Chicago Bears seasons
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This is a list of seasons completed by the Chicago Bears American Football Franchise. The list documents the season-by-season records of the Bears' franchise from 1920 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.
The Chicago Bears have played over one thousand games. In those games, the club won nine Professional American Football league championships including eight NFL Championships and one Super Bowl – the second most in Professional American Football. (The Green Bay Packers have won twelve.) The franchise captured seventeen NFL Divisional titles and four NFL conference championships, and recorded more regular season (670) and overall victories (686) than any other NFL franchise.
- For complete team history, see History of the Chicago Bears
- The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
| NFL Champions (1920–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | |||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
| Decatur Staleys | ||||||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | APFA | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 2 | The APFA did not hold playoff games | |||
| Chicago Staleys | ||||||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | APFA | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | Named APFA Champions (1) [1] | |||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | NFL | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932 | |||
| 1923 | 1923 | NFL | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1924 | 1924 | NFL | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1925 | 1925 | NFL | 7th | 9 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 1926 | 1926 | NFL | 2nd | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | NFL | 3rd | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1928 | 1928 | NFL | 5th | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | NFL | 9th | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 1930 | 1930 | NFL | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | NFL | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1932 | 1932 | NFL | 1st | 7 | 1 | 6 | Named NFL Champions (2)[2] | |||
| 1933 | 1933 | NFL | West | 1st | 10 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (3) (Giants) (23-21)[3] | ||
| 1934 | 1934 | NFL | West | 1st | 13 | 0 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Giants) (13-30)[4] | ||
| 1935 | 1935 | NFL | West | T-3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1936 | 1936 | NFL | West | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1937 | 1937 | NFL | West | 1st | 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) (21-28) | ||
| 1938 | 1938 | NFL | West | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1939 | 1939 | NFL | West | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1940 | 1940 | NFL | West | 1st | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (4) (Redskins) (73-0) | ||
| 1941 | 1941 | NFL | West | 1st | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Western Divisional Playoff (Packers) (33-14) Won NFL Championship (5) (Giants) (37-9) |
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| 1942 | 1942 | NFL | West | 1st | 11 | 0 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) (6-14)[4] | ||
| 1943 | 1943 | NFL | West | 1st | 8 | 1 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (6) (Redskins) (41-21) | Sid Luckman (MVP) | |
| 1944 | 1944 | NFL | West | T-2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1945 | 1945 | NFL | West | 4th | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | 1946 | NFL | West | 1st | 8 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (7) (Giants) (24-14) | ||
| 1947 | 1947 | NFL | West | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | NFL | West | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | 1949 | NFL | West | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | 1950 | NFL | National | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoff (Rams) (14-24) | ||
| 1951 | 1951 | NFL | National | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | NFL | National | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | 4th | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | 1956 | NFL | Western | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Giants) (7-47) | ||
| 1957 | 1957 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | 1958 | NFL | Western | T-2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | T-3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Mike Ditka (ROY) | ||
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Ronnie Bull (ROY) | ||
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | 1st | 11 | 1 | 2 | Won NFL Championship (8) (Giants) (14-10) | George Halas (COY) | |
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | 6th | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Gale Sayers (ROY) George Halas (COY) |
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| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Central | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Central | 4th | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Wally Chambers (DROY) | |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Jack Pardee (COY) | |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) (7-37) | Walter Payton (MVP)/(NFC) (OPOY)/(MOY) |
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) (17-27) | |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1982[5] | 1982 | NFL | NFC | 12th | 3 | 6 | 0 | Jim McMahon (ROY) | ||
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (23-19) Lost Conference Championship (49ers) (0-23) |
Mike Singletary (NFC) |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Giants) (21-0) Won Conference Championship (Rams) (24-0) Won Super Bowl XX (9) (Patriots) (46-10) |
Mike Singletary (DPY)/(NFC) Mike Ditka (COY) Richard Dent (MVP) Walter Payton (NFC)/(BBA) |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (13-27) | |
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (17-21) | Dave Duerson (MOY) |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs[6] (Eagles) (20-12) Lost Conference Championship (49ers) (3-28) |
Mike Singletary (DPY)/(NFC) Mike Ditka (COY) |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) (16-6) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) (3-31) |
Mark Carrier (DROY)/(ROY) Mike Singletary (MOY) |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) (13-17) | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) (35-18) Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) (15-44) |
Dave Wannstedt (COY) |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Rashaan Salaam (ROY) | |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Brian Urlacher (DROY) Jim Flanigan (MOY) |
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| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) (19-33) | Anthony Thomas (OROY) Dick Jauron (COY) |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | North | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Panthers) (21-29) | Brian Urlacher (DPY) Lovie Smith (COY) |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | North | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) (27-24 OT) Won Conference Championship (Saints) (39-14) Lost Super Bowl XLI (Colts) (19-27) |
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| Total | 670 | 482 | 42 | (1920–2006, includes only regular season) | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | (1920–2006, includes only playoffs) | ||||||||
| 686 | 499 | 42 | (1920–2006, includes both regular season and playoffs) | |||||||
Footnotes
- ^ The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932. The team that finished with the best regular season record was named the league champions.
- ^ The result of the 1932 NFL Playoff Game to determine the NFL champion between the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans. The game counted in the standings and broke the tie.
- ^ The score of the playoff game is in parenthesis with the Bears score first no matter of the outcome.
- ^ a b The Bears were denied perfect seasons on two accounts. The first one was in the 1934 when the 13-0 club lost to the New York Giants in the Championship game. The second occurrence happenend in 1942 when the 11-0 club was denied perfection and a "three-peat" by the Washington Redskins.
- ^ 1982 was a strike-shorten season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
- ^ The game was known as the Fog Bowl due to the heavy fog that covered the field for most of the game.
References
- NFL Football History. CBS Sportsline. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- Chicago Bears History. Chicago Bears History Website. Retrieved on April 30, 2006.
- Chicago Bears.com - History. Chicago Bears Official Website. Retrieved on January 31, 2006.
- Chicago Bears.com - Team Stats. Chicago Bears Official Website. Retrieved on July 1, 2006.
- NFL.com - History - Yearly Standings. National Football League Official Website. Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- Pro Football Hall of Fame - Chicago Bears. Pro Football Hall of Fame Website. Retrieved on February 9, 2006.
- Taylor, Roy (2004). Chicago Bears History. Arcadia Publishing (SC). ISBN 0-7385-3319-X.
