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The [[Chicago Bears]] [[Professional sports league organization|franchise]] was founded as the [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]] Staleys, a charter member of the [[American Professional Football Association]] (APFA). The team moved to [[Chicago]], Illinois, in 1921 and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the APFA changed its name to the [[National Football League]] (NFL).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/index.aspx |title=Chicago Bears Seasons By Era |access-date=August 15, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |year=2005 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705093412/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/index.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1921-1930 |title=NFL History By Decade |access-date=August 15, 2008 |publisher=nfl.com/history |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160410134638/http://www.nfl.com/history/chronology/1921-1930 |archive-date=April 10, 2016 }}</ref> This list documents the franchise's completed seasons from 1920 to present, including postseason records and results from postseason games.<ref>'''Note:''' The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list only regular season game results and exclude any postseason play records. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Rankin |first=Larry |title=Chicago Bears Team History and Timeline |url=https://www.si.com/nfl/Chicago-Bears-Team-History-and-Timeline |access-date=July 15, 2022 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |language=en-us |archive-date=July 15, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715160312/https://www.si.com/nfl/Chicago-Bears-Team-History-and-Timeline |url-status=live }}</ref>

The Chicago Bears have played over 1,000 games in their history, and have had eight [[NFL Championships]] victories and one [[Super Bowl]] win. The Bears' nine championships are the second most by any team in NFL history. The franchise has captured 18 NFL divisional titles and four NFL conference championships. The Bears have also recorded the second most regular season victories of any NFL franchise.<ref name=CBFE>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/ |title=Chicago Bears Franchise Encyclopedia |access-date=August 15, 2008 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |archive-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915221740/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/ |title=Green Bay Packers Franchise Encyclopedia |access-date=August 15, 2008 |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |archive-date=October 11, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011054633/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/gnb/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/win-loss_records.jsp |title=All-Time Win–loss Records By Team |access-date=August 15, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=Pro Football Hall of Fame |archive-date=April 30, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090430071147/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/stats/win-loss_records.jsp |url-status=dead }}</ref>

The franchise has experienced three major periods of continued success in their history. The first period of success came from {{nfly|1932}} to {{nfly|1946}} when the Bears won six NFL Championships. In this period the Bears participated in the first [[NFL Playoff Game, 1932|National Football League playoff game]], the first [[NFL Championship Game, 1933|NFL Championship Game]], and became the American football [[dynasty (sports)|sports dynasty]] of the 1940s. The Bears played in four straight NFL Championship Games between {{nfly|1940}} and {{nfly|1943}}, winning three of them, including an [[NFL records (team)|NFL record]] 73–0 victory over the [[Washington Redskins]] in [[NFL Championship Game, 1940|1940]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1930schicagobears.aspx |title=The 1930s Bears, First Dynasty |access-date=August 15, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |year=2004 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010822/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1930schicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1940schicagobears.aspx |title=1940s Chicago Bears, Another Dynasty |access-date=August 15, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |year=2004 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905134848/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1940schicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> The second period of success was between {{nfly|1984}} and {{nfly|1991}} when the Bears captured six [[NFC Central|NFC Central Division]] titles in eight years and won [[Super Bowl XX]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/history_80s.asp |title=Highlights from the 1980s |access-date=August 15, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=chicagobears.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070121040604/http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/history_80s.asp |archive-date=January 21, 2007 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/history_90s.asp|title=Highlights from the 1990s|access-date=August 15, 2008|year=2008|publisher=chicagobears.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080920081541/http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/history_90s.asp|archive-date=September 20, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref> A brief period of success stretched from {{nfly|2005}} to [[2007 NFL season|2007]] when the franchise captured two straight [[NFC North]] titles and a [[NFC Championship]] title, which earned them a berth in [[Super Bowl XLI]], a game that the Bears lost to the [[Indianapolis Colts]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/#playoffs |title=Playoff Game Log |access-date=August 15, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=pro-football-reference.com |archive-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915221740/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/#playoffs |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=October 23, 2019 |title=100 Years of the Chicago Bears: The 2000s |url=https://www.audacy.com/670thescore/sports/chicago-bears/dan-bernstein-100-years-chicago-bears-2000s |access-date=July 15, 2022 |website=www.audacy.com |language=en |archive-date=January 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220127184230/https://www.audacy.com/670thescore/sports/chicago-bears/dan-bernstein-100-years-chicago-bears-2000s |url-status=live }}</ref>

