1928 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season November 2013 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1928 7–5–1 5th NFL George S. Halas, Dutch Sternaman George Halas Wrigley Field Bears seasons The 1928 season was the Chicago Bears' 9th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve on their 9–3–2 record from 1927 and finished with a 7–5–1 record under head coach George Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the team standings. Despite playing ten of their thirteen games at home, this marked the team's worst record to date. The season had its high points, including two shutout wins over the crosstown rival Chicago Cardinals, a shutout win over the defending champion New York Giants, and convincing victories over Frankford, Dayton, and Pottsville. However, two losses each to Detroit and the Green Bay Packers made in 1928 a disappointment to the normally contending Bears. Chicago's problem was that the old guard was aging with Joey Sternaman, Paddy Driscoll, and George Halas, who also played, were now in their early 30s. The pace of playing 3 games in 8 days around Thanksgiving was at the time a standard practice. The Thanksgiving game was not a substitute for the Sunday game but just an extra game which also hurt the veteran Bears down the stretch as in previous years.June 2021 Joe Sternaman and William Senn starred on offense with 4 and 5 touchdowns each. Sternaman also shared kicking duties with Driscoll. The passing game became more important and the Bears scored 11 touchdowns on the air, versus 13 on the ground. This was a league-wide trend, foreshadowing the ascendancy of Don Hutson and Sammy Baugh of the 1930s.https://www.profootballarchives.com/1928nflchib.html 1928 Chicago Bears (NFL) - Pro Football Archives Future Hall of Fame players Paddy Driscoll, back George Halas, end Link Lyman, tackle George Trafton, center Other leading players William Senn, back Ed Sternaman, back Joe Sternaman, quarterback Laurie Walquist, quarterback Players departed from 1927 Ed Healey, tackle (retired) Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Attendance Venue Recap Sources 1 September 23 Chicago Cardinals W 15–0 1–0 4,000 Normal Park Recap 2 September 30 at Green Bay Packers T 12–12 1–0–1 8,500 Green Bay City Stadium Recap — October 7 at Minneapolis Marines W 12–6 — "capacity" DePaul Field "Joesting Stars as Minneapolis Loses to Chicago Bears: Sturtridge and Walquist Score Touchdowns for Bruins 12–6 Win," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 8, 1928, pp. 11–12. 3 October 14 New York Giants W 13–0 2–0–1 15,000 Wrigley Field Recap 4 October 21 Green Bay Packers L 6–16 2–1–1 15,000 Wrigley Field Recap 5 October 28 Detroit Wolverines L 0–6 2–2–1 20,000 Wrigley Field Recap Wilfrid Smith, "Detroit Line Attack Beats Bears, 6–0: Friedman the Passer Shines in a New Role," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 29, 1928, pp. 23-24.Associated Press, "Benny's Team Defeats Bears: Wolverines Cling to Professional League Lead by 6–0 Victory," Detroit Free Press, Oct. 29, 1928, p. 16. 6 November 4 New York Yankees W 27–0 3–2–1 10,000 Wrigley Field Recap 7 November 11 Dayton Triangles W 27–0 4–2–1 5,000 Wrigley Field Recap 8 November 18 Pottsville Maroons W 13–6 5–2–1 5,000 Wrigley Field Recap 9 November 25 Detroit Wolverines L 7–14 5–3–1 15,000 Wrigley Field Recap "Detroit Pros Rally to Beat Bears," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 26, 1928, p. 16.Associated Press, "Wolverines Trounce Chicago Bears," Decatur Herald and Review, Nov. 26, 1928, p. 4."Benny Defeats Chicago Bears Single-Handed," Decatur Evening Herald, Nov. 26, 1928, p. 13. 10 November 29 Chicago Cardinals W 34–0 6–3–1 10,000 Wrigley Field Recap 11 December 2 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 28–6 7–3–1 12,000 Wrigley Field Recap 12 December 9 Green Bay Packers L 0–6 7–4–1 14,000 Wrigley Field Recap 13 December 15 at Frankford Yellow Jackets L 0–19 7–5–1 7,000 Frankford Stadium Recap Standings References Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Bears Category:1928 in Chicago