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List of Chicago Bears seasons

The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association (APFA). The team moved to Chicago, Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the National Football League (NFL).[1][2] This list documents the franchise's completed seasons from 1920 to present, including postseason records and results from postseason games.[3][4]

The Chicago Bears have played over 1,000 games in their history, and have had eight NFL Championships victories and one Super Bowl win. The Bears' nine championships are the second most by any team in NFL history. The franchise has captured 18 NFL divisional titles and four NFL conference championships. The Bears have also recorded the second most regular season victories of any NFL franchise.[5][6][7]

The franchise has experienced three major periods of continued success in their history. The first period of success came from 1932 to 1946 when the Bears won six NFL Championships. In this period the Bears participated in the first National Football League playoff game, the first NFL Championship Game, and become the American football sports dynasty of the 1940s. The Bears played in four straight NFL Championship Games between 1940 and 1943, winning three of them, including an NFL record 73–0 victory over the Washington Redskins in 1940.[8][9] The second period of success was between 1984 and 1991 when the Bears captured six NFC Central Division titles in eight years and won Super Bowl XX.[10][11] A brief period of success stretched from 2005 to 2007 when the franchise captured two straight NFC North titles and a NFC Championship title, which earned them a berth in Super Bowl XLI, a game that the Bears lost to the Indianapolis Colts.[12][13]

Despite their historic championship record and long periods of success, the Bears have also experienced periods of failure in their history. The franchise finished in last place within its division five times in the 1970s.[14] In 1971, the team moved from Wrigley Field to Soldier Field to play its home games. In the mid- to late 1990s and early 2000s, the Bears posted six seasons with 10 or more losses. By chance, these two decades—the 1970s and 1990s—are the only decades in the Bears history that the franchise has not won or played for an NFL Championship or Super Bowl. In the 1969 season, the franchise posted their worst regular season record with a 1–13 showing.[15]

Soldier Field, current home of the Chicago Bears

Legend

(#)The order of league championship won by the franchise
FinishFinal position in league, division, or conference
T-#Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
NFL champions (1920–1969)
Super Bowl champions (1970–present)
Conference champions
Division champions
Wild Card berth
One-game playoff berth

