1948 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1948 10–2 2nd NFL Western George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1948 season was the Chicago Bears' 29th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–4 record from 1947 and finished with a 10–2 record (the teams best finish in the 3rd Halas era) under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division yet again missing out on an NFL title game appearance.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1948/gamelog/ Chicago Bears 1948 Games and Schedule Pro-Football-Reference.com Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 2 September 26 at Green Bay Packers W 45–7 1–0 City Stadium 25,546 Recap 3 October 4 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–17 2–0 Comiskey Park 52,765 Recap 4 October 10 Los Angeles Rams W 42–21 3–0 Wrigley Field 43,707 Recap 5 October 17 Detroit Lions W 28–0 4–0 Wrigley Field 35,425 Recap 6 October 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–12 4–1 Shibe Park 36,227 Recap 7 October 31 New York Giants W 35–14 5–1 Wrigley Field 41,608 Recap 8 November 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 21–6 6–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 56,263 Recap 9 November 14 Green Bay Packers W 7–6 7–1 Wrigley Field 48,113 Recap 10 November 21 at Boston Yanks W 51–17 8–1 Fenway Park 18,048 Recap 11 November 28 Washington Redskins W 48–13 9–1 Wrigley Field 42,299 Recap 12 December 5 at Detroit Lions W 42–14 10–1 Briggs Stadium 27,485 Recap 13 December 12 Chicago Cardinals L 21–24 10–2 Wrigley Field 51,283 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster Chicago Bears 1948 final rosterQuarterbacks 22 Bobby Layne 42 Sid Luckman P 32 Johnny Lujack S/K Backs 57 J. R. Boone 30 Bill DeCorrevont 11 Fred Evans  9 Dick Flanagan 39 George Gulyanics P  6 Don Kindt 33 Al Lawler  5 George McAfee 44 Frank Minini 10 Noah Mullins 18 Joe Osmanski Linemen/Linebackers 41 Alf Bauman DT/T 82 Ray Bray G/MG 31 Stu Clarkson OLB/C 81 George Connor T/DT 24 Fred Davis DT/T 21 Chuck Drulis G/MG 13 Thurman Garrett C 15 Mike Holovak OLB/FB 38 Bill Milner MLB/G 53 Pat Preston MG/G 23 Wash Serini DT/G 35 Paul Stenn T/DT 45 Walt Stickel T/DT 66 Bulldog Turner C/OLB Ends/Receivers 26 Joe Abbey 14 Ed Cifers 51 Ken Kavanaugh 20 Jim Keane 16 Hank Norberg 30 Allen Smith  7 Ed Sprinkle Reserve list  8 Jim Canady CB/RB (IR) 7px Rookies in italics Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the November 14 home game against the arch-rival Green Bay Packers. References Chicago Bears 1948 Chicago Bears Category:1948 in Chicago