1952 Chicago Bears season
The 1952 Chicago Bears season was their 33rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a below average 5–7 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fifth place in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the National Football League.
Regular season
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
| 1 |
September 28, 1952 |
at Green Bay Packers |
W 24–14 |
24,656 |
| 2 |
October 5, 1952 |
at Chicago Cardinals |
L 21–10 |
34,697 |
| 3 |
October 12, 1952 |
Dallas Texans |
W 38–20 |
35,429 |
| 4 |
October 19, 1952 |
San Francisco 49ers |
L 40–16 |
46,338 |
| 5 |
October 26, 1952 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
L 31–7 |
43,574 |
| 6 |
November 2, 1952 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
W 20–17 |
58,255 |
| 7 |
November 9, 1952 |
Green Bay Packers |
L 41–28 |
41,751 |
| 8 |
November 16, 1952 |
Los Angeles Rams |
L 40–24 |
40,737 |
| 9 |
November 23, 1952 |
Detroit Lions |
W 24–23 |
37,508 |
| 10 |
November 27, 1952 |
at Dallas Texans |
L 27–23 |
3,000 |
| 11 |
December 7, 1952 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 45–21 |
50,410 |
| 12 |
December 14, 1952 |
Chicago Cardinals |
W 10–7 |
32,578 |
Game summaries
Week 1
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Bears |
3 |
0 | 7 | 14 |
24 |
| Packers |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
- Date: September 28
- Location: City Stadium
- Game attendance: 24,656
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| Scoring summary |
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| Q1 |
| CHI | White 30 yard field goal | CHI 3–0 |
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| Q2 |
| GB | Rote 5 yard run (Cone kick) | GB 7–3 |
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| Q3 |
| CHI | Dottley 25 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick) | CHI 10–3 |
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| Q4 |
| CHI | Schroeder 16 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick) | CHI 17–3 |
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| Q4 |
| CHI | Dottley 44 yard run (Blanda kick) | CHI 24–3 |
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| Q4 |
| GB | Howton 39 yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) | CHI 24–10 |
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Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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| Media |
- Radio:
- Personnel:
- Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
- Tom Thayer (analyst)
- Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)
- Television:
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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