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1959 Los Angeles Rams season
1959 Los Angeles Rams season
Head coach	Sid Gillman
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	2–10
Division place	6th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Uniform
	← 1958; Rams seasons; 1960 →;

The 1959 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 22nd year with the National Football League and the 14th season in Los Angeles. The team finished the year on an eight-game losing skid, with a record of 2–10, tied with the Chicago Cardinals for the worst in the NFL.

Schedule

For the 1959 season the Rams offered a unitary seat price of $3.90 for their home games at Memorial Coliseum.^[1] Seat location was a function of the size of package purchased, however, with seats located from goal line to goal line available to those purchasing a 10 game package (including the six regular season games and four exhibition games) for $39.^[1] Seats located behind the goal line rising back behind the end zone were available as six game regular season packages for $23.40.^[1]

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 26	New York Giants	L 21–23	0–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	71,297	Recap
2	October 4	at San Francisco 49ers	L 0–34	0–2	Kezar Stadium	56,028	Recap
3	October 11	at Chicago Bears	W 28–21	1–2	Wrigley Field	47,036	Recap
4	October 18	at Green Bay Packers	W 45–6	2–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	36,194	Recap
5	October 25	Detroit Lions	L 7–17	2–3	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	74,288	Recap
6	November 1	Chicago Bears	L 21–26	2–4	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	77,943	Recap
7	November 8	San Francisco 49ers	L 16–24	2–5	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	94,376	Recap
8	November 15	at Detroit Lions	L 17–23	2–6	Briggs Stadium	52,271	Recap
9	November 22	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–23	2–7	Franklin Field	47,425	Recap
10	November 29	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–35	2–8	Memorial Stadium	57,557	Recap
11	December 6	Green Bay Packers	L 20–38	2–9	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	61,044	Recap
12	December 12	Baltimore Colts	L 26–45	2–10	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	65,528	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Saturday night: Sept. 26.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	9–1	374	251	W5
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	6–4	252	196	W7
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	5–5	255	237	L2
Green Bay Packers	7	5	0	.583	6–4	248	246	W4
Detroit Lions	3	8	1	.273	2–8	203	275	L1
Los Angeles Rams	2	10	0	.167	2–8	242	315	L8

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	10	2	0	.833	8–2	284	170	W4
Philadelphia Eagles	7	5	0	.583	6–4	268	278	L1
Cleveland Browns	7	5	0	.583	6–4	270	214	W1
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	6–4	257	216	W1
Washington Redskins	3	9	0	.250	2–8	185	350	L5
Chicago Cardinals	2	10	0	.167	2–8	234	324	L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Los Angeles Rams roster

Quarterbacks

Halfbacks

Fullbacks

34 Joe Marconi
33 Ollie Matson †

Ends

Centers

51 John Morrow

Guards

Tackles

Linebackers

Rookies and first-year players in italics
Offensive starters marked with †
Source: Rams v. Lions program, Oct. 25, 1959, pp. 14, 16.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c E.J. O'Malley, "Purchasing NFL Tickets: A Guide to Ticket Information," Sports Forecast, vol. 2, no. 2. Chicago: E.J. O'Malley Publishing Co., 1959; p. 78.