The 1954 season was the Chicago Bears' 35th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 3–8–1 record from 1953 and finished at 8–4 under head coach and owner George Halas, runner-up in the Western Conference.
Regular season
Schedule
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 26 at Detroit Lions L 23–48 0–1 Briggs Stadium 52,343 Recap 2 October 3 at Green Bay Packers W 10–3 1–1 City Stadium 24,414Recap 3 October 10 Baltimore Colts W 28–9 2–1 Wrigley Field 27,845 Recap 4 October 17 San Francisco 49ers L 24–31 2–2 Wrigley Field 42,935 Recap 5 October 24 at Los Angeles Rams L 38–42 2–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,204 Recap 6 October 31 at San Francisco 49ers W 31–27 3–3 Kezar Stadium 49,833 Recap 7 November 7 Green Bay Packers W 28–23 4–3 Wrigley Field 47,038 Recap 8 November 14 Cleveland Browns L 10–39 4–4 Wrigley Field 48,773 Recap 9 November 21 at Baltimore Colts W 28–13 5–4 Memorial Stadium 23,093 Recap 10 November 28 Los Angeles Rams W 24–13 6–4 Wrigley Field 32,338 Recap 11 December 5 at Chicago Cardinals W 29–7 7–4 Comiskey Park 33,594 Recap 12 December 12 Detroit Lions W 28–24 8–4 Wrigley Field 37,240 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Roster Chicago Bears 1954 roster Quarterbacks Zeke Bratkowski P Ed Brown P/CB
Running backs Billy Anderson Leon Campbell John Hoffman Chick Jagade Pete Perini Billy Stone
Receivers Jim Dooley Harlon Hill Bill McColl Gene Schroeder Offensive linemen Kline Gilbert G Stan Jones T Larry Strickland C Bill Wightkin T Fred Williams G
Defensive linemen Bill Bishop DT/DE Larry Brink DE Herman Clark MG Ted Daffer DE Bill George MG/LB/K John Kreamcheck DT Paul Lipscomb MG/DT Ed Meadows DT Ed Sprinkle DE Linebackers Wayne Hansen C Bones Weatherly
Defensive backs John Helwig CB Don Kindt CB/RB McNeil Moore S Ray Gene Smith CB Stan Wallace S/CB Reserve list Don Bingham RB (Military) George Blanda QB/K (IR) George Connor LB (IR) Jack Hoffman DE (Military) Tommy O'Connell QB (Military)
Rookies in italics
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