1960 Chicago Bears season
Appearance
1960 Chicago Bears season | |
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Owner | George Halas |
General manager | George Halas |
Head coach | George Halas |
Home field | Wrigley Field |
Results | |
Record | 5–6–1 |
Division place | 5th NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1960 Chicago Bears season was their 41st regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–6–1 record under George Halas, finishing fifth in the NFL Western Conference, a game below .500, a rare sight under a Halas coached team. The Bears lost all three games in December by significant margins, the last two being shutouts.
NFL Draft
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Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Rookies in italics |
Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 25 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–14 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 32,150 |
2 | October 2 | at Baltimore Colts | L 7–42 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium | 57,808 |
3 | October 9 | Los Angeles Rams | W 34–27 | 2–1 | Wrigley Field | 47,776 |
4 | October 16 | San Francisco 49ers | W 27–10 | 3–1 | Wrigley Field | 48,226 |
5 | October 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | T 24–24 | 3–1–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 63,438 |
6 | October 30 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 7–25 | 3–2–1 | Kezar Stadium | 55,071 |
7 | Bye | |||||
8 | November 13 | Baltimore Colts | L 20–24 | 3–3–1 | Wrigley Field | 48,713 |
9 | November 20 | Detroit Lions | W 28–7 | 4–3–1 | Wrigley Field | 46,267 |
10 | November 27 | Dallas Cowboys | W 17–7 | 5–3–1 | Wrigley Field | 39,951 |
11 | December 4 | Green Bay Packers | L 13–41 | 5–4–1 | Wrigley Field | 46,406 |
12 | December 11 | at Cleveland Browns | L 0–42 | 5–5–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 38,155 |
13 | December 18 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–36 | 5–6–1 | Briggs Stadium | 51,017 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
- A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.
Game summaries
[edit]Week 1 at Packers
[edit]Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 |
Packers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
at New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: September 25
- Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
- Game attendance: 32,150
- Box Score
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Week 9
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Green Bay Packers | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–4 | 332 | 209 | W3 | |
Detroit Lions | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–4 | 239 | 212 | W4 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 7–4 | 208 | 205 | W1 | |
Baltimore Colts | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 5–6 | 288 | 234 | L4 | |
Chicago Bears | 5 | 6 | 1 | .455 | 5–5–1 | 194 | 299 | L3 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 4–6–1 | 265 | 297 | L1 | |
Dallas Cowboys | 0 | 11 | 1 | .000 | 0–6 | 177 | 369 | L1 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
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