View source for 1957 Chicago Bears season

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{{Unreferenced|date=June 2007}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Chicago Bears
| year = 1957
| record = 5–7
| division_place = 5th [[Western Division (NFL)|NFL Western]]
| coach = [[Paddy Driscoll]]
| general manager = [[George Halas]]
|owner = George Halas
| stadium = [[Wrigley Field]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Bears seasons
}}
The '''1957 [[Chicago Bears]] season''' was their 38th [[Regular Season (NFL)|regular season]] completed in the [[National Football League]]. The team finshed with a 5–7 record under head coach [[Paddy Driscoll]] one year after making the championship game. The 47–7 loss in the [[1956 NFL Championship Game|1956 title game]] coupled with a 5–7 season forced [[George Halas|Halas]] to fire Driscoll at the end of the season.

==Schedule==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Week
! Date
! Opponent
! Result
! Attendance
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 1
| September 29, 1957
| at [[Green Bay Packers]]
| L 21–17
| <center>32,132</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 2
| October 5, 1957
| at [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]
| L 21–10
| <center>46,558</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 3
| October 13, 1957
| [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| L 21–17
| <center>45,310</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 4
| October 20, 1957
| [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| W 34–26
| <center>47,337</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 5
| October 27, 1957
| at [[San Francisco 49ers]]
| L 21–17
| <center>56,693</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 6
| November 3, 1957
| at [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| W 16–10
| <center>80,456</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 7
| November 10, 1957
| [[Green Bay Packers]]
| W 21–14
| <center>47,153</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 8
| November 17, 1957
| [[History of the Indianapolis Colts|Baltimore Colts]]
| L 29–14
| <center>47,168</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 9
| November 24, 1957
| at [[Detroit Lions]]
| W 27–7
| <center>55,769</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 10
| December 1, 1957
| [[Washington Redskins]]
| L 14–3
| <center>39,148</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 11
| December 8, 1957
| at [[Chicago Cardinals (NFL, 1920–59)|Chicago Cardinals]]
| W 14–6
| <center>43,735</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 12
| December 15, 1957
| [[Detroit Lions]]
| L 21–13
| <center>41,088</center>
|}

==Standings==
{{1957 NFL Western standings}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Chicago Bears}}
{{Chicago Bears seasons}}
{{1957 NFL season by team}}

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