1951 Chicago Bears season
The 1951 Chicago Bears season was their 32nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a mediocre 7–5 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's National Conference. This season was a drop off from the previous season's near Championship game appearance.
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 30, 1951 |
at Green Bay Packers |
W 31–20 |
24,666 |
| 2 |
October 7, 1951 |
at Chicago Cardinals |
L 28–14 |
33,781 |
| 3 |
October 14, 1951 |
New York Yanks |
W 24–21 |
37,697 |
| 4 |
October 21, 1951 |
San Francisco 49ers |
W 13–7 |
42,296 |
| 5 |
October 28, 1951 |
at Detroit Lions |
W 28–23 |
34,778 |
| 6 |
November 4, 1951 |
at Washington Redskins |
W 27–0 |
21,737 |
| 7 |
November 11, 1951 |
Detroit Lions |
L 41–28 |
43,709 |
| 8 |
November 18, 1951 |
Green Bay Packers |
W 24–13 |
36,771 |
| 9 |
November 25, 1951 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 42–21 |
40,969 |
| 10 |
December 2, 1951 |
Los Angeles Rams |
L 42–17 |
50,286 |
| 11 |
December 9, 1951 |
at New York Yanks |
W 45–21 |
13,075 |
| 12 |
December 16, 1951 |
Chicago Cardinals |
L 24–14 |
15,085 |
Game summaries
Week 1
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Bears |
10 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
31 |
| Packers |
0 |
6 | 7 | 7 |
20 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| Q1 |
| CHI | White 8 yard run (Lujack kick) | CHI 7–0 |
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| Q1 |
| CHI | Blanda 46 yard field goal | CHI 10–0 |
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| Q2 |
| CHI | Rykovich 1 yard run (Lujack kick) | CHI 17–0 |
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| Q2 |
| GB | Mann 12 yard pass from Thomason | CHI 17–6 |
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| Q3 |
| CHI | Dottley 1 yard run (Lujack kick) | CHI 24–6 |
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| Q3 |
| GB | Cloud 1 yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) | CHI 24–13 |
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| Q4 |
| CHI | Hunsinger 5 yard run (Lujack kick) | CHI 31–13 |
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| Q4 |
| GB | Cloud 1 yard run (Cone kick) | CHI 31–20 |
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Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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- Radio:
- Personnel:
- Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
- Tom Thayer (analyst)
- Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)
- Television:
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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