1959 Chicago Bears season

1959 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record8–4
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1959 season was the Chicago Bears' 40th in the National Football League. The team matched on their 8–4 record from 1958 under the coaching of George Halas, winning their last seven games.[1]

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources
1 August 15 at Green Bay Packers W 19–16 1–0 Milwaukee County Stadium 28,286 [2][3]
2 August 22 vs. Philadelphia Eagles W 24–21 2–0 Manning Bowl (Lynn, MA) 17,000 [4][5]
3 August 29 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers W 54–17 3–0 Jeppeson Stadium (Houston) 28,000 [6]
4 September 5 vs. Washington Redskins (Jacksonville)
5 September 11 New York Giants Soldier Field
6 September 19 at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Stadium

Regular season

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources
1 September 27 at Green Bay Packers L 6–9 0–1 City Stadium 32,150
2 October 3 at Baltimore Colts W 26–21 1–1 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 57,557
3 October 11 Los Angeles Rams L 21–28 1–2 Wrigley Field 47,036
4 October 18 Baltimore Colts L 7–21 1–3 Wrigley Field 48,430
5 October 25 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 1–4 Kezar Stadium 59,045
6 November 1 at Los Angeles Rams W 26–21 2–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,943
7 November 8 Green Bay Packers W 28–17 3–4 Wrigley Field 46,205
8 November 15 San Francisco 49ers W 14–3 4–4 Wrigley Field 42,157
9 November 22 at Detroit Lions W 24–14 5–4 Briggs Stadium 54,059
10 November 29 at Chicago Cardinals W 31–7 6–4 Soldier Field 48,687
11 December 6 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–21 7–4 Wrigley Field 41,476
12 December 13 Detroit Lions W 25–14 8–4 Wrigley Field 40,890
  • Saturday night (October 3)[7]

Game summaries

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Week 1

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Week 2

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1 234Total
• Bears 9 1430 26
Colts 0 0021 21
Scoring summary
Q1CHIPetitbon 33 yard interception return (kick failed)CHI 6–0
Q1CHIAveni 33 yard field goalCHI 9–0
Q2CHICasares 1 yard run (Aveni kick)CHI 16–0
Q2CHIHill 53 yard pass from Brown (Aveni kick)CHI 23–0
Q3CHIAveni 42 yard field goalCHI 26–0
Q4BALBerry 7 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick)CHI 26–7
Q4BALMutscheller 4 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick)CHI 26–14
Q4BALMutscheller 13 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick)CHI 26–21

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Week 7

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Quarter 1 2 34Total
Packers 0 10 0717
Bears 14 7 7028

at Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
  • GB – Jim Taylor 10-yard run (Paul Hornung kick) – Bears 14–7
  • GB – Paul Hornung 27-yard field goal – Bears 14–10
  • CHI – Harlon Hill 36-yard pass from Ed Brown (John Aveni kick) – Bears 21–10
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
  • GB – Bill Butler 61-yard punt return (Paul Hornung kick) – Bears 28–17

Standings

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NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Baltimore Colts 9 3 0 .750 9–1 374 251 W5
Chicago Bears 8 4 0 .667 6–4 252 196 W7
San Francisco 49ers 7 5 0 .583 5–5 255 237 L2
Green Bay Packers 7 5 0 .583 6–4 248 246 W4
Detroit Lions 3 8 1 .273 2–8 203 275 L1
Los Angeles Rams 2 10 0 .167 2–8 242 315 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 10 2 0 .833 8–2 284 170 W4
Philadelphia Eagles 7 5 0 .583 6–4 268 278 L1
Cleveland Browns 7 5 0 .583 6–4 270 214 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 6 5 1 .545 6–4 257 216 W1
Washington Redskins 3 9 0 .250 2–8 185 350 L5
Chicago Cardinals 2 10 0 .167 2–8 234 324 L6
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ "Bears beat Lions for 7th straight". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 14, 1959. p. 4, part 2.
  2. ^ Associated Press, "Bears Nip Packers, 19–16: 37-Yard Pass Play in Last Minute Caps 16-Point Fourth Period Rally," Racine Sunday Bulletin, Aug. 16, 1959, sec. 3, pp. 1, 5.
  3. ^ Dick Cullum, "Bears Win in Last Minute," Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Aug. 16, 1959, p. 39.
  4. ^ Bob Hoobing, "Galimore Stars as Bears Beat Eagles, 34–21," Danville Register and Bee, Aug. 23, 1959, p. 35.
  5. ^ Ernie Roberts, "Bears Topple Eagles, 24–21," Boston Globe, Aug. 23, 1959, pp. 65, 69.
  6. ^ Associated Press, "Chicago Bears Drub Steelers: Crowd of 28,000 Attends Contest," Billings Gazette, Aug. 30, 1959, p. 30.
  7. ^ "Colts rally fails, Bears win, 26-21". Milwaukee Sentinel. UPI. October 4, 1959. p. !C.
  8. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Nov-09.


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