Season records

SeasonTeamLeagueConferenceDivisionRegular seasonPostseason resultsAwardsHead CoachesRef.
FinishWLTPct
Decatur Staleys
19191919Ind.—610.857Named Central Illinois ChampionsRobert E. Brannan[5][a]
19201920APFA2nd1012.846The APFA did not hold playoff gamesGeorge Halas[5][a]
Chicago Staleys
19211921APFA 1st911.864Named APFA ChampionsGeorge Halas[5][b]
Chicago Bears
19221922NFL2nd930.750The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932George Halas[5]
19231923NFL2nd921.792[5]
19241924NFL2nd614.727[5]
19251925NFL7th953.618[5]
19261926NFL2nd1213.844[5]
19271927NFL3rd932.714[5]
19281928NFL5th751.577[5]
19291929NFL9th492.333[5]
19301930NFL3rd941.679Ralph Jones[5]
19311931NFL3rd850.615[5]
19321932NFL1st716.714Named NFL Champions (2)[5][c]
19331933NFLWestern1st1021.808Won NFL Championship (3) (Giants) 23–21George Halas[5][d]
19341934NFLWestern1st13001.000Lost NFL Championship (at Giants) 13–30[5][e]
19351935NFLWesternT-3rd642.583[5]
19361936NFLWestern2nd930.750[5]
19371937NFLWestern1st911.864Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) 21–28[5]
19381938NFLWestern3rd650.545[5]
19391939NFLWestern2nd830.727[5]
19401940NFLWestern1st830.727Won NFL Championship (4) (at Redskins) 73–0[5][f]
19411941NFLWestern1st1010.909Won Divisional playoff (Packers) 33–14
Won NFL Championship (5) (Giants) 37–9		[5][g]
19421942NFLWestern1st11001.000Lost NFL Championship (at Redskins) 6–14George Halas (5–0)
Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos (6–0)		[5][e]
19431943NFLWestern1st811.850Won NFL Championship (6) (Redskins) 41–21Sid Luckman (MVP)Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos[5]
19441944NFLWesternT-2nd631.650[5]
19451945NFLWestern4th370.300[5]
19461946NFLWestern1st821.773Won NFL Championship (7) (at Giants) 24–14George Halas[5]
19471947NFLWestern2nd840.667[5]
19481948NFLWestern2nd1020.833[5]
19491949NFLWestern2nd930.750[5]
19501950NFLNationalT-1st930.750Lost Conference playoff (at Rams) 14–24[5][h]
19511951NFLNational4th750.583[5]
19521952NFLNational5th570.417[5]
19531953NFLWestern4th381.292[5]
19541954NFLWestern2nd840.667[5]
19551955NFLWestern2nd840.667[5]
19561956NFLWestern1st921.792Lost NFL Championship (at Giants) 7–47Paddy Driscoll[5]
19571957NFLWestern5th570.417[5]
19581958NFLWesternT-2nd840.667George Halas[5]
19591959NFLWestern2nd840.667[5]
19601960NFLWestern5th561.458[5]
19611961NFLWesternT-3rd860.571[5]
19621962NFLWestern3rd950.643[5]
19631963NFLWestern1st1112.857Won NFL Championship (8) (Giants) 14–10George Halas (COY)[5]
19641964NFLWestern6th590.357[5]
19651965NFLWestern3rd950.643George Halas (COY)[5]
19661966NFLWestern5th572.429[5]
19671967NFLWesternCentral2nd761.536[5][i]
19681968NFLWesternCentral2nd770.500Jim Dooley[5]
19691969NFLWesternCentral4th1130.071[5]
19701970NFLNFCCentral4th680.429[5][j]
19711971NFLNFCCentral3rd680.429[5]
19721972NFLNFCCentral4th491.321Abe Gibron[5][k]
19731973NFLNFCCentral4th3110.214Wally Chambers (DROY)[5]
19741974NFLNFCCentral4th4100.286[5]
19751975NFLNFCCentral3rd4100.286Jack Pardee[5]
19761976NFLNFCCentral2nd770.500[5]
19771977NFLNFCCentral2nd950.643Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 7–37Walter Payton (MVP, OPOY, WP MOY)[5]
19781978NFLNFCCentral4th790.438Neill Armstrong[5]
19791979NFLNFCCentral2nd1060.625Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 17–27[16]
19801980NFLNFCCentral3rd790.438[17]
19811981NFLNFCCentral5th6100.375[18]
19821982NFLNFC12th360.333Mike Ditka[18][l]
19831983NFLNFCCentral3rd880.500[19]
19841984NFLNFCCentral1st1060.625Won Divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 23–19
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 0–23		[20]
19851985NFLNFCCentral1st1510.938Won Divisional playoffs (Giants) 21–0
Won NFC Championship (Rams) 24–0
Won Super Bowl XX (9) (vs. Patriots) 46–10		Richard Dent (SB MVP)
Mike Singletary (DPOY)
Mike Ditka (COY)		[m][21]
19861986NFLNFCCentral1st1420.875Lost Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 13–27[22]
19871987NFLNFCCentral1st1140.733Lost Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 17–21Dave Duerson (WP MOY)[n][23]
19881988NFLNFCCentral1st1240.750Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 20–12
Lost NFC Championship (49ers) 3–28		Mike Singletary (DPOY)
Mike Ditka (COY)		[o][24][25]
19891989NFLNFCCentral4th6100.375[26]
19901990NFLNFCCentral1st1150.688Won Wild Card playoffs (Saints) 16–6
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 3–31		Mark Carrier (DROY)
Mike Singletary (WP MOY)		[27]
19911991NFLNFCCentral2nd1150.688Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cowboys) 13–17[28]
19921992NFLNFCCentral4th5110.313[29]
19931993NFLNFCCentral4th790.438Dave Wannstedt[30]
19941994NFLNFCCentral4th970.563Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 35–18
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 15–44		[31]
19951995NFLNFCCentral3rd970.563[32]
19961996NFLNFCCentral3rd790.438[33]
19971997NFLNFCCentral5th4120.250[34]
19981998NFLNFCCentral5th4120.250[35]
19991999NFLNFCCentral5th6100.375Dick Jauron[36]
20002000NFLNFCCentral5th5110.313Brian Urlacher (DROY)
Jim Flanigan (WP MOY)		[37]
20012001NFLNFCCentral1st1330.813Lost Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 19–33Dick Jauron (COY)
Anthony Thomas (OROY)		[38]
20022002NFLNFCNorth3rd4120.250[39]
20032003NFLNFCNorth3rd790.438[40]
20042004NFLNFCNorth4th5110.313Lovie Smith[41]
20052005NFLNFCNorth1st1150.688Lost Divisional playoffs (Panthers) 21–29Lovie Smith (COY)
Brian Urlacher (DPOY)		[42]
20062006NFLNFCNorth1st1330.813Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 27–24 (OT)
Won NFC Championship (Saints) 39–14
Lost Super Bowl XLI (vs. Colts) 17–29		[43]
20072007NFLNFCNorth4th790.438[44]
20082008NFLNFCNorth2nd970.563[45][46]
20092009NFLNFCNorth3rd790.438[47]
20102010NFLNFCNorth1st1150.688Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 35–24
Lost NFC Championship (Packers) 14–21		[g][48]
20112011NFLNFCNorth3rd880.500[47]
20122012NFLNFCNorth3rd1060.625
20132013NFLNFCNorth2nd880.500Charles Tillman (WP MOY)Marc Trestman
20142014NFLNFCNorth4th5110.313
20152015NFLNFCNorth4th6100.375John Fox
20162016NFLNFCNorth4th3130.188
20172017NFLNFCNorth4th5110.313
20182018NFLNFCNorth1st1240.750Lost Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 15–16Matt Nagy (COY)Matt Nagy
20192019NFLNFCNorth3rd880.500
20202020NFLNFCNorth2nd880.500Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 9–21
20212021NFLNFCNorth3rd6110.353
20222022NFLNFCNorth4th3140.176Matt Eberflus
20232023NFLNFCNorth4th7100.412
TotalsWLTPct
1012.846Decatur Staleys regular season record (1920)[q]
911.864Chicago Staleys regular season record (1921)[q]
77463239.549Chicago Bears regular season record (1922–present)[q]
79363442.554All-time regular season record (1920–present)[49][q]
1720—.459All-time postseason record (1933–present)[49][q]
81065442.552All-time regular season and postseason record (1920–present)[49][q]
9 NFL Championships, 4 Conference Championships, 19 Divisional Championships

