1967 Chicago Bears season

1967 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	7–6–1
Division place	2nd Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1967 Chicago Bears season was their 48th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–6–1 record, earning them a second-place finish in the newly formed Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference. 1967 also marked the final season with George Halas, as the team's head coach. Halas, one of the founders of the NFL, continued as the owner of the franchise until his death in 1983.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1967	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13-41	53,365
2	September 24, 1967	at Green Bay Packers	L 10-13	50,861
3	October 1, 1967	at Minnesota Vikings	W 17–7	44,868
4	October 8, 1967	Baltimore Colts	L 3-24	47,190
5	October 15, 1967	Detroit Lions	W 14–3	46,024
6	October 22, 1967	at Cleveland Browns	L 0-24	83,183
7	October 29, 1967	Los Angeles Rams	L 17-28	46,073
8	November 5, 1967	at Detroit Lions	W 27–13	55,606
9	November 12, 1967	New York Giants	W 34–7	46,223
10	November 19, 1967	St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–3	47,147
11	November 26, 1967	Green Bay Packers	L 13-17	47,513
12	December 3, 1967	at San Francisco 49ers	W 28–14	25,613
13	December 10, 1967	Minnesota Vikings	T 10–10	40,110
14	December 17, 1967	at Atlanta Falcons	W 23–14	54,107

Season summary

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	13	0	0	0	13
• Steelers	10	7	17	0	34

Date: September 17
Location: Pitt Stadium
Game attendance: 53,365
Game weather: 71°F; wind 5

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	3	7	10
• Packers	0	10	0	3	13

Date: September 24
Location: Lambeau Field
Game attendance: 50,861
Game weather: 49°F; wind 9

Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	0	10	0	17
Vikings	0	0	0	7	7

Date: October 1
Location: Metropolitan Stadium
Game attendance: 44,868
Game weather: 65°F; wind 15

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	3	7	14	24
Bears	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 8
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 47,190
Game weather: 61°F; wind 12

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	3	3
• Bears	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 15
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 46,024
Game weather: 58°F; wind 8

Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
• Browns	0	0	7	17	24

Date: October 22
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Game attendance: 83,183
Game weather: 44°F; wind 4

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rams	7	7	7	7	28
Bears	0	7	3	7	17

Date: October 29
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 46,073
Game weather: 42°F; wind 13

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	14	7	6	0	27
Lions	0	7	6	0	13

Date: November 5
Location: Tiger Stadium
Game attendance: 55,606
Game weather: 32°F; wind 15

Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	0	0	7
• Bears	0	20	7	7	34

Date: November 12
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 46,223
Game weather: 51°F; wind 15

Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	0	0	3
• Bears	7	20	3	0	30

Date: November 19
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 47,147
Game weather: 33°F; wind 10

Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	7	7	3	0	17
Bears	7	3	0	3	13

Date: November 26
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 47,513
Game weather: 39°F; wind 14

Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	7	14	0	28
49ers	0	0	7	7	14

Date: December 3
Location: Kezar Stadium
Game attendance: 25,613
Game weather: 53°F; wind 13

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	3	10
Bears	3	0	7	0	10

Date: December 10
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 40,110
Game weather: 37°F; wind 15

Scoring summary

Q1	CHI	Percival 12 yard field goal	CHI 3–0

Q2	MIN	Phillips 35 yard pass from Kapp (Cox kick)	MIN 7–3

Q3	CHI	Sayers 7 yard run (Percival kick)	CHI 10–3

Q4	MIN	Cox 25 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	10	3	3	23
Falcons	7	0	0	7	14

Date: December 17
Location: Atlanta Stadium
Game attendance: 54,107
Game weather: 46°F; wind 7

Standings

NFL Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	9	4	1	.692	4–1–1	6–3–1	332	209	L2
Chicago Bears	7	6	1	.538	3–2–1	5–4–1	239	218	W1
Detroit Lions	5	7	2	.417	1–3–2	3–5–2	260	259	W2
Minnesota Vikings	3	8	3	.273	1–3–2	1–6–3	233	294	L1

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

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Oct-24.

Chicago Bears

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

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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)

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1967 NFL season

Capitol	Century	Coastal	Central
Dallas	Cleveland	Atlanta	Chicago
New Orleans	NY Giants	Baltimore	Detroit
Philadelphia	Pittsburgh	Los Angeles	Green Bay
Washington	St. Louis	San Francisco	Minnesota

Related: 1967 AFL Season

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