1967 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1967 7–6–1 2nd place Central George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1967 season was the Chicago Bears' 48th season in the National Football League. The team improved on their 5–7–2 record from 1966 and finished with a 7–6–1 record and earning them a second-place finish in the newly formed Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference. 1967 also marked the final season with George Halas as the team's head coach. Halas, one of the founders of the NFL, continued as the owner of the franchise until his death in 1983. Offseason NFL draft 1967 NFL/AFL draft 1967 Chicago Bears 1 10 Loyd Phillips Defensive end Arkansas yes 2 36 Bob Jones Wide receiver San Diego State yes 3 63 Garry Lyle Running back George Washington yes 4 90 Al Dodd Cornerback Northwestern State yes 4 95 Tom Greenlee Defensive back Washington no 5 119 Bruce Alford Jr. Kicker TCU no 6 142 Virgil Carter Quarterback BYU yes 6 143 Doug Kriewald Guard West Texas A&M yes 7 169 John Truitt Wide receiver Indiana State no 8 195 Roger Murphy Wide receiver Northwestern no 8 200 Jerry Griffin Linebacker SMU no 9 221 Greg Cass Center Washington no 11 273 Earl Mayo Running back Morgan State no 12 299 Bruce Green Wide receiver Midland (Neb.) no 13 326 Kaye Carstens Defensive back Nebraska no 14 351 Lynn Nesbitt Guard Wake Forest no 15 377 Terry Oakes Defensive end San Francisco State no 16 403 Bill Rogers Defensive back Weber State no 17 429 Jack Myers Linebacker Western Colorado no no no Undrafted free agents + 1967 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeFred BristoCornerbackTennessee StateFloyd ButlerRunning backNortheastern StateBob StarkWide receiverNorthern Illinois Roster 1967 Chicago Bears 10 Rudy Bukich 11 Jack Concannon 12 Larry Rakestraw 29 Ronnie Bull 32 Ralph Kurek 48 Andy Livingston 41 Brian Piccolo 40 Gale Sayers 45 Dick Gordon 43 Bob Jones 80 Jimmy Jones 47 Johnny Morris 85 Duane Allen 84 Austin Denney 72 Jim Cadile G 65 Randy Jackson T 70 Bob Pickens T 50 Mike Pyle C 64 Mike Rabold G 67 George Seals G 63 Bob Wetoska T 81 Marty Amsler DE 73 Frank Cornish DT 79 Dick Evey DT 76 John Johnson DT 74 Frank McRae DT 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE 55 Doug Buffone OLB 51 Dick Butkus MLB 59 Rudy Kuechenberg OLB 53 Jim Purnell OLB 62 Mike Reilly OLB 22 Charlie Brown SS 46 Curt Gentry CB 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon SS 20 Joe Taylor CB 24 Roosevelt Taylor FS 88 Bobby Joe Green P 83 Mac Percival K 61 Don Croftcheck G (IR) 7px 23 Al Dodd CB (IR) 7px 86 Loyd Phillips DE (IR) 7px 89 Terry Stoepel TE (Military) 68 Dennis Brewster DE 15 Virgil Carter QB 25 Tom Greenlee S 60 Doug Kriewald G 44 Garry Lyle RB 57 Dan Pride OLB Regular season 1967 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 13–41 0–1 Pitt Stadium 53,365 2 September 24 at Green Bay Packers L 10–13 0–2 Lambeau Field 50,861 3 October 1 at Minnesota Vikings W 17–7 1–2 Metropolitan Stadium 44,868 4 October 8 Baltimore Colts L 3–24 1–3 Wrigley Field 47,190 5 October 15 Detroit Lions W 14–3 2–3 Wrigley Field 46,024 6 October 22 at Cleveland Browns L 0–24 2–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 83,183 7 October 29 Los Angeles Rams L 17–28 2–5 Wrigley Field 46,073 8 November 5 at Detroit Lions W 27–13 3–5 Tiger Stadium 55,606 9 November 12 New York Giants W 34–7 4–5 Wrigley Field 46,223 10 November 19 St. Louis Cardinals W 30–3 5–5 Wrigley Field 47,147 11 November 26 Green Bay Packers L 13–17 5–6 Wrigley Field 47,513 12 December 3 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–14 6–6 Kezar Stadium 25,613 13 December 10 Minnesota Vikings T 10–10 6–6–1 Wrigley Field 40,110 14 December 17 at Atlanta Falcons W 23–14 7–6–1 Atlanta Stadium 54,107 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 Bears 13 0 0 0 Steelers 10 7 17 7 September 17 Pitt Stadium 53,365 71 F; wind 5 mph Week 2 Bears 0 0 3 7 Packers 0 10 0 3 September 24 Lambeau Field 50,861 49 F; wind 9 mph Week 3 Bears 7 0 10 0 Vikings 0 0 0 7 October 1 Metropolitan Stadium 44,868 65 F; wind 15 mph Week 4 Colts 0 3 7 14 Bears 3 0 0 0 October 8 Wrigley Field 47,190 61 F; wind 12 mph Week 5 Lions 0 0 0 3 Bears 0 7 0 7 October 15 Wrigley Field 46,024 58 F; wind 8 mph Week 6 Bears 0 0 0 0 Browns 0 0 7 17 October 22 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 83,183 44 F; wind 4 mph Week 7 Rams 7 7 7 7 Bears 0 7 3 7 October 29 Wrigley Field 46,073 42 F; wind 13 mph Week 8 Bears 14 7 6 0 Lions 0 7 6 0 November 5 Tiger Stadium 55,606 32 F; wind 15 mph Week 9 Giants 7 0 0 0 Bears 0 20 7 7 November 12 Wrigley Field 46,223 51 F; wind 15 mph Week 10 Cardinals 3 0 0 0 Bears 7 20 3 0 November 19 Wrigley Field 47,147 33 F; wind 10 mph Week 11 Packers 7 7 3 0 Bears 7 3 0 3 November 26 Wrigley Field 47,513 39 F; wind 14 mph Week 12 Bears 7 7 14 0 49ers 0 0 7 7 December 3 Kezar Stadium 25,613 53 F; wind 13 mph Week 13 Vikings 0 7 0 3 Bears 3 0 7 0 December 10 Wrigley Field 40,110 37 F; wind 15 mph yes Q1 CHI Percival 12 yard field goal CHI 3–0 Q2 MIN Phillips 35 yard pass from Kapp (Cox kick) MIN 7–3 Q3 CHI Sayers 7 yard run (Percival kick) CHI 10–3 Q4 MIN Cox 25 yard field goal Tie 10–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Oct-24. Week 14 Bears 7 10 3 3 Falcons 7 0 0 7 December 17 Atlanta Stadium 54,107 46 F; wind 7 mph Standings Awards and records Milestones References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:Long stubs with short prose Category:1967 in Chicago