1959 Chicago Bears season
The 1959 season was the Chicago Bears' 40th in the National Football League. The team matched on their 8–4 record from 1958 under the coaching of George Halas, winning their last seven games.[1]
| 1959 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Head coach | George Halas |
| Home field | Wrigley Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 27 | at Green Bay Packers | L 6–9 | 0–1 | |
| 2 | October 3 | at Baltimore Colts | W 26–21 | 1–1 | |
| 3 | October 11 | Los Angeles Rams | L 21–28 | 1–2 | |
| 4 | October 18 | Baltimore Colts | L 7–21 | 1–3 | |
| 5 | October 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 | 1–4 | |
| 6 | November 1 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 26–21 | 2–4 | |
| 7 | November 8 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–17 | 3–4 | |
| 8 | November 15 | San Francisco 49ers | W 14–3 | 4–4 | |
| 9 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–14 | 5–4 | |
| 10 | November 29 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 31–7 | 6–4 | |
| 11 | December 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–21 | 7–4 | |
| 12 | December 13 | Detroit Lions | W 25–14 | 8–4 |
- Saturday night (October 3)[2]
Game summaries
Week 2
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Week 7
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Packers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois
- Date: November 8
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9–1 | 374 | 251 | W5 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–4 | 252 | 196 | W7 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5–5 | 255 | 237 | L2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 248 | 246 | W4 | |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–8 | 203 | 275 | L1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2–8 | 242 | 315 | L8 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- "Bears beat Lions for 7th straight". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 14, 1959. p. 4, part 2.
- "Colts rally fails, Bears win, 26-21". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. October 4, 1959. p. !C.
- Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-09.
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