Despite their historic championship record and long periods of success, the Bears have also experienced periods of failure in their history. The franchise finished in last place within its division five times in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/history_70s.asp |title=Highlights from the 1970s |access-date=August 15, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=chicagobears.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061211003223/http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/history_70s.asp |archive-date=December 11, 2006 }}</ref> In 1971, the team moved from [[Wrigley Field]] to [[Soldier Field]] to play its home games. In the mid- to late 1990s and early 2000s, the Bears posted six seasons with 10 or more losses. In the {{nfly|1969}} season, the franchise posted their worst regular season record with a 1–13 showing.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/#playoffs |title=Team Records, Leaders, and League Ranks |access-date=August 15, 2008 |year=2008 |publisher=pro-football-reference.com |archive-date=September 15, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190915221740/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/#playoffs |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[Image:SoliderFieldAug2004.jpg|thumb|Soldier Field, current home of the Chicago Bears]]

==Legend==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
|<small>'''(#)'''</small>
|align="left"|The order of league championship won by the franchise
|-
|'''Finish'''
|align="left"|Final position in league, division, or conference
|-
|T-#
|align="left"|Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
|-
|style="background-color: #FFE6BD;"|
|align="left"|'''[[List of NFL champions|NFL champions]]''' <small>(1920–1969)</small>
|-
|style="background-color: #FFCCCC;"|
|align="left"|'''[[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champions]]''' <small>(1970–present)</small>
|-
|style="background-color: #ddffdd;"|
|align="left"|'''Conference champions'''
|-
|style="background-color: #D0E7FF;"|
|align="left"|'''Division champions'''
|-
|style="background-color: #96CDCD;"|
|align="left"|'''Wild Card berth'''
|-
|style="background-color: #ADDFAD;"|
|align="left"|'''[[One-game playoff#National Football League|One-game playoff berth]]'''
|}

==Season records==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
!rowspan="2"|[[List of NFL seasons|Season]]
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|[[List of leagues of American football|League]]
!rowspan="2"|Conference
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="5"|[[NFL regular season|Regular season]]
!rowspan="2"|[[NFL playoffs|Postseason]] results
!rowspan="2"|Awards
!rowspan="2"|[[List of Chicago Bears head coaches|Head Coaches]]
!rowspan="2"|Ref.
|-
!Finish
!{{tooltip|W|Wins}}
!{{tooltip|L|Losses}}
!{{tooltip|T|Ties}}
!{{tooltip|Pct|Winning percentage}}
|-
|colspan="16" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Staleys|border=2}};"|'''Decatur Staleys'''
|-
!'''1919'''
|[[1919 Decatur Staleys season|1919]]
|Ind.
|
|
|—
|6 
|1
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|1|0}}
|'''Named Central Illinois Champions'''
|
|[[Robert E. Brannan]]
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
|-
!{{nfly|1920}}
|[[1920 Chicago Bears season|1920]]
|[[National Football League|APFA]]
|
|
|2nd
|10 
|1
|2
|{{Winning percentage|10|1|2}}
|''The APFA did not hold playoff games''
|
|[[George Halas]]
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
|-
|colspan="16" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Staleys|border=2}};"|'''Chicago Staleys'''
|-
!{{nfly|1921}}
|[[1921 Chicago Staleys season|1921]]
|style="background: #FFE6BD"|'''APFA '''
|
|
|style="background: #FFE6BD"|'''[[1921 NFL Championship controversy|1st]]'''
|9 
|1
|1
|{{Winning percentage|9|1|1}}
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''Named [[1921 NFL season|APFA Champions]]'''
|
|George Halas
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note1|b|b}}
|-
|colspan="16" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|border=2}};"|'''Chicago Bears'''
|-
!{{nfly|1922}}
|[[1922 Chicago Bears season|1922]]
|[[National Football League|NFL]]
|
|
|2nd
|9
|3
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|3|0}}
|rowspan="10" | ''The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932''
|
|rowspan="8"|George Halas
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1923}}
|[[1923 Chicago Bears season|1923]]
|NFL
|
|
|2nd
|9
|2
|1
|{{Winning percentage|9|2|1}}
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1924}}
|[[1924 Chicago Bears season|1924]]
|NFL
|
|
|2nd
|6
|1
|4 
|{{Winning percentage|6|1|4}}
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1925}}
|[[1925 Chicago Bears season|1925]]
|NFL
|
|
|7th
|9
|5
|3 
|{{Winning percentage|9|5|3}}
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1926}}
|[[1926 Chicago Bears season|1926]]
|NFL
|
|
|2nd
|12
|1
|3 
|{{Winning percentage|12|1|3}}
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1927}}
|[[1927 Chicago Bears season|1927]]
|NFL
|
|
|3rd
|9
|3
|2
|{{Winning percentage|9|3|2}}
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1928}}
|[[1928 Chicago Bears season|1928]]
|NFL
|
|
|5th
|7
|5
|1
|{{Winning percentage|7|5|1}}
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1929}}
|[[1929 Chicago Bears season|1929]]
|NFL
|
|
|9th
|4
|9
|2
|{{Winning percentage|4|9|2}}
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1930}}
|[[1930 Chicago Bears season|1930]]
|NFL
|
|
|3rd
|9
|4
|1
|{{Winning percentage|9|4|1}}
|
|rowspan="3"|[[Ralph Jones]]
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1931}}
|[[1931 Chicago Bears season|1931]]
|NFL
|
|
|3rd
|8
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|5}}
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1932}}
|[[1932 Chicago Bears season|1932]]
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''NFL'''
|
|
|style="background: #FFE6BD"|'''1st'''
|7
|1
|6 
|{{Winning percentage|7|1|6}}
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''Named [[1932 NFL Playoff Game|NFL Champions]] {{small|(2)}}'''
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note3|c|c}}
|-
!{{nfly|1933}}
|[[1933 Chicago Bears season|1933]]
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''NFL'''
|
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Western'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|10
|2
|1
|{{Winning percentage|10|2|1}}
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''Won [[1933 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] {{small|(3)}}''' ([[1933 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 23–21
|
|rowspan="9"|George Halas
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note4|d|d}}
|-
!{{nfly|1934}}
|[[1934 Chicago Bears season|1934]]
|NFL
|
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Western'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|13
|0
|0
|{{Winning percentage|13|0|0}}
|Lost [[1934 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] (at [[1934 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 13–30
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note5|e|e}}
|-
!{{nfly|1935}}
|[[1935 Chicago Bears season|1935]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|T-3rd
|6
|4
|2 
|{{Winning percentage|6|4|2}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1936}}
|[[1936 Chicago Bears season|1936]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|2nd
|9
|3
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|3}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1937}}
|[[1937 Chicago Bears season|1937]]
|NFL
|
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Western'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|9
