1951 Chicago Bears season

1951 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	George Halas
Home Field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	7–5
Place	4th NFL National
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1950	1952

The 1951 Chicago Bears season was their 32nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a mediocre 7–5 record under head coach George Halas placing them in fourth place in the NFL's National Conference. This season was a drop off from the previous season's near Championship game appearance.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 30, 1951	at Green Bay Packers	W 31–20	24,666
2	October 7, 1951	at Chicago Cardinals	L 28–14	33,781
3	October 14, 1951	New York Yanks	W 24–21	37,697
4	October 21, 1951	San Francisco 49ers	W 13–7	42,296
5	October 28, 1951	at Detroit Lions	W 28–23	34,778
6	November 4, 1951	at Washington Redskins	W 27–0	21,737
7	November 11, 1951	Detroit Lions	L 41–28	43,709
8	November 18, 1951	Green Bay Packers	W 24–13	36,771
9	November 25, 1951	at Cleveland Browns	L 42–21	40,969
10	December 2, 1951	Los Angeles Rams	L 42–17	50,286
11	December 9, 1951	at New York Yanks	W 45–21	13,075
12	December 16, 1951	Chicago Cardinals	L 24–14	15,085

Game summaries

Week 1

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 10 7 7 7 31 Packers 0 6 7 7 20 Date: September 30 Location: City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game attendance: 24,666 Scoring summary Q1 CHI White 8 yard run (Lujack kick) CHI 7–0 Q1 CHI Blanda 46 yard field goal CHI 10–0 Q2 CHI Rykovich 1 yard run (Lujack kick) CHI 17–0 Q2 GB Mann 12 yard pass from Thomason CHI 17–6 Q3 CHI Dottley 1 yard run (Lujack kick) CHI 24–6 Q3 GB Cloud 1 yard pass from Thomason (Cone kick) CHI 24–13 Q4 CHI Hunsinger 5 yard run (Lujack kick) CHI 31–13 Q4 GB Cloud 1 yard run (Cone kick) CHI 31–20

Standings

Template:1951 NFL National standings