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The '''1970 [[Chicago Bears]] season''' was their 51st [[Regular Season (NFL)|regular season]] completed in the [[National Football League]]. The team finished with a 6–8 record, a significant improvement over the 1–13 record of the [[1969 Chicago Bears season|previous season]], the worst in franchise history. |
The '''1970 [[Chicago Bears]] season''' was their 51st [[Regular Season (NFL)|regular season]] completed in the [[National Football League]]. The team finished with a 6–8 record, a significant improvement over the 1–13 record of the [[1969 Chicago Bears season|previous season]], the worst in franchise history. |
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After losing the coin flip for the number one pick in the [[1970 NFL draft]] (which Pittsburgh used to draft [[Terry Bradshaw]]), the Bears traded the 2nd pick to the [[Green Bay Packers]] for [[Lee Roy Caffey]], [[Elijah Pitts]], and [[Bob Hyland]].<ref>https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-08-25-0408250329-story.html</ref> |
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{{NFLplayer|10|Bobby Douglass|QB|IR}} |
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Revision as of 23:40, 22 March 2024
1970 Chicago Bears season | |
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Owner | George Halas |
Head coach | Jim Dooley |
Home field | Wrigley Field |
Results | |
Record | 6–8 |
Division place | 4th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1970 Chicago Bears season was their 51st regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–8 record, a significant improvement over the 1–13 record of the previous season, the worst in franchise history.
After losing the coin flip for the number one pick in the 1970 NFL draft (which Pittsburgh used to draft Terry Bradshaw), the Bears traded the 2nd pick to the Green Bay Packers for Lee Roy Caffey, Elijah Pitts, and Bob Hyland.[1]
Offseason
- June 16, 1970 – After a seven-month battle with cancer, running back Brian Piccolo died at age 26.[2][3][4]
NFL Draft
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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3 | 58 | George Farmer | Wide Receiver | UCLA |
Roster
Regular season
As an experiment, the Bears hosted their first home game of the season at Northwestern University's Dyche Stadium in Evanston. The Bears' Wrigley Field landlord, the Chicago Cubs, were in a pennant race and might play in the National League Championship Series and World Series, and that Wrigley Field would be unavailable (at least for installation of temporary seating in right and center field) until well into October.[5] (The Cubs were in contention in the National League East until the final week of the 1970 season, thus rendering the anticipation moot.)[6][7]
In addition, the NFL was pressuring the Bears to move out of Wrigley Field, because it had no lights and its seating capacity was under 50,000 (even with additional seating in right field for football games), stipulations of the AFL–NFL merger agreement. The Bears planned to move to Evanston for the 1971 season, but Evanston residents petitioned city officials to block the move, and the Big Ten Conference ultimately barred the Bears from using Dyche Stadium;[8] the Bears moved to Chicago's Soldier Field.[9]
Zeitplan
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 19 | at New York Giants | W 24–16 | 1–0 | Yankee Stadium | 62,936 | |
2 | September 27 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 20–16 | 2–0 | Dyche Stadium | 53,463 | |
3 | October 5 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–28 | 2–1 | Tiger Stadium | 58,210 | |
4 | October 11 | Minnesota Vikings | L 0–24 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 45,485 | |
5 | October 18 | San Diego Chargers | L 7–20 | 2–3 | Wrigley Field | 45,278 | |
6 | October 25 | Detroit Lions | L 10–16 | 2–4 | Wrigley Field | 45,632 | |
7 | November 1 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 23–14 | 3–4 | Atlanta Stadium | 58,850 | |
8 | November 8 | San Francisco 49ers | L 16–37 | 3–5 | Wrigley Field | 45,607 | |
9 | November 15 | at Green Bay Packers | L 19–20 | 3–6 | Lambeau Field | 56,263 | |
10 | November 22 | Buffalo Bills | W 31–13 | 4–6 | Wrigley Field | 41,015 | |
11 | November 29 | at Baltimore Colts | L 20–21 | 4–7 | Memorial Stadium | 60,240 | |
12 | December 5 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 13–16 | 4–8 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,900 | |
13 | December 13 | Green Bay Packers | W 35–17 | 5–8 | Wrigley Field | 44,957 | |
14 | December 20 | at New Orleans Saints | W 24–3 | 6–8 | Tulane Stadium | 63,518 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Season summary
Week 1 at Giants
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bears | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
Giants | 10 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 16 |
at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
- Date: September 19
- Game time: 8:00 p.m. EDT
- Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
- Referee: Fred Silva
- TV announcers (WBBM): Brent Musburger and Jerry Kramer
- Box Score
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- Jack Concannon 26/50, 280 Yds
- Dick Gordon 9 Rec, 119 Yds
Standings
NFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Minnesota Vikings | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 5–1 | 10–1 | 335 | 143 | W3 |
Detroit Lions | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 4–2 | 7–4 | 347 | 202 | W5 |
Green Bay Packers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 2–4 | 4–7 | 196 | 293 | L2 |
Chicago Bears | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 1–5 | 5–6 | 256 | 261 | W2 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
- ^ https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2004-08-25-0408250329-story.html
- ^ "Cancer fatal to Piccolo of Bears at 26". Milwaukee Journal. press dispatches. June 16, 1970. p. 13, part 2.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Brian Piccolo is dead at 26". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. June 17, 1970. p. 19.
- ^ "Sayers, Halas praise Piccolo's courage". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. June 17, 1970. p. 1-part 2.
- ^ "Historical Newspapers from 1700s–2000s". August 4, 2023.
- ^ "Pennant race at a glance". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). September 16, 1970. p. 16.
- ^ "1970 Chicago Cubs Schedule".
- ^ Historical Newspapers from 1700s–2000s – Newspapers.com
- ^ Historical Newspapers from 1700s–2000s – Newspapers.com
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-14.
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-14.