|1
|1
|{{Winning percentage|9|1|1}}
|Lost [[1937 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] ([[1937 Washington Redskins season|Redskins]]) 21–28
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1938}}
|[[1938 Chicago Bears season|1938]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|3rd
|6
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|5}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1939}}
|[[1939 Chicago Bears season|1939]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|2nd
|8
|3
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|3}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1940}}
|[[1940 Chicago Bears season|1940]]
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''NFL'''
|
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Western'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|8
|3
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|3}}
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''Won [[1940 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] {{small|(4)}}''' (at [[1940 Washington Redskins season|Redskins]]) 73–0
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note6|f|f}}
|-
!{{nfly|1941}}
|[[1941 Chicago Bears season|1941]]
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''NFL'''
|
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Western'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|10
|1
|0
|{{Winning percentage|10|1}}
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''Won''' [[1941 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoff]] ([[1941 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]]) 33–14<br>'''Won [[1941 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] {{small|(5)}}''' ([[1941 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 37–9
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note7|g|g}}
|-
!{{nfly|1942}}
|[[1942 Chicago Bears season|1942]]
|NFL
|
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Western'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|11 
|0
|0
|{{Winning percentage|11|0|0}}
|Lost [[1942 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] (at [[1942 Washington Redskins season|Redskins]]) 6–14
|
|George Halas (5–0) <br> [[Hunk Anderson]] & [[Luke Johnsos]] (6–0)
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note5|e|e}}
|-
!{{nfly|1943}}
|[[1943 Chicago Bears season|1943]]
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''NFL'''
|
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Western'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|8 
|1
|1
|{{Winning percentage|8|1|1}}
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''Won [[1943 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] {{small|(6)}}''' ([[1943 Washington Redskins season|Redskins]]) 41–21
|[[Sid Luckman]] ([[NFL MVP|MVP]])
|rowspan="3"|Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1944}}
|[[1944 Chicago Bears season|1944]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|T-2nd
|6
|3
|1
|{{Winning percentage|6|3|1}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1945}}
|[[1945 Chicago Bears season|1945]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|4th
|3
|7
|0
|{{Winning percentage|3|7}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1946}}
|[[1946 Chicago Bears season|1946]]
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''NFL'''
|
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Western'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|8 
|2
|1
|{{Winning percentage|8|2|1}}
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''Won [[1946 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] {{small|(7)}}''' (at [[1946 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 24–14
|
|rowspan="10"|George Halas
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1947}}
|[[1947 Chicago Bears season|1947]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|2nd
|8
|4
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|4}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1948}}
|[[1948 Chicago Bears season|1948]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|2nd
|10
|2
|0
|{{Winning percentage|10|2}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1949}}
|[[1949 Chicago Bears season|1949]]
|NFL
|
|Western
|2nd
|9
|3
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|3}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1950}}
|[[1950 Chicago Bears season|1950]]
|NFL
|National
|
|bgcolor="#ADDFAD"|T-1st
|9
|3
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|3}}
|Lost [[1950 NFL playoffs|Conference playoff]] (at [[1950 Los Angeles Rams season|Rams]]) 14–24
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note8|h|h}}
|-
!{{nfly|1951}}
|[[1951 Chicago Bears season|1951]]
|NFL
|National
|
|4th
|7
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|5}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1952}}
|[[1952 Chicago Bears season|1952]]
|NFL
|National
|
|5th
|5
|7
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|7}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1953}}
|[[1953 Chicago Bears season|1953]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|4th
|3
|8
|1
|{{Winning percentage|3|8|1}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1954}}
|[[1954 Chicago Bears season|1954]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|2nd
|8
|4
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|4}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1955}}
|[[1955 Chicago Bears season|1955]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|2nd
|8
|4
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|4}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1956}}
|[[1956 Chicago Bears season|1956]]
|NFL
|style="background: #ddffdd;"|'''Western'''
|
|style="background: #ddffdd;"|'''1st'''
|9 
|2
|1 
|{{Winning percentage|9|2|1}}
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|Lost [[1956 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] (at [[1956 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 7–47
|
|rowspan="2"|[[Paddy Driscoll]]
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1957}}
|[[1957 Chicago Bears season|1957]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|5th
|5
|7
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|7}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1958}}
|[[1958 Chicago Bears season|1958]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|T-2nd
|8
|4
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|4}}
|
|
|rowspan="10"|George Halas
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1959}}
|[[1959 Chicago Bears season|1959]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|2nd
|8
|4
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|4}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1960}}
|[[1960 Chicago Bears season|1960]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|5th
|5
|6
|1
|{{Winning percentage|5|6|1}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1961}}
|[[1961 Chicago Bears season|1961]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|T-3rd
|8
|6
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|6}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1962}}
