1981 Chicago Bears season
1981 Chicago Bears season | |
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Owner | George Halas |
Head coach | Neill Armstrong |
General manager | Jim Finks |
Home field | Soldier Field |
Results | |
Record | 6–10 |
Division place | 5th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1981 season was the Chicago Bears' 62nd in the National Football League, and their fourth under head coach Neill Armstrong. The team failed to improve on their 7–9 record from 1980 to finish at 6–10, and failed to make the playoffs for the second consecutive season. At the end of the season, Neill Armstrong was fired by the Bears.
One unusual sidelight to the season was that of the Bears' 6 victories, 4 of them were against opponents in the AFC West; including a 20–17 upset of San Diego in Week 9 and a 35–24 victory that eliminated the Broncos from playoff contention on the final week of the regular season.
NFL Draft[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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Roster[]
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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Reserve lists
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Schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 6, 1981 | Green Bay Packers | L 16–9 | 62,411
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2 | September 13, 1981 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 28–17 | 49,520
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3 | September 20, 1981 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 28–17 | 60,130
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4 | September 28, 1981 | Los Angeles Rams | L 24–7 | 62,461
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5 | October 4, 1981 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 24–21 | 43,827
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6 | October 11, 1981 | Washington Redskins | L 24–7 | 57,683
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7 | October 19, 1981 | at Detroit Lions | L 48–17 | 71,273
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8 | October 25, 1981 | San Diego Chargers | W 20–17 | 52,906
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9 | November 1, 1981 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 20–10 | 63,688
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10 | November 8, 1981 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 16–13 | 60,605
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11 | November 15, 1981 | at Green Bay Packers | L 21–17 | 55,338
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12 | November 22, 1981 | Detroit Lions | L 23–7 | 50,082
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13 | November 26, 1981 | at Dallas Cowboys | L 10–9 | 63,499
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14 | December 6, 1981 | Minnesota Vikings | W 10–9 | 50,766
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15 | December 13, 1981 | at Oakland Raiders | W 23–6 | 40,384
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16 | December 20, 1981 | Denver Broncos | W 35–24 | 40,125
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Game summaries[]
Week 1[]
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Week 2[]
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Week 3[]
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Week 15[]
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Bears | 7 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 23 |
Raiders | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California
- Date: December 13
- Game time: 4:00 p.m.
- Game weather: 56 °F; wind 7
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV: CBS
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Standings[]
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(3) | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 6–2 | 9–3 | 315 | 268 | W1 |
Detroit Lions | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 397 | 322 | L1 |
Green Bay Packers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4–4 | 7–7 | 324 | 361 | L1 |
Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | 4–4 | 6–6 | 325 | 369 | L5 |
Chicago Bears | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | 2–6 | 2–10 | 253 | 324 | W3 |
References[]
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Dec-11.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Oct-18.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
External links[]
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