1964 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1964 5–9 6th Western George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1964 Chicago Bears season was their 45th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–9 record, earning them a sixth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. It was a downfall from winning their eighth league title the previous December. Running back Willie Galimore and wide receiver John Farrington were killed in an automobile accident on July 27; Galimore's Volkswagen left the road on a curve and rolled, a few miles from the team's training camp at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TsAhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=35wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=5213%2C5606806 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Galimore, Farrington killed in auto crash July 27, 1964 19https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=J_hYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TvcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2378%2C4832466 The Bulletin Bend, Oregon UPI Bears' Galimore, Farrington killed July 27, 1964 8https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T8AhAAAAIBAJ&sjid=35wFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4399%2C5941302 Reading Eagle Pennsylvania Associated Press Bears to honor crash victims July 28, 1964 19 Roster 1964 Chicago Bears 12 Larry Rakestraw  9 Billy Wade 21 Jon Arnett 29 Ronnie Bull 35 Rick Casares 48 Andy Livingston 34 Joe Marconi 22 Billy Martin 86 Gary Barnes 82 Rich Kreitling 47 Johnny Morris 89 Mike Ditka 85 Billy Martin 68 George Burman C/T 72 Jim Cadile G 67 Ted Karras G 70 Herman Lee T 50 Mike Pyle C 64 Mike Rabold G 63 Bob Wetoska T 81 Doug Atkins DE 79 Dick Evey DE 76 John Johnson DT 78 Stan Jones DT 74 Bob Kilcullen DE 71 Earl Leggett DT 31 Joe Fortunato OLB 83 Roger LeClerc K/MLB/OLB 33 Larry Morris OLB 53 Jim Purnell MLB 25 J. C. Caroline CB 43 Larry Glueck FS 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon SS 27 John Sisk FS 24 Rosey Taylor FS 23 Dave Whitsell CB 88 Bobby Joe Green P 80 Bob Jencks K * 49 Charlie Bivins RB (IR) 7px 10 Rudy Bukich QB (IR) 7px 61 Bill George LB (IR) 7px 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE (IR) 7px 62 Mike Reilly LB (IR) 7px * Kelton Winston S Schedule 1964 NFL season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 13 at Green Bay Packers L 12–23 0–1 City Stadium 42,327 2 September 20 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–28 1–1 Metropolitan Stadium 41,387 3 September 27 at Baltimore Colts L 0–52 1–2 Memorial Stadium 56,537 4 October 4 at San Francisco 49ers L 21–31 1–3 Kezar Stadium 33,132 5 October 11 Los Angeles Rams W 38–17 2–3 Wrigley Field 47,358 6 October 18 Detroit Lions L 0–10 2–4 Wrigley Field 47,567 7 October 25 at Washington Redskins L 20–27 2–5 D.C. Stadium 49,219 8 November 1 Dallas Cowboys L 10–24 2–6 Wrigley Field 47,527 9 November 8 Baltimore Colts L 24–40 2–7 Wrigley Field 47,891 10 November 15 at Los Angeles Rams W 34–24 3–7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 61,115 11 November 22 San Francisco 49ers W 23–21 4–7 Wrigley Field 46,772 12 November 26 at Detroit Lions W 27–24 5–7 Tiger Stadium 52,231 13 December 5 Green Bay Packers L 3–17 5–8 Wrigley Field 43,636 14 December 13 Minnesota Vikings L 14–41 5–9 Wrigley Field 46,486 Sourcehttp://www.footballdb.com/teams/nfl/chicago-bears/results/1964 1964 Chicago Bears Schedule & Results The Football Database FootballDB.com en 2017-08-08 Game summaries Week 1 at Packers 1964 Green Bay Packers season Bears–Packers rivalry Chicago Bears 1964 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0) September 13, 1964 Bears 0 3 9 0 Packers 7 10 3 3 City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin 42,327 53 F C Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter GB – Max McGee 11-yard pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 7–0. Drive: Second quarter CHI – Bob Jencks 8-yard field goal. Packers 7–3. Drive: GB – Tom Moore 33-yard pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 14–3. Drive: GB – Paul Hornung 52-yard field goal. Packers 17–3. Drive: Third quarter CHI – Bob Jencks 36-yard field goal. Packers 17–6. Drive: CHI – Mike Ditka 13-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (kick failed). Packers 17–12. Drive: GB – Paul Hornung 29-yard field goal. Packers 20–12. Drive: Fourth quarter GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard field goal. Packers 23–12. Drive: Top passers CHI – Rudy Bukich – 7/16, 83 yards, TD, 2 INT GB – Bart Starr – 8/16, 127 yards, 2 TD Top rushers CHI – Ronnie Bull – 8 rushes, 25 yards GB – Jim Taylor – 16 rushes, 79 yards Top receivers CHI – Mike Ditka – 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD GB – Ron Kramer – 3 receptions, 48 yards Week 12 Bears 0 21 3 3 Lions 3 14 7 0 November 26 Tiger Stadium 52,231 41 F; wind 13 mph yes Q1 DET Walker 25 yard field goal DET 3–0 Q2 CHI Arnett 1 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 7–3 Q2 DET Barr 13 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick) DET 10–7 Q2 CHI Marconi 5 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 14–10 Q2 CHI Morris 16 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 21–10 Q2 DET Gibbons 5 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick) CHI 21–17 Q3 CHI LeClerc 27 yard field goal CHI 24–17 Q3 DET Watkins 1 yard run (Walker kick) Tie 24–24 Q4 CHI LeClerc 17 yard field goal CHI 27–24 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Aug-13. 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