1930 Chicago Bears season

The 1930 season was the Chicago Bears' 11th in the National Football League. The team was able to improve on their 4–9–2 record from 1929 and finished with a 9–4–1 record under first-year head coach Ralph Jones. Jones, a former player, led the team to recover from its ninth-place finish to a respectable third-place finish. The season started badly with a 1–2–1 record over the first four games, the only win coming against the hapless Minneapolis Redjackets. After splitting games five and six, the Bears got their winning ways back, finishing the season with 5 straight wins and 7 wins in their last 8 games. The only loss those last 8 games was to eventual champion Green Bay. The secret to the Bears' success was new talent in the backfield. All-American and rookie Bronko Nagurski starred at fullback while living legend Red Grange starred at tailback. These two future Hall of Famers combined for 13 touchdowns overall. Luke Johnsos, in his second year, also starred at the end. The makings of future championships were in place.[1]

1930 Chicago Bears season
Head coachRalph Jones
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record9–4–1
League place3rd NFL

Future Hall of Fame players

Other leading players

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Players departed from 1929

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Schedule
DateOpponentLocationAttendanceResultScoreRecord
September 21Brooklyn DodgersMills Stadium10,000Tie0–00–0–1
September 28at Green Bay PackersGreen Bay City Stadium10,000Loss7–00–1–1
October 2at Milwaukee Nighthawks*Borchert Field3,000Win26-0Exhibition
October 5at Minneapolis Red JacketsNicollet Park7,000Win20–01–1–1
October 12New York GiantsWrigley Field12,000Loss12–01–2–1
October 19at Chicago CardinalsComiskey Park7,000Win32–62–2–1
October 22at Portsmouth SpartansPortsmouth Universal Stadium7,500Loss7–62–3–1
October 26Frankford Yellow JacketsWrigley Field5,000Win13–73–3–1
November 2Minneapolis Red JacketsWrigley Field4,000Win20–74–3–1
November 9Green Bay PackersWrigley Field22,000Loss13–124–4–1
November 16at New York GiantsPolo Grounds5,000Win12–05–4–1
November 22at Frankford Yellow JacketsFrankford Stadium6,500Win13–66–4–1
November 23Ironton Tanks*Crosley Field‡6,000Loss13-26Exhibition
November 27Chicago CardinalsWrigley Field8,175Win6–07–4–1
November 30Portsmouth SpartansWrigley Field6,000Win14–68–4–1
December 7Green Bay PackersWrigley Field22,000Win21–09–4–1
December 15Chicago CardinalsChicago Stadium (indoor)‡10,000Win9-7Exhibition

* Non-NFL team
‡ Natural site game

Standings
NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 10 3 1 .769 234 111 T1
New York Giants 13 4 0 .765 308 98 L1
Chicago Bears 9 4 1 .692 169 71 W5
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 4 1 .636 154 59 L1
Providence Steam Roller 6 4 1 .600 90 125 L1
Staten Island Stapletons 5 5 2 .500 95 112 L1
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 2 .455 128 132 L1
Portsmouth Spartans 5 6 3 .455 176 161 T1
Frankford Yellow Jackets 4 13 1 .235 113 321 T1
Minneapolis Red Jackets 1 7 1 .125 27 165 L6
Newark Tornadoes 1 10 1 .091 51 190 L6

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

References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1930_roster.htm
  2. https://www.profootballarchives.com/1930nflchib.html
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