1960 Chicago Bears season

The 1960 Chicago Bears season was their 41st regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–6–1 record under George Halas, finishing fifth in the NFL Western Conference, a game below .500, a rare sight under a Halas coached team. The Bears lost all three games in December by significant margins, the last two were shutouts.

1960 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
General managerGeorge Halas
OwnerGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record5–6–1
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

NFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Roster

1960 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
active, inactive, practice squad

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 25 at Green Bay Packers W 17–14 1–0
32,150
2 October 2 at Baltimore Colts L 42–7 1–1
57,808
3 October 9 Los Angeles Rams W 34–27 2–1
47,776
4 October 16 San Francisco 49ers W 27–10 3–1
48,226
5 October 23 at Los Angeles Rams T 24–24 3–1–1
63,438
6 October 30 at San Francisco 49ers L 25–7 3–2–1
55,071
7 November 6 Bye
8 November 13 Baltimore Colts L 24–20 3–3–1
48,713
9 November 20 Detroit Lions W 28–7 4–3–1
46,267
10 November 27 Dallas Cowboys W 17–7 5–3–1
39,951
11 December 4 Green Bay Packers L 41–13 5–4–1
46,406
12 December 11 at Cleveland Browns L 42–0 5–5–1
38,155
13 December 18 at Detroit Lions L 36–0 5–6–1
51,017
  • A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
Bears 0 0017 17
Packers 0 770 14
  • Date: September 25
  • Location: City Stadium
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), wind 13 mph (21 km/h)

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Week 9

1 234Total
Cowboys 0 070 7
Bears 7 703 17
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), wind 14 mph (23 km/h)

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 840.6677–4332209W3
Detroit Lions 750.5837–4239212W4
San Francisco 49ers 750.5837–4208205W1
Baltimore Colts 660.5005–6288234L4
Chicago Bears 561.4555–5–1194299L3
Los Angeles Rams 471.3644–6–1265297L1
Dallas Cowboys 0111.0000–6177369L1

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

References


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