# 1948 Los Angeles Rams season

The 1948 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 11th year with the National Football League and the third season in Los Angeles. The Rams debuted the first helmet logo in league history in 1948, an idea that was conceived by running back Fred Gehrke. The season opener against the Lions was the final Wednesday night game in the NFL until a 2012 Wednesday game between the Cowboys and Giants. In his first NFL game, future Pro Football Hall of Famer Tom Fears scored twice in the fourth quarter, and had his only pick-six of his career in a 44–7 victory.

## Draft

1948 Los Angeles Rams draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 3 | 18 | Tom Keane * | DB | West Virginia | |
| 5 | 30 | Bruce Bailey | B | Virginia | |
| 6 | 40 | George Grimes | DB | Virginia | |
| 7 | 49 | Gene Ruszkowski | T | Ohio | |
| 7 | 50 | Noel Cudd | T | West Texas State | |
| 8 | 60 | Bob Walker | B | Colorado Mines | |
| 9 | 70 | Mike Graham | B | Cincinnati | Played with Los Angeles Dons (AAFC) |
| 10 | 80 | Glenn Johnson | T | Arizona State | Played with New York Yankees (AAFC) |
| 11 | 90 | Johnny Zisch | E | Colorado | |
| 12 | 100 | Atherton (Pinky) Phleger | T | Stanford | |
| 13 | 110 | Bob Heck | DE | Purdue | |
| 14 | 120 | Bill Schroll | LB | LSU | |
| 15 | 130 | Bob DeMent | T | Mississippi Southern | |
| 16 | 140 | Charley Schoenherr | B | Wheaton | |
| 17 | 150 | Larry Brink * | DE | Northern Illinois State | |
| 18 | 160 | Bill O'Connor | E | Notre Dame | Played with Buffalo Bills (AAFC) |
| 19 | 170 | Bill Nelson | B | Montana State | |
| 20 | 180 | Jim Rees | T | NC State | |
| 21 | 190 | Ray Borneman | B | Texas | |
| 22 | 200 | Ray Yagiello | G | Catawba | |
| 23 | 210 | John Pesek | E | Nebraska | |
| 24 | 220 | Charlie DeAutremont | B | Southern Oregon | |
| 25 | 230 | Bob Levenhagen | G | Washington | |
| 26 | 240 | Leon Cooper | T | Hardin–Simmons | |
| 27 | 250 | Jim Wade | HB | Oklahoma City | |
| 28 | 260 | Ken Sinofsky | G | Nevada | |
| 29 | 270 | Bobby Jack Stuart | B | Tulsa | |
| 30 | 280 | Hilliard (Junior) Crum | E | Arizona | |
| 31 | 288 | Tony Kunkiewicz | B | Trinity (CT) | |
| 32 | 295 | Bill Taylor | E | Rice | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 22 | Detroit Lions | W 44–7 | 1–0 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 12,941 | Recap |
| 2 | October 3 | Philadelphia Eagles | T 28–28 | 1–0–1 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 36,884 | Recap |
| 3 | October 10 | at Chicago Bears | L 21–42 | 1–1–1 | Wrigley Field | 43,707 | Recap |
| 4 | October 17 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–10 | 2–1–1 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 25,119 | Recap |
| 5 | October 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 34–27 | 3–1–1 | Briggs Stadium | 17,444 | Recap |
| 6 | October 31 | Chicago Cardinals | L 22–27 | 3–2–1 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 32,149 | Recap |
| 7 | November 7 | Chicago Bears | L 6–21 | 3–3–1 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 56,263 | Recap |
| 8 | November 14 | at New York Giants | W 52–37 | 4–3–1 | Polo Grounds | 22,766 | Recap |
| 9 | November 21 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 24–27 | 4–4–1 | Comiskey Park | 29,031 | Recap |
| 10 | November 28 | Green Bay Packers | L 16–0 | 4–5–1 | City Stadium | 23,874 | Recap |
| 11 | December 5 | at Washington Redskins | W 41–13 | 5–5–1 | Griffith Stadium | 32,970 | Recap |
| 12 | December 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–14 | 6–5–1 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 27,967 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Cardinals | 11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 7–1 | 395 | 226 | W10 |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7–1 | 375 | 151 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 3–5 | 327 | 269 | W3 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 154 | 290 | L7 |
| Detroit Lions | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 1–7 | 200 | 407 | L3 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 7–1 | 376 | 156 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5–3 | 291 | 287 | W1 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–5 | 297 | 388 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–5 | 200 | 243 | L1 |
| Boston Yanks | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–6 | 174 | 372 | W1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.