1944 Cleveland Rams season

Summary

The 1944 Cleveland Rams season was the team's seventh year with the National Football League.

1944 Cleveland Rams season
Head coachAldo Donelli
Home fieldLeague Park
Local radioWGAR
Results
Record4–6
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The Rams went into recess for 1943 due to the exodus of players and other team personnel to serve in World War II.

Schedule edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 24 at Card-Pitt W 30–28 1–0 Forbes Field 20,698 Recap
2 October 8 Chicago Bears W 19–7 2–0 League Park 15,750 Recap
3 October 15 at Detroit Lions W 20–17 3–0 Briggs Stadium 21,115 Recap
4 October 22 at Green Bay Packers L 21–30 3–1 City Stadium 18,780 Recap
5 October 29 at Chicago Bears L 21–28 3–2 Wrigley Field 23,644 Recap
6 November 5 at Washington Redskins L 10–14 3–3 Griffith Stadium 35,540 Recap
7 November 12 Green Bay Packers L 7–42 3–4 League Park 17,166 Recap
8 November 19 at Card-Pitt W 33–6 4–4 Comiskey Park 2,910 Recap
9 November 26 Detroit Lions L 14–26 4–5 League Park 7,462 Recap
10 December 10 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–26 4–6 Shibe Park 24,123 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings edit

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 8 2 0 .800 7–1 238 141 W1
Chicago Bears 6 3 1 .667 4–3–1 258 172 W2
Detroit Lions 6 3 1 .667 4–3–1 216 151 W4
Cleveland Rams 4 6 0 .400 4–4 188 224 L2
Card-Pitt 0 10 0 .000 0–8 108 328 L10

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