List of Chicago Bears seasons

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The Chicago Bears franchise was founded as the 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).[1][2] This list documents the franchise's completed seasons from 1920 to present, including postseason records and results from postseason games.[3][4]

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.[5][6][7]

The franchise has experienced three major periods of continued success in their history. The first period of success came from 1932 to 1946 when the Bears won six NFL Championships. In this period the Bears participated in the first National Football League playoff game, the first NFL Championship Game, and became the American football sports dynasty of the 1940s. The Bears played in four straight NFL Championship Games between 1940 and 1943, winning three of them, including an NFL record 73–0 victory over the Washington Redskins in 1940.[8][9] The second period of success was between 1984 and 1991 when the Bears captured six NFC Central Division titles in eight years and won Super Bowl XX.[10][11] A brief period of success stretched from 2005 to 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.[12][13]

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.[14] 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 1969 season, the franchise posted their worst regular season record with a 1–13