1954 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1954 8–4 2nd NFL Western George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1954 season was the Chicago Bears' 35th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 3–8–1 record from 1953 and finished at 8–4 under head coach and owner George Halas, runner-up in the Western Conference.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cXxIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=22oDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4140%2C5937964 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Bear passes rip Lions, 28-24 December 13, 1954 22 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1954/gamelog/ Chicago Bears 1954 Games and Schedule Pro-Football-Reference.com Regular season 1954 NFL season Schedule thumb|right|260px|Cover of the program for the December 12 season finale against the Detroit Lions. Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 26 at Detroit Lions L 23–48 0–1 Briggs Stadium 52,343 Recap 2 October 3 at Green Bay Packers W 10–3 1–1 City Stadium 24,414Recap 3 October 10 Baltimore Colts W 28–9 2–1 Wrigley Field 27,845 Recap 4 October 17 San Francisco 49ers L 24–31 2–2 Wrigley Field 42,935 Recap 5 October 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 38–42 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,204 Recap 6 October 31 at San Francisco 49ers W 31–27 3–3 Kezar Stadium 49,833 Recap 7 November 7 Green Bay Packers W 28–23 4–3 Wrigley Field 47,038 Recap 8 November 14 Cleveland Browns L 10–39 4–4 Wrigley Field 48,773 Recap 9 November 21 at Baltimore Colts W 28–13 5–4 Memorial Stadium 23,093 Recap 10 November 28 Los Angeles Rams W 24–13 6–4 Wrigley Field 32,338 Recap 11 December 5 at Chicago Cardinals W 29–7 7–4 Comiskey Park 33,594 Recap 12 December 12 Detroit Lions W 28–24 8–4 Wrigley Field 37,240 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster Chicago Bears 1954 roster Quarterbacks 12 Zeke Bratkowski P 15 Ed Brown P/CB Running backs 46 Billy Anderson 32 Leon Campbell 89 John Hoffman 30 Chick Jagade 39 Pete Perini 45 Billy Stone Receivers 43 Jim Dooley 87 Harlon Hill 83 Bill McColl 88 Gene Schroeder Offensive linemen 62 Kline Gilbert G 78 Stan Jones T 55 Larry Strickland C 72 Bill Wightkin T 75 Fred Williams G Defensive linemen 73 Bill Bishop DT/DE 81 Larry Brink DE 65 Herman Clark MG 64 Ted Daffer DE 61 Bill George MG/LB/K 58 John Kreamcheck DT 74 Paul Lipscomb MG/DT 76 Ed Meadows DT  7 Ed Sprinkle DE Linebackers 51 Wayne Hansen C 50 Bones Weatherly Defensive backs 80 John Helwig CB  6 Don Kindt CB/RB 29 McNeil Moore S 20 Ray Gene Smith CB 40 Stan Wallace S/CB Reserve list -- Don Bingham RB (Military) 16 George Blanda QB/K (IR) 7px 71 George Connor LB (IR) 7px -- Jack Hoffman DE (Military) 10 Tommy O'Connell QB (Military) Rookies in italics Source: References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:1954 in Chicago