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1942 Chicago Bears season

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1942 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Hunk Anderson
Luke Johnsos
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record11–0
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship
(at Redskins) 6–14

The 1942 season was the Chicago Bears' 23rd in the National Football League. The team improved on their 10–1 record in 1941 and finished at 11–0, under head coach George Halas (who left for World War II in November) and temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos. The Bears were denied a three-peat and an undefeated season when they lost to the Washington Redskins in the year's title game. In the previous two NFL championship games, the Bears defeated the Redskins, 73–0, and then the Giants, 37–9.[1][2]

The 1942 Bears were "the single most dominant team in the history of the NFL," according to Cold Hard Football Facts. "The 1942 Bears went 11–0, scored 376 points and surrendered just 84 points. They also have the lowest passer rating allowed in NFL history, with opposing quarterbacks having a passer rating of just 21.4.[3] That dominant team, like the undefeated 2007 Patriots, was upset in the NFL championship game."[4]

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 Bye
2 Bye
3 September 27 at Green Bay Packers W 44–28 1–0 City Stadium
4 October 4 at Cleveland Rams W 21–7 2–0 League Park
5 October 11 Chicago Cardinals W 41–14 3–0 Wrigley Field
6 October 18 New York Giants W 26–7 4–0 Wrigley Field
7 October 25 Philadelphia Eagles W 45–14 5–0 Wrigley Field
8 November 1 Detroit Lions W 16–0 6–0 Wrigley Field
9 November 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 35–0 7–0 Ebbets Field
10 November 15 Green Bay Packers W 38–7 8–0 Wrigley Field
11 November 22 at Detroit Lions W 42–0 9–0 Briggs Stadium
12 November 29 Cleveland Rams W 47–0 10–0 Wrigley Field
13 December 6 at Chicago Cardinals W 21–7 11–0 Comiskey Park
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue
NFL Championship December 13 at Washington Redskins L 6–14 0–1 Griffith Stadium

Standings

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NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 11 0 0 1.000 8–0 376 84 W11
Green Bay Packers 8 2 1 .800 6–2 300 215 W2
Cleveland Rams 5 6 0 .455 3–5 150 207 L1
Chicago Cardinals 3 8 0 .273 3–5 98 209 L6
Detroit Lions 0 11 0 .000 0–8 38 263 L11
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Bears 1942 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1942 Chicago Bears Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ "Team Season Stats Finder - Football". Stathead. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cold Hard Football Facts: 40 and Fabulous: in praise of passer rating". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.