1962 Chicago Bears season
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The 1962 Chicago Bears
season was their 43rd regular season
completed in the National Football League
. The club posted a 9-5 record, earning them a third place finish in the NFL Western Conference.
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 43rd 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 9-5 record, earning them a third place finish in the NFL Western Conference.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16, 1962 | at 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 30-14 |
| 2 | September 23, 1962 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27-23 |
| 3 | September 30, 1962 | 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 49-0 |
| 4 | October 7, 1962 | at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 13-0 |
| 5 | October 14, 1962 | 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... |
L 34-27 |
| 6 | October 21, 1962 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 35-15 |
| 7 | October 28, 1962 | 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... |
L 11-3 |
| 8 | November 4, 1962 | 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 38-7 |
| 9 | November 11, 1962 | Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960... |
W 31-30 |
| 10 | November 18, 1962 | at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
W 34-33 |
| 11 | November 25, 1962 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
W 57-0 |
| 12 | December 2, 1962 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 26-24 |
| 13 | December 9, 1962 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30-14 |
| 14 | December 16, 1962 | 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 3-0 |
Standings
| NFL Eastern 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 | |
| Green Bay Packers 1962 Green Bay Packers season The 1962 Green Bay Packers season was their 42nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 13-1 record under coach Vince Lombardi, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by defeating the New York Giants 16-7 in the NFL Championship... |
13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 415 | 148 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions 1962 Detroit Lions season The 1962 Detroit Lions season was the 33rd season in franchise history.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-Playoff Bowl:The game was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. -Awards and records:... |
11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 315 | 177 | L-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 321 | 287 | W-2 |
| Baltimore Colts 1962 Baltimore Colts season The 1962 Baltimore Colts season was the 10th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1962 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses and finished fourth in the Western Conference.... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 293 | 288 | W-2 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1962 San Francisco 49ers season The 1962 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 13th year with the National Football League. The 49ers went 6-8 that season, finishing in fifth place in the NFL Western Conference... |
6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 282 | 331 | L-2 |
| Minnesota Vikings 1962 Minnesota Vikings season The 1962 Minnesota Vikings season was the second year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 43rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of two wins, 11 losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin.-1962 NFL... |
2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 254 | 410 | L-3 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1962 Los Angeles Rams season The 1962 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 25th year with the National Football League and the 17th season in Los Angeles. Eventual Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield, the team's head coach for the past two seasons, came back and coached the Rams to a 1-7 record before being fired... |
1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 220 | 334 | L-3 |