1969 Chicago Bears season

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1969 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach Jim Dooley
Home Field Wrigley Field
Results
Record 1-13
Place 4th West Central
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Timeline
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1968 1970

The 1969 Chicago Bears season was their 50th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 1-13 record, the worst in franchise history.

An already poor season was made even worse when runningback Brian Piccolo was diagnosed with cancer in November. He would succumb to the disease in June of the following year.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
14 Chicago Bears NFL Rufus Mayes Offensive Tackle Ohio State

[edit] Preseason

On August 30, a crowd of 85,532 fans viewed a doubleheader at Cleveland’s Municipal Stadium. In the first contest, the Chicago Bears played the AFL’s Buffalo Bills, while the Cleveland Browns hosted the Green Bay Packers in the second match. [1]

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Season Standings

Western Conference
Central Division
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Minnesota Vikings 12 2 0 .857 379 133
Detroit Lions 9 4 1 .692 259 188
Green Bay Packers 8 6 0 .571 269 221
Chicago Bears 1 13 0 .071 210 339

[edit] Season Schedule

1969 NFL season
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Eastern Conference Western Conference
Capitol Century Coastal Central
Dallas Cleveland Atlanta Chicago
New Orleans NY Giants Baltimore Detroit
Philadelphia Pittsburgh Los Angeles Green Bay
Washington St. Louis San Francisco Minnesota
1969 NFL DraftNFL PlayoffsNFL Championship • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl IV
Related: 1969 AFL Season