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The 1967 season was the Chicago Bears ' 48th season in the National Football League. The team improved on their 5–7–2 record from 1966 and finished with a 7–6–1 record and earning them a second-place finish in the newly formed Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference. 1967 also marked the final season with George Halas as the team's head coach. Halas, one of the founders of ...
The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL). [1][2] This list documents the franchise's completed seasons from 1920 to present ...
The Packers clinched the Central division title at Wrigley Field on November 26 at 8–2–1, with three games remaining, as the second-place Chicago Bears fell to 5–6. [10] [11] [12] With the rotational system (in place until 1975), they had home field advantage for the playoffs in 1967, with the first round (conference) scheduled at ...
The 1969 Chicago Bears season was their 50th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a franchise-worst 1–13 record. [1] This occurred despite the exploits of Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, who had torn the ligaments in his right knee in November 1968. [2][3] After surgery, he went through a physical rehabilitation program with the help of teammate Brian ...
at Chicago Bears: L 3–14 1–3–1 46,024 6 October 22 Atlanta Falcons: W 24–3 2–3–1 50,601 7 October 29 at San Francisco 49ers: W 45–3 3–3–1 37,990 8 November 5 Chicago Bears: L 13–27 3–4–1 55,606 9 November 12 at Minnesota Vikings: T 10–10 3–4–2 40,032 10 November 19 at Baltimore Colts: L 7–41 3–5–2 60,238 11 ...
The 1968 season was the Chicago Bears' 49th in the National Football League.The team failed to improve on their 7–6–1 record from 1967 and finished with a 7–7 record under first-year head coach Jim Dooley and earning them a second-place finish in the Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference, a game behind the Minnesota Vikings.
The 1967 NFL season was the 48th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 16 teams with the addition of the New Orleans Saints. The two eight-team divisions became two eight-team conferences split into two divisions each: the newly renamed Eastern Conference divisions were Capitol (Dallas, New Orleans, Philadelphia ...
Longest run from scrimmage – Bill Osmanski rushed 86 yards vs. the Chicago Cardinals, 10/15/39. Longest pass from scrimmage – Bo Farrington caught 98-yard pass at the Detroit Lions , 10/8/61. Longest play in Bears history – 108 yard missed field goal return , Nathan Vasher , vs. San Francisco 49ers , 11/13/05; Devin Hester , at New York ...