1957 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season

The 1957 season was the Chicago Bears' 38th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–2–1 record from 1956 and finished with a 5–7 record under second-year head coach Paddy Driscoll, one year after making the championship game. The 47–7 loss in that game, coupled with a 5–7 season, compelled owner George Halas to reassign Driscoll in February and return as head coach in 1958.[1]

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 29 at Green Bay Packers L 17–21 0–1 City Stadium 32,132
2 October 5 at Baltimore Colts L 10–21 0–2 Memorial Stadium 46,558
3 October 13 San Francisco 49ers L 17–21 0–3 Wrigley Field 45,310
4 October 20 Los Angeles Rams W 34–26 1–3 Wrigley Field 47,337
5 October 27 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–21 1–4 Kezar Stadium 56,693
6 November 3 at Los Angeles Rams W 16–10 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 80,456
7 November 10 Green Bay Packers W 21–14 3–4 Wrigley Field 47,153
8 November 17 Baltimore Colts L 14–29 3–5 Wrigley Field 47,168
9 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 27–7 4–5 Briggs Stadium 55,769
10 December 1 Washington Redskins L 3–14 4–6 Wrigley Field 39,148
11 December 8 at Chicago Cardinals W 14–6 5–6 Comiskey Park 43,735
12 December 15 Detroit Lions L 13–21 5–7 Wrigley Field 41,088
  • Saturday night (October 5)[2]

Standings

NFL Western Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 8 4 0 .667 6–4 251 231 W3
San Francisco 49ers 8 4 0 .667 7–3 260 264 W3
Baltimore Colts 7 5 0 .583 6–4 303 235 L2
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 5–5 307 278 W2
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 4–6 203 211 L1
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–8 218 311 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Roster

Chicago Bears 1957 roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers
  • 31 Joe Fortunato
  • 61 Bill George

Defensive backs

Special teams

Source:

Season summary

Week 1 at Packers

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 7 7 3017
Packers 0 14 0721

at New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 29
  • Game attendance: 32,132
  • Box Score
Game information

First quarter

  • CHI – Ed Brown 5-yard run (George Blanda kick). Bears 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

  • GB – Billy Howton 37-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Fred Cone kick). Tie 7–7. Drive:
  • CHI – Harlon Hill 11-yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick). Bears 14–7. Drive:
  • GB – Fred Cone 1-yard run (Fred Cone kick). Tie 14–14. Drive:

Third quarter

  • CHI – George Blanda 13-yard field goal. Bears 17–14. Drive:

Fourth quarter

  • GB – Gary Knafelc 4-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Fred Cone kick). Packers 21–17. Drive:
Top passers
  • CHI – Ed Brown – 12/24, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT
  • GB – Babe Parilli – 9/17, 197 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
  • CHI – Rick Casares – 18 rushes, 72 yards
  • GB – Fred Cone – 20 rushes, 52 yards, TD
Top receivers

References

  1. ^ "Halas returns as coach of Bears". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 17, 1958. p. 2, part 2.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Moore scores TD as Colts beat Bears, 21-10". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 6, 1957. p. 31.
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