1954 Chicago Bears season
Appearance
1954 Chicago Bears season | |
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Head coach | George Halas |
Home field | Wrigley Field |
Results | |
Record | 8–4 |
Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1954 season was the Chicago Bears' 35th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 3–8–1 record from 1953 and finished at 8–4 under head coach and owner George Halas, runner-up in the Western Conference.[1] [2]
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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1 | September 26 | at Detroit Lions | L 23–48 | 0–1 | 52,343 |
2 | October 3 | at Green Bay Packers | W 10–3 | 1–1 | 24,414 |
3 | October 10 | Baltimore Colts | W 28–9 | 2–1 | 27,845 |
4 | October 17 | San Francisco 49ers | L 24–31 | 2–2 | 42,935 |
5 | October 24 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 38–42 | 2–3 | 48,204 |
6 | October 31 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 31–27 | 3–3 | 49,833 |
7 | November 7 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–23 | 4–3 | 47,038 |
8 | November 14 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–39 | 4–4 | 48,773 |
9 | November 21 | at Baltimore Colts | W 28–13 | 5–4 | 23,093 |
10 | November 28 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–13 | 6–4 | 32,338 |
11 | December 5 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 29–7 | 7–4 | 33,594 |
12 | December 12 | Detroit Lions | W 28–24 | 8–4 | 37,240 |
Standings
NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Detroit Lions | 9 | 2 | 1 | .818 | 8–2 | 337 | 189 | W1 | |
Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 301 | 279 | W4 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 5–4–1 | 313 | 251 | W2 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 4–5–1 | 314 | 285 | W1 | |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 8 | 0 | .333 | 3–7 | 234 | 251 | L4 | |
Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 131 | 279 | L1 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ "Bear passes rip Lions, 28-24". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 13, 1954. p. 22.
- ^ "Chicago Bears 1954 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.