1952 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record5–7
Division place5th NFL National
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1952 season was the Chicago Bears' 33rd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 7–5 record from 1951 and finished at 5–7 under head coach and owner George Halas, fifth in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the league.[1]

Regular season

Main article: 1952 NFL season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 28 at Green Bay Packers W 24–14 1–0 City Stadium 24,656
2 October 5 at Chicago Cardinals L 10–21 1–1 Comiskey Park 34,697
3 October 12 Dallas Texans W 38–20 2–1 Wrigley Field 35,429
4 October 19 San Francisco 49ers L 16–40 2–2 Wrigley Field 46,338
5 October 26 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–31 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 43,574
6 November 2 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–17 3–3 Kezar Stadium 58,255
7 November 9 Green Bay Packers L 28–41 3–4 Wrigley Field 41,751
8 November 16 Los Angeles Rams L 24–40 3–5 Wrigley Field 40,737
9 November 23 Detroit Lions W 24–23 4–5 Wrigley Field 37,508
10 November 27 at Dallas Texans L 23–27 4–6 Rubber Bowl 3,000
11 December 7 at Detroit Lions L 21–45 4–7 Briggs Stadium 50,410
12 December 14 Chicago Cardinals W 10–7 5–7 Wrigley Field 32,578

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.[2]

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
• Bears 3 0714 24
Packers 0 707 14
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: City Stadium
  • Game attendance: 24,656
Scoring summary
Q1CHIWhite 30 yard field goalCHI 3–0
Q2GBRote 5 yard run (Cone kick)GB 7–3
Q3CHIDottley 25 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick)CHI 10–3
Q4CHISchroeder 16 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick)CHI 17–3
Q4CHIDottley 44 yard run (Blanda kick)CHI 24–3
Q4GBHowton 39 yard pass from Rote (Cone kick)CHI 24–10

[3]

Standings

NFL National Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 7–3 344 192 W3
Los Angeles Rams 9 3 0 .750 8–2 349 234 W8
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 6–3 285 221 W1
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 3–6 295 312 L3
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 4–6 245 326 W1
Dallas Texans 1 11 0 .083 1–9 182 427 L2

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

References

  1. ^ "Chicago Bears 1952 Games and Schedule | Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Texans upset Bears for first win, 27-23". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 28, 1952.
  3. ^ "Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com.. Retrieved 2015-Aug-03.
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