1941 Chicago Bears season

1941 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	George Halas
Home Field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	10–1
Place	1st NFL Western
Playoff Finish	Won Divisional Playoff Game Won NFL Championship
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1940	1942

The 1941 Chicago Bears season was their 22nd regular season and 6th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10–1 record under head coach George Halas en route to their second straight NFL Championship and fifth overall league title.

Regular season

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score	Record
Sunday, September 28	at Green Bay Packers	East Stadium	Win	25–17	1–0
Sunday, October 5	at Cleveland Rams	Municipal Stadium	Win	48–21	2–0
Sunday, October 12	Chicago Cardinals	Wrigley Field	Win	53–7	3–0
Sunday, October 19	Detroit Lions	Wrigley Field	Win	49–0	4–0
Sunday, October 26	Pittsburgh Steelers	Wrigley Field	Win	34–7	5–0
Sunday, November 2	Green Bay Packers	Wrigley Field	Loss	16–14	5–1
Sunday, November 9	Cleveland Rams	Wrigley Field	Win	31–13	6–1
Sunday, November 16	Washington Redskins	Wrigley Field	Win	35–21	7–1
Sunday, November 23	at Detroit Lions	Briggs Stadium	Win	24–7	8–1
Sunday, November 30	at Philadelphia Eagles	Shibe Park	Win	49–14	9–1
Sunday, December 7	at Chicago Cardinals	Comiskey Park	Win	34–24	10–1

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	1	0	.909	7–1	396	147	W5
Green Bay Packers	10	1	0	.909	7–1	258	120	W8
Detroit Lions	4	6	1	.400	3–4–1	121	195	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	7	1	.300	1–6–1	127	197	L2
Cleveland Rams	2	9	0	.182	1–7	116	244	L9

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

Postseason

The Bears won the Western Division championship by beating the Packers, 33–14, in a playoff at Wrigley Field. The Bears then beat the Giants, 37–9, at Wrigley Field to win the NFL Championship.

See 1941 NFL playoffs and NFL Championship Game, 1941

All-Star Game

The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 35–24 on January 4, 1942