1950 Chicago Bears season
NFL team season
The 1950 season was the Chicago Bears' 31st in the National Football League. The team matched on their 9–3 record from 1949 under head coach and owner George Halas, tied for first in the National Conference with the Los Angeles Rams, whom they had defeated twice in the regular season.[1] They met in a tiebreaker playoff,[2][3] won by the Rams,[4][5] who advanced to the NFL Championship Game.
The Bears traveled by train to Los Angeles for the playoff game.[1]
Regular season
Schedule
Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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Recap
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1
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September 17
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at Los Angeles Rams
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W 24–20
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1–0
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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21,000
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Recap
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2
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September 24
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at San Francisco 49ers
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W 32–20
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2–0
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Kezar Stadium
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35,558
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Recap
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3
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October 1
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at Green Bay Packers
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L 21–31
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2–1
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City Stadium
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24,893
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Recap
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4
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October 8
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Chicago Cardinals
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W 27–6
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3–1
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Wrigley Field
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48,025
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Recap
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5
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October 15
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Green Bay Packers
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W 28–14
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4–1
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Wrigley Field
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51,065
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Recap
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6
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Bye
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7
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October 29
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at New York Yanks
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L 27–38
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4–2
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Yankee Stadium
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48,642
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Recap
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8
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November 5
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at Detroit Lions
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W 35–21
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5–2
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Briggs Stadium
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32,000
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Recap
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9
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November 12
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New York Yanks
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W 28–20
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6–2
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Wrigley Field
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50,102
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Recap
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10
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November 19
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San Francisco 49ers
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W 17–0
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7–2
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Wrigley Field
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35,105
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Recap
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11
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November 26
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Los Angeles Rams
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W 24–14
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8–2
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Wrigley Field
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43,678
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Recap
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12
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December 3
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at Chicago Cardinals
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L 10–20
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8–3
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Comiskey Park
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31,919
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Recap
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13
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December 10
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Detroit Lions
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W 6–3
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9–3
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Wrigley Field
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34,604
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Recap
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Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
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Standings
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Playoffs
- Source:[2][3][4][5]
References
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Culture | |
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Lore | |
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Rivalries | |
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Minor league affiliates | |
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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:
- Television:
- WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate)
- Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming)
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) | | |
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