1957 Chicago Bears season

1957 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
General manager	George Halas
Head coach	Paddy Driscoll
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	5–7
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1957 season was the Chicago Bears' 38th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–2–1 record from 1956 and finished with a 5–7 record under second-year head coach Paddy Driscoll, one year after making the championship game. The 47–7 loss in that game, coupled with a 5–7 season, compelled owner George Halas to reassign Driscoll in February and return as head coach in 1958.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–21	0–1	32,132
2	October 5	at Baltimore Colts	L 10–21	0–2	46,558
3	October 13	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–21	0–3	45,310
4	October 20	Los Angeles Rams	W 34–26	1–3	47,337
5	October 27	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–21	1–4	56,693
6	November 3	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–10	2–4	80,456
7	November 10	Green Bay Packers	W 21–14	3–4	47,153
8	November 17	Baltimore Colts	L 14–29	3–5	47,168
9	November 24	at Detroit Lions	W 27–7	4–5	55,769
10	December 1	Washington Redskins	L 3–14	4–6	39,148
11	December 8	at Chicago Cardinals	W 14–6	5–6	43,735
12	December 15	Detroit Lions	L 13–21	5–7	41,088

• Saturday night (October 5)

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	6–4	251	231	W3
San Francisco 49ers	8	4	0	.667	7–3	260	264	W3
Baltimore Colts	7	5	0	.583	6–4	303	235	L2
Los Angeles Rams	6	6	0	.500	5–5	307	278	W2
Chicago Bears	5	7	0	.417	4–6	203	211	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–8	218	311	L3

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

Roster

Chicago Bears 1957 roster
Quarterbacks 15 Ed Brown Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen 72 Bill Wightkin T Defensive Linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE 86 Ed Meadows DE		Linebackers 31 Joe Fortunato 61 Bill George Defensive Backs Special Teams 16 George Blanda K/QB

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