1923 Chicago Bears season

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1923 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach George Halas
Home Field Wrigley Field
Results
Record 9-2-1
Place 2nd NFL
Playoff Finish
Timeline
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The 1923 Chicago Bears season was their fourth regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-2-1 record under head coach/player George Halas earning them a second place finish in the team standings earning, the third time in the last four years. As was normal for those days, the Bears played a few games on the road at the beginning of the season and then finished the season with a 9 game homestand. The Bears started very slow, losing 2 of their first 4 games and scoring only 6 points during those games (their two wins were both won 3-0). After losing 6-0 to eventual champion Canton Bulldogs in week 4, the Bears went undefeated after that. Just like in 1922, the Sternaman brothers starred, scoring 5 touchdowns, 6 field goals, and 8 PATs between the two of them. John Bryan emerged as a scoring threat as well, running for 4 scores and passing for another. Most notably, in week 6's game against the Oorang Indians, George Halas set an NFL record with a 98 yard fumble return.

Contents

[edit] Future Hall of Fame Players

[edit] Other Leading Players

[edit] Final standings

W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, PCT= Winning Percentage

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

Team W L T PCT
Canton Bulldogs 11 0 1 1.000
Chicago Bears 9 2 1 .818
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778
Milwaukee Badgers 7 2 3 .778
Cleveland Indians 3 1 3 .750
Chicago Cardinals 8 4 0 .667
Duluth Kelleys 4 3 0 .571
Buffalo All-Americans 5 4 3 .556
Columbus Tigers 5 4 1 .556
Racine Legion 4 4 2 .500
Toledo Maroons 3 3 2 .500
Rock Island Independents 2 3 3 .400
Minneapolis Marines 2 5 2 .286
St. Louis All Stars 1 4 2 .200
Hammond Pros 1 5 1 .167
Dayton Triangles 1 6 1 .143
Akron Pros 1 6 0 .143
Oorang Indians 1 10 0 .091
Louisville Brecks 0 3 0 .000
Rochester Jeffersons 0 4 0 .000

[edit] Season Results

Date Opponent Location Result Score Record
Sep. 30 Rock Island Independents Douglas Park Loss 3-0 0-1-0
Oct. 7 Racine Legion/Tornadoes Racine, Wisconsin Win 3-0 1-1-0
Oct. 14 Green Bay Packers Bellevue Park Win 3-0 2-1-0
Oct. 21 Canton Bulldogs Wrigley Field Loss 6-0 2-2-0
Oct. 28 Buffalo All-Americans Wrigley Field Win 18-3 3-2-0
Nov. 4 Oorang Indians Wrigley Field Win 26-0 4-2-0
Nov. 11 Akron Pros Wrigley Field Win 20-6 5-2-0
Nov. 18 Rock Island Independents Wrigley Field Win 7-3 6-2-0
Nov. 25 Hammond Pros Wrigley Field Win 14-7 7-2-0
Nov. 29 Chicago Cardinals Wrigley Field Win 3-0 8-2-0
Dec. 2 Milwaukee Badgers Wrigley Field Tie 0-0 8-2-1
Dec. 9 Rock Island Independents Wrigley Field Win 29-7 9-2-1
1923 NFL Season
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