1958 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 1958-Bears-mediaguide.jpg Chicago Bears 1958 8–4 T–2nd NFL Western George Halas George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1958 season was the Chicago Bears' 39th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 5–7 record from 1957 and finished with an 8–4 record under George Halas; the owner took over again as head coach in February for the reassigned Paddy Driscoll.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=22BQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=PRAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7338%2C3102247 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Halas returns as coach of Bears February 17, 1958 2, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes Halas's team improved to a respectable second place tie. Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 28 at Green Bay Packers W 34–20 1–0 City Stadium 32,150 Recap 2 October 4, 1958 at Baltimore Colts L 38–51 1–1 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 52,622 Recap https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=QPsnAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5Q8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=1004%2C3010808 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press 52,622 see Colts stun Bears, 51-38 October 5, 1958 2C July 2026 InternetArchiveBot 3 October 12 San Francisco 49ers W 28–6 2–1 Wrigley Field 45,310 Recap 4 October 19 Los Angeles Rams W 31–10 3–1 Wrigley Field 41,387 Recap 5 October 26 at San Francisco 49ers W 27–14 4–1 Kezar Stadium 59,441 Recap 6 November 2 at Los Angeles Rams L 35–41 4–2 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 100,740 Recap 7 November 9 Green Bay Packers W 24–10 5–2 Wrigley Field 48,424 Recap 8 November 16 Baltimore Colts L 0–17 5–3 Wrigley Field 48,664 Recap 9 November 23 at Detroit Lions W 20–7 6–3 Briggs Stadium 55,280 Recap 10 November 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 10–24 6–4 Forbes Field 20,094 Recap 11 December 7 Chicago Cardinals W 30–14 7–4 Wrigley Field 41,617 Recap 12 December 14 Detroit Lions W 21–16 8–4 Wrigley Field 38,346 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Saturday night game: October 4. Standings Roster thumb|center|500px|Chicago Bears team Chicago Bears 1958 roster Quarterbacks 16 George Blanda K 12 Zeke Bratkowski P 15 Ed Brown quarterback P 14 Rudy Bukich Running backs 25 J. C. Caroline 35 Rick Casares 36 Merrill Douglas y 28 Willie Galimore 47 Johnny Morris American football y Receivers 39 Ralph Anderson wide receiver y 86 Bob Jewett y 83 Bill McColl 45 Rocky Ryan American football Offensive linemen 67 Abe Gibron G 60 Don Healy y G 78 Stan Jones American football T/G 74 Bob Kilcullen G/T 79 Dick Klein American football y T 70 Herman Lee T 76 John Mellekas C 55 Larry Strickland C Defensive linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE 72 Bill Bishop American football DT 51 Wayne Hansen DE/MLB 71 Earl Leggett DT 75 Fred Williams defensive lineman DT/DE Linebackers 31 Joe Fortunato linebacker OLB 61 Bill George linebacker MLB 54 Chuck Howley y OLB 69 Bill Roehnelt y OLB Defensive backs 24 Erich Barnes y CB 49 Jack Johnson defensive back CB/P 26 Charlie Sumner S 40 Stan Wallace S 48 Vic Zucco CB Reserve 85 Bob Carey American football WR (IR) 7px 50 John Damore G/C (IR) 7px 43 Jim Dooley WR (IR) 7px 87 Harlon Hill WR (IR) 7px 82 Jack Hoffman DE (IR) 7px Rookies in italics Source: References 35em Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:1958 in Chicago