Footnotes

  • a No official standings were maintained for the 1920 season, and the championship was awarded to the Akron Pros in a League meeting on April 30, 1921. Teams played schedules that included games against nonleague opponents.
  • b The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1933. The team that finished with the best regular season record was named the league champions.
  • c The result of the 1932 NFL Playoff Game to determine the NFL champion between the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans. The game counted in the standings and broke the tie.
  • d The score of the playoff game is in parentheses with the winning score first no matter the outcome for the Bears.
  • e The Bears were denied perfect seasons on two accounts. The first one was in the 1934 when the 13–0 Bears lost to the New York Giants in the Championship game. The second occurrence happened in 1942 when the 11–0 Bears were denied perfection and a "three-peat" by the Washington Redskins.
  • f The Bears victory over the Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship is an NFL record for greatest margin of victory and most points scored in a game.
  • h The Bears tied with the Rams for 1st place at the end of the season, but they lost a one-game playoff tiebreaker and therefore did not win a Conference Championship.
  • i The 1967 NFL season marks the first season in the league's history where the league was divided into two conferences which were subdivided into two divisions. Up to 1967, the league was either divided into two divisions, two conferences, or neither.
  • j As a result of the AFL–NFL merger, the league was broken into two conferences, with the AFL teams moving into the American Football Conference.
  • k As of the 2010 NFL season, this season marks the last tie game the Bears played. It was a game at Soldier Field on September 24, 1972, against the Los Angeles Rams. The game ended at 13–13.
  • l The 1982 season was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
  • m The Bears win in Super Bowl XX, marked the franchise's first Super Bowl victory and their ninth league championship.
  • n The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from 16 to 15 games.
  • o The Divisional Playoff game against the Eagles was known as the Fog Bowl due to the heavy fog that covered the field for most of the game.
  • p As of the 2010 NFL season, this is the second postseason meeting of the Bears and Green Bay Packers in their longstanding rivalry.

References

General
  • "NFL Football History". CBS Sportsline. Archived from the original on March 25, 2007. Retrieved January 2, 2007.
  • "Chicago Bears History". Chicago Bears History Website. Retrieved April 30, 2006.
  • "Chicago Bears.com – All Time Statistics". Chicago Bears Official website. Archived from the original on December 23, 2007. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
  • "NFL.com – History – Yearly Standings". National Football League Official website. Retrieved October 29, 2007.
  • "Pro Football Hall of Fame – Chicago Bears". Pro Football Hall of Fame Website. Retrieved February 9, 2006.
  • Taylor, Roy (2004). Chicago Bears History. Arcadia Publishing (SC). ISBN 0-7385-3319-X.
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