1971 Los Angeles Rams season

1971 Los Angeles Rams season
Head Coach	Tommy Prothro
Home Field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	8-5-1
Place	2nd NFC West
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1970	1972

The 1971 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 34th year with the National Football League and the 26th season in Los Angeles.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1971 NFL Draft

= Pro Bowler

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	10	Isiah Robertson	Linebacker	Southern University
1	20	Jack Youngblood	Defensive End	University of Florida
3	63	Dave Elmendorf	Strong Safety	Texas A&M
4	101	Steve Worster	Running back	Texas

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	at New Orleans Saints	L 24-20	70,915
2	September 26, 1971	Atlanta Falcons	T 20-20	57,895
3	October 3, 1971	Chicago Bears	W 17-3	66,957
4	October 10, 1971	at San Francisco 49ers	W 20-13	44,000
5	October 17, 1971	at Atlanta Falcons	W 24-16	58,850
6	October 24, 1971	Green Bay Packers	W 30-13	75,351
7	October 31, 1971	Miami Dolphins	L 20-14	72,903
8	November 8, 1971	at Baltimore Colts	L 24-17	57,722
9	November 14, 1971	at Detroit Lions	W 21-13	54,418
10	November 21, 1971	San Francisco 49ers	W 17-6	80,050
11	November 25, 1971	at Dallas Cowboys	L 28-21	66,595
12	December 5, 1971	New Orleans Saints	W 45-28	73,610
13	December 13, 1971	Washington Redskins	L 38-24	80,402
14	December 19, 1971	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 23-14	45,233

Standings

NFC West
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
San Francisco 49ers	9	5	0	.643	300	216
Los Angeles Rams	8	5	1	.615	313	260
Atlanta Falcons	7	6	1	.538	274	277
New Orleans Saints	4	8	2	.333	266	347