1947 Chicago Bears season

1947 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	8–4
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1947 season was the Chicago Bears' 28th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 8–2–1 record from 1946 and finished with an 8–4 record, under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner-city rivals the Chicago Cardinals missing out on an NFL title game appearance.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 28	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–29
2	October 5	at Chicago Cardinals	L 7–31
3	October 12	Philadelphia Eagles	W 40–7
4	October 19	Detroit Lions	W 33–24
5	October 26	at Washington Redskins	W 56–20
6	November 2	at Boston Yanks	W 28–24
7	November 9	Green Bay Packers	W 20–17
8	November 16	at Los Angeles Rams	W 41–21
9	November 23	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 49–7
10	November 27	at Detroit Lions	W 34–14
11	December 7	Los Angeles Rams	L 14–17
12	December 14	Chicago Cardinals	L 21–30

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Cardinals	9	3	0	.750	7–1	306	231	W2
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	4–4	363	241	L2
Green Bay Packers	6	5	1	.545	5–3	274	210	L1
Los Angeles Rams	6	6	0	.500	4–4	259	214	W2
Detroit Lions	3	9	0	.250	0–8	231	305	L3

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