1946 Chicago Bears season

1946 Chicago Bears season

Head coach	George Halas
General manager	George Halas
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	8–2–1
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship

The 1946 Chicago Bears season was their 27th regular season and 9th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 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
1	September 29, 1946	at Green Bay Packers	W 30–7
2	October 6, 1946	at Chicago Cardinals	W 34–17
3	October 13, 1946	Los Angeles Rams	T 28–28
4	October 20, 1946	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–14
5	October 27, 1946	at New York Giants	L 14–0
6	November 3, 1946	Green Bay Packers	W 10–7
7	November 10, 1946	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–21
8	November 17, 1946	Washington Redskins	W 24–20
9	November 24, 1946	Detroit Lions	W 42–6
10	December 1, 1946	Chicago Cardinals	L 35–28
11	December 8, 1946	at Detroit Lions	W 45–24

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	3	14	7	6	30
Packers	0	0	0	7	7

Date: September 29
Location: City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Scoring summary

1	CHI	Frank Maznicki 27 yard field goal	Bears 3–0

2	CHI	Ken Kavanaugh 23 yard pass from Sid Luckman (Frank Maznicki kick)	Bears 10–0

2	CHI	Ray McLean 33 yard pass from Sid Luckman (Frank Maznicki kick)	Bears 17–0

3	CHI	Dick Schweidler 27 yard run (Joe Stydahar kick)	Bears 24–0

4	CHI	Bill Osmanski 20 yard run (kick failed)	Bears 30–0

4	GB	Roy McKay 9 yard run (Roy McKay kick)	Bears 30–7

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Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 15, 1946	at New York Giants	W 24–14

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

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

For more details on this topic, see NFL Championship Game, 1946.

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Chicago Bears 1946 NFL champions

Chicago Bears

Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois

Franchise	History Coaches Seasons Current season

Records	Records and statistics Franchise records All-time record versus NFL Team awards and honors Players Head coaches Pro Football Hall of Famers First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Soldier Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field II

Lore	Fog Bowl 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game "The Sneakers Game" Monsters of the Midway T formation 46 defense 15–1 Super Bowl XX Bears 73, Redskins 0 Staley Swindle Cardiac Kids George S. Halas Trophy Brian Piccolo Award 75th Anniversary League Team NFL All-Time Team 2006 game vs. Arizona Cardinals

Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse Papa Bear Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Chicago Honey Bears Jim Cornelison

Rivalries	Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings

Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89

Key personnel	Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Ted Phillips General Manager: Ryan Pace Head Coach: John Fox

Division championships (18)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010

Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006

League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)

Media	Radio: WBBM (AM) WCFS-FM (FM simulcast of WBBM) Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host) Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game) Comcast SportsNet Chicago (in-season team programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (96)	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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1946 NFL season

Eastern Division	Boston	New York	CHI Bears	CHI Cardinals	Western Division
	Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Detroit	Green Bay
	Washington			Los Angeles

Related: 1946 AAFC Season

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