1964 Chicago Bears season

1964 Chicago Bears season
Owner(s)	George Halas
Head Coach	George Halas
Home Field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	5–9
Place	6th Western
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1963	1965

The 1964 Chicago Bears season was their 45th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–9 record, earning them a sixth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. It was a downfall from winning their eighth league title.

Before the season, Willie Galimore and John Farrington were killed in an automobile accident on July 27.

Roster

1964 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks  9 Billy Wade Running backs 21 Jon Arnett 29 Ronnie Bull FB 34 Joe Marconi Wide receivers 47 Johnny Morris Tight ends 89 Mike Ditka		Offensive linemen 50 Mike Pyle C 63 Bob Wetoska T Defensive linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE		Linebackers 31 Joe Fortunato 61 Bill George Defensive backs 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon S 24 Rosey Taylor S 23 Dave Whitsell CB Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics 53 Active, 5 Inactive, 5 Practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1964	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–12	42,327
2	September 20, 1964	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–28	41,387
3	September 27, 1964	at Baltimore Colts	L 52–0	56,537
4	October 4, 1964	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–21	33,132
5	October 11, 1964	Los Angeles Rams	W 38–17	47,358
6	October 18, 1964	Detroit Lions	L 10–0	47,567
7	October 25, 1964	at Washington Redskins	L 27–20	49,219
8	November 1, 1964	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–10	47,527
9	November 8, 1964	Baltimore Colts	L 40–24	47,891
10	November 15, 1964	at Los Angeles Rams	W 34–24	61,115
11	November 22, 1964	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–21	46,772
12	November 26, 1964	at Detroit Lions	W 27–24	52,231
13	December 5, 1964	Green Bay Packers	L 17–3	43,636
14	December 13, 1964	Minnesota Vikings	L 41–14	46,486

Game summaries

Week 1 at Packers

See also: 1964 Green Bay Packers season and Bears–Packers rivalry

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0) 1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 3 9 0 12 Packers 7 10 3 3 23 at City Stadium • Green Bay, Wisconsin Date: September 13 Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C) • Wind 10 miles per hour (16 km/h; 8.7 kn) Game attendance: 42,327 Pro-Football-Reference.com Game information Bears Rudy Bukich 7/16, 83 Yds, TD, 2 INT Ronnie Bull 8 Rush, 25 Yds Mike Ditka 7 Rec, 74 Yds, TD Packers Bart Starr 8/16, 127 Yds, 2 TD Jim Taylor 16 Rush, 79 Yds Ron Kramer 3 Rec, 48 Yds

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring Information Score Plays Yards TOP CHI GB 1 Packers Max McGee 11-yard touchdown reception from Bart Starr, Paul Hornung kick good 0 7 2 Bears 8-yard field goal by Bob Jencks 3 7 2 Packers Tom Moore 33-yard touchdown reception from Bart Starr, Paul Hornung kick good 3 14 2 Packers 52-yard field goal by Paul Hornung 3 17 3 Bears 36-yard field goal by Bob Jencks 6 17 3 Bears Mike Ditka 13-yard touchdown reception from Rudy Bukich, Bob Jencks kick no good 12 17 3 Packers 29-yard field goal by Paul Hornung 12 20 4 Packers 20-yard field goal by Paul Hornung 12 23 "TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 12 23

Week 12

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 0 21 3 3 27 Lions 3 14 7 0 24 Date: November 26 Location: Tiger Stadium Game attendance: 52,231 Game weather: 41°F; wind 13 Scoring summary Q1 DET Walker 25 yard field goal DET 3–0 Q2 CHI Arnett 1 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 7–3 Q2 DET Barr 13 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick) DET 10–7 Q2 CHI Marconi 5 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 14–10 Q2 CHI Morris 16 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 21–10 Q2 DET Gibbons 5 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick) CHI 21–17 Q3 CHI LeClerc 27 yard field goal CHI 24–17 Q3 DET Watkins 1 yard run (Walker kick) Tie 24–24 Q4 CHI LeClerc 17 yard field goal CHI 27–24

Standings

Template:1964 NFL Western standings