1951 Chicago Bears season
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The 1951 season was the Chicago Bears' 32nd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–3 record from 1950 and finished at 7–5 under head coach and owner George Halas, fourth in the NFL's National Conference, but only a game behind winner Los Angeles, the eventual league champion. This season was a drop off from the previous season's tiebreaker playoff appearance.
The Bears lost twice to the crosstown Cardinals, who won just three games.[1][2] The season finale was played in frigid conditions at Wrigley Field and cost the Bears a share of the conference title.[2]
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 30 | at Green Bay Packers | W 31–20 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 24,666 | |
| 2 | October 7 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 14–28 | 1–1 | Comiskey Park | 33,781 | |
| 3 | October 14 | New York Yanks | W 24–21 | 2–1 | Wrigley Field | 37,697 | |
| 4 | October 21 | San Francisco 49ers | W 13–7 | 3–1 | Wrigley Field | 42,296 | |
| 5 | October 28 | at Detroit Lions | W 28–23 | 4–1 | Briggs Stadium | 34,778 | |
| 6 | November 4 | at Washington Redskins | W 27–0 | 5–1 | Griffith Stadium | 21,737 | |
| 7 | November 11 | Detroit Lions | L 28–41 | 5–2 | Wrigley Field | 43,709 | |
| 8 | November 18 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–13 | 6–2 | Wrigley Field | 36,771 | |
| 9 | November 25 | at Cleveland Browns | L 21–42 | 6–3 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 40,969 | |
| 10 | December 2 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17–42 | 6–4 | Wrigley Field | 50,286 | |
| 11 | December 9 | at New York Yanks | W 45–21 | 7–4 | Yankee Stadium | 13,075 | |
| 12 | December 16 | Chicago Cardinals | L 14–24 | 7–5 | Wrigley Field | 15,085 | |
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Game summaries
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–2 | 392 | 261 | W1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–2–1 | 255 | 205 | W3 | |
| Detroit Lions | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 336 | 259 | L1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–2 | 286 | 282 | L1 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 1–8 | 254 | 375 | L7 | |
| New York Yanks | 1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 1–7–2 | 241 | 382 | L2 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ "Cards upset Bears with 28-14 victory". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. October 8, 1951. p. 7, part 2.
- ^ a b Liska, Jerry (December 17, 1951). "Cards rip Bears, 24-14, on Trippi's passes". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. p. 5, part 2.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-20.
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