1946 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
General managerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record8–2–1
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishWon NFL Championship
(at Giants) 24–14

The 1946 season was the Chicago Bears' 27th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 3–7 record from 1945 and finished with a 8–2–1 record, under head coach George Halas making his return from World War II en route to a Western Division title and an appearance in the NFL Championship Game. In the title game, the Bears defeated the New York Giants for their seventh league title and their fourth of the decade.

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 Bye
2 September 29 at Green Bay Packers W 30–7 1–0 City Stadium
3 October 6 at Chicago Cardinals W 34–17 2–0 Comiskey Park
4 October 13 Los Angeles Rams T 28–28 2–0–1 Wrigley Field
5 October 20 Philadelphia Eagles W 21–14 3–0–1 Wrigley Field
6 October 27 at New York Giants L 0–14 3–1–1 Polo Grounds
7 November 3 Green Bay Packers W 10–7 4–1–1 Wrigley Field
8 November 10 at Los Angeles Rams W 27–21 5–1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
9 November 17 Washington Redskins W 24–20 6–1–1 Wrigley Field
10 November 24 Detroit Lions W 42–6 7–1–1 Wrigley Field
11 December 1 Chicago Cardinals L 28–35 7–2–1 Wrigley Field
12 December 8 at Detroit Lions W 45–24 8–2–1 Briggs Stadium
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

1 234Total
• Bears 3 1476 30
Packers 0 007 7
Scoring summary
1CHIFrank Maznicki 27 yard field goalBears 3–0
2CHIKen Kavanaugh 23 yard pass from Sid Luckman (Frank Maznicki kick)Bears 10–0
2CHIRay McLean 33 yard pass from Sid Luckman (Frank Maznicki kick)Bears 17–0
3CHIDick Schweidler 27 yard run (Joe Stydahar kick)Bears 24–0
4CHIBill Osmanski 20 yard run (kick failed)Bears 30–0
4GBRoy McKay 9 yard run (Roy McKay kick)Bears 30–7

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Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue
NFL Championship December 15 at New York Giants W 24–14 1–0 Polo Grounds

Standings

NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 8 2 1 .800 6–1–1 289 193 W1
Los Angeles Rams 6 4 1 .600 5–2–1 277 257 W2
Chicago Cardinals 6 5 0 .545 5–3 260 198 W2
Green Bay Packers 6 5 0 .545 3–5 148 158 L1
Detroit Lions 1 10 0 .091 0–8 142 310 L4

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

References


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