1943 NFL Championship Game

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The 1943 NFL Championship Game was the 11th annual title game of the National Football League (NFL), held at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 26 with an attendance of 34,320.http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1943/12/26/page/23/article/bears-play-redskins-today-for-pro-title Chicago Daily Tribune Prell Edward Bears play Redskins today for pro title December 26, 1943 1, part 2 http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1943/12/27/page/17/ Chicago Daily Tribune Prell Edward Bears crush Redskins, 41-21; win pro title December 26, 1943 17 Luckman restores Bears to pro grid title https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=i1cbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6013%2C5007080 Pittsburgh Press United Press December 27, 1943 16 In a rematch of the previous year's game, the Western Division champion Chicago Bears (8–1–1) met the Eastern Division champion Washington Redskins (6–3–1). The previous week, the Redskins had defeated the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in a playoff game by a score of 28–0 to determine the champs of the east, after the teams ended the regular season with identical records.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=hVcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5991%2C3283744 Pittsburgh Press United Press Baugh's brilliancey nets Redskins triumph December 20, 1943 22 The Redskins had dropped their final three regular season games, including two to the Giants. Even though the Giants had swept the season series with Washington, the rules of the time called for a tiebreaker game (division tiebreaker games were eliminated in 1967 with the development of divisional tiebreaking rules). thumb|right|300px|Wrigley Field in Chicago, site of the 1943 NFL Championship Game. The divisional playoff game pushed the championship game back to its latest ever date, and the late-December Chicago weather caused the game to be dubbed the "Ice Bowl."'Ice Bowl' won't do big business https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ilcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=kkwEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3433%2C4753232 Pittsburgh Press 32 December 26, 1943 The Bears were favored by a touchdown,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MTJQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7g0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=4030%2C1594239 Milwaukee Sentinel INS Healey Gerald B. Bears 7 point favorites to beat Redskins in pro title game December 26, 1943 1B and won by twenty points, 41–21. The crowd was smaller than the previous year's and well off the championship game record of 48,120 set in 1938, but the gross gate receipts of $120,500 set a record.Each Bear player receives $1,135 for victory game https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mF8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6506%2C4437400 Milwaukee Journal Associated Press 4, part 2 December 27, 1943 In addition to the gate, radio broadcast rights to the game were sold for $5,000. The Bears were led by quarterback Sid Luckman while Sammy Baugh was the quarterback for the Redskins. The Redskins were coached by Dutch Bergman. The Chicago win marked the franchise's third championship in four seasons, their fourth since the institution of the NFL Championship Game in 1933, and their sixth championship overall.Bear Defeat Reskins for Pro Title on Luckman's Five Touchdown Passes The New York Times 24 December 27, 1943 Rosters Starters + Starting lineupsBearsPositionRedskinsJim Benton Left end Bob MastersonDom Sigillo Left tackle Lou RymkusDan Fortmann Left guard Clyde ShugartBulldog Turner Center George SmithGeorge Musso Right guard Steve SlivinskiAl Hoptowit Right tackle Joe PasquaGeorge Wilson Right end Joe AguirreSid Luckman Quarterback Ray HareHarry Clarke Left halfback George CafegoDante Magnani Right halfback Frank SenoBob Masters Fullback Andy Farkas Substitutions Bears substitutions: Pool, Berry, Steinkemper, Babartsky, Mundee, Ippolito, Logan, Matuza, McLean, Luckman, Famighetti, Nagurski, McEnulty, Nolting and Vodicka. Redskins substitutions: Piasecky, Lapka, Wilkin, Zeno, Fiorentino, Leon, Hayden, Baugh, Seymour, Moore, Gibson, Akins and Stasica. Officials Referee: Ronald Gibbs Umpire: John Kelly Head linesman: Charlie Berry Field judge: Eddie Tryon The NFL had only four game officials in 1943; the back judge was added in 1947, the line judge in 1965, and the side judge in 1978. Scoring summary text-align:center; background:#eee Chicago Bears 41, Washington Redskins 21 December 26, 1943 2 p.m. CWT (CDT) Redskins 0 7 7 7 Bears 0 14 13 14 Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter no scoring Second quarter WAS – Andy Farkas 1-yard run (Bob Masterson kick). Redskins 7–0 CHI – Harry Clarke 31-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick). Tied 7–7 CHI – Bronko Nagurski 3-yard run (Snyder kick). Bears 14–7 Third quarter CHI – Dante Magnani 36-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Snyder kick). Bears 21–7 CHI – Dante Magnani 66-yard pass from Sid Luckman (kick failed). Bears 27–7 WAS – Andy Farkas 17-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Masterson kick). Bears 27–14 Fourth quarter CHI – Jim Benton 26-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Snyder kick). Bears 34–14 CHI – Harry Clarke 10-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Snyder kick). Bears 41–14 WAS – Joe Aguirre 25-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Aguirre kick). Bears 41–21 Game statistics StatisticsBoxscore https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/194312260chi.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com June 8, 2011Kuechle Oliver E. Bear Bury Skins; Sid Luckman Stars https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=mF8aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CCMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4687%2C4437626 June 8, 2011 Milwaukee Journal L4 December 27, 1943Chicago Washington First downs 12 11 Rushes–yards44–168 27–45 Passing yards 276 182 Passes Completions–Attempts–Interceptions 14–27–0 10–22–4Punt return yards 66 37 Punts Number–Average yardage 5–32 5–48.4 Kickoff return yards 21 167 Fumbles–lost 0–0 1–0 Penalties–yards9–81 2–20 Players' shares Each player on the Bears took home $1,135 while each member of the Redskins got $754. See also 1943 NFL playoffs References 2 41.948 -87.656 type:event title Champ 1943 NFL Championship Game Category:Chicago Bears postseason Category:Washington Redskins postseason NFL Championship Category:December 1943 sports events in the United States Category:1940s in Chicago Category:American football competitions in Chicago Category:Events at Wrigley Field