|[[1962 Chicago Bears season|1962]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|3rd
|9
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|5}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1963}}
|[[1963 Chicago Bears season|1963]]
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''NFL'''
|style="background: #ddffdd;"|'''Western'''
|
|style="background: #ddffdd;"|'''1st'''
|11 
|1
|2 
|{{Winning percentage|11|1|2}}
|style="background: #FFE6BD;"|'''Won [[1963 NFL Championship Game|NFL Championship]] {{small|(8)}}''' ([[1963 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 14–10
|[[George Halas]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year|COY]])
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1964}}
|[[1964 Chicago Bears season|1964]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|6th
|5
|9
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|9}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1965}}
|[[1965 Chicago Bears season|1965]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|3rd
|9
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|5}}
|
|[[George Halas]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year|COY]])
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1966}}
|[[1966 Chicago Bears season|1966]]
|NFL
|Western
|
|5th
|5
|7
|2 
|{{Winning percentage|5|7|2}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1967}}
|[[1967 Chicago Bears season|1967]]
|NFL
|Western
|Central
|2nd
|7
|6
|1
|{{Winning percentage|7|6|1}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note9|i|i}}
|-
!{{nfly|1968}}
|[[1968 Chicago Bears season|1968]]
|NFL
|Western
|Central
|2nd
|7
|7
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|7}}
|
|
|rowspan="4"|[[Jim Dooley]]
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1969}}
|[[1969 Chicago Bears season|1969]]
|NFL
|Western
|Central
|4th
|1
|13 
|0
|{{Winning percentage|1|13}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1970}}
|[[1970 Chicago Bears season|1970]]
|NFL
|[[National Football Conference|NFC]]
|[[NFC Central|Central]]
|4th
|6
|8
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|8}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note10|j|j}}
|-
!{{nfly|1971}}
|[[1971 Chicago Bears season|1971]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|3rd
|6
|8
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|8}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1972}}
|[[1972 Chicago Bears season|1972]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|4th
|4
|9
|1 
|{{Winning percentage|4|9|1}}
|
|
|rowspan="3"|[[Abe Gibron]]
|<ref name=CBFE/>{{ref label|Note11|k|k}}
|-
!{{nfly|1973}}
|[[1973 Chicago Bears season|1973]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|4th
|3
|11
|0
|{{Winning percentage|3|11}}
|
|[[Wally Chambers]] ([[NFL Rookie of the Year|DROY]])
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1974}}
|[[1974 Chicago Bears season|1974]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|4th
|4
|10
|0
|{{Winning percentage|4|10}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1975}}
|[[1975 Chicago Bears season|1975]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|3rd
|4
|10
|0
|{{Winning percentage|4|10}}
|
|
|rowspan="3"|[[Jack Pardee]]
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1976}}
|[[1976 Chicago Bears season|1976]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|2nd
|7
|7
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|7}}
|
|
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1977}}
|[[1977 Chicago Bears season|1977]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd
|9
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|5}}
|Lost [[1977–78 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] (at [[1977 Dallas Cowboys season|Cowboys]]) 7–37
|[[Walter Payton]] ([[NFL MVP|MVP]], [[NFL Offensive Player of the Year|OPOY]], [[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award|WP MOY]])
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|- 
!{{nfly|1978}}
|[[1978 Chicago Bears season|1978]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|4th
|7
|9
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}
|
|
|rowspan="4"|[[Neill Armstrong]]
|<ref name=CBFE/>
|-
!{{nfly|1979}}
|[[1979 Chicago Bears season|1979]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd
|10
|6
|0
|{{Winning percentage|10|6}}
|Lost [[1979–80 NFL playoffs|Wild Card playoffs]] (at [[1979 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]]) 17–27
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1979chicagobears.aspx |title=1979 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010342/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1979chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1980}}
|[[1980 Chicago Bears season|1980]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|3rd
|7
|9
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1980chicagobears.aspx |title=1980 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829021356/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1980chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1981}}
|[[1981 Chicago Bears season|1981]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|5th
|6
|10
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|10}}
|
|
|<ref name="Taylor">{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1981chicagobears.aspx |title=1981 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011336/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1981chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1982}}
|[[1982 Chicago Bears season|1982]]
|NFL
|NFC
|
|12th
|3
|6
|0
|{{Winning percentage|3|6}}
|
|
|rowspan="11"|[[Mike Ditka]]
|<ref name="Taylor"/>{{ref label|Note12|l|l}}
|-
!{{nfly|1983}}
|[[1983 Chicago Bears season|1983]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|3rd
|8
|8
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|8}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1983chicagobears.aspx |title=1983 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010254/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1983chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1984}}
|[[1984 Chicago Bears season|1984]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Central'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|10
|6
|0
|{{Winning percentage|10|6}}
|'''Won''' [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] (at [[1984 Washington Redskins season|Redskins]]) 23–19<br>Lost [[1984–85 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship]] (at [[1984 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]]) 0–23
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1984chicagobears.aspx |title=1984 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011603/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1984chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1985}}
|[[1985 Chicago Bears season|1985]]
|style="background: #FFCCCC;"|'''NFL'''
|style="background: #ddffdd;"|'''NFC'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Central'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|15
|1
|0
|{{Winning percentage|15|1}}
