1948 Chicago Bears season
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The 1948
Chicago Bears
season was their 29th regular season
completed in the National Football League
. The club posted a competitive 10-2 record under head coach George Halas
, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division yet again missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
1948 NFL season
The 1948 NFL season was the 29th regular season of the National Football League. During the season, Halfback Fred Gehrke painted horns on the Los Angeles Rams' helmets, making the first modern helmet emblem in pro football. The season ended when the Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Chicago...
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 29th 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...
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 competitive 10-2 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...
, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division yet again missing out on an NFL title game appearance.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 26, 1948 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 45-7 |
| 2 | October 4, 1948 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 28-17 |
| 3 | October 10, 1948 | Los Angeles Rams | W 42-21 |
| 4 | October 17, 1948 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 28-0 |
| 5 | October 24, 1948 | at Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 12-7 |
| 6 | October 31, 1948 | New York Giants New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey, representing the New York City metropolitan area. The Giants are currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 35-14 |
| 7 | November 7, 1948 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 21-6 |
| 8 | November 14, 1948 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 7-6 |
| 9 | November 21, 1948 | at Boston Yanks Boston Yanks The Boston Yanks were a National Football League team based in Boston, Massachusetts that played from 1944 to 1948. The team played its home games at Fenway Park. Games that conflicted with the Boston Red Sox schedule were held at the Manning Bowl in Lynn, Massachusetts... |
W 51-17 |
| 10 | November 28, 1948 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W 48-13 |
| 11 | December 5, 1948 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 42-14 |
| 12 | December 12, 1948 | Chicago Cardinals | L 24-21 |
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... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Cardinals 1948 Chicago Cardinals season The 1948 Chicago Cardinals season was the 29th season in franchise history. The franchise appeared in the NFL Championship for the second consecutive year.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-NFL Championship Game:... |
11 | 1 | 0 | .917 | 395 | 226 | W-10 |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 375 | 151 | L-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1948 Los Angeles Rams season The 1948 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 11th year with the National Football League and the third season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 327 | 269 | W-3 |
| Green Bay Packers 1948 Green Bay Packers season The 1948 Green Bay Packers season was their 28th season in the National Football League. The club posted a 3-9 record under coach Curly Lambeau, earning a fourth-place finish in the Western Conference.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 154 | 290 | L-7 |
| Detroit Lions 1948 Detroit Lions season The 1948 Detroit Lions season was their 19th in the league. The team failed to improve on their previous season's output of 3-9, winning only two games. They failed to qualify for the playoffs for the 13th consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 200 | 407 | L-3 |