1951 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record7–5
Division place4th NFL National
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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

Main article: 1951 NFL season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
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
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
• Bears 10 777 31
Packers 0 677 20
Scoring summary
Q1CHIWhite 8 yard run (Lujack kick)CHI 7–0
Q1CHIBlanda 46 yard field goalCHI 10–0
Q2CHIRykovich 1 yard run (Lujack kick)CHI 17–0
Q2GBMann 12 yard pass from ThomasonCHI 17–6
Q3CHIDottley 1 yard run (Lujack kick)CHI 24–6
Q3GBCloud 1 yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick)CHI 24–13
Q4CHIHunsinger 5 yard run (Lujack kick)CHI 31–13
Q4GBCloud 1 yard run (Cone kick)CHI 31–20

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Standings

NFL National Conference
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

  1. ^ "Cards upset Bears with 28-14 victory". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. October 8, 1951. p. 7, part 2.
  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.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-20.


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