The 1956 Chicago Bears season was their 37th regular season and 11th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9–2–1 record under first-year head coach Paddy Driscoll to win the Western Conference and played in their first NFL championship game since 1946.[1][2]
The title game against the New York Giants was at Yankee Stadium and the Giants won, 47–7.[3][4]
Schedule[]
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
Attendance
|
| 1
|
September 30
|
at Baltimore Colts
|
L 28–21
|
0–1
|
45,221
|
| 2
|
October 7
|
at Green Bay Packers
|
W 37–21
|
1–1
|
24,668
|
| 3
|
October 14
|
San Francisco 49ers
|
W 31–7
|
2–1
|
47,526
|
| 4
|
October 21
|
Baltimore Colts
|
W 58–27
|
3–1
|
48,364
|
| 5
|
October 28
|
at San Francisco 49ers
|
W 38–21
|
4–1
|
52,612
|
| 6
|
November 4
|
at Los Angeles Rams
|
W 35–24
|
5–1
|
69,894
|
| 7
|
November 11
|
Green Bay Packers
|
W 38–14
|
6–1
|
49,172
|
| 8
|
November 18
|
Los Angeles Rams
|
W 30–21
|
7–1
|
48,102
|
| 9
|
November 25
|
at New York Giants
|
T 17–17
|
7–1–1
|
55,191
|
| 10
|
December 2
|
at Detroit Lions
|
L 42–10
|
7–2–1
|
57,024
|
| 11
|
December 9
|
Chicago Cardinals
|
W 10–3
|
8–2–1
|
48,606
|
| 12
|
December 16
|
Detroit Lions
|
W 38–21
|
9–2–1
|
49,086
|
Playoffs[]
Standings[]
Template:1956 NFL Western standings
References[]
- ↑ Strickler, George (December 17, 1956). "Bears win West title; beat Lions, 38-21". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 1, part 4. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/12/17/page/67/.
- ↑ Lea, Bud (December 17, 1956). "Bears win Western crown, 38-21". Milwaukee Sentinel: p. 2, part 2. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xV9QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tg8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=7519%2C3624964.
- ↑ Strickler, George (December 31, 1956). "Why Bears were crushed in title game". Chicago Daily Tribune: p. 1, part 2. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1956/12/31/page/17/.
- ↑ Mosby, Wade (December 31, 1956). "Giants outclass Bears, 47-7 to win first pro title in 18 years". Milwaukee Journal: p. 2, part 9. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-E41AAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZH4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6718%2C3562757.
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