1978 Chicago Bears season

1978 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Neill Armstrong
General manager	Jim Finks
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1978 Chicago Bears season was their 59th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–9 record in the first year of Coach Neill Armstrong, yet another below .500 record in the 1970s.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1978	St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–10	52,791
2	September 10, 1978	at San Francisco 49ers	W 16–13	49,502
3	September 17, 1978	at Detroit Lions	W 19–0	65,982
4	September 25, 1978	Minnesota Vikings	L 24–20	53,551
5	October 1, 1978	Oakland Raiders	L 25–19	52,848
6	October 8, 1978	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–14	56,267
7	October 16, 1978	at Denver Broncos	L 16–7	75,008
8	October 22, 1978	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 33–19	68,146
9	October 29, 1978	Detroit Lions	L 21–17	53,378
10	November 5, 1978	Seattle Seahawks	L 31–29	50,697
11	November 12, 1978	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–14	43,286
12	November 19, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–7	46,022
13	November 26, 1978	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 14–3	42,373
14	December 4, 1978	at San Diego Chargers	L 40–7	48,492
15	December 10, 1978	Green Bay Packers	W 14–0	34,306
16	December 16, 1978	at Washington Redskins	W 14–10	49,774

Game summaries

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	3	3	3	7	16
49ers	7	3	0	3	13

Date: September 10
Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 64°F, wind 13 mph

Scoring summary

1	CHI	Bob Thomas 32 yard field goal	Bears 3–0

1	SF	O.J. Simpson 8 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick)	49ers 7–3

2	CHI	Bob Thomas 44 yard field goal	49ers 7–6

2	SF	Ray Wersching 44 yard field goal	49ers 10–6

3	CHI	Bob Thomas 38 yard field goal	49ers 10–9

4	SF	Ray Wersching 27 yard field goal	49ers 13–9

4	CHI	Roland Harper 1 yard run (Bob Thomas kick)	Bears 16–13

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Week 16

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	0	7	0	14
Redskins	0	3	0	7	10

Date: December 16
Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 46°F • Wind 11

Scoring summary

1	CHI	Walter Payton 44-yard run (Bob Thomas kick)	Bears 7–0

2	WSH	Mark Moseley 33-yard field goal	Bears 7–3

3	CHI	Steve Schubert 73-yard punt return (Bob Thomas kick)	Bears 14–3

4	WSH	Jean Fugett 17-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	Bears 14–10

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings⁽³⁾	8	7	1	.531	5–2–1	7–4–1	294	306	L2
Green Bay Packers	8	7	1	.531	5–2–1	6–5–1	249	269	L2
Detroit Lions	7	9	0	.438	4–4	5–7	290	300	W2
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	3–5	7–5	253	274	W2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	2–6	3–11	241	259	L4

References

Chicago Bears

Formerly the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys
Founded in 1919
Based in Chicago, Illinois
Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois

Franchise

Records

Stadiums

Lore

Culture

Rivalries

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Chairman: George McCaskey
President/CEO: Ted Phillips
General Manager: Ryan Pace
Head Coach: John Fox

NFL championships (9)

1921
1932
1933
1940
1941
1943
1946
1963
1985

Super Bowl appearances (2)

1985 (XX)
2006 (XLI)

Other honors

NFL championship appearances (10) – 1933
1934
1937
1940
1941
1942
1943
1946
1956
1963

NFC championship game appearances (5) – 1984
1985
1988
2006
2010

Division titles: NFL Western (8) – 1933
1934
1937
1940
1941
1942
1943
1946
NFC Central (7) – 1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1990
2001
NFC North (3) – 2005
2006
2010

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: North Division

Former league affiliations

League: Independent (1919)
Conference: National Conference (1950–1952); Western Conference (1953–1969)
Division: NFL Western Division (1933–1949); Central Division (1967–1969); NFC Central Division (1970–2001)

Radio broadcasters

WBBM Bears Radio Network
- WBBM (AM)
- WCFS-FM (FM simulcast of WBBM)
Personnel
- Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
- Tom Thayer (analyst)
- Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)

Television broadcasters

Chicago Bears Network
- WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game)
- Comcast SportsNet 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)

Seasons (96)

1920s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929

1930s	1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949

1950s	1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969

1970s	1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989

1990s	1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

2010s	2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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WikiProject Chicago Bears

Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears seasons

1920s – 1930s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s – 1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s – 1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s – 1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s – 2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship winning season

1978 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay

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