1947 Chicago Bears season

The 1947 season was the Chicago Bears' 28th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 8–2–1 record from 1946 and finished with an 8–4 record, under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner-city rivals the Chicago Cardinals missing out on an NFL title game appearance.[1]

1947 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record8–4
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result
1 September 28 at Green Bay Packers L 20–29
2 October 5 at Chicago Cardinals L 7–31
3 October 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 40–7
4 October 19 Detroit Lions W 33–24
5 October 26 at Washington Redskins W 56–20
6 November 2 at Boston Yanks W 28–24
7 November 9 Green Bay Packers W 20–17
8 November 16 at Los Angeles Rams W 41–21
9 November 23 Pittsburgh Steelers W 49–7
10 November 27 at Detroit Lions W 34–14
11 December 7 Los Angeles Rams L 14–17
12 December 14 Chicago Cardinals L 21–30

Standings
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Cardinals 9 3 0 .750 7–1 306 231 W2
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 4–4 363 241 L2
Green Bay Packers 6 5 1 .545 5–3 274 210 L1
Los Angeles Rams 6 6 0 .500 4–4 259 214 W2
Detroit Lions 3 9 0 .250 0–8 231 305 L3

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

References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1947/gamelog/
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