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NFL team season
1959 Chicago Bears season Head coach George Halas Home field Wrigley Field Record 8–4 Division place 2nd NFL Western Playoff finish Did 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 [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Attendance
1
September 27
at Green Bay Packers
L 6–9
0–1
32,150
2
October 3
at Baltimore Colts
W 26–21
1–1
57,557
3
October 11
Los Angeles Rams
L 21–28
1–2
47,036
4
October 18
Baltimore Colts
L 7–21
1–3
48,430
5
October 25
at San Francisco 49ers
L 17–20
1–4
59,045
6
November 1
at Los Angeles Rams
W 26–21
2–4
77,943
7
November 8
Green Bay Packers
W 28–17
3–4
46,205
8
November 15
San Francisco 49ers
W 14–3
4–4
42,157
9
November 22
at Detroit Lions
W 24–14
5–4
54,059
10
November 29
at Chicago Cardinals
W 31–7
6–4
48,687
11
December 6
Pittsburgh Steelers
W 27–21
7–4
41,476
12
December 13
Detroit Lions
W 25–14
8–4
40,890
Saturday night (October 3)[2]
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
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Week 2 [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
9
14 3 0
26
Colts
0
0 0 21
21
Scoring summary Q1 CHI Petitbon 33 yard interception return (kick failed)CHI 6–0
Q1 CHI Aveni 33 yard field goalCHI 9–0
Q2 CHI Casares 1 yard run (Aveni kick)CHI 16–0
Q2 CHI Hill 53 yard pass from Brown (Aveni kick)CHI 23–0
Q3 CHI Aveni 42 yard field goal CHI 26–0
Q4 BAL Berry 7 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick)CHI 26–7
Q4 BAL Mutscheller 4 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick)CHI 26–14
Q4 BAL Mutscheller 13 yard pass from Unitas (Myhra kick) CHI 26–21
[3]
Week 7 [ ]
1
2
3 4 Total
Packers
0
10
0 7 17
Bears
14
7
7 0 28
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
CHI – Jim Dooley 8-yard pass from Zeke Bratkowski (John Aveni kick) – Bears 28–10
Fourth Quarter
GB – Bill Butler 61-yard punt return (Paul Hornung kick) – Bears 28–17
Standings [ ]
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References [ ]
Franchise Records Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Minor league affiliates
Newark Bears (AA , 1939–1941)
Akron Bears (AFL , 1946)
Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL , 1947)
Richmond Rebels (AFL , 1948–1950)
Retired numbers Key personnel Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (9) Media
Broadcasters
Radio:
Personnel:
Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
Tom Thayer (analyst)
Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)
Television:
WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox , official pre-game and post-game alternate)
WPWR (official post-game)
NBC Sports Chicago (in-season team programming)
Personnel:
Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play)
Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations
:Category:Chicago Bears
WikiProject Chicago Bears
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)
Bold indicates
NFL Championship (1920–69) or
Super Bowl (1966–present) victory
Italics indicates
NFL Championship (1920–69) or
Super Bowl (1966–present) appearance
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