The 1951 season was the Chicago Bears' 32nd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–3 record from 1950 and finished at 7–5 under head coach and owner George Halas, fourth in the NFL's National Conference, but only a game behind winner Los Angeles, the eventual league champion. This season was a drop off from the previous season's tiebreaker playoff appearance.
The Bears lost twice to the crosstown Cardinals, who won just three games. The season finale was played in frigid conditions at Wrigley Field and cost the Bears a share of the conference title.
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 30 at Green Bay Packers W 31–20 1–0 City Stadium 24,666 2 October 7 at Chicago Cardinals L 14–28 1–1 Comiskey Park 33,781 3 October 14 New York Yanks W 24–21 2–1 Wrigley Field 37,697 4 October 21 San Francisco 49ers W 13–7 3–1 Wrigley Field 42,296 5 October 28 at Detroit Lions W 28–23 4–1 Briggs Stadium 34,778 6 November 4 at Washington Redskins W 27–0 5–1 Griffith Stadium 21,737 7 November 11 Detroit Lions L 28–41 5–2 Wrigley Field 43,709 8 November 18 Green Bay Packers W 24–13 6–2 Wrigley Field 36,771 9 November 25 at Cleveland Browns L 21–42 6–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 40,969 10 December 2 Los Angeles Rams L 17–42 6–4 Wrigley Field 50,286 11 December 9 at New York Yanks W 45–21 7–4 Yankee Stadium 13,075 12 December 16 Chicago Cardinals L 14–24 7–5 Wrigley Field 15,085 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1
Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-20.
Standings
Roster Chicago Bears 1951 roster Quarterbacks Johnny Lujack CB Steve Romanik Bob Williams
Running backs J. R. Boone Kayo Dottley George Gulyanics Chuck Hunsinger Fred Morrison P Julie Rykovich Wilford White K
Receivers John Hoffman LB Jim Keane Offensive linemen Dick Barwegen G George Connor T/LB Frank Dempsey G/DT/LB Bob Moser C/MG Wash Serini G Jerry Stautberg G Paul Stenn T Bulldog Turner C
Defensive linemen Ray Bray MG/G Les Cowan DT/DE Fred Davis DT/T Wayne Hansen DT Ed Sprinkle DE/WR Bill Wightkin DE/WR Linebackers George Blanda K Stu Clarkson
Defensive backs Don Kindt CB/FB Red O'Quinn S Brad Rowland CB/RB Gene Schroeder S/WR Billy Stone S/RB Reserve list Al Campana CB/RB (IR) Ed Neal MG (IR)
Rookies in italics
References