1965 Los Angeles Rams season

The 1965 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 28th year with the National Football League and the 20th season in Los Angeles. This season saw the Rams attempting to improve on their 5–7–2 record from 1964 and snap a streak of 6 straight losing seasons. The Rams opened the season against the Detroit Lions and lost 20–0 in Detroit. However, the Rams were able to bounce back and beat the Chicago Bears in their home opener by a score of 30–28. But after the Bears win, the Rams began to choke, as they lost their next 8 games and fell out of tournament contention. After 3 straight wins against the Packers, Cardinals and Browns, the Rams lost to the Colts by a score of 20–17 at home and finished 4–10.

1965 Los Angeles Rams season
Owner	Dan Reeves
Head coach	Harland Svare
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	7th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 19	at Detroit Lions	L 0–20	0–1	Tiger Stadium	46,941
2	September 25	Chicago Bears	W 30–28	1–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	36,359
3	October 3	Minnesota Vikings	L 35–38	1–2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	36,755
4	October 10	at Chicago Bears	L 6–31	1–3	Wrigley Field	45,760
5	October 17	San Francisco 49ers	L 21–45	1–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	38,615
6	October 24	at Baltimore Colts	L 20–35	1–5	Memorial Stadium	60,238
7	October 31	Detroit Lions	L 7–31	1–6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	35,187
8	November 7	at Minnesota Vikings	L 13–24	1–7	Metropolitan Stadium	47,426
9	November 14	at Green Bay Packers	L 3–6	1–8	Milwaukee County Stadium	48,485
10	November 21	at San Francisco 49ers	L 27–30	1–9	Kezar Stadium	39,253
11	November 28	Green Bay Packers	W 21–10	2–9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	39,733
12	December 5	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–3	3–9	Busch Stadium	27,943
13	December 12	Cleveland Browns	W 42–7	4–9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	49,048
14	December 18	Baltimore Colts	L 17–20	4–10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	46,636
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	3	1	.769	8–3–1	316	224	T1
Baltimore Colts	10	3	1	.769	8–3–1	389	284	W1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	7–5	409	275	L1
San Francisco 49ers	7	6	1	.538	6–5–1	421	402	T1
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	.500	5–7	383	403	W2
Detroit Lions	6	7	1	.462	4–7–1	257	295	W1
Los Angeles Rams	4	10	0	.286	2–10	269	328	L1

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