1966 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1966 5–7–2 5th Western George Halas George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1966 season was the Chicago Bears' 47th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1965 and finished with a 5–7–2 record under head coach George Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the franchise's second losing season in the past three. Offseason NFL draft 1966 NFL draft 1966 Chicago Bears 1 12 George Rice Defensive tackle LSU no 2 44 Charlie Brown Safety Syracuse yes 3 44 Bob Pickens Offensive tackle Nebraska yes 4 51 Randy Jackson Offensive tackle Florida yes 4 60 Doug Buffone Linebacker Louisville yes 6 85 Dennis Brewster Guard BYU no 6 92 Frank McRae Defensive tackle Tennessee State yes 7 107 Ron Meyer Quarterback South Dakota State no 8 122 Doug McFalls Safety Georgia no 9 137 Fritz Greenlee Wide receiver Northern Arizona no 10 152 Bobby Burnett Running back Arkansas no 11 167 Terry Owens Offensive tackle Jacksonville State no 12 182 Wayne Page Defensive end Clemson no 13 197 Wayne Becker Tackle Montana no 14 212 Mike Buckner Defensive back Northwestern no 15 227 Jim Kollman Guard Oregon no 16 242 Lynn Senkbeil Linebacker Nebraska no 17 257 Curt Gentry Cornerback Maryland Eastern Shore yes 18 272 Charley Kines Offensive tackle Michigan no 19 287 Roger Haberer Running back Eastern Illinois no 20 302 Goldie Sellers Wide receiver Grambling no no no Undrafted free agents + 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTom CruickshankDefensive backUtah StateRon KupischLinebackerIllinois Roster Chicago Bears 1966 roster Quarterbacks 10 Rudy Bukich 12 Larry Rakestraw  9 Billy Wade Running backs 21 Jon Arnett 29 Ronnie Bull American football 32 Ralph Kurek 41 Brian Piccolo 40 Gale Sayers Wide receivers 45 Dick Gordon 80 Jimmy Jones Tight ends 85 Duane Allen American football 49 Charlie Bivins 89 Mike Ditka Offensive linemen 72 Jim Cadile G 70 Herman Lee T 75 Riley Mattson T 50 Mike Pyle C American football 64 Mike Rabold G 67 George Seals G 63 Bob Wetoska T Defensive linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE 73 Frank Cornish Jr. y DT 79 Dick Evey DT 76 John Johnson defensive tackle DT 74 Bob Kilcullen DT 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE 60 Brian Schweda DE Linebackers 55 Doug Buffone OLB 51 Dick Butkus MLB 31 Joe Fortunato linebacker OLB 53 Jim Purnell OLB 62 Mike Reilly 1960s linebacker MLB Defensive backs 22 Charlie Brown defensive back y SS 46 Curt Gentry American football CB 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon SS 24 Roosevelt Taylor FS 23 Dave Whitsell CB Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P 83 Roger LeClerc K/C Taxi squad 68 Dennis Brewster DE 65 Randy Jackson T 59 Rudy Kuechenberg LB 44 Doug McFalls S 58 Frank McRae DT Reserve List 47 Johnny Morris WR (IR) 7px 48 Andy Livingston RB (IR) 7px Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 at Detroit Lions L 3–14 0–1 Tiger Stadium 52,225 2 September 16, 1966 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–31 0–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,916 3 Bye 4 October 2 at Minnesota Vikings W 13–10 1–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 5 October 9 Baltimore Colts W 27–17 2–2 Wrigley Field 47,452 6 October 16 Green Bay Packers L 0–17 2–3 Wrigley Field 48,573 7 October 23 Los Angeles Rams W 17–10 3–3 Wrigley Field 47,475 8 October 31, 1966 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–24 3–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,516 9 November 6 Detroit Lions T 10–10 3–4–1 Wrigley Field 47,041 10 November 13 San Francisco 49ers T 30–30 3–4–2 Wrigley Field 47,078 11 November 20 at Green Bay Packers L 6–13 3–5–2 Lambeau Field 50,861 12 November 27 Atlanta Falcons W 23–6 4–5–2 Wrigley Field 44,777 13 December 4 at Baltimore Colts L 16–21 4–6–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 14 December 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–41 4–7–2 Kezar Stadium 37,170 15 December 18 Minnesota Vikings W 41–28 5–7–2 Wrigley Field 45,191 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week. Standings Game summaries Week 4: vs. Baltimore Colts autocollapse Sunday, October 9, 1966 Colts 0 3 7 7 Bears 10 0 10 7 Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois 67 F, wind 12 mph on Pro-Football-Reference.com First Quarter CHI – Roger LeClerc 42-yard field goal – Bears 3–0 CHI – Joe Fortunato 24-yard fumble return (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 10–0 Second Quarter BAL – Lou Michaels 13-yard field goal – Bears 10–3 Third Quarter CHI – Gale Sayers 30-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 17–3 CHI – Roger LeClerc 27-yard field goal – Bears 20–3 BAL – Bobby Boyd 37-yard interception return (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 20–10 Fourth Quarter CHI – Gale Sayers 7-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 27–10 BAL – John Mackey 79-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 27–17 Colts Johnny Unitas 18/38, 274 Yds, TD, 2 INT Tom Matte 4 Rush, 57 Yds John Mackey 2 Rec, 89 Yds, TD Bears Rudy Bukich 8/15, 96 Yds, INT Gale Sayers 18 Rush, 106 Yds, 2 TD Jimmy Jones 3 Rec, 64 Yds References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:1966 in Chicago