NFL team season
The 1953 season was the Chicago Bears ' 34th in the National Football League . The team failed to improve on their 5–7 record from 1952 and finished at 3–8–1 under head coach and owner George Halas , fourth place in the NFL 's newly formed Western Conference. In the season finale, the Bears lost to the crosstown Cardinals , who were previously winless.[ 1] [ 2]
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 27 at Baltimore Colts L 9–13 0–1 Memorial Stadium 23,715 2 October 4 at Green Bay Packers W 17–13 1–1 City Stadium 24,835 3 October 11 Baltimore Colts L 14–16 1–2 Wrigley Field 35,316 4 October 18 San Francisco 49ers L 28–35 1–3 Wrigley Field 36,909 5 October 25 at Los Angeles Rams L 24–38 1–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 49,546 6 November 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–24 1–5 Kezar Stadium 26,308 7 November 8 Green Bay Packers T 21–21 1–5–1 Wrigley Field 39,889 8 November 15 at Washington Redskins W 27–24 2–5–1 Griffith Stadium 21,392 9 November 22 Detroit Lions L 16–20 2–6–1 Wrigley Field 36,165 10 November 29 Los Angeles Rams W 24–21 3–6–1 Wrigley Field 31,626 11 December 6 at Detroit Lions L 7–13 3–7–1 Briggs Stadium 58,056 12 December 13 Chicago Cardinals L 17–24 3–8–1 Wrigley Field 38,059 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Franchise Records Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Minor league affiliates Retired numbers Key personnel Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (9) Media Broadcasters Radio: Personnel: Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox , official pre-game and post-game alternate) Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst) Current league affiliations
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)
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