1968 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1968 7–7 2nd Central Jim Dooley George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1968 season was the Chicago Bears' 49th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 7–6–1 record from 1967 and finished with a 7–7 record under first-year head coach Jim Dooley and earning them a second-place finish in the Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference, a game behind the Minnesota Vikings.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VjIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2945%2C4154573 Milwaukee Journal Pro football standings December 16, 1968 13, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot Star running back Gale Sayers tore the ligaments in his right knee against San Francisco on November 10 and was lost for the season.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xkUxAAAAIBAJ&sjid=sBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3379%2C2084700 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Bears beat 49ers, 27-19, but lose Sayers for year November 11, 1968 1, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=UQsqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5238%2C153898 Milwaukee Journal press dispatches Bears down 49ers, 27-19, but lose Sayers for season November 11, 1968 12, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot The Bears had the tiebreaker advantage over Minnesota, after defeating them twice.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VTIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1867%2C2603193 Milwaukee Journal Bledsoe Terry Packers' bad year to end at last December 15, 1968 1, sports July 2026 InternetArchiveBot They needed a win over the Green Bay Packers in the season finale to clinch the division title, but lost by a point at home.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VjIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7000%2C4154281 Milwaukee Journal Bledsoe Terry Horn and Packers knock Bears out of title, 28-27 December 16, 1968 13, part 2 November 11, 2019 March 12, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160312095355/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VjIaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WigEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7000,4154281 dead https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ygpWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TeEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6486%2C4545864 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Horn answers Pack's call, blows Bears out of race December 16, 1968 3B The following season, Chicago posted its worst record in franchise history at 1–13. The Bears' next postseason appearance was in 1977, as a wild card team, and the next division title came in 1984. Offseason George Halas, age 73, retired as head coach of the Bears for the fourth and final time on May 27.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1968/05/28/page/1/article/halas-retires-as-bears-coach Chicago Tribune Strickler George Halas retires as Bears' coach May 28, 1968 1, sec. 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ytMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7311%2C4965476 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press George Halas drops reins May 28, 1968 15 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AMsbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6166%2C5736017 Pittsburgh Press McHugh Roy Papa Bear recognizes Father Time May 28, 1968 33NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 283 Dooley, 38, was promoted and introduced as head coach the following day.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1968/05/29/page/49/article/dooley-38-named-head-coach-of-bears Chicago Tribune Hollow Cooper Dooley, 38, named head coach of Bears May 29, 1968 1, sec. 3https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ytMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2151%2C5376098 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Dooley moves up as Bears' coach May 29, 1968 16 NFL/AFL draft 1968 NFL/AFL draft 1968 Chicago Bears 1 16 Mike Hull Fullback USC yes 2 46 Bob Wallace Tight end UTEP yes 3 57 Major Hazelton Defensive back Florida A&M yes 4 99 Wayne Mass Offensive tackle Clemson yes 4 106 Alan Bush Guard Ole Miss no 5 127 Cecil Turner Wide receiver Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo yes yes 6 154 Jim Schmedding Center Weber State no 7 181 Willie Holman Defensive end South Carolina State yes 8 208 Wayne Bell Running back Lenoir–Rhyne no 9 235 Sam Moore Tackle Mississippi Valley State no 10 262 Fred Davis Guard Doane no 11 289 Rich Coady Tight end Memphis State made in 1970 yes 12 316 Emilio Vallez Linebacker New Mexico yes 13 343 Willie Dearion Wide receiver Prairie View A&M no 14 370 Harold Gargus Defensive tackle New Mexico State no 15 397 Rich Jaeger Center Gustavus Adolphus no 16 424 Jim Murphy Kicker Utah State no 17 451 Gene Layton Defensive tackle Colorado State no no no Undrafted free agents + 1968 