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{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Chicago Bears
| year = 1952
| record = 5–7
| division_place = 5th [[Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933–69|NFL National]]
| coach = [[George Halas]]
| stadium = [[Wrigley Field]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Bears seasons
}}
The '''[[1952 NFL season|1952]] [[Chicago Bears]] season''' was their 33rd [[Regular Season (NFL)|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 [[National Football League|NFL]]'s National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the [[National Football League]].

==Regular season==

===Schedule===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Week
! Date
! Opponent
! Result
! Attendance
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 1
| September 28, 1952
| at [[Green Bay Packers]]
| W 24–14
| <center>24,656</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 2
| October 5, 1952
| at [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]]
| L 21–10
| <center>34,697</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 3
| October 12, 1952
| [[Dallas Texans (NFL)|Dallas Texans]]
| W 38–20
| <center>35,429</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 4
| October 19, 1952
| [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| L 40–16
| <center>46,338</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 5
| October 26, 1952
| at [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| L 31–7
| <center>43,574</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 6
| November 2, 1952
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| W 20–17
| <center>58,255</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 7
| November 9, 1952
| [[Green Bay Packers]]
| L 41–28
| <center>41,751</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 8
| November 16, 1952
| [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| L 40–24
| <center>40,737</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 9
| November 23, 1952
| [[Detroit Lions]]
| W 24–23
| <center>37,508</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 10
| November 27, 1952
| at [[Dallas Texans (NFL)|Dallas Texans]]
| L 27–23
| <center>3,000</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 11
| December 7, 1952
| at [[Detroit Lions]]
| L 45–21
| <center>50,410</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 12
| December 14, 1952
| [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]]
| W 10–7
| <center>32,578</center>
|}

===Game summaries===

====Week 1====
{{AFB game box start
|Title=
|Visitor=Bears
|V1= 3|V2=0 |V3=7 |V4=14
|Host=Packers
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7
|Date=September 28
|Location=[[City Stadium (Green Bay)|City Stadium]]
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=24,656
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=
|TVStation=
}}
    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=Q1 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=[[Wilford White|White]] 30 yard field goal |Score= CHI 3–0|LastEntry=}}
    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team=GB |Event=[[Tobin Rote|Rote]] 5 yard run ([[Fred Cone (American football)|Cone]] kick) |Score=GB 7–3 |LastEntry=}}
    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q3 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=[[John Dottley|Dottley]] 25 yard pass from [[Bob Williams (quarterback)|Williams]] ([[George Blanda|Blanda]] kick) |Score=CHI 10–3 |LastEntry=}}
    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=[[Gene Schroeder|Schroeder]] 16 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick) |Score=CHI 17–3 |LastEntry=}}
    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=Dottley 44 yard run (Blanda kick) |Score=CHI 24–3 |LastEntry=}}
    {{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry= |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team=GB |Event=[[Billy Howton|Howton]] 39 yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) |Score=CHI 24–10 |LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}

<ref>[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/195209280gnb.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]. Retrieved 2015-Aug-03.</ref>

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==Standings==
{{1952 NFL National standings}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Chicago Bears}}
{{Chicago Bears seasons}}
{{1952 NFL season by team}}

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