1944 Chicago Bears season

1944 Chicago Bears season
1944 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
Head coach	Hunk Anderson; Luke Johnsos
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	6–3–1
Division place	T-2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1943; Bears seasons; 1945 →;

The 1944 season was the Chicago Bears' 25th in the National Football League. The team was co-coached by Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos with Paddy Driscoll as the assistant coach.

They placed second in the Western Division with a record of 6–3–1, which was tied with the Detroit Lions and trailed the Green Bay Packers. The Bears totaled the second highest tally of points scored and the sixth fewest points conceded.^[1]

The Bears were unable to reach the postseason for the first time since 1939 and were unsuccessful in claiming their fourth title of the 1940s.^[2] Playing from their home stadium of Wrigley Field, the Bears had to deal with many players leaving the league to serve in World War II.^[3]

^ "1944 Chicago Bears Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^ "1944 Chicago Bears Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^ Boden, Chris (May 29, 2017). "A History Of The Bears Who Served During World War II". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

[1] "1944 Chicago Bears Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[2] "1944 Chicago Bears Game Log". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved April 20, 2020.

[Bears_Who_Served-3] Boden, Chris (May 29, 2017). "A History Of The Bears Who Served During World War II". NBC Sports. Archived from the original on January 8, 2018. Retrieved March 21, 2020.

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