1965 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach
George Halas
General Manager
George Halas
Home Field
Wrigley Field
Results
Record
9–5
Place
3rd Western
Playoff Finish
did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season
Next season
1964
1966
The 1965 Chicago Bears season was their 46th regular season completed in the National Football League . The club posted a 9–5 record, earning them a third-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. The club improved over the dismal 5–9 record of the previous season.
They started the season 0–3, but thanks to rookies Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus , the team won 9 of the last 11 games. Sayers had a magnificent rookie season, and in one game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago 's Wrigley Field on December 12, he scored six touchdowns in a 61–20 Bears win, the first time the Bears scored 61 points in a regular season game.[1] Sayers would set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns in one season.[2] The six-touchdown performance tied an NFL record and set a new Bears record.[3]
The 1965 Bears draft class was named No. 8 on NFL Top 10 draft classes.[4]
Roster [ ]
1965 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 Active, 5 Inactive, 5 Practice squad
Regular season [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
Week 1 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
3
0
0
21
24
• 49ers
0
24
21
7
52
[5]
Week 2 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
14
14
0
28
• Rams
0
6
3
21
30
[6]
Week 3 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Bears
0
0
7
7
14
• Packers
14
6
3
0
23
[7]
Week 4 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Rams
0
3
3
0
6
• Bears
0
10
7
14
31
Scoring summary
Q2
CHI Livingston 3-yard run (LeClerc kick)CHI 7–0
Q2
CHI LeClerc 26-yard field goal CHI 10–0
Q2
LA Gossett 16-yard field goalCHI 10–3
Q3
LA Gossett 13-yard field goal CHI 10–6
Q3
CHI Sayers 80-yard pass from Bukich (LeClerc kick)CHI 17–6
Q4
CHI Bukich 1-yard run (LeClerc kick) CHI 24–6
Q4
CHI Gordon 26-yard pass from Bukich (LeClerc kick)CHI 31–6
[8]
Week 5 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Bears
14
3
7
21
45
Vikings
0
13
10
14
37
Scoring summary
Q1
CHI Bull 33-yard run (LeClerc kick)CHI 7–0
Q1
CHI Morris 14-yard pass from Bukich (LeClerc kick)CHI 14–0
Q2
MIN Cox 38-yard field goalCHI 14–3
Q2
MIN Mason 4-yard run (Cox kick)CHI 14–10
Q2
CHI LeClerc 12-yard field goal CHI 17–10
Q2
MIN Cox 40-yard field goal CHI 17–13
Q3
MIN Cox 28-yard field goal CHI 17–16
Q3
MIN Brown 40-yard run (Cox kick)MIN 23–17
Q3
CHI Sayers 18-yard pass from Bukich (LeClerc kick)CHI 24–23
Q4
MIN Tarkenton 2-yard run (Cox kick)MIN 30–24
Q4
CHI Sayers 25-yard pass from Bukich (LeClerc kick) CHI 31–30
Q4
MIN Mason 4-yard run (Cox kick) MIN 37–31
Q4
CHI Sayers 96-yard kickoff return (LeClerc kick) CHI 38–37
Q4
CHI Sayers 10-yard run (LeClerc kick) CHI 45–37
[9]
Week 6 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
0
3
0
7
10
• Bears
10
14
7
7
38
[10]
Week 7 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Packers
7
3
0
0
10
• Bears
0
17
7
7
31
[11]
Week 8 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Colts
0
10
14
2
26
Bears
0
0
7
14
21
[12]
Week 9 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinals
7
6
0
0
13
• Bears
10
0
7
17
34
[13]
Week 10 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Bears
0
10
7
0
17
Lions
7
3
0
0
10
[14]
Week 11 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Bears
7
14
0
14
35
Giants
0
0
7
7
14
[15]
Week 12 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Bears
7
3
3
0
13
Colts
0
0
0
0
0
[16]
Week 13 [ ]
Week Thirteen: San Francisco 49ers (7–5) at Chicago Bears (8–4)
Gale Sayers Six Touchdown Game
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring Information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
SF
CHI
1
Bears
Gale Sayers 80-yard touchdown reception from Rudy Bukich , 2-point pass failed
0
6
1
Bears
Mike Ditka 29-yard touchdown reception from Rudy Bukich, Roger LeClerc kick good
0
13
2
49ers
Dave Parks 9-yard touchdown reception from John Brodie , Tommy Davis kick good
7
13
2
Bears
Gale Sayers 21-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good
7
20
2
49ers
John David Crow 15-yard touchdown reception from John Brodie, Tommy Davis kick no good
13
20
2
Bears
Gale Sayers 7-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good
13
27
3
Bears
Gale Sayers 50-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good
13
34
3
Bears
Gale Sayers 1-yard touchdown run, 2-point run failed
13
40
4
49ers
Dave Kopay 2-yard touchdown run, Tommy Davis kick good
20
40
4
Bears
Jimmy Jones 8-yard touchdown reception from Rudy Bukich, Roger LeClerc kick good
20
47
4
Bears
20
54
4
Bears
Jon Arnett 2-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good
20
61
"TOP" = Time of Possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
20
61
Week 14 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Vikings
0
0
3
21
24
Bears
0
0
7
10
17
[17]
Standings [ ]
Template:1965 NFL Western standings
Awards and records [ ]
Gale Sayers, NFL rookie record, most touchdowns in one season (22)
Gale Sayers, NFL record (tied), most touchdowns in one game (6)
Gale Sayers, club record, most touchdowns in one game (6)
References [ ]
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↑ "NFLs top 10 draft classes in league history" . National Football League . Archived from the original on 2012-11-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102144536/http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d80798fca&template=with-video&confirm=true . Retrieved 2012-07-09 .
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