NFL team season
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.
Program for the October 18 game against the Baltimore Colts. The Bears had only two seat prices for the 1959 season: box seats cost $5, while the grandstand — either upper or lower — was priced at $4 per ticket.[ 9] [ 9]
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 27 at Green Bay Packers L 6–9 0–1 City Stadium 32,150 Recap 2 October 3 at Baltimore Colts W 26–21 1–1 Baltimore Memorial Stadium 57,557 Recap 3 October 11 Los Angeles Rams L 21–28 1–2 Wrigley Field 47,036 Recap 4 October 18 Baltimore Colts L 7–21 1–3 Wrigley Field 48,430 Recap 5 October 25 at San Francisco 49ers L 17–20 1–4 Kezar Stadium 59,045 Recap 6 November 1 at Los Angeles Rams W 26–21 2–4 L.A. Memorial Coliseum 77,943 Recap 7 November 8 Green Bay Packers W 28–17 3–4 Wrigley Field 46,205 Recap 8 November 15 San Francisco 49ers W 14–3 4–4 Wrigley Field 42,157 Recap 9 November 22 at Detroit Lions W 24–14 5–4 Briggs Stadium 54,059 Recap 10 November 29 at Chicago Cardinals W 31–7 6–4 Soldier Field 48,687 Recap 11 December 6 Pittsburgh Steelers W 27–21 7–4 Wrigley Field 41,476 Recap 12 December 13 Detroit Lions W 25–14 8–4 Wrigley Field 40,890 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. October 3 was a Saturday night game.
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972. ^ 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 . ^ Dick Cullum, "Bears Win in Last Minute," Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Aug. 16, 1959, p. 39. ^ Bob Hoobing, "Galimore Stars as Bears Beat Eagles, 34–21," Danville Register and Bee, Aug. 23, 1959, p. 35. ^ Ernie Roberts, "Bears Topple Eagles, 24–21," Boston Globe, Aug. 23, 1959, pp. 65, 69 . ^ Associated Press, "Chicago Bears Drub Steelers: Crowd of 28,000 Attends Contest," Billings Gazette, Aug. 30, 1959, p. 30. ^ Associate Press, "Casares Sparks Bears to Fourth Straight," Miami News, Sept. 6, 1959, p. 20. ^ George Strickler, "Bears' Passes Beat Giants, 18–6: 43,385 Watch Chicago Win Fifth in Row," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 12, 1959, sports p. 1, 3 . ^ Chuck Heaton, "Browns Win in Final Seconds, 33–31: Trip Bears on Groza's Long Boot," Cleveland Plain Dealer, Sept. 20, 1959, pp. 1C, 8C . ^ a b E.J. O'Malley, "Purchasing NFL Tickets: A Guide to Ticket Information," Sports Forecast, vol. 2, no. 2. Chicago: E.J. O'Malley Publishing Co., 1959; p. 78.
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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