The 1970 Chicago Bears season was their 51st regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-8 record, another below .500 showing, but an improvement over their 1-13 record of the previous season.
Regular season [edit]
The Bears hosted their first home game of the season at Northwestern's Dyche Stadium as an experiment; the NFL had demanded that the Bears move out of Wrigley Field because Wrigley's seating capacity was under 50,000. After Evanston residents petitioned city officials to block the team from moving there permanently, the Bears moved to Chicago's Soldier Field the following year.
Schedule [edit]
| Week |
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Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 19, 1970 |
at New York Giants |
W 24-16 |
62,936
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| 2 |
September 27, 1970 |
Philadelphia Eagles |
W 20-16 |
53,463
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| 3 |
October 5, 1970 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 28-14 |
58,210
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| 4 |
October 11, 1970 |
Minnesota Vikings |
L 24-0 |
45,485
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| 5 |
October 18, 1970 |
San Diego Chargers |
L 20-7 |
45,278
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| 6 |
October 25, 1970 |
Detroit Lions |
L 16-10 |
45,632
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| 7 |
November 1, 1970 |
at Atlanta Falcons |
W 23-14 |
58,850
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| 8 |
November 8, 1970 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 37-16 |
45,607
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| 9 |
November 15, 1970 |
at Green Bay Packers |
L 20-19 |
56,263
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| 10 |
November 22, 1970 |
Buffalo Bills |
W 31-13 |
41,015
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| 11 |
November 29, 1970 |
at Baltimore Colts |
L 21-20 |
60,240
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| 12 |
December 5, 1970 |
at Minnesota Vikings |
L 16-13 |
47,900
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| 13 |
December 13, 1970 |
Green Bay Packers |
W 35-17 |
44,957
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| 14 |
December 20, 1970 |
at New Orleans Saints |
W 24-3 |
63,518
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Season summary [edit]
Week 1: at New York Giants [edit]
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • Bears |
7 |
3 |
7 |
7 |
24 |
| Giants |
10 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
16 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
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Giants |
Pete Gogolak 25 yard field goal |
Giants 3-0 |
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| 1 |
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Bears |
Cecil Turner 95 yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick) |
Bears 7-3 |
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| 1 |
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Giants |
Ron Johnson 12 yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) |
Giants 10-7 |
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| 2 |
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Giants |
Pete Gogolak 20 yard field goal |
Giants 13-7 |
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| 2 |
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Bears |
Mac Percival 28 yard field goal |
Giants 13-10 |
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| 3 |
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Bears |
Jack Concannon 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick) |
Bears 17-13 |
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| 4 |
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Giants |
Pete Gogolak 45 yard field goal |
Bears 17-16 |
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| 4 |
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Bears |
Dick Gordon 19 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) |
Bears 24-16 |
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Week 13: vs. Green Bay Packers [edit]
Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Packers |
3 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
| • Bears |
14 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
35 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| 1 |
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Bears |
Dick Gordon 15 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) |
Bears 7-0 |
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| 1 |
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Bears |
George Farmer 42 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) |
Bears 14-0 |
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| 1 |
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Packers |
Dale Livingston 32 yard field goal |
Bears 14-3 |
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| 2 |
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Bears |
Jack Concannon 15 yard run (Mac Percival kick) |
Bears 21-3 |
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| 3 |
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Bears |
Dick Gordon 25 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) |
Bears 28-3 |
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| 4 |
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Packers |
Donny Anderson 7 yard run (Dale Livingston kick) |
Bears 28-10 |
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| 4 |
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Bears |
Ray Ogden 6 yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) |
Bears 35-10 |
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| 4 |
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Packers |
John Hilton 29 yard pass from Rick Norton (Dale Livingston kick) |
Bears 35-17 |
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Standings [edit]
[1]
References [edit]
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297
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- Formerly the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys
- Founded in 1919
- Based in Chicago, Illinois
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