1965 Chicago Bears season

1965 Chicago Bears season
Head coach George Halas
General manager George Halas
Owner George Halas
Home field Wrigley Field
Results
Record 9–5
Division place 3rd Western
Playoff finish did not qualify

The 1965 Chicago Bears season was their 46th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9–5 record, earning them a third-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. The club improved over the dismal 5–9 record of the previous season.

They started the season 0–3, but thanks to rookies Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus, the team won 9 of the last 11 games. Sayers had a magnificent rookie season, and in one game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago's Wrigley Field on December 12, he scored 6 touchdowns in a 61–20 Bears win, the first time the Bears scored 61 points in a regular season game.[1] Gale Sayers would set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns in one season.[2] The six touchdown performance from December 12, would tie an NFL record and set a new Bears record.[3]

The 1965 Bears draft class would eventually be named #8 on NFL Top 10 Draft Classes.[4]

Regular season

Schedule

Week Kickoff Date Opponent Result Record Game Site TV NFL.com Recap
1September 19San Francisco 49ersL 24–520–1Kezar Stadium N/A
2September 26Los Angeles RamsL 28–300–2Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum N/A
3October 3Green Bay PackersL 14–230–3Lambeau Field N/A
4October 10Los Angeles RamsW 31–61–3Wrigley Field N/A
5October 17Minnesota VikingsW 45–372–3Metropolitan Stadium N/A
6October 24Detroit LionsW 38–103–3Wrigley Field N/A
7October 31Green Bay PackersW 31–104–3Wrigley Field N/A
8November 7Baltimore ColtsL 21–264–4Wrigley Field N/A
9November 14St. Louis CardinalsW 34–135–4Wrigley Field N/A
10November 21Detroit LionsW 17–106–4Tiger Stadium N/A
11November 28New York GiantsW 35–147–4Yankee Stadium N/A
12December 5Baltimore ColtsW 13–08–4Memorial Stadium N/A
13December 12San Francisco 49ersW 61–209–4Wrigley Field N/A
14December 19Minnesota VikingsL 17–249–5Wrigley Field N/A
All times Eastern

Game summaries

Week 4

1 234Total
Rams 0 330 6
• Bears 0 10714 31

[5]

Week 5

1 234Total
• Bears 14 3721 45
Vikings 0 131014 37

[6]

Week 7

1 234Total
Packers 7 300 10
• Bears 0 1777 31

[7]

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 10 3 1 .769 8–3–1 316 224 T1
Baltimore Colts 10 3 1 .769 8–3–1 389 284 W1
Chicago Bears 9 5 0 .643 7–5 409 275 L1
San Francisco 49ers 7 6 1 .538 6–5–1 421 402 T1
Minnesota Vikings 7 7 0 .500 5–7 383 403 W2
Detroit Lions 6 7 1 .462 4–7–1 257 295 W1
Los Angeles Rams 4 10 0 .286 2–10 269 328 L1

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

Awards and records

References

  1. ↑ Mayer, Larry (2013-03-06). "Which players were part of trade that landed Cutler?". Chicago Bears. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  2. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 408
  3. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 106
  4. ↑ "NFLs top 10 draft classes in league history". National Football League. Retrieved 2012-07-09.
  5. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-05.
  6. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Sep-05.
  7. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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