The 1951 Chicago Bears season was their 32nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a mediocre 7–5 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's National Conference. This season was a drop off from the previous season's near Championship game appearance.
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 30, 1951 |
at Green Bay Packers |
W 31–20 |
24,666
|
2 |
October 7, 1951 |
at Chicago Cardinals |
L 28–14 |
33,781
|
3 |
October 14, 1951 |
New York Yanks |
W 24–21 |
37,697
|
4 |
October 21, 1951 |
San Francisco 49ers |
W 13–7 |
42,296
|
5 |
October 28, 1951 |
at Detroit Lions |
W 28–23 |
34,778
|
6 |
November 4, 1951 |
at Washington Redskins |
W 27–0 |
21,737
|
7 |
November 11, 1951 |
Detroit Lions |
L 41–28 |
43,709
|
8 |
November 18, 1951 |
Green Bay Packers |
W 24–13 |
36,771
|
9 |
November 25, 1951 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 42–21 |
40,969
|
10 |
December 2, 1951 |
Los Angeles Rams |
L 42–17 |
50,286
|
11 |
December 9, 1951 |
at New York Yanks |
W 45–21 |
13,075
|
12 |
December 16, 1951 |
Chicago Cardinals |
L 24–14 |
15,085
|
Game summaries
Week 1
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Bears |
10 |
7 |
7 |
7 |
31 |
Packers |
0 |
6 |
7 |
7 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
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CHI |
White 8 yard run (Lujack kick) |
CHI 7–0 |
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Q1 |
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CHI |
Blanda 46 yard field goal |
CHI 10–0 |
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Q2 |
|
CHI |
Rykovich 1 yard run (Lujack kick) |
CHI 17–0 |
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Q2 |
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GB |
Mann 12 yard pass from Thomason |
CHI 17–6 |
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Q3 |
|
CHI |
Dottley 1 yard run (Lujack kick) |
CHI 24–6 |
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Q3 |
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GB |
Cloud 1 yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) |
CHI 24–13 |
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Q4 |
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CHI |
Hunsinger 5 yard run (Lujack kick) |
CHI 31–13 |
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Q4 |
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GB |
Cloud 1 yard run (Cone kick) |
CHI 31–20 |
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Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
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Key personnel |
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Division championships (21) |
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Conference championships (4) |
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League championships (9) |
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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)
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1960s – 1970s |
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1980s – 1990s |
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2000s – 2010s |
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Bold indicates NFL Championship winning season
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