1947 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 File:471207-Bears-Rams-program.jpg Chicago Bears 1947 8–4 2nd NFL Western George Halas George Halas Wrigley Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1947 season was the Chicago Bears' 28th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 8–2–1 record from 1946 and finished with an 8–4 record, under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division behind their inner-city rivals the Chicago Cardinals missing out on an NFL title game appearance.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1947/gamelog/ Chicago Bears 1947 Games and Schedule Pro-Football-Reference.com Before the season Draft 1947 NFL draft 1947 Chicago Bears 1 1 Bob Fenimore HB Oklahoma A&M Special Lottery Pick yes 1 11 Don Kindt DB Wisconsin yes 3 23 Frank Minini HB San Jose State yes yes 5 32 Lloyd Merriman B Stanford 5 35 Jim Canady B 1946 Arkansas A&M Boll Weevils Arkansas A&M Played with Bears in 1948 6 42 Roger Stephens B Cincinnati 6 45 Harlan Wetz T Texas Signed with the Brooklyn Dodgers (AAFC) 7 55 Reid Moseley E Georgia 8 65 Allen Smith E Ole Miss yes 9 75 Dwight Eddleman B Illinois 10 85 Arnold Tucker B Army 11 95 Larry Hatch B Washington 12 105 Tony Adamle LB Ohio State Signed with the Cleveland Browns (AAFC) yes 13 115 Emile Fritz G Maryland 14 125 Jim Turner T California 15 135 Wayne Goodall E Oklahoma City 16 145 Verne Gagne E Minnesota 17 155 Wally Dreyer DB Michigan Played with the Bears in 1949 18 165 Walt Pupa B North Carolina 19 175 John McLellan T Montana State 20 185 Bill Cromer B Texas 21 195 Russ Reader DB Michigan State yes 22 205 Jim Batchelor B 1946 East Texas State Lions East Texas State 23 215 Al Lawler HB Texas Played for Bears in 1948 24 225 Gordon Berlin C Washington 25 235 John Cunningham E California 26 245 Max Morris E Northwestern Signed with the Chicago Rockets (AAFC) 27 255 Bill Morris E Oklahoma 28 265 Joe Bill Baumgardner HB Texas 29 275 Jerry McCarthy E Penn 30 285 Jack Pierce B Illinois 31 293 Ed Ehlers B Purdue nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1947_draft.htm 1947 Chicago Bears Draftees Pro Football Reference August 11, 2020 Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap Sources 1 September 28 at Green Bay Packers L 20–29 0–1 City Stadium Recap 2 October 5 at Chicago Cardinals L 7–31 0–2 Comiskey Park Recap 3 October 12 Philadelphia Eagles W 40–7 1–2 Wrigley Field Recap 4 October 19 Detroit Lions W 33–24 2–2 Wrigley Field Recap 5 October 26 at Washington Redskins W 56–20 3–2 Griffith Stadium Recap 6 November 2 at Boston Yanks W 28–24 4–2 Fenway Park Recap 7 November 9 Green Bay Packers W 20–17 5–2 Wrigley Field Recap 8 November 16 at Los Angeles Rams W 41–21 6–2 L.A. Memorial Coliseum Recap 9 November 23 Pittsburgh Steelers W 49–7 7–2 Wrigley Field Recap 10 November 27 at Detroit Lions W 34–14 8–2 Briggs Stadium Recap 11 December 7 Los Angeles Rams L 14–17 8–3 Wrigley Field Recap 12 December 14 Chicago Cardinals L 21–30 8–4 Wrigley Field Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster Chicago Bears 1947 final rosterQuarterbacks 42 Sid Luckman  4 Nick Sacrinty S Ends/Receivers 14 Ed Cifers 25 Mike Jarmoluk 51 Ken Kavanaugh 20 Jim Keane 32 Allen Smith  7 Ed Sprinkle Linemen/Linebackers 82 Ray Bray MG/G 31 Stu Clarkson C/LB 24 Fred Davis T/DT 21 Chuck Drulis MG/G 22 Ed Ecker DT/T 13 Thurman Garrett G 35 Fred Hartman T/DT 15 Mike Holovak LB/FB 33 Bill Johnson G 29 Ed Kolman DT/T 38 Bill Milner G/LB 18 Joe Osmanski LB/FB 53 Pat Preston G/MG 45 Walt Stickel T/DT 66 Bulldog Turner LB/C Backs 36 Tom Farris 55 Bob Fenimore  8 Hugh Gallarneau 39 George Gulyanics P  6 Don Kindt  5 George McAfee 57 Ray McLean K 44 Frank Minini LB 10 Noah Mullins  9 Bill Osmanski 11 Russ Reader Rookies in italics Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the December 14 season finale with the crosstown rival Chicago Cards. The Cardinals won the game and with it, the division title. References Chicago Bears 1947 Chicago Bears Category:1947 in Chicago