1948 Chicago Bears season

The 1948 season was the Chicago Bears' 29th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–4 record from 1947 and finished with a 10–2 record (the teams best finish in the 3rd Halas era) under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division yet again missing out on an NFL title game appearance.[1]

1948 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record10–2
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 Bye
2 September 26 at Green Bay Packers W 45–7 1–0 City Stadium
3 October 4 at Chicago Cardinals W 28–17 2–0 Comiskey Park
4 October 10 Los Angeles Rams W 42–21 3–0 Wrigley Field
5 October 17 Detroit Lions W 28–0 4–0 Wrigley Field
6 October 24 at Philadelphia Eagles L 7–12 4–1 Shibe Park
7 October 31 New York Giants W 35–14 5–1 Wrigley Field
8 November 7 at Los Angeles Rams W 21–6 6–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
9 November 14 Green Bay Packers W 7–6 7–1 Wrigley Field
10 November 21 at Boston Yanks W 51–17 8–1 Fenway Park
11 November 28 Washington Redskins W 48–13 9–1 Wrigley Field
12 December 5 at Detroit Lions W 42–14 10–1 Briggs Stadium
13 December 12 Chicago Cardinals L 21–24 10–2 Wrigley Field
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Cardinals 11 1 0 .917 7–1 395 226 W10
Chicago Bears 10 2 0 .833 7–1 375 151 L1
Los Angeles Rams 6 5 1 .545 3–5 327 269 W3
Green Bay Packers 3 9 0 .250 2–6 154 290 L7
Detroit Lions 2 10 0 .167 1–7 200 407 L3

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

References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Bears 1948 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.