1941 Chicago Bears season
Appearance
1941 Chicago Bears season | |
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Head coach | George Halas |
Home field | Wrigley Field |
Results | |
Record | 10–1 |
Division place | 1st NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Won Divisional Playoff Game Won NFL Championship |
The 1941 Chicago Bears season was their 22nd regular season and 6th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10–1 record under head coach George Halas en route to their second straight NFL Championship and fifth overall league title.
Regular season
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | Record |
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Sunday, September 28 | at Green Bay Packers | East Stadium | Win | 25–17 | 1–0 |
Sunday, October 5 | at Cleveland Rams | Municipal Stadium | Win | 48–21 | 2–0 |
Sunday, October 12 | Chicago Cardinals | Wrigley Field | Win | 53–7 | 3–0 |
Sunday, October 19 | Detroit Lions | Wrigley Field | Win | 49–0 | 4–0 |
Sunday, October 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wrigley Field | Win | 34–7 | 5–0 |
Sunday, November 2 | Green Bay Packers | Wrigley Field | Loss | 14–16 | 5–1 |
Sunday, November 9 | Cleveland Rams | Wrigley Field | Win | 31–13 | 6–1 |
Sunday, November 16 | Washington Redskins | Wrigley Field | Win | 35–21 | 7–1 |
Sunday, November 23 | at Detroit Lions | Briggs Stadium | Win | 24–7 | 8–1 |
Sunday, November 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | Shibe Park | Win | 49–14 | 9–1 |
Sunday, December 7 | at Chicago Cardinals | Comiskey Park | Win | 34–24 | 10–1 |
Standings
NFL Western Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Chicago Bears | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7–1 | 396 | 147 | W5 | |
Green Bay Packers | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7–1 | 258 | 120 | W8 | |
Detroit Lions | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 3–4–1 | 121 | 195 | W1 | |
Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 1–6–1 | 127 | 197 | L2 | |
Cleveland Rams | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1–7 | 116 | 244 | L9 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Postseason
The Bears won the Western Division championship by beating the Packers, 33-14, in a playoff at Wrigley Field. The Bears then beat the Giants, 37-9, at Wrigley Field to win the NFL Championship.
See 1941 NFL playoffs and NFL Championship Game, 1941
All-Star Game
The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 35–24 on January 4, 1942
References
- "1941 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference.