1959 Chicago Bears season

1959 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 1959 Chicago Bears season was their 40th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted yet another 8–4 record under the coaching of George Halas.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 27, 1959 at Green Bay Packers L 9–6
32,150
2 October 3, 1959 at Baltimore Colts W 26–21
57,557
3 October 11, 1959 Los Angeles Rams L 28–21
47,036
4 October 18, 1959 Baltimore Colts L 21–7
48,430
5 October 25, 1959 at San Francisco 49ers L 20–17
59,045
6 November 1, 1959 at Los Angeles Rams W 26–21
77,943
7 November 8, 1959 Green Bay Packers W 28–17
46,205
8 November 15, 1959 San Francisco 49ers W 14–3
42,157
9 November 22, 1959 at Detroit Lions W 24–14
54,059
10 November 29, 1959 at Chicago Cardinals W 31–7
48,687
11 December 6, 1959 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–21
41,476
12 December 13, 1959 Detroit Lions W 25–14
40,890

Game summaries

Week 2

1 234Total
Bears 9 1430 26
Colts 0 0021 21

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Week 7

1 2 34Total
Packers 0 10 0717
Bears 14 7 7028

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 9–1 374 251 W5
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 6–4 252 196 W7
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 5–5 255 237 L2
Green Bay Packers 7 5 0 .583 6–4 248 246 W4
Detroit Lions 3 8 1 .273 2–8 203 275 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 10 0 .167 2–8 242 315 L8

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

References

  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-09.


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