1978 Chicago Bears season

The 1978 season was the Chicago Bears' 59th in the National Football League, and their second under head coach Neill Armstrong. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1977 to finish at 7–9, and failed to make the playoffs for the 14th time in the past 15 seasons.

1978 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
Head coachNeill Armstrong
General managerJim Finks
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record7–9
Division place4th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1978 NFL Draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
3 74 Brad Shearer Defensive tackle Texas

Undrafted free agents
1978 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Mike Morgan Running back Wisconsin

Roster
1978 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 , 5 practice squad

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 3, 1978 St. Louis Cardinals W 17–10
52,791
2 September 10, 1978 at San Francisco 49ers W 16–13
49,502
3 September 17, 1978 at Detroit Lions W 19–0
65,982
4 September 25, 1978 Minnesota Vikings L 24–20
53,551
5 October 1, 1978 Oakland Raiders L 25–19
52,848
6 October 8, 1978 at Green Bay Packers L 24–14
56,267
7 October 16, 1978 at Denver Broncos L 16–7
75,008
8 October 22, 1978 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 33–19
68,146
9 October 29, 1978 Detroit Lions L 21–17
53,378
10 November 5, 1978 Seattle Seahawks L 31–29
50,697
11 November 12, 1978 at Minnesota Vikings L 17–14
43,286
12 November 19, 1978 Atlanta Falcons W 13–7
46,022
13 November 26, 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 14–3
42,373
14 December 4, 1978 at San Diego Chargers L 40–7
48,492
15 December 10, 1978 Green Bay Packers W 14–0
34,306
16 December 16, 1978 at Washington Redskins W 14–10
49,774

Game summaries

Week 2

"The 100 yards was nice, but it doesn't mean a thing since we lost." O.J. Simpson said after winning his first confrontation with Walter Payton. Simpson had 108 yards to Payton's 62. - But Simpson's fumble proved to be a pivotal one. He recovered the ball but lost 6 yards on the play, and the 49ers, leading by four points in the fourth quarter, had to go to the air to try to maintain possession. Doug Buffone then intercepts and Chicago wound up with the winning touchdown.

1 234Total
• Bears 3 337 16
49ers 7 303 13

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Week 16
1 234Total
• Bears 7 070 14
Redskins 0 307 10
  • Date: December 16
  • Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 46°F • Wind 11

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Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings(3) 8 7 1 .531 5–2–1 7–4–1 294 306 L2
Green Bay Packers 8 7 1 .531 5–2–1 6–5–1 249 269 L2
Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 4–4 5–7 290 300 W2
Chicago Bears 7 9 0 .438 3–5 7–5 253 274 W2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 2–6 3–11 241 259 L4

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
  2. Pro-Football-Reference.com


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