1951 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1951 7–5 4th NFL National George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1951 season was the Chicago Bears' 32nd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–3 record from 1950 and finished at 7–5 under head coach and owner George Halas, fourth in the NFL's National Conference, but only a game behind winner Los Angeles, the eventual league champion. This season was a drop off from the previous season's tiebreaker playoff appearance. The Bears lost twice to the crosstown Cardinals, who won just three games.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=1jgoAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2iMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6947%2C3510388 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press Cards upset Bears with 28-14 victory October 8, 1951 7, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BmpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7332%2C1646432 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Liska Jerry Cards rip Bears, 24-14, on Trippi's passes December 17, 1951 5, part 2 July 2026 InternetArchiveBot The season finale was played in frigid conditions at Wrigley Field and cost the Bears a share of the conference title. Regular season 1951 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 30 at Green Bay Packers W 31–20 1–0 City Stadium 24,666 2 October 7 at Chicago Cardinals L 14–28 1–1 Comiskey Park 33,781 3 October 14 New York Yanks W 24–21 2–1 Wrigley Field 37,697 4 October 21 San Francisco 49ers W 13–7 3–1 Wrigley Field 42,296 5 October 28 at Detroit Lions W 28–23 4–1 Briggs Stadium 34,778 6 November 4 at Washington Redskins W 27–0 5–1 Griffith Stadium 21,737 7 November 11 Detroit Lions L 28–41 5–2 Wrigley Field 43,709 8 November 18 Green Bay Packers W 24–13 6–2 Wrigley Field 36,771 9 November 25 at Cleveland Browns L 21–42 6–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 40,969 10 December 2 Los Angeles Rams L 17–42 6–4 Wrigley Field 50,286 11 December 9 at New York Yanks W 45–21 7–4 Yankee Stadium 13,075 12 December 16 Chicago Cardinals L 14–24 7–5 Wrigley Field 15,085 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Bears 10 7 7 7 Packers 0 6 7 7 September 30 City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin 24,666 yes Q1 CHI White 8 yard run (Lujack kick) CHI 7–0 Q1 CHI Blanda 46 yard field goal CHI 10–0 Q2 CHI Rykovich 1 yard run (Lujack kick) CHI 17–0 Q2 GB Mann 12 yard pass from Thomason CHI 17–6 Q3 CHI Dottley 1 yard run (Lujack kick) CHI 24–6 Q3 GB Cloud 1 yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) CHI 24–13 Q4 CHI Hunsinger 5 yard run (Lujack kick) CHI 31–13 Q4 GB Cloud 1 yard run (Cone kick) CHI 31–20 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-20. Standings Roster Chicago Bears 1951 roster Quarterbacks 32 Johnny Lujack CB 12 Steve Romanik  9 Bob Williams Running backs 57 J. R. Boone 34 Kayo Dottley 39 George Gulyanics 46 Chuck Hunsinger 15 Fred Morrison P 11 Julie Rykovich 33 Wilford White K Receivers 29 John Hoffman LB 20 Jim Keane Offensive linemen 26 Dick Barwegen G 81 George Connor T/LB 40 Frank Dempsey G/DT/LB 55 Bob Moser C/MG 23 Wash Serini G 68 Jerry Stautberg G 35 Paul Stenn T 66 Bulldog Turner C Defensive linemen 82 Ray Bray MG/G 89 Les Cowan DT/DE 24 Fred Davis DT/T 14 Wayne Hansen DT  7 Ed Sprinkle DE/WR 53 Bill Wightkin DE/WR Linebackers 22 George Blanda K 31 Stu Clarkson Defensive backs  6 Don Kindt CB/FB 37 Red O'Quinn S 86 Brad Rowland CB/RB 88 Gene Schroeder S/WR 45 Billy Stone S/RB Reserve list 10 Al Campana CB/RB (IR) 7px 58 Ed Neal MG (IR) 7px Rookies in italics Source: References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Category:1951 in sports in Illinois Category:1951 in Chicago