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeBill CooperRunning back Roster 1968 Chicago Bears 10 Rudy Bukich 11 Jack Concannon 12 Larry Rakestraw 29 Ronnie Bull 33 Mike Hull 32 Ralph Kurek 41 Brian Piccolo 45 Dick Gordon 21 Cecil Turner 89 Bob Wallace 84 Austin Denney 82 Emilio Vallez 72 Jim Cadile G 65 Randy Jackson T 60 Doug Kriewald G 74 Wayne Mass T 70 Bob Pickens T 50 Mike Pyle C 67 George Seals G 63 Bob Wetoska T 73 Frank Cornish DT 79 Dick Evey DT 85 Willie Holman DE 76 John Johnson DT 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE 86 Loyd Phillips DE 55 Doug Buffone OLB 51 Dick Butkus MLB 59 Rudy Kuechenberg OLB 57 Dan Pride OLB 53 Jim Purnell OLB 62 Mike Reilly MLB 23 Clarence Childs CB/S 46 Curt Gentry CB 49 Major Hazelton FS 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon SS 20 Joe Taylor CB 24 Roosevelt Taylor FS 80 Jon Kilgore P 83 Mac Percival K * 81 Marty Amsler DE (IR) 7px 15 Virgil Carter QB (IR) 7px 88 Bobby Joe Green P (IR) 7px 43 Bob Jones WR (Military) 48 Andy Livingston RB (Left Squad) 40 Gale Sayers RB (IR) 7px * 68 Bob Breitenstein T 34 Tim Casey LB 35 Rich Coady TE 25 Tom Greenlee S Regular season 1968 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 15 Washington Redskins L 28–38 0–1 Wrigley Field 41,321 2 September 22 at Detroit Lions L 0–42 0–2 Tiger Stadium 50,688 3 September 29 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–17 1–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,644 4 October 6 at Baltimore Colts L 7–28 1–3 Memorial Stadium 60,238 5 October 13 Detroit Lions L 10–28 1–4 Wrigley Field 46,996 6 October 20 at Philadelphia Eagles W 29–16 2–4 Franklin Field 60,858 7 October 27 Minnesota Vikings W 26–24 3–4 Wrigley Field 46,562 8 November 3 at Green Bay Packers W 13–10 4–4 Lambeau Field 50,861 9 November 10 San Francisco 49ers W 27–19 5–4 Wrigley Field 46,978 10 November 17 Atlanta Falcons L 13–16 5–5 Wrigley Field 44,214 11 November 24 Dallas Cowboys L 3–34 5–6 Wrigley Field 46,667 12 December 1 at New Orleans Saints W 23–17 6–6 Tulane Stadium 78,285 13 December 8 at Los Angeles Rams W 17–16 7–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 66,368 14 December 15 Green Bay Packers L 27–28 7–7 Wrigley Field 46,435 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 October 2014 Week 2 October 2014 Week 3 Bears 14 6 0 7 Vikings 0 3 0 14 September 29 Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, MN 54 F; wind 7 mph yes Q1 CHI Sayers 7-yard run (Percival kick) CHI 7–0 Q1 CHI Gordon 15-yard pass from Concannon (Percival kick) CHI 14–0 Q2 CHI Percival 43-yard field goal CHI 17–0 Q2 MIN Cox 45-yard field goal CHI 17–3 Q2 CHI Percival 31-yard field goal CHI 20–3 Q4 MIN Washington 24-yard pass from Cuozzo (Cox kick) CHI 20–10 Q4 MIN Brown 1-yard run (Cox kick) CHI 20–17 Q4 CHI Kurek 23-yard run (Percival kick) CHI 27–17 yes Gale Sayers 16 Rush, 108 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-27. Week 4 October 2014 Week 5 October 2014 Week 6 Bears 7 6 3 13 Eagles 3 10 3 0 October 20 Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA 62 F; wind 12 mph yes Q1 PHI Baker 30-yard field goal PHI 3–0 Q1 CHI Turner 11-yard pass from Carter (Percival kick) CHI 7–3 Q2 PHI Baker 27-yard field goal CHI 7–6 Q2 PHI Ditka 2-yard pass from Snead (Baker kick) PHI 13–7 Q2 CHI Percival 39-yard field goal PHI 13–10 Q2 CHI Percival 31-yard field goal Tie 13–13 Q3 CHI Percival 28-yard field goal CHI 16–13 Q3 PHI Baker 44-yard field goal Tie 16–16 Q4 CHI Percival 15-yard field goal CHI 19–16 Q4 CHI Taylor 96-yard interception return (Percival kick) CHI 26–16 Q4 CHI Percival 14-yard field goal CHI 29–16 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-28. Week 7 Vikings 7 7 0 10 Bears 7 6 7 6 October 27 Wrigley Field, Chicago, IL 51 F; wind 17 mph yes Q1 MIN Lindsey 1-yard run (Cox kick) MIN 7–0 Q1 CHI Wallace 12-yard pass from Carter (Percival kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 CHI Percival 12-yard field goal CHI 10–7 Q2 MIN Washington 54-yard pass from Kapp (Cox kick) MIN 14–10 Q2 CHI Percival 42-yard field goal MIN 14–13 Q3 CHI Gordon 50-yard pass from Carter (Percival kick) CHI 20–14 Q4 MIN Cox 38-yard field goal CHI 20–17 Q4 CHI Percival 21-yard field goal CHI 23–17 Q4 MIN Washington 25-yard pass from Kapp (Cox kick) MIN 24–23 Q4 CHI Percival 47-yard field goal CHI 26–24 yes Gale Sayers 18 Rush, 143 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-29. Week 8 Bears 0 3 7 3 Packers 0 0 7 3 November 3 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI 36 F; wind 9 mph Pat Haggerty yes Q2 CHI Percival 10-yard field goal CHI 3–0 Q3 CHI Carter 2-yard run (Percival kick) CHI 10–0 Q3 GB Dale 50-yard pass from Starr (Mercin kick) CHI 10–7 Q4 GB Mercin 19-yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q4 CHI Percival 43-yard field goal CHI 13–10 yes Gale Sayers 24 Rush, 205 YdsPro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-31. Mac Percival booted the game-winning field goal with 16 seconds remaining on a rare free kick following a fair catch. Standings References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:1968 in Chicago Category:Long stubs with short prose