The 1950 season was the Chicago Bears' 31st in the National Football League. The team matched on their 9–3 record from 1949 under head coach and owner George Halas, tied for first in the National Conference with the Los Angeles Rams, whom they had defeated twice in the regular season. They met in a tiebreaker playoff, won by the Rams, who advanced to the NFL Championship Game.

The Bears traveled by train to Los Angeles for the playoff game.

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 17 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–20 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 21,000 Recap 2 September 24 at San Francisco 49ers W 32–20 2–0 Kezar Stadium 35,558 Recap 3 October 1 at Green Bay Packers L 21–31 2–1 City Stadium 24,893 Recap 4 October 8 Chicago Cardinals W 27–6 3–1 Wrigley Field 48,025 Recap 5 October 15 Green Bay Packers W 28–14 4–1 Wrigley Field 51,065 Recap 6 Bye 7 October 29 at New York Yanks L 27–38 4–2 Yankee Stadium 48,642 Recap 8 November 5 at Detroit Lions W 35–21 5–2 Briggs Stadium 32,000 Recap 9 November 12 New York Yanks W 28–20 6–2 Wrigley Field 50,102 Recap 10 November 19 San Francisco 49ers W 17–0 7–2 Wrigley Field 35,105 Recap 11 November 26 Los Angeles Rams W 24–14 8–2 Wrigley Field 43,678 Recap 12 December 3 at Chicago Cardinals L 10–20 8–3 Comiskey Park 31,919 Recap 13 December 10 Detroit Lions W 6–3 9–3 Wrigley Field 34,604 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Conference December 17 at Los Angeles Rams L 14–24 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 83,501 Unscheduled tiebreaker game for conference title

Roster Chicago Bears 1950 roster Quarterbacks George Blanda K Sid Luckman Johnny Lujack K Steve Romanik

Running backs J. R. Boone George Gulyanics P John Hoffman CB/S Chuck Hunsinger Fred Morrison P Julie Rykovich

Receivers Jim Keane Ken Kavanaugh Linemen Dick Barwegen G Alf Bauman DT Ray Bray G/MG George Connor T/LB Fred Davis DT/T Frank Dempsey DT/LB Wayne Hansen G Wash Serini G Ed Sprinkle DE/WR Paul Stenn T Bulldog Turner C Bill Wightkin DE/WR Linebackers Stu Clarkson C Ed Cody Fred Negus Bones Weatherly

Defensive backs Al Campana CB/RB Harper Davis CB Don Kindt S George McAfee CB/RB Red O'Quinn S

Rookies in italics

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