# 1966 Los Angeles Rams season

The 1966 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 29th year with the National Football League and the 21st season in Los Angeles.
The Rams had an 8–6 record, their first winning season since 1958, and only their second since 1955, when the Rams went all the way to the NFL Championship Game. Los Angeles finished in third place in the Western Conference, four games behind the Green Bay Packers. The Rams were led by first-year head coach George Allen, who was inducted in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 11 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 19–14 | 1–0 | Atlanta Stadium | 54,418 |
| 2 | September 16 | Chicago Bears | W 31–17 | 2–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 58,916 |
| 3 | September 25 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–24 | 2–1 | Lambeau Field | 50,861 |
| 4 | September 30 | San Francisco 49ers | W 34–3 | 3–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 45,642 |
| 5 | October 9 | at Detroit Lions | W 14–7 | 4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 52,793 |
| 6 | October 16 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 7–35 | 4–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 |
| 7 | October 23 | at Chicago Bears | L 10–17 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field | 47,475 |
| 8 | October 30 | Baltimore Colts | L 3–17 | 4–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 57,898 |
| 9 | November 6 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 13–21 | 4–5 | Kezar Stadium | 35,372 |
| 10 | November 13 | New York Giants | W 55–14 | 5–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 34,746 |
| 11 | November 20 | Minnesota Vikings | W 21–6 | 6–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 38,775 |
| 12 | November 27 | at Baltimore Colts | W 23–7 | 7–5 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 |
| 13 | December 4 | Detroit Lions | W 23–3 | 8–5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 40,039 |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | December 18 | Green Bay Packers | L 23–27 | 8–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 72,416 |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||
* A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

### Game summaries
#### Week 1 at Atlanta Falcons

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19 |
| Falcons | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta
* Date: September 11
* Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 7–0.
Second Quarter
Los Angeles – Jack Snow) 51-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 10–0.
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 13–0.
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 23-yard field goal, Rams 16–0.
Atlanta – Gary Barnes 53-yard pass from Randy Johnson (Traynham kick), Rams 16–7.
Third Quarter
Atlanta – Randy Johnson 3-yard rush (Traynham kick), Rams 16–14.
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 22-yard field goal, Rams 19–7.
Fourth Quarter
Top Passers
Rams – Roman Gabriel: 21/35, 294 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Falcons – Randy Johnson: 9/25, 154 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Top rushers
Rams – Dick Bass: 14 car, 81 yds.
Falcons – Ernie Wheelwright: 6 car, 91 yds,
Top receivers
Rams– Tommy McDonald: 9 rec, 114 yds
Falcons – Gary Barnes: 1 rec, 53 yds 1 TD :

#### Week 10 vs New York Giants

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Giants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Rams | 14 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 55 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
* Date: November 13
* Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C)
* Box Score
Game information :
First Quarter
Los Angeles – Tom Moore 11-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 7–0.
Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 14–0.
Second Quarter
New York – Henry Carr 101-yard interception return (Gogolak kick), Rams 14–7.
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 12-yard field goal, Rams 17–7.
Los Angeles – Roman Gabriel 1-yard rush (Gossett kick), Rams 24–7.
Third Quarter
Los Angeles – Bruce Gossett 15-yard field goal, Rams 27–7.
Los Angeles – Irv Cross 60-yard interception return (Gossett kick, Rams 34–7.
Fourth Quarter
Los Angeles – Tom Moore 4-yard pass from Roman Gabriel (Gossett kick), Rams 41–7.
New York – Joe Morrison 25-yard pass from Tom Kennedy (Gogolak kick), Rams 41–14.
Los Angeles – Les Josephson 4-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 48–14.
Los Angeles – Bucky Pope 14-yard pass from Bill Munson (Gossett kick), Rams 55–14.
Top Passers
Giants – Tom Kennedy: 8/18, 126 yds, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rams – Roman Gabriel: 24/35, 298 yds, 2 TD, 1 INT
Top rushers
Giants – Allen Jacobs: 5 car, 20 yds,
Rams – Dick Bass: 19 car, 106 yds.
Top receivers
Giants – Joe Morrison: 4 rec, 71 yds 1 TD
Rams– Marlin McKeever: 7 rec, 115 yds :

## Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 335 | 163 | W5 |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 314 | 226 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 289 | 212 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–5–2 | 320 | 325 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 234 | 272 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–8–1 | 206 | 317 | L3 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 292 | 304 | L1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.