1949 Chicago Bears season

1949 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Local radioWIND
Results
Record9–3
Division place2nd NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

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]

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.) This was the first season the Bears donned their now famous rounded numerals.

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