1962 Chicago Bears season

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1962 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas[1]
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record9–5[2]
Division place3rd Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1962 Chicago Bears season was their 43rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 9–5 record, earning them a third-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the first season that the wishbone "C" appeared on the helmets (albeit in white; it would not adopt its more familiar burnt orange color until 1974).

Roster[]

1962 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks
  •  9 Billy Wade

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

  • 89 Mike Ditka
 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 , 5 practice squad

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 16 at San Francisco 49ers W 30–14 1–0 Kezar Stadium 46,052
2 September 23 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–23 2–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 44,376
3 September 30 at Green Bay Packers L 0–49 2–1 City Stadium 38,689
4 October 7 at Minnesota Vikings W 13–0 3–1 Metropolitan Stadium 33,141
5 October 14 San Francisco 49ers L 27–34 3–2 Wrigley Field 48,902
6 October 21 Baltimore Colts W 35–15 4–2 Wrigley Field 49,066
7 October 28 at Detroit Lions L 3–11 4–3 Tiger Stadium 53,342
8 November 4 Green Bay Packers L 7–38 4–4 Wrigley Field 48,753
9 November 11 Minnesota Vikings W 31–30 5–4 Wrigley Field 46,984
10 November 18 at Dallas Cowboys W 34–33 6–4 Cotton Bowl 12,692
11 November 25 at Baltimore Colts W 57–0 7–4 Memorial Stadium 56,164
12 December 2 New York Giants L 24–26 7–5 Wrigley Field 49,043
13 December 9 Los Angeles Rams W 30–14 8–5 Wrigley Field 38,685
14 December 16 Detroit Lions W 3–0 9–4 Wrigley Field 44,948

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary[]

Week 1 at 49ers[]

See also: 1962 San Francisco 49ers season
Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at San Francisco 49ers (0–0)
1 2 34Total
Bears 10 7 7630
49ers 0 0 7714

at Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California

  • Date: September 16
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
  • Game attendance: 46,052
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Standings[]

NFL Western Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 13 1 0 .929 11–1 415 148 W3
Detroit Lions 11 3 0 .786 10–2 315 177 L1
Chicago Bears 9 5 0 .643 8–4 321 287 W2
Baltimore Colts 7 7 0 .500 5–7 293 288 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 8 0 .429 5–7 282 331 L2
Minnesota Vikings 2 11 1 .154 1–10–1 254 410 L3
Los Angeles Rams 1 12 1 .077 1–10–1 220 334 L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References[]

  1. ^ "1962 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players".
  2. ^ "1962 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players".


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