The 1960 Chicago Bears season was their 41st regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–6–1 record under George Halas, finishing fifth in the NFL Western Conference, a game below .500, a rare sight under a Halas coached team. The Bears lost all three games in December by significant margins, the last two being shutouts.
Offseason NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
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Roster
Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 August 15 vs. New York Giants W 16–7 1–0 Varsity Stadium (Toronto) 5,401 Associated Press, "Chicago Bears Open Exhibition Schedule with 16–7 Victory," Freeport [IL] Journal-Standard, Aug. 16, 1960, p. 9."Only 5,401 at Game; Backers Lose $35,000," Toronto Star, Aug. 16, 1960, p. 1. 2 August 27 at Green Bay Packers L 7–35 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 36,116 Cooper Rollow, "Packers Beat Bears, 35–7 in Milwaukee: 35,116 See Route After First Quarter," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 28, 1960, p. 35. 3 September 3 vs. Washington Redskins W 17–0 2–1 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) 13,970 "Bears Defeat Redskins, 17 to 0, on Long Pass, End Run, Field Goal," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 4, 1960, p. 47. 4 September 10 at Cleveland Browns L 10–16 2–2 Rubber Bowl (Akron, OH) 25,000 Associated Press, "Browns Beat Bears, 16–10," San Francisco Examiner, Sept. 11, 1960, p. 48. 5 September 16 Pittsburgh Steelers T 21–21 2–2–1 Soldier Field 38,602 Associated Press, "Steelers Tie With Bears," Decatur Herald and Review, Sept. 17, 1960, p. 9.
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources 1 September 25 at Green Bay Packers W 17–14 1–0 City Stadium 32,150 2 October 2 at Baltimore Colts L 7–42 1–1 Memorial Stadium 57,808 3 October 9 Los Angeles Rams W 34–27 2–1 Wrigley Field 47,776 4 October 16 San Francisco 49ers W 27–10 3–1 Wrigley Field 48,226 5 October 23 at Los Angeles Rams T 24–24 3–1–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,438 6 October 30 at San Francisco 49ers L 7–25 3–2–1 Kezar Stadium 55,071 7 Bye 8 November 13 Baltimore Colts L 20–24 3–3–1 Wrigley Field 48,713 9 November 20 Detroit Lions W 28–7 4–3–1 Wrigley Field 46,267 10 November 27 Dallas Cowboys W 17–7 5–3–1 Wrigley Field 39,951 11 December 4 Green Bay Packers L 13–41 5–4–1 Wrigley Field 46,406 12 December 11 at Cleveland Browns L 0–42 5–5–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 38,155 13 December 18 at Detroit Lions L 0–36 5–6–1 Briggs Stadium 51,017 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in , as the league expanded to an odd number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.
Game summaries Week 1 at Packers
Week 9
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Standings
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