1930 Chicago Bears season

1930 Chicago Bears season
Head coach Ralph Jones
Home field Wrigley Field
Results
Record 9–4–1
League place 3rd NFL

The 1930 Chicago Bears season was the team's 11th regular season completed as a member the National Football League.

Season Overview

The club posted a 9–4–1 record under first year head coach Ralph Jones. Jones, a former player, led the team to recover from its ninth-place finish to a respectable third-place finish. The season started badly with a 1–2–1 record over the first four games, the only win coming against the hapless Minneapolis Redjackets. After splitting games five and six, the Bears got their winning ways back, finishing the season with 5 straight wins and 7 wins in their last 8 games. The only loss those last 8 games was to eventual champion Green Bay. The secret to the Bears' success was new talent in the backfield. All-American and rookie Bronko Nagurski starred at fullback while living legend Red Grange starred at tailback. These two future hall of famers combined for 13 touchdowns overall. Luke Johnsos, in his second year, also starred at end. The makings of future championships were in place.

Future Hall of Fame Players

Other Leading Players

Players Departed from 1929

Schedule

DateOpponentLocationResultScoreRecord
Sep 21Brooklyn DodgersMills StadiumTie0–00–0–1
Sep 28Green Bay PackersGreen Bay City StadiumLoss0–70–1–1
Oct. 5Minneapolis Red JacketsNicollet ParkWin20–01–1–1
Oct 12New York GiantsWrigley FieldLoss0–121–2–1
Oct 19Chicago CardinalsComiskey ParkWin32–62–2–1
Oct 22Portsmouth SpartansPortsmouth Universal StadiumLoss6–72–3–1
Oct 26Frankford Yellow JacketsWrigley FieldWin13–73–3–1
Nov 2Minneapolis Red JacketsWrigley FieldWin20–74–3–1
Nov 9Green Bay PackersWrigley FieldLoss12–134–4–1
Nov 16New York GiantsPolo GroundsWin12–05–4–1
Nov 22Frankford Yellow JacketsFrankford StadiumWin13–66–4–1
Nov 27Chicago CardinalsWrigley FieldWin6–07–4–1
Nov. 30Portsmouth SpartansWrigley FieldWin14–68–4–1
Dec. 7Green Bay PackersWrigley FieldWin21–09–4–1

Standings

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 10 3 1 .769 234 111 T1
New York Giants 13 4 0 .765 308 98 L1
Chicago Bears 9 4 1 .692 169 71 W5
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 4 1 .636 154 59 L1
Providence Steam Roller 6 4 1 .600 90 125 L1
Staten Island Stapletons 5 5 2 .500 95 112 L1
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 2 .455 128 132 L1
Portsmouth Spartans 5 6 3 .455 176 161 T1
Frankford Yellow Jackets 4 13 1 .235 113 321 T1
Minneapolis Red Jackets 1 7 1 .125 27 165 L6
Newark Tornadoes 1 10 1 .091 51 190 L6

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

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