1941 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 1941-Bears-mediaguide.jpg Chicago Bears 1941 10–1 1st NFL Western George Halas Wrigley Field Won Divisional Playoff(vs. Packers) 33–14Won NFL Championship(vs. Giants) 37–9 Bears seasons The 1941 season was the Chicago Bears' 22nd in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–3 record in 1939–40 and finished at 10–1 under head coach George Halas, en route to their second straight NFL championship and fifth league title.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1941.htm 1941 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1941/gamelog/ Chicago Bears 1941 Games and Schedule Pro-Football-Reference.com Before the season Draft 1941 NFL draft 1941 Chicago Bears 1 1 Tom Harmon Halfback Michigan 1 3 Norm Standlee Fullback Stanford yes yes 1 9 Don Scott Back Ohio State 3 23 Hugh Gallarneau Halfback Stanford yes yes 5 39 Charlie O'Rourke Quarterback Boston College 6 48 Tommy O'Boyle Guard Tulane 7 59 John Federovitch Tackle Davis & Elkins yes yes 8 61 Fred Hartman Tackle Rice 8 62 David Rankin End Purdue 8 68 Al Matuza Center Georgetown yes yes 9 79 Hal Lahar Guard Oklahoma yes yes 10 88 Jim (Sweet) Lalanne Back North Carolina 11 99 Jim Hardin End Kentucky 12 108 Bob Morrow Back Illinois Wesleyan 13 119 Jim Johnson Back Santa Clara 14 128 Johnny Martin Wingback Oklahoma 15 139 Jack Mulkey End Fresno State 16 148 Bob Osterman Center Notre Dame 17 159 Bill Glenn Quarterback Eastern Illinois 18 168 Ollie Hahnenstein Back Northwestern 19 179 Alex Winterson Tackle Duke 20 188 Jack Odle Quarterback TCU 21 194 Hunter Corbern Guard Mississippi State 22 198 Dave Buck Tackle Colgate nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1941_draft.htm 1941 Chicago Bears Draftees Pro Football Reference June 27, 2024 Regular season Schedule thumb|right|260px|Program for a preseason exhibition game against a team of college Eastern All-Stars. Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 28 at Green Bay Packers W 25–17 1–0 City Stadium 24,876 Recap 2 October 5 at Cleveland Rams W 48–21 2–0 Municipal Stadium 23,850 Recap 3 October 12 Chicago Cardinals W 53–7 3–0 Wrigley Field 34,668 Recap 4 October 19 Detroit Lions W 49–0 4–0 Wrigley Field 29,980 Recap 5 October 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–7 5–0 Wrigley Field 17,212 Recap 6 November 2 Green Bay Packers L 14–16 5–1 Wrigley Field 46,484 Recap 7 November 9 Cleveland Rams W 31–13 6–1 Wrigley Field 18,102 Recap 8 November 16 Washington Redskins W 35–21 7–1 Wrigley Field 30,095 Recap 9 November 23 at Detroit Lions W 24–7 8–1 Briggs Stadium 28,657 Recap 10 November 30 at Philadelphia Eagles W 49–14 9–1 Shibe Park 32,608 Recap 11 December 7 at Chicago Cardinals W 34–24 10–1 Comiskey Park 18,879 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings thumb|right|260px|Program for the October 19 match-up with the visiting Detroit Lions. This is a stock commercial cover illustration. thumb|right|260px|This program for the 1941 Redskins game features QB Solly Sherman in 1940 action against the Detroit Lions. Postseason The Bears won the Western Division championship by beating the Packers, 33–14, in a playoff at Wrigley Field. The Bears then beat the Giants, 37–9, at Wrigley Field to win the NFL Championship. See 1941 NFL playoffs and 1941 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources Western Division December 14 Green Bay Packers W 33–14 1–0 Wrigley Field 43,425 Recap NFL Championship December 21 New York Giants W 37–9 2–0 Wrigley Field 13,341 Recap Roster 1941 Chicago Bears final rosterQuarterbacks 37 Young Bussey S 42 Sid Luckman P/S 17 Bob Snyder K/S Ends/Receivers 51 Ken Kavanaugh 20 Bob Nowaskey 14 Dick Plasman K 76 Hamp Pool  6 John Siegal 30 George Wilson Linemen/Linebackers 35 Lee Artoe T/DT 26 Al Baisi G/DG 82 Ray Bray G/DG 34 John Federovitch T/DT 23 Aldo Forte G/DG 21 Dan Fortmann G/DG 24 Billy Hughes C/LB 29 Ed Kolman T/DT 12 Hal Lahar G/T/DG/DT 15 Al Matuza C/LB 27 Joe Mihal T/DT 16 George Musso G/DG 13 Joe Stydahar T/DT/K 66 Bulldog Turner C/LB Backs  4 Harry Clarke RB/CB  2 Gary Famiglietti FB/LB  8 Hugh Gallarneau RB/CB 11 Joe Maniaci FB/LB/K  5 George McAfee RB/CB/P 57 Ray McLean RB/CB 25 Ray Nolting RB/CB  9 Bill Osmanski FB/LB 22 Norm Standlee FB/LB 48 Bob Swisher RB/CB Reserve Bill Rogers T/DT (inactive) Rookies in italics All-Star Game The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 35–24 on January 4, 1942. References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Category:NFL championship seasons Chicago Bears Category:1941 in Chicago