1953 Chicago Bears season
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The 1953
Chicago Bears
season was their 34th regular season
completed in the National Football League
. The club posted a dismal 3-8-1 record under head coach George Halas
placing them in fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference.
1953 NFL season
The 1953 NFL season was the 34th regular season of the National Football League. The names of the American and National conferences were changed to the Eastern and Western conferences....
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 34th 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 dismal 3-8-1 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...
placing them in fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27, 1953 | at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 13-9 |
| 2 | October 4, 1953 | 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 17-13 |
| 3 | October 11, 1953 | Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls.... |
L 16-14 |
| 4 | October 18, 1953 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 35-28 |
| 5 | October 25, 1953 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 38-24 |
| 6 | November 1, 1953 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 24-14 |
| 7 | November 8, 1953 | 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... |
T 21-21 |
| 8 | November 15, 1953 | at 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 27-24 |
| 9 | November 22, 1953 | 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... |
L 20-16 |
| 10 | November 29, 1953 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24-21 |
| 11 | December 6, 1953 | 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... |
L 13-7 |
| 12 | December 13, 1953 | Chicago Cardinals | L 24-17 |
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 | |
| Detroit Lions 1953 Detroit Lions season The 1953 Detroit Lions season resulted in the Lions winning their third NFL Championship.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-NFL Championship Game:Detroit Lions 17, Cleveland Browns 16 Scoring*DET - Walker 1 yard run... |
10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 271 | 205 | W-6 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1953 San Francisco 49ers season The 1953 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's fourth season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7-5-0 record in 1952.The 49ers would play consistent football all season long, never losing consecutive games throughout the season en route to a franchise best 9-3-0 record... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 372 | 237 | W-4 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1953 Los Angeles Rams season The 1953 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 16th year with the National Football League and the eighth season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 366 | 236 | W-2 |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 218 | 262 | L-2 |
| Baltimore Colts 1953 Baltimore Colts season The 1953 Baltimore Colts season was the 1st season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1953 season with a record of 3 wins and 9 losses and finished fifth in the Western Conference. In 1953, a Baltimore-based group led by Carroll... |
3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 182 | 350 | L-7 |
| Green Bay Packers 1953 Green Bay Packers season The 1953 Green Bay Packers season was their 33rd in the National Football League. The club posted a 2-9-1 record under coaches Gene Ronzani, Ray McLean, and Hugh Devore, earning them a last-place finish in the newly named Western Conference. Gene Ronzani coached the first 10 games and then was... |
2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 200 | 338 | L-5 |