The 1968 Chicago Bears season was their 49th regular season completed in the National Football League . Under first-year head coach Jim Dooley , the club posted a 7–7 record, earning them another second-place finish in the Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference behind the Minnesota Vikings .
Offseason [ ] George Halas , age 73, retired as head coach of the Bears for the fourth and final time on May 27.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
NFL draft [ ] Main article:
1968 NFL draft Roster [ ]
Chicago Bears 1968 roster
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 15
Washington Redskins
L 38–28
41,321
2
September 22
at Detroit Lions
L 42–0
50,688
3
September 29
at Minnesota Vikings
W 27–17
47,644
4
October 6
at Baltimore Colts
L 28–7
60,238
5
October 13
Detroit Lions
L 28–10
46,996
6
October 20
at Philadelphia Eagles
W 29–16
60,858
7
October 27
Minnesota Vikings
W 26–24
46,562
8
November 3
at Green Bay Packers
W 13–10
50,861
9
November 10
San Francisco 49ers
W 27–19
46,978
10
November 17
Atlanta Falcons
L 16–13
44,214
11
November 24
Dallas Cowboys
L 34–3
46,667
12
December 1
at New Orleans Saints
W 23–17
78,285
13
December 8
at Los Angeles Rams
W 17–16
66,368
14
December 15
Green Bay Packers
L 28–27
46,435
Game summaries [ ] Week 1 [ ] Week 2 [ ] Week 3 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Bears
14
6
0
7
27
Vikings
0
3
0
14
17
Scoring summary Q1
CHI Sayers 7-yard run (Percival kick)CHI 7–0 Q1
CHI Gordon 15-yard pass from Concannon (Percival kick)CHI 14–0 Q2
CHI Percival 43-yard field goal CHI 17–0 Q2
MIN Cox 45-yard field goalCHI 17–3 Q2
CHI Percival 31-yard field goal CHI 20–3 Q4
MIN Washington 24-yard pass from Cuozzo (Cox kick)CHI 20–10 Q4
MIN Brown 1-yard run (Cox kick)CHI 20–17 Q4
CHI Kurek 23-yard run (Percival kick)CHI 27–17
[7]
Week 4 [ ] Week 5 [ ] Week 6 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Bears
7
6
3
13
29
Eagles
3
10
3
0
16
Scoring summary Q1
PHI Baker 30-yard field goalPHI 3–0 Q1
CHI Turner 11-yard pass from Carter (Percival kick)CHI 7–3 Q2
PHI Baker 27-yard field goal CHI 7–6 Q2
PHI Ditka 2-yard pass from Snead (Baker kick)PHI 13–7 Q2
CHI Percival 39-yard field goal PHI 13–10 Q2
CHI Percival 31-yard field goal Tie 13–13 Q3
CHI Percival 28-yard field goal CHI 16–13 Q3
PHI Baker 44-yard field goal Tie 16–16 Q4
CHI Percival 15-yard field goal CHI 19–16 Q4
CHI Taylor 96-yard interception return (Percival kick)CHI 26–16 Q4
CHI Percival 14-yard field goal CHI 29–16
[8]
Week 7 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Vikings
7
7
0
10
24
• Bears
7
6
7
6
26
Scoring summary Q1
MIN Lindsey 1-yard run (Cox kick)MIN 7–0 Q1
CHI Wallace 12-yard pass from Carter (Percival kick)Tie 7–7 Q2
CHI Percival 12-yard field goal CHI 10–7 Q2
MIN Washington 54-yard pass from Kapp (Cox kick)MIN 14–10 Q2
CHI Percival 42-yard field goal MIN 14–13 Q3
CHI Gordon 50-yard pass from Carter (Percival kick)CHI 20–14 Q4
MIN Cox 38-yard field goal CHI 20–17 Q4
CHI Percival 21-yard field goal CHI 23–17 Q4
MIN Washington 25-yard pass from Kapp (Cox kick) MIN 24–23 Q4
CHI Percival 47-yard field goal CHI 26–24
[9]
Week 8 [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• Bears
0
3
7
3
13
Packers
0
0
7
3
10
Scoring summary Q2
CHI Percival 10-yard field goalCHI 3–0 Q3
CHI Carter 2-yard run (Percival kick)CHI 10–0 Q3
GB Dale 50-yard pass from Starr (Mercin kick)CHI 10–7 Q4
GB Mercin 19-yard field goal Tie 10–10 Q4
CHI Percival 43-yard field goal CHI 13–10
[10]
Standings [ ] Template:1968 NFL Central standings
References [ ]
↑ Strickler, George (May 28, 1968). "Halas retires as Bears' coach" . Chicago Tribune : p. 1, sec. 1. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1968/05/28/page/1/article/halas-retires-as-bears-coach . ↑ "George Halas drops reins" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 15. May 28, 1968. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ytMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7311%2C4965476 .↑ McHugh, Roy (May 28, 1968). "Papa Bear recognizes Father Time" . Pittsburgh Press : p. 33. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AMsbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=xU8EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6166%2C5736017 . ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 283
↑ Hollow, Cooper (May 29, 1968). "Dooley, 38, named head coach of Bears" . Chicago Tribune : p. 1, sec. 3. http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1968/05/29/page/49/article/dooley-38-named-head-coach-of-bears . ↑ "Dooley moves up as Bears' coach" . Spokesman-Review . Associated Press ((Spokane, Washington)): p. 16. May 29, 1968. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ytMiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gekDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2151%2C5376098 .↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Oct-27.↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Oct-28.↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Oct-29.↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved 2014-Oct-31.
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