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The 1966 season was the Chicago Bears' 47th in the National Football League.The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1965 and finished with a 5–7–2 record under head coach George Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference.
The Bears have retired fourteen uniform numbers, which is the most in the NFL, and ranks fourth behind the NBA's Boston Celtics (21), MLB's New York Yankees (20), and NHL's Montreal Canadiens (15) for the most in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
Justin Fields (2021–2023) Mitchell Trubisky (2017–2020) Jay Cutler, who holds multiple Bears franchise passing records [1] (2009–2016) Kyle Orton started 15 games in 2008 Rex Grossman, who played for the Bears in Super Bowl XLI in 2006 (2003–2008) Jim McMahon, who won the Bears' only Super Bowl in 1985 (1982–1988)
The 1966 NFL season was the 47th regular season of the National Football League, and the first season in which the Super Bowl was played, though it was called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The league expanded to 15 teams with the addition of the Atlanta Falcons , making a bye necessary one week for each team.
The Bears have retired fourteen uniform numbers, which is the most in the NFL, and ranks fourth behind the NBA's Boston Celtics (21), MLB's New York Yankees (20), and NHL's Montreal Canadiens (15) for the most in the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
Chicago Bears: 1965–1973: 1979 Larry Morris: Los Angeles Rams: 1955–1957: Not inducted Chicago Bears: 1959–1965 Atlanta Falcons: 1966 Ray Nitschke: Green Bay Packers: 1958–1972: 1978 Tommy Nobis: Atlanta Falcons: 1966–1976: Not inducted Dave Robinson: Green Bay Packers: 1963–1972: 2013 Washington Redskins: 1973–1974 Cornerback ...
At the end of the 1966 season, Wade applied for the vacant head coaching position at Vanderbilt, [30] but the job went to Bill Pace. Prior to the 1967 season, the Bears dropped Wade from the active roster, ending his NFL playing career at age 36. [31] He compiled a 27-20-2 as the Bears' starting quarterback. [32]
The 1940 Chicago Bears team holds the record for the biggest margin of victory in an NFL game, including both playoff and regular season games, with a 73–0 victory over the Washington Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. [213] The largest home victory for the Bears came in a 61–7 result against the Green Bay Packers in 1980. The ...