1947 Chicago Bears season
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The 1947
Chicago Bears
season was their 28th regular season
completed in the National Football League
. The club posted a competitive 8-4 record under head coach George Halas
, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner city rivals the Chicago Cardinals
missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
1947 NFL season
The 1947 NFL season was the 28th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded the regular season by one game from eleven games per team to twelve, a number that remained constant until the 1961 season....
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was their 28th regular season
Regular season (NFL)
The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday...
completed in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The club posted a competitive 8-4 record under head coach George Halas
George Halas
George Stanley Halas, Sr. , nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was a player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional American football. He was the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears...
, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner city rivals the Chicago Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 1947 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 29-20 |
| 2 | October 5, 1947 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 31-7 |
| 3 | October 12, 1947 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 40-7 |
| 4 | October 19, 1947 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 33-24 |
| 5 | October 26, 1947 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 56-20 |
| 6 | November 2, 1947 | at Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 28-24 |
| 7 | November 9, 1947 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 20-17 |
| 8 | November 16, 1947 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 41-21 |
| 9 | November 23, 1947 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 49-7 |
| 10 | November 27, 1947 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 34-14 |
| 11 | December 7, 1947 | Los Angeles Rams | L 17-14 |
| 12 | December 14, 1947 | Chicago Cardinals | L 30-21 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Cardinals 1947 Chicago Cardinals season The 1947 Chicago Cardinals season resulted in the Cardinals winning their second NFL Championship.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:-Roster:-NFL Championship Game:... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 306 | 231 | W-2 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 363 | 241 | L-2 |
| Green Bay Packers 1947 Green Bay Packers season The 1947 Green Bay Packers season was their 27th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-5-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a third-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 274 | 210 | L-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1947 Los Angeles Rams season The 1947 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 10th year with the National Football League and the second season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 259 | 214 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions 1947 Detroit Lions season The 1947 Detroit Lions season was their 18th in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 1-10, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 12th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 231 | 305 | L-3 |