1924 Chicago Bears season

The 1924 Chicago Bears season was their fifth regular season completed in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve on their 9–2–2 record from 1923 and finished with an 8–3–4 record under head coach George Halas earning them a second-place finish in the team standings, the fourth time in the last five years. The Bears started slow with 2 ties and a loss, but quickly gained their stride, winning 6 of their last 8 games with two ties. The Bears' only loss of the year was to the Cleveland Bulldogs, the eventual champions (the NFL officially considers the 1924 Bulldogs a different team than the Canton team from the previous year – however, all the players were the same). Despite coming in second, the Bears did defeat the cross-town rival Cardinals twice, both shutouts, and their future classic rival, the Green Bay Packers, once in a 3–0 shutout. The Sternaman brothers again carried the team, with Joe Sternaman having his best season. The younger Sternaman scored 6 touchdowns, threw for another, had 9 field goals, and 12 PATs, finishing with 75 of the Bears' 136 points.

1924 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record8–3–4 Overall
6–1–4 NFL
League place2nd NFL

Future Hall of Fame players

Other leading players

Schedule
DateOpponentLocationResultScoreRecord
Sep. 28at Rock Island IndependentsDouglas ParkTie0–00–0–1
Oct 5at Cleveland BulldogsDunn FieldLoss16–140–1–1
Oct 12Racine LegionWrigley FieldTie10–100–1–2
Oct 19Chicago CardinalsWrigley FieldWin6–01–1–2
Oct 26Frankford YellowjacketsWrigley FieldWin33–32–1–2
Nov 2Rock Island IndependentsWrigley FieldTie3–32–1–3
Nov 9Columbus TigersWrigley FieldWin12–63–1–3
Nov 16Racine LegionWrigley FieldTie3–33–1–4
Nov 23Green Bay PackersWrigley FieldWin3–04–1–4
Nov 27at Chicago CardinalsComiskey ParkWin21–05–1–4
Nov 30Milwaukee BadgersWrigley FieldWin31–146–1–4

1924 NFL exhibition games
DateOpponentLocationResultScore
Sep. 21Green Bay PackersBellevue ParkLoss0–5
Dec 7Cleveland BulldogsWrigley FieldWin23–0
Dec 13Frankford Yellow JacketsFrankford StadiumWin13–10
Dec 14Rock Island IndependentsWrigley FieldLoss6–7

Standings
NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Cleveland Bulldogs 711.87522960W2
Chicago Bears 614.85713655W3
Frankford Yellow Jackets 1121.846326109W8
Duluth Kelleys 510.8335616W1
Rock Island Independents 522.7148838L1
Green Bay Packers 740.63610838L1
Racine Legion 433.5716947W1
Chicago Cardinals 541.5569067L1
Buffalo Bisons 650.545120140L3
Columbus Tigers 440.5009168L1
Hammond Pros 221.5001845W2
Milwaukee Badgers 580.385142188L2
Akron Pros 260.25059132W1
Dayton Triangles 260.25045148L6
Kansas City Blues 270.22246124L2
Kenosha Maroons 041.00012117L2
Minneapolis Marines 060.00014108L6
Rochester Jeffersons 070.0007156L7

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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