1951 Chicago Bears season
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The 1951
Chicago Bears
season was their 32nd regular season
completed in the National Football League
. The club posted a mediocre 7-5 record under head coach George Halas
placing them in fourth place in the NFL's National Conference. This season was a drop off from the previous season's near Championship game appearance.
1951 NFL season
The 1951 NFL season was the 32nd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, Baltimore Colts owner Abraham Watner faced financial difficulties, and thus gave his team and its player contracts back to the league for $50,000. However, many Baltimore fans started to protest...
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 32nd 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 mediocre 7-5 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...
placing them in fourth place in the NFL's National Conference. This season was a drop off from the previous season's near Championship game appearance.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 30, 1951 | 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... |
W 31-20 |
| 2 | October 7, 1951 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 28-14 |
| 3 | October 14, 1951 | New York Yanks New York Yanks The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City... |
W 24-21 |
| 4 | October 21, 1951 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 13-7 |
| 5 | October 28, 1951 | 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 28-23 |
| 6 | November 4, 1951 | 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 27-0 |
| 7 | November 11, 1951 | 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... |
L 41-28 |
| 8 | November 18, 1951 | 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 24-13 |
| 9 | November 25, 1951 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 42-21 |
| 10 | December 2, 1951 | Los Angeles Rams | L 42-17 |
| 11 | December 9, 1951 | at New York Yanks New York Yanks The New York Yanks American football team played in the National Football League under that name in the 1950 and 1951 seasons. In 1949, Boston Yanks owner Ted Collins had requested the NFL to fold his Boston team and give him a new one in New York City... |
W 45-21 |
| 12 | December 16, 1951 | Chicago Cardinals | L 24-14 |
Standings
| NFL National 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 | |
| Los Angeles Rams 1951 Los Angeles Rams season The 1951 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 14th year with the National Football League and the sixth season in Los Angeles.-NFL Draft:* 1 - Bud McFadin, Texas, G* 2 - Herb Rich, Vanderbilt, B* 3 - Charlie Toogood, Nebraska, T... |
8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 392 | 261 | W-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1951 San Francisco 49ers season The 1951 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's second season in the NFL, and were coming off a 3-9-0 record in 1950.The 49ers would win their first ever road game on October 14 against the Pittsburgh Steelers after losing their first 7 in team history... |
7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 255 | 205 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions 1951 Detroit Lions season The 1951 Detroit Lions season was their 22nd in the league. The team improved on their previous season's output of 6-6, winning seven games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 336 | 259 | L-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 286 | 282 | L-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1951 Green Bay Packers season The 1951 Green Bay Packers season was their 31st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 3-9 record under coach Gene Ronzani, earning a fifth-place finish in the National Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 254 | 375 | L-7 |
| New York Yanks 1951 New York Yanks season The 1951 New York Yanks season was their second as the Yanks , and their final season before the franchise folded. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 7-5, winning only one game. They played eight of their twelve games on the road, including seven of the first... |
1 | 9 | 2 | .100 | 241 | 382 | L-2 |