1924 Chicago Bears season
1924 Chicago Bears season | |
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Head coach | George Halas |
Home field | Wrigley Field |
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Record | 8–3–4 Overall 6–1–4 NFL |
League place | 2nd NFL |
The 1924 Chicago Bears season was their fifth regular season completed in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve on their 9–2–2 record from 1923 and finished with an 8–3–4 record under head coach George Halas earning them a second-place finish in the team standings, the fourth time in the last five years. The Bears started slow with 2 ties and a loss, but quickly gained their stride, winning 6 of their last 8 games with two ties. The Bears' only loss of the year was to the Cleveland Bulldogs, the eventual champions (the NFL officially considers the 1924 Bulldogs a different team than the Canton team from the previous year – however, all the players were the same). Despite coming in second, the Bears did defeat the cross-town rival Cardinals twice, both shutouts, and their future classic rival, the Green Bay Packers, once in a 3–0 shutout. The Sternaman brothers again carried the team, with Joe Sternaman having his best season. The younger Sternaman scored 6 touchdowns, threw for another, had 9 field goals, and 12 PATs, finishing with 75 of the Bears' 136 points.
Future Hall of Fame players[]
- George Halas, end
- Ed Healey, tackle
- George Trafton, center
Other leading players[]
- Ed Sternaman, back
- Joe Sternaman, quarterback
- Laurie Walquist, quarterback
- Hunk Anderson, guard
- John Bryan, back
Schedule[]
Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | Record |
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Sep. 28 | at Rock Island Independents | Douglas Park | Tie | 0–0 | 0–0–1 |
Oct 5 | at Cleveland Bulldogs | Dunn Field | Loss | 16–14 | 0–1–1 |
Oct 12 | Racine Legion | Wrigley Field | Tie | 10–10 | 0–1–2 |
Oct 19 | Chicago Cardinals | Wrigley Field | Win | 6–0 | 1–1–2 |
Oct 26 | Frankford Yellowjackets | Wrigley Field | Win | 33–3 | 2–1–2 |
Nov 2 | Rock Island Independents | Wrigley Field | Tie | 3–3 | 2–1–3 |
Nov 9 | Columbus Tigers | Wrigley Field | Win | 12–6 | 3–1–3 |
Nov 16 | Racine Legion | Wrigley Field | Tie | 3–3 | 3–1–4 |
Nov 23 | Green Bay Packers | Wrigley Field | Win | 3–0 | 4–1–4 |
Nov 27 | at Chicago Cardinals | Comiskey Park | Win | 21–0 | 5–1–4 |
Nov 30 | Milwaukee Badgers | Wrigley Field | Win | 31–14 | 6–1–4 |
1924 NFL exhibition games[]
Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score |
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Sep. 21 | Green Bay Packers | Bellevue Park | Loss | 0–5 |
Dec 7 | Cleveland Bulldogs | Wrigley Field | Win | 23–0 |
Dec 13 | Frankford Yellow Jackets | Frankford Stadium | Win | 13–10 |
Dec 14 | Rock Island Independents | Wrigley Field | Loss | 6–7 |
Standings[]
NFL standings | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |||
Cleveland Bulldogs | 7 | 1 | 1 | .875 | 229 | 60 | W2 | ||
Chicago Bears | 6 | 1 | 4 | .857 | 136 | 55 | W3 | ||
Frankford Yellow Jackets | 11 | 2 | 1 | .846 | 326 | 109 | W8 | ||
Duluth Kelleys | 5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | 56 | 16 | W1 | ||
Rock Island Independents | 5 | 2 | 2 | .714 | 88 | 38 | L1 | ||
Green Bay Packers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 108 | 38 | L1 | ||
Racine Legion | 4 | 3 | 3 | .571 | 69 | 47 | W1 | ||
Chicago Cardinals | 5 | 4 | 1 | .556 | 90 | 67 | L1 | ||
Buffalo Bisons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 120 | 140 | L3 | ||
Columbus Tigers | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 91 | 68 | L1 | ||
Hammond Pros | 2 | 2 | 1 | .500 | 18 | 45 | W2 | ||
Milwaukee Badgers | 5 | 8 | 0 | .385 | 142 | 188 | L2 | ||
Akron Pros | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 59 | 132 | W1 | ||
Dayton Triangles | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 | 45 | 148 | L6 | ||
Kansas City Blues | 2 | 7 | 0 | .222 | 46 | 124 | L2 | ||
Kenosha Maroons | 0 | 4 | 1 | .000 | 12 | 117 | L2 | ||
Minneapolis Marines | 0 | 6 | 0 | .000 | 14 | 108 | L6 | ||
Rochester Jeffersons | 0 | 7 | 0 | .000 | 7 | 156 | L7 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
- 1924 National Football League season by team
- Chicago Bears seasons
- 1924 in sports in Illinois