1956 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1956 9–2–1 1st NFL Western George Halas Paddy Driscoll Wrigley Field Lost NFL Championship(at Giants) 7–47 Bears seasons The 1956 season was the Chicago Bears' 37th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–4 record from 1955 and finished with a 9–2–1 record, under first-year head coach Paddy Driscoll to win the Western Conference and played in their first NFL championship game since 1946.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/12/17/page/67/ Chicago Daily Tribune Strickler George Bears win West title; beat Lions, 38-21 December 17, 1956 1, part 4 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xV9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7519%2C3624964 Milwaukee Sentinel Bears win Western crown, 38-21 Lea Bud Bud Lea December 17, 1956 2, part 2 The title game against the New York Giants was at Yankee Stadium and the Giants won, 47–7.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/12/31/page/17/ Chicago Daily Tribune Why Bears were crushed in title game Strickler George December 31, 1956 1, part 2https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-E41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZH4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718%2C3562757 Milwaukee Journal Mosby Wade Giants outclass Bears, 47-7 to win first pro title in 18 years December 31, 1956 2, part 9 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 30 at Baltimore Colts L 21–28 0–1 Memorial Stadium 45,221 Recap 2 October 7 at Green Bay Packers W 37–21 1–1 City Stadium 24,668 Recap 3 October 14 San Francisco 49ers W 31–7 2–1 Wrigley Field 47,526 Recap 4 October 21 Baltimore Colts W 58–27 3–1 Wrigley Field 48,364 Recap 5 October 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 38–21 4–1 Kezar Stadium 52,612 Recap 6 November 4 at Los Angeles Rams W 35–24 5–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,894 Recap 7 November 11 Green Bay Packers W 38–14 6–1 Wrigley Field 49,172 Recap 8 November 18 Los Angeles Rams W 30–21 7–1 Wrigley Field 48,102 Recap 9 November 25 at New York Giants T 17–17 7–1–1 Yankee Stadium 55,191 Recap 10 December 2 at Detroit Lions L 10–42 7–2–1 Briggs Stadium 57,024 Recap 11 December 9 Chicago Cardinals W 10–3 8–2–1 Wrigley Field 48,606 Recap 12 December 16 Detroit Lions W 38–21 9–2–1 Wrigley Field 49,086 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Postseason 1956 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 30 New York Giants L 7–47 Yankee Stadium 56,836 Recap Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the October 14 game against the visiting San Francisco 49ers. Roster Chicago Bears 1956 roster Quarterbacks 16 George Blanda K 15 Ed Brown P 11 Jim Haluska Running backs 46 Don Bingham 35 Rick Casares 89 John Hoffman 45 Bobby Watkins Receivers 43 Jim Dooley 87 Harlon Hill 83 Bill McColl 88 Gene Schroeder Offensive linemen 65 Herman Clark G 62 Kline Gilbert T 78 Stan Jones G 54 Dick Klawitter C 76 John Mellekas T 67 Tom Roggeman G 55 Larry Strickland C 72 Bill Wightkin T Defensive linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE 73 Bill Bishop DT 63 M. L. Brackett DE/DT 82 Jack Hoffman DE 86 Ed Meadows DE 75 Fred Williams DT Linebackers 31 Joe Fortunato OLB 61 Bill George MLB 51 Wayne Hansen OLB Defensive backs 25 J. C. Caroline CB/RB 80 John Helwig CB 29 McNeil Moore S 20 Ray Gene Smith CB 40 Stan Wallace S Reserve list 12 Zeke Bratkowski QB/P (Military) 41 Harland Carl RB (IR) 7px -- Ron Drzewiecki RB (Military) 21 Perry Jeter RB (IR) 7px 26 Charlie Sumner CB (Military) Rookies in italics Source: References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:1956 in Chicago