1946 Los Angeles Rams season

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
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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1946 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.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 29, 1946	Philadelphia Eagles	L 25-14	30,500
2	October 6, 1946	at Green Bay Packers	W 21-17	27,049
3	October 13, 1946	at Chicago Bears	T 28-28	44,211
4	October 20, 1946	Detroit Lions	W 35-14	27,928
5	October 27, 1946	at Chicago Cardinals	L 34-10	38,180
6	November 3, 1946	at Detroit Lions	W 41-20	34,447
7	November 10, 1946	Chicago Bears	L 27-21	68,831
8	November 17, 1946	Chicago Cardinals	W 17-14	38,271
9	November 24, 1946	at Boston Yanks	L 40-21	23,689
10	December 1, 1946	at New York Giants	W 31-21	47,366
11	December 8, 1946	Green Bay Packers	W 38-17	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