|style="background: #FFCCCC;"|'''Won''' [[1985–86 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] ([[1985 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 21–0<br>'''Won''' [[1985–86 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship]] ([[1985 Los Angeles Rams season|Rams]]) 24–0<br>'''Won [[Super Bowl XX]] {{small|(9)}}''' (vs. [[1985 New England Patriots season|Patriots]]) 46–10
|[[Richard Dent]] ([[Super Bowl MVP|SB MVP]])<br>[[Mike Singletary]] ([[NFL Defensive Player of the Year|DPOY]])<br>[[Mike Ditka]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year|COY]])
|{{ref label|Note13|m|m}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1985chicagobears.aspx |title=1985 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=January 4, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104020759/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1985chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1986}}
|[[1986 Chicago Bears season|1986]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Central'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|14 
|2
|0
|{{Winning percentage|14|2}}
|Lost [[1986–87 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] ([[1986 Washington Redskins season|Redskins]]) 13–27
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1986chicagobears.aspx |title=1986 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010729/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1986chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1987}}
|[[1987 Chicago Bears season|1987]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Central'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|11
|4
|0
|{{Winning percentage|11|4}}
|Lost [[1987–88 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] ([[1987 Washington Redskins season|Redskins]]) 17–21
|[[Dave Duerson]] ([[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award|WP MOY]])
|{{ref label|Note14|n|n}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1987chicagobears.aspx |title=1987 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011844/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1987chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1988}}
|[[1988 Chicago Bears season|1988]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Central'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|12 
|4
|0
|{{Winning percentage|12|4}}
|'''Won''' [[1988–89 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] ([[1988 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]]) [[Fog Bowl (American football)|20–12]]<br>Lost [[1988–89 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship]] ([[1988 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]]) 3–28
|[[Mike Singletary]] ([[NFL Defensive Player of the Year|DPOY]])<br>[[Mike Ditka]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year|COY]])
|{{ref label|Note15|o|o}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=3604830|title=Fog Bowl: 'A supernatural experience'|date=September 26, 2008|publisher=[[ESPN]]|access-date=March 19, 2009|archive-date=September 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120905191559/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=garber_greg&id=3604830|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1988chicagobears.aspx |title=1988 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010652/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1988chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1989}}
|[[1989 Chicago Bears season|1989]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|4th
|6
|10
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|10}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1989chicagobears.aspx |title=1989 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011748/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1989chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1990}}
|[[1990 Chicago Bears season|1990]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Central'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|11
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|11|5}}
|'''Won''' [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|Wild Card playoffs]] ([[1990 New Orleans Saints season|Saints]]) 16–6<br>Lost [[1990–91 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] (at [[1990 New York Giants season|Giants]]) 3–31
|[[Mark Carrier (safety)|Mark Carrier]] ([[NFL Rookie of the Year|DROY]])<br>[[Mike Singletary]] ([[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award|WP MOY]])
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1990chicagobears.aspx |title=1990 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010719/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1990chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1991}}
|[[1991 Chicago Bears season|1991]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd
|11
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|11|5}}
|Lost [[1991–92 NFL playoffs|Wild Card playoffs]] ([[1991 Dallas Cowboys season|Cowboys]]) 13–17
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1991chicagobears.aspx |title=1991 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=September 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905133938/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1991chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1992}}
|[[1992 Chicago Bears season|1992]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|4th
|5
|11
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|11}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1992chicagobears.aspx |title=1992 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011549/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1992chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1993}}
|[[1993 Chicago Bears season|1993]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|4th
|7
|9
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}
|
|
|rowspan="6"|[[Dave Wannstedt]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1993chicagobears.aspx |title=1993 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010532/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1993chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1994}}
|[[1994 Chicago Bears season|1994]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|bgcolor="#96CDCD"|4th
|9
|7
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}
|'''Won''' [[1994–95 NFL playoffs|Wild Card playoffs]] (at [[1994 Minnesota Vikings season|Vikings]]) 35–18<br>Lost [[1994–95 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] (at [[1994 San Francisco 49ers season|49ers]]) 15–44
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1994chicagobears.aspx |title=1994 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011103/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1994chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1995}}
|[[1995 Chicago Bears season|1995]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|3rd
|9
|7
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1995chicagobears.aspx |title=1995 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010230/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1995chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1996}}
|[[1996 Chicago Bears season|1996]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|3rd
|7
|9
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1996chicagobears.aspx |title=1996 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 29, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829021417/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1996chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1997}}
|[[1997 Chicago Bears season|1997]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|5th
|4
|12
|0
|{{Winning percentage|4|12}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1997chicagobears.aspx |title=1997 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011311/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1997chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1998}}
|[[1998 Chicago Bears season|1998]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|5th
|4
|12
|0
|{{Winning percentage|4|12}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1998chicagobears.aspx |title=1998 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010326/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/1998chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|1999}}
|[[1999 Chicago Bears season|1999]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|5th
|6
|10
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|10}}
|
|
|rowspan="5"|[[Dick Jauron]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1999chicagobears.aspx |title=1999 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=December 8, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061208221755/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1999chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|2000}}
|[[2000 Chicago Bears season|2000]]
|NFL
|NFC
|Central
|5th
|5
|11
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|11}}
|
|[[Brian Urlacher]] ([[NFL Rookie of the Year|DROY]])<br>[[Jim Flanigan]] ([[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award|WP MOY]])
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2000chicagobears.aspx |title=2000 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011156/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/2000chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|2001}}
|[[2001 Chicago Bears season|2001]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''Central'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|13
|3
|0
|{{Winning percentage|13|3}}
|Lost [[2001–02 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] ([[2001 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]]) 19–33
|[[Dick Jauron]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year|COY]])<br>[[Anthony Thomas (American football)|Anthony Thomas]] ([[NFL Rookie of the Year|OROY]])
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2001chicagobears.aspx |title=2001 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010310/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/2001chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|2002}}
|[[2002 Chicago Bears season|2002]]
|NFL
|NFC
|[[NFC North|North]]
|3rd
|4
|12
|0
|{{Winning percentage|4|12}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2002chicagobears.aspx |title=2002 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=March 26, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090326204719/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/2002chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|2003}}
|[[2003 Chicago Bears season|2003]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|3rd
|7
|9
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2003chicagobears.aspx |title=2003 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828011349/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/2003chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|2004}}
|[[2004 Chicago Bears season|2004]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|5
|11
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|11}}
|
|
|rowspan="9"|[[Lovie Smith]]
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2004chicagobears.aspx |title=2004 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=August 28, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828010906/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/2004chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|2005}}
|[[2005 Chicago Bears season|2005]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''North'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|11
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|11|5}}
|Lost [[2005–06 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] ([[2005 Carolina Panthers season|Panthers]]) 21–29
|[[Lovie Smith]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year|COY]])<br>[[Brian Urlacher]] ([[NFL Defensive Player of the Year|DPOY]])
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2005chicagobears.aspx |title=2005 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=July 9, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190709034123/http://bearshistory.com/seasons/2005chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
!{{nfly|2006}}
|[[2006 Chicago Bears season|2006]]
|NFL
|style="background: #ddffdd;"|'''NFC'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''North'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|13
|3
|0
|{{Winning percentage|13|3}}
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"|'''Won''' [[2006–07 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] ([[2006 Seattle Seahawks season|Seahawks]]) 27–24 {{small|(OT)}}<br>'''Won''' [[2006–07 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship]] ([[2006 New Orleans Saints season|Saints]]) 39–14<br>Lost [[Super Bowl XLI]] (vs. [[2006 Indianapolis Colts season|Colts]]) 17–29
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2006chicagobears.aspx |title=2006 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705093157/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2006chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
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![[2007 NFL season|2007]]
|[[2007 Chicago Bears season|2007]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|7
|9
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2007chicagobears.aspx |title=2007 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705093404/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2007chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
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!{{nfly|2008}}
|[[2008 Chicago Bears season|2008]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|2nd
|9
|7
|0
|{{Winning percentage|9|7}}
|
|
|<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2008chicagobears.aspx |title=2008 Chicago Bears |access-date=August 19, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2008 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705093205/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2008chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>The franchise recorded its 700th victory against the [[Jacksonville Jaguars]] on December 7, 2008.<br>{{cite web |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/90192-bears-jaguars-chicago-freezes-out-jacksonville-earns-700th-franchise-victory |title=Bears-Jaguars: Chicago Freezes Out Jacksonville, Earns 700th Franchise Vi |access-date=January 18, 2009 |last=Musto |first=Adam |date=December 2008 |publisher=Bleacher Report |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081211024643/http://bleacherreport.com/articles/90192-bears-jaguars-chicago-freezes-out-jacksonville-earns-700th-franchise-victory |archive-date=December 11, 2008 }}</ref>
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!{{nfly|2009}}
|[[2009 Chicago Bears season|2009]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|3rd
|7
|9
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|9}}
|
|
|<ref name="bearshistory.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2009chicagobears.aspx |title=2009 Chicago Bears |access-date=January 2, 2011 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |date=2000–2009 |publisher=bearshistory.com |archive-date=January 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110104205847/http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/2009chicagobears.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
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!{{nfly|2010}}
|[[2010 Chicago Bears season|2010]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''North'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|11
|5
|0
|{{Winning percentage|11|5}}
|'''Won''' [[2010–11 NFL playoffs|Divisional playoffs]] ([[2010 Seattle Seahawks season|Seahawks]]) 35–24<br>Lost [[2010–11 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship]] ([[2010 Green Bay Packers season|Packers]]) 14–21
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|{{ref label|Note7|g|g}}<ref>{{cite web | title = Bears Game Day: Dominant defense keys 16–0 win | work = Chicago Tribune | date = June 28, 1999 | url = http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/11/bears-game-day-thigpen-long-in-for-dolphins.html | access-date = January 4, 2011 | archive-date = November 20, 2010 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101120042923/http://www.chicagobreakingsports.com/2010/11/bears-game-day-thigpen-long-in-for-dolphins.html | url-status = live }}</ref>
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!{{nfly|2011}}
|[[2011 Chicago Bears season|2011]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|3rd
|8
|8
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|8|0}}
|
|
|<ref name="bearshistory.com"/>
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!{{nfly|2012}}
|[[2012 Chicago Bears season|2012]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|3rd
|10
|6
|0
|{{Winning percentage|10|6|0}}
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|   
| 
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!{{nfly|2013}}
|[[2013 Chicago Bears season|2013]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|2nd
|8
|8
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|8|0}}
|
| [[Charles Tillman]] ([[Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award|WP MOY]])   
|rowspan="2"|[[Marc Trestman]]
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|-
!{{nfly|2014}}
|[[2014 Chicago Bears season|2014]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|5
|11
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|11|0}}
|
|  
|
|-
!{{nfly|2015}}
|[[2015 Chicago Bears season|2015]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|6
|10
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|10|0}}
|
| 
|rowspan="3"|[[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]] 
|
|-
!{{nfly|2016}}
|[[2016 Chicago Bears season|2016]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|3
|13
|0
|{{Winning percentage|3|13|0}}
|
|  
|
|-
!{{nfly|2017}}
|[[2017 Chicago Bears season|2017]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|5
|11
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|11|0}}
|
|  
|
|-
!{{nfly|2018}}
|[[2018 Chicago Bears season|2018]]
|NFL
|NFC
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''North'''
|style="background: #D0E7FF;"|'''1st'''
|12
|4
|0
|{{Winning percentage|12|4|0}}
|Lost [[2018–19 NFL playoffs|Wild Card playoffs]] ([[2018 Philadelphia Eagles season|Eagles]]) [[Double Doink|15–16]]
|[[Matt Nagy]] ([[NFL Coach of the Year|COY]])
|rowspan="4"|[[Matt Nagy]]
|
|-
!{{nfly|2019}}
|[[2019 Chicago Bears season|2019]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|3rd
|8
|8
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|8|0}}
|
|
|
|-
!{{nfly|2020}}
|[[2020 Chicago Bears season|2020]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|bgcolor="#96CDCD"|2nd
|8
|8
|0
|{{Winning percentage|8|8|0}}
|Lost [[2020–21 NFL playoffs|Wild Card playoffs]] (at [[2020 New Orleans Saints season|Saints]]) 9–21
|
|  
|-
!{{nfly|2021}}
|[[2021 Chicago Bears season|2021]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|3rd
|6
|11
|0
|{{Winning percentage|6|11|0}}
|
|
|
|-
![[2022 NFL season|2022]]
|[[2022 Chicago Bears season|2022]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|3
|14
|0
|{{Winning percentage|3|14|0}}
|
|
|rowspan="2"|[[Matt Eberflus]]
|
|-
![[2023 NFL season|2023]]
|[[2023 Chicago Bears season|2023]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|7
|10
|0
|{{Winning percentage|7|10|0}}
|
|
|
|-
![[2024 NFL season|2024]]
|[[2024 Chicago Bears season|2024]]
|NFL
|NFC
|North
|4th
|5
|12
|0
|{{Winning percentage|5|12|0}}
|
|
|Matt Eberflus (4–8) <br /> [[Thomas Brown (American football coach)|Thomas Brown]] (1–4)
|
|-
!rowspan="8" colspan="6"|Totals
!W
!L
!T
!Pct
! colspan="4" |
|-
|10
|1
|2
|{{Winning percentage|10|1|2}}
| colspan="4" |Decatur Staleys regular season record (1920){{ref label|Note17|q|q}}
|-
|9
|1
|1
|{{Winning percentage|9|1|1}}
| colspan="4" |Chicago Staleys regular season record (1921){{ref label|Note17|q|q}}
|-
|779
|644
|39
|{{Winning percentage|779|644|39}}
| colspan="4" |Chicago Bears regular season record (1922–present){{ref label|Note17|q|q}}
|-
!798
!646
!42
!{{Winning percentage|798|646|42}}
! colspan="4" |All-time regular season record (1920–present)<ref name="HoF records">{{cite web|url=http://www.profootballhof.com/UserFiles/file/2010_Final.pdf|title=All Time Records of Current NFL Franchises|access-date=January 4, 2011|work=Pro-Football Hall of Fame|archive-date=June 6, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120606011330/http://www.profootballhof.com/UserFiles/file/2010_Final.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>{{ref label|Note17|q|q}}
|-
|17
|20
|—
|{{Winning percentage|17|20}}
| colspan="4" |All-time postseason record (1933–present)<ref name="HoF records"/>{{ref label|Note17|q|q}}
|-
!815
!666
!42
!{{Winning percentage|815|666|42}}
! colspan="4" |All-time regular season and postseason record (1920–present)<ref name="HoF records"/>{{ref label|Note17|q|q}}
|-
| colspan="8" |'''9 NFL Championships''', 4 Conference Championships, 19 Divisional Championships
|-
|}

==Footnotes==
*{{note label|Note1|a|a}} No official standings were maintained for the 1920 season, and the championship was awarded to the [[Akron Pros]] in a League meeting on April 30, 1921. Teams played schedules that included games against nonleague opponents.
*{{note label|Note2|b|b}} The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1933. The team that finished with the best regular season record was named the league champions.
*{{note label|Note3|c|c}} The result of the [[1932 NFL Playoff Game]] to determine the NFL champion between the Bears and the [[Portsmouth Spartans]]. The game counted in the standings and broke the tie.
*{{note label|Note4|d|d}} The score of the playoff game is in parentheses with the winning score first no matter the outcome for the Bears.
*{{note label|Note5|e|e}} The Bears were denied perfect seasons on two accounts. The first one was in the [[1934 Chicago Bears season|1934]] when the 13–0 Bears lost to the [[New York Giants]] in the Championship game. The second occurrence happened in [[1942 Chicago Bears season|1942]] when the 11–0 Bears were denied perfection and a "three-peat" by the [[Washington Redskins]].
*{{note label|Note6|f|f}} The Bears victory over the Redskins in the [[1940 NFL Championship Game|1940 NFL Championship]] is an [[NFL playoff records (team)|NFL record]] for greatest margin of victory and most points scored in a game.
*{{note label|Note8|h|h}} The Bears tied with the Rams for 1st place at the end of the season, but they lost a one-game playoff tiebreaker and therefore did not win a Conference Championship.
*{{note label|Note9|i|i}} The [[1967 NFL season]] marks the first season in the league's history where the league was divided into two conferences which were subdivided into two divisions. Up to 1967, the league was either divided into two divisions, two conferences, or neither.
*{{note label|Note10|j|j}} As a result of the [[AFL–NFL merger]], the league was broken into two conferences, with the AFL teams moving into the American Football Conference.
*{{note label|Note11|k|k}} As of the [[2010 NFL season]], this season marks the last tie game the Bears played. It was a game at [[Soldier Field]] on September 24, 1972, against the [[Los Angeles Rams]]. The game ended at 13–13.
*{{note label|Note12|l|l}} The [[1982 NFL season|1982 season]] was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
*{{note label|Note13|m|m}} The Bears win in [[Super Bowl XX]], marked the franchise's first [[Super Bowl]] victory and their ninth league championship.
*{{note label|Note14|n|n}} The strike of [[1987 NFL season|1987]] reduced the regular season schedule from 16 to 15 games.
*{{note label|Note15|o|o}} The Divisional Playoff game against the Eagles was known as the [[Fog Bowl (American football)|Fog Bowl]] due to the heavy fog that covered the field for most of the game.
*{{note label|Note16|p|p}} As of the [[2010 NFL season]], this is the second postseason meeting of the Bears and [[Green Bay Packers]] in their [[Bears–Packers rivalry|longstanding rivalry]].

==References==
;General
* {{cite web|title=NFL Football History |work=CBS Sportsline |url=http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/history |access-date=January 2, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070325181411/http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/history |archive-date=March 25, 2007 }}
* {{cite web | title = Chicago Bears History | work = Chicago Bears History Website | url = http://www.bearshistory.com/ | access-date = April 30, 2006 | archive-date = February 16, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060216230433/http://www.bearshistory.com/ | url-status = live }}
* {{cite web|title=Chicago Bears.com – All Time Statistics |work=Chicago Bears Official website |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/AlltimeStats.html |access-date=October 29, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071223012546/http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/AlltimeStats.html |archive-date=December 23, 2007 }}
* {{cite web | title = NFL.com – History – Yearly Standings | work = National Football League Official website | url = http://www.nfl.com/standings | access-date = October 29, 2007 | archive-date = March 26, 2008 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080326220102/http://www.nfl.com/standings | url-status = live }}
* {{cite web | title = Pro Football Hall of Fame – Chicago Bears | work = Pro Football Hall of Fame Website | url = http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=6 | access-date = February 9, 2006 | archive-date = June 23, 2006 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060623033757/http://profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=6 | url-status = live }}
* {{cite book | last=Taylor|first=Roy | title=Chicago Bears History | publisher=Arcadia Publishing (SC) | year=2004 | isbn=0-7385-3319-X}}
;Specific
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==External links==
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