The 1952 season was the Chicago Bears' 33rd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 7–5 record from 1951 and finished at 5–7 under head coach and owner George Halas, fifth in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the league.
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 28 at Green Bay Packers W 24–14 1–0 City Stadium 24,656 2 October 5 at Chicago Cardinals L 10–21 1–1 Comiskey Park 34,697 3 October 12 Dallas Texans W 38–20 2–1 Wrigley Field 35,429 4 October 19 San Francisco 49ers L 16–40 2–2 Wrigley Field 46,338 5 October 26 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–31 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 43,574 6 November 2 at San Francisco 49ers W 20–17 3–3 Kezar Stadium 58,255 7 November 9 Green Bay Packers L 28–41 3–4 Wrigley Field 41,751 8 November 16 Los Angeles Rams L 24–40 3–5 Wrigley Field 40,737 9 November 23 Detroit Lions W 24–23 4–5 Wrigley Field 37,508 10 November 27 at Dallas Texans L 23–27 4–6 Rubber Bowl 3,000 11 December 7 at Detroit Lions L 21–45 4–7 Briggs Stadium 50,410 12 December 14 Chicago Cardinals W 10–7 5–7 Wrigley Field 32,578 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 1
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Standings
Roster Chicago Bears 1952 roster Quarterbacks George Blanda K Steve Romanik Bob Williams
Running backs Leon Campbell OLB Emerson Cole Babe Dimancheff Chuck Hunsinger Eddie Macon CB Fred Morrison P Billy Stone S Wilford White K
Receivers Bill McColl Gene Schroeder S Bill Wightkin DE Offensive linemen Dick Barwegen G George Connor T/MLB Bobby Cross T Bill George G/OLB Wayne Hansen C Bob Moser C/DT/LB Bulldog Turner T/C
Defensive linemen Bill Bishop DT Herman Clark MG Jack Hoffman DE Ed Sprinkle DE/WR Fred Williams DT Linebackers Ed Bradley OLB Al Campana OLB/RB Frank Dempsey OLB/G John Hoffman OLB/WR
Defensive backs Jim Dooley CB/RB Don Kindt CB Bones Weatherly S Reserve list Kayo Dottley RB (IR) George Gulyanics CB (Retired) Jimmy Lesane RB (Military) Brad Rowland RB (Military)
Rookies in italics
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