1949_Chicago_Bears_season

1949 Chicago Bears season

1949 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season

The 1949 season was the Chicago Bears' 30th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 10–2 record from 1948 and finished with a 9–3 record, under head coach and owner George Halas, but finished in second place in the NFL Western Division for a third time, missing out on a chance to add more league titles to their trophy case.[1] The Bears were 3–3 at mid-season, then won their final six games.[2]

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The Los Angeles Rams (8–2–2) defeated the Bears twice,[3][4] and won the division title.[5] (Ties were disregarded in winning percentage calculation until 1972.)

Regular season

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Schedule

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Standings

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

References

  1. [1]
    "Lujack flips 6 touchdown passes as Bears smother Cards, 52-21". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 12, 1949. p. 5, part 2.
  2. [2]
    "Chicago Bears 1949 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. [3]
    "Waterfield's passes defeat Bears, 31-16". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. October 10, 1949. p. 5, part 2.
  4. [4]
    "86,080 see Rams top Bears, 27-24". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. October 31, 1949. p. 4, part 2.
  5. [5]
    "Rams tip Skins for grid title". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. December 12, 1949. p. 5, part 2.
  6. [6]
    "102-yd. record run as Bears top Lions, 28-7; Lujack ace". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. November 25, 1949. p. 4, part 2.


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