1953 Chicago Bears season

1953 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	3–8–1
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1953 Chicago Bears season was their 34th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a dismal 3–8–1 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 27, 1953	at Baltimore Colts	L 13–9	23,715
2	October 4, 1953	at Green Bay Packers	W 17–13	24,835
3	October 11, 1953	Baltimore Colts	L 16–14	35,316
4	October 18, 1953	San Francisco 49ers	L 35–28	36,909
5	October 25, 1953	at Los Angeles Rams	L 38–24	49,546
6	November 1, 1953	at San Francisco 49ers	L 24–14	26,308
7	November 8, 1953	Green Bay Packers	T 21–21	39,889
8	November 15, 1953	at Washington Redskins	W 27–24	21,392
9	November 22, 1953	Detroit Lions	L 20–16	36,165
10	November 29, 1953	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–21	31,626
11	December 6, 1953	at Detroit Lions	L 13–7	58,056
12	December 13, 1953	Chicago Cardinals	L 24–17	38,059

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	10	2	0	.833	8–2	271	205	W6
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	0	.750	8–2	372	237	W4
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	7–3	366	236	W2
Chicago Bears	3	8	1	.273	2–7–1	218	262	L2
Baltimore Colts	3	9	0	.250	2–8	182	350	L7
Green Bay Packers	2	9	1	.182	2–7–1	200	338	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.