The 1966 season was the Chicago Bears' 47th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1965 and finished with a 5–7–2 record under head coach George Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the franchise's second losing season in the past three.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1966 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeTom CruickshankDefensive backUtah StateRon KupischLinebackerIllinois
Roster Chicago Bears 1966 roster Quarterbacks Rudy Bukich
Billy Wade
Running backs
Wide receivers Dick Gordon Jimmy Jones
Tight ends Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams Bobby Joe Green P Roger LeClerc K/C Taxi squad Dennis Brewster DE Randy Jackson T Rudy Kuechenberg LB Doug McFalls S Frank McRae DT
Reserve List Johnny Morris WR (IR) Andy Livingston RB (IR)
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 11 at Detroit Lions L 3–14 0–1 Tiger Stadium 52,225 2 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–31 0–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,916 3 Bye 4 October 2 at Minnesota Vikings W 13–10 1–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426 5 October 9 Baltimore Colts W 27–17 2–2 Wrigley Field 47,452 6 October 16 Green Bay Packers L 0–17 2–3 Wrigley Field 48,573 7 October 23 Los Angeles Rams W 17–10 3–3 Wrigley Field 47,475 8 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–24 3–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,516 9 November 6 Detroit Lions T 10–10 3–4–1 Wrigley Field 47,041 10 November 13 San Francisco 49ers T 30–30 3–4–2 Wrigley Field 47,078 11 November 20 at Green Bay Packers L 6–13 3–5–2 Lambeau Field 50,861 12 November 27 Atlanta Falcons W 23–6 4–5–2 Wrigley Field 44,777 13 December 4 at Baltimore Colts L 16–21 4–6–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238 14 December 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–41 4–7–2 Kezar Stadium 37,170 15 December 18 Minnesota Vikings W 41–28 5–7–2 Wrigley Field 45,191 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. A bye week was necessary in , as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.
Standings
Game summaries
Week 4: vs. Baltimore Colts
References