1941 Chicago Bears season
Encyclopedia
The 1941
Chicago Bears
season was their 22nd regular season
and 6th postseason
completed in the National Football League
. The club posted a 10-1 record under head coach George Halas
en route to their second straight NFL Championship and fifth overall league title.
1941 NFL season
The 1941 NFL season was the 22nd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, Elmer Layden was named the first Commissioner of the NFL, while Carl Storck resigned as league president....
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was their 22nd regular season
Regular season (NFL)
The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday...
and 6th postseason
NFL playoffs
The National Football League playoffs are a single-elimination tournament held at the end of the regular season to determine the NFL champion. Six teams from each of the league's two conferences qualify for the playoffs based on regular season records, and a tie-breaking procedure exists in the...
completed in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The club posted a 10-1 record under head coach George Halas
George Halas
George Stanley Halas, Sr. , nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was a player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional American football. He was the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears...
en route to their second straight NFL Championship and fifth overall league title.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, September 28 | Green Bay Packers | East Stadium | Win | 25-17 | 1-0 |
| Sunday, October 5 | Cleveland Rams | Municipal Stadium | Win | 48-21 | 2-0 |
| Sunday, October 12 | Chicago Cardinals | Wrigley Field | Win | 53-7 | 3-0 |
| Sunday, October 19 | Detroit Lions | Wrigley Field | Win | 49-0 | 4-0 |
| Sunday, October 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Wrigley Field | Win | 34-7 | 5-0 |
| Sunday, November 2 | Green Bay Packers | Wrigley Field | Loss | 14-16 | 5-1 |
| Sunday, November 9 | Cleveland Rams | Wrigley Field | Win | 31-13 | 6-1 |
| Sunday, November 16 | Washington Redskins | Wrigley Field | Win | 35-21 | 7-1 |
| Sunday, November 23 | Detroit Lions | Briggs Stadium | Win | 24-7 | 8-1 |
| Sunday, November 30 | Philadelphia Eagles | Shibe Park | Win | 49-14 | 9-1 |
| Sunday, December 7 | Chicago Cardinals | Comiskey Park | Win | 34-24 | 10-1 |
Standings
| NFL Western Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
|||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 396 | 147 | W-5 |
| Green Bay Packers 1941 Green Bay Packers season The 1941 Green Bay Packers season was their 21st season in the National Football League. The club posted a 10-1 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a tie for first place in the Western Conference with the Chicago Bears. The Packers and Bears played a one-game playoff in Chicago to determine... |
10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 258 | 120 | W-8 |
| Detroit Lions 1941 Detroit Lions season The 1941 Detroit Lions season was their 12th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 5-5-1, winning only four games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 121 | 195 | W-1 |
| Chicago Cardinals 1941 Chicago Cardinals season The 1941 Chicago Cardinals season was the 22nd season the team was in the league. The team improved on their previous output of 2-7-2, winning three games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 16th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 127 | 197 | L-2 |
| Cleveland Rams 1941 Cleveland Rams season The 1941 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's fifth year with the National Football League and the sixth season in Cleveland.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:*... |
2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 116 | 244 | L-9 |