1949 Chicago Bears season

1949 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Local radioWIND
Results
Record9–3
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1949 season was the Chicago Bears' 30th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 10–2 record from 1948 and finished with a 9–3 record, under head coach and owner George Halas, but finished in second place in the NFL Western Division for a third time, missing out on a chance to add more league titles to their trophy case.[1] The Bears were 3–3 at mid-season, then won their final six games.[2]

The Los Angeles Rams (8–2–2) defeated the Bears twice,[3][4] and won the division title.[5] (Ties were disregarded in winning percentage calculation until 1972.) This was the first season the Bears donned their now famous rounded numerals.

Regular season

Main article: 1949 NFL season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 September 25 at Green Bay Packers W 17–0 1–0 City Stadium
2 October 2 at Chicago Cardinals W 17–7 2–0 Comiskey Park
3 October 9 Los Angeles Rams L 16–31 2–1 Wrigley Field
4 October 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 38–21 3–1 Wrigley Field
5 October 23 at New York Giants L 28–35 3–2 Polo Grounds
6 October 30 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–27 3–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
7 November 6 Green Bay Packers W 24–3 4–3 Wrigley Field
8 November 13 Detroit Lions W 27–24 5–3 Wrigley Field
9 November 20 at Washington Redskins W 31–21 6–3 Griffith Stadium
10 November 24 at Detroit Lions W 28–7 7–3 Briggs Stadium
11 December 4 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30–21 8–3 Wrigley Field
12 December 11 Chicago Cardinals W 52–21 9–3 Wrigley Field
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Los Angeles Rams 8 2 2 .800 6–1–1 360 239 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 0 .750 6–2 332 218 W6
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 4–3–1 360 301 L1
Detroit Lions 4 8 0 .333 2–6 237 259 W2
Green Bay Packers 2 10 0 .167 1–7 114 329 L6

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

References

  1. ^ "Lujack flips 6 touchdown passes as Bears smother Cards, 52-21". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 12, 1949. p. 5, part 2.
  2. ^ "Chicago Bears 1949 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "Waterfield's passes defeat Bears, 31-16". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. October 10, 1949. p. 5, part 2.
  4. ^ "86,080 see Rams top Bears, 27-24". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. October 31, 1949. p. 4, part 2.
  5. ^ "Rams tip Skins for grid title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 12, 1949. p. 5, part 2.
  6. ^ "102-yd. record run as Bears top Lions, 28-7; Lujack ace". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 25, 1949. p. 4, part 2.


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