1952 Chicago Bears season

The 1952 season was the Chicago Bears' 33rd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 7–5 record from 1951 and finished at 5–7 under head coach and owner George Halas, fifth in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the league.[1]

1952 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record5–7
Division place5th NFL National
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Regular season
Main article: 1952 NFL season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 28 at Green Bay Packers W 24–14 1–0
24,656
2 October 5 at Chicago Cardinals L 10–21 1–1
34,697
3 October 12 Dallas Texans W 38–20 2–1
35,429
4 October 19 San Francisco 49ers L 16–40 2–2
46,338
5 October 26 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–31 2–3
43,574
6 November 2 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–17 3–3
58,255
7 November 9 Green Bay Packers L 28–41 3–4
41,751
8 November 16 Los Angeles Rams L 24–40 3–5
40,737
9 November 23 Detroit Lions W 24–23 4–5
37,508
10 November 27 at Dallas Texans L 23–27 4–6
  3,000
11 December 7 at Detroit Lions L 21–45 4–7
50,410
12 December 14 Chicago Cardinals W 10–7 5–7
32,578

Week 1
1 234Total
• Bears 3 0714 24
Packers 0 707 14
  • Date: September 28
  • Location: City Stadium
  • Game attendance: 24,656

[3]

Standings
NFL National Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Detroit Lions 9 3 0 .750 7–3 344 192 W3
Los Angeles Rams 9 3 0 .750 8–2 349 234 W8
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 6–3 285 221 W1
Green Bay Packers 6 6 0 .500 3–6 295 312 L3
Chicago Bears 5 7 0 .417 4–6 245 326 W1
Dallas Texans 1 11 0 .083 1–9 182 427 L2

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

References
  1. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1952/gamelog/
  2. "Texans upset Bears for first win, 27-23". Milwaukee Journal. Associated Press. November 28, 1952.
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Aug-03.


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