFLNFCWest1st1040Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 19–10
Lost NFC Championship (at Vikings) 10–14
19751975NFLNFCWest1st1220Won Divisional playoffs (Cardinals) 35–23
Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 7–37
Jack Youngblood (DPOY)
19761976NFLNFCWest1st1031Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 14–12
Lost NFC Championship (at Vikings) 13–24
19771977NFLNFCWest1st1040Lost Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 7–14
19781978NFLNFCWest1st1240Won Divisional playoffs (Vikings) 34–10
Lost NFC Championship (Cowboys) 0–28
Ray Malavasi
19791979NFLNFCWest1st970Won Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 21–19
Won NFC Championship (at Buccaneers) 9–0
Lost Super Bowl XIV (vs. Steelers) 19–31
19801980NFLNFCWest2nd1150Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 13–34
19811981NFLNFCWest3rd6100
1982[7]1982NFLNFC14th270
19831983NFLNFCWest2nd970Won Wild Card playoffs (at Cowboys) 24–17
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 7–51
Eric Dickerson (OROY)John Robinson
19841984NFLNFCWest2nd1060Lost Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 13–16
19851985NFLNFCWest1st1150Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 20–0
Lost NFC Championship (at Bears) 0–24
19861986NFLNFCWest2nd1060Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Redskins) 7–19Eric Dickerson (OPOY)
1987[8]1987NFLNFCWest3rd690
19881988NFLNFCWest2nd1060Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 17–28
19891989NFLNFCWest2nd1150Won Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 21–7
Won Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 19–13
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 3–30
19901990NFLNFCWest3rd5110
19911991NFLNFCWest4th3130
19921992NFLNFCWest4th6100Chuck Knox
19931993NFLNFCWest4th5110Jerome Bettis (OROY)
19941994NFLNFCWest4th4120
St. Louis Rams[9]
19951995NFLNFCWest3rd790Rich Brooks
19961996NFLNFCWest3rd6100
19971997NFLNFCWest5th5110Dick Vermeil
19981998NFLNFCWest5th4120
19991999NFLNFCWest1st1330Won 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)
20002000NFLNFCWest2nd1060Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 28–31Marshall Faulk (MVP, OPOY)Mike Martz
20012001NFLNFCWest1st1420Won 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)
20022002NFLNFCWest2nd790
20032003NFLNFCWest1st1240Lost Divisional playoffs (Panthers) 23–29 (2OT)
20042004NFLNFCWest2nd880Won Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 27–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Falcons) 17–47
20052005NFLNFCWest2nd6100Mike Martz (2–3)
Joe Vitt (4–7)
20062006NFLNFCWest2nd880Scott Linehan
20072007NFLNFCWest4th3130
20082008NFLNFCWest4th2140Scott Linehan (0–4)
Jim Haslett (2–10)
20092009NFLNFCWest4th1150Steve Spagnuolo
20102010NFLNFCWest2nd790Sam Bradford (OROY)
20112011NFLNFCWest4th2140
20122012NFLNFCWest3rd781Jeff Fisher
20132013NFLNFCWest4th790
20142014NFLNFCWest4th6100Aaron Donald (DROY)
20152015NFLNFCWest3rd790Todd Gurley (OROY)
Los Angeles Rams[11]
20162016NFLNFCWest3rd4120Jeff Fisher (4–9)
John Fassel (0–3)
20172017NFLNFCWest1st1150Lost Wild Card playoffs (Falcons) 13–26Sean McVay (COY)
Aaron Donald (DPOY)
Todd Gurley (OPOY)
Sean McVay
20182018NFLNFCWest1st1330Won Divisional playoffs (Cowboys) 30–22
Won NFC Championship (at Saints) 26–23 (OT)
Lost Super Bowl LIII (vs. Patriots) 3–13
Aaron Donald (DPOY)
20192019NFLNFCWest3rd970
20202020NFLNFCWest2nd1060Won Wild Card playoffs (at Seahawks) 30–20
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 18–32
Aaron Donald (DPOY)
20212021NFLNFCWest1st1250Won 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)
20222022NFLNFCWest3rd5120
20232023NFLNFCWest2nd1070Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Lions) 23–24
Total61459921Regular season[12]
2628Postseason
64062721Overall[12]
2 Super Bowl Championships, 2 NFL Championships, 5 NFC Conference Championships, 3 NFL Conference Championships, 18 Division titles

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