NFL team season
The 1953 season was the Chicago Bears' 34th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 5–7 record from 1952 and finished at 3–8–1 under head coach and owner George Halas, fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference. In the season finale, the Bears lost to the crosstown Cardinals, who were previously winless.[1][2]
Regular season
Schedule
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
September 27
|
at Baltimore Colts
|
L 9–13
|
0–1
|
23,715
|
| 2
|
October 4
|
at Green Bay Packers
|
W 17–13
|
1–1
|
24,835
|
| 3
|
October 11
|
Baltimore Colts
|
L 14–16
|
1–2
|
35,316
|
| 4
|
October 18
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
L 28–35
|
1–3
|
36,909
|
| 5
|
October 25
|
at Los Angeles Rams
|
L 24–38
|
1–4
|
49,546
|
| 6
|
November 1
|
at San Francisco 49ers
|
L 14–24
|
1–5
|
26,308
|
| 7
|
November 8
|
Green Bay Packers
|
T 21–21
|
1–5–1
|
39,889
|
| 8
|
November 15
|
at Washington Redskins
|
W 27–24
|
2–5–1
|
21,392
|
| 9
|
November 22
|
Detroit Lions
|
L 16–20
|
2–6–1
|
36,165
|
| 10
|
November 29
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
W 24–21
|
3–6–1
|
31,626
|
| 11
|
December 6
|
at Detroit Lions
|
L 7–13
|
3–7–1
|
58,056
|
| 12
|
December 13
|
Chicago Cardinals
|
L 17–24
|
3–8–1
|
38,059
|
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
