1948 Chicago Bears season

1948 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record10–2
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1948 season was the Chicago Bears' 29th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–4 record from 1947 and finished with a 10–2 record (the teams best finish in the 3rd Halas era) 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.[1]

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
2 September 26 at Green Bay Packers W 45–7 1–0 City Stadium 25,546 Recap
3 October 4 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–17 2–0 Comiskey Park 52,765 Recap
4 October 10 Los Angeles Rams W 42–21 3–0 Wrigley Field 43,707 Recap
5 October 17 Detroit Lions W 28–0 4–0 Wrigley Field 35,425 Recap
6 October 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–12 4–1 Shibe Park 36,227 Recap
7 October 31 New York Giants W 35–14 5–1 Wrigley Field 41,608 Recap
8 November 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 21–6 6–1 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 56,263 Recap
9 November 14 Green Bay Packers W 7–6 7–1 Wrigley Field 48,113 Recap
10 November 21 at Boston Yanks W 51–17 8–1 Fenway Park 18,048 Recap
11 November 28 Washington Redskins W 48–13 9–1 Wrigley Field 42,299 Recap
12 December 5 at Detroit Lions W 42–14 10–1 Briggs Stadium 27,485 Recap
13 December 12 Chicago Cardinals L 21–24 10–2 Wrigley Field 51,283 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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Program for the November 14 home game against the arch-rival Green Bay Packers.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Cardinals 11 1 0 .917 7–1 395 226 W10
Chicago Bears 10 2 0 .833 7–1 375 151 L1
Los Angeles Rams 6 5 1 .545 3–5 327 269 W3
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–6 154 290 L7
Detroit Lions 2 10 0 .167 1–7 200 407 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 9 2 1 .818 7–1 376 156 W1
Washington Redskins 7 5 0 .583 5–3 291 287 W1
New York Giants 4 8 0 .333 3–5 297 388 L2
Pittsburgh Steelers 4 8 0 .333 3–5 200 243 L1
Boston Yanks 3 9 0 .250 2–6 174 372 W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Bears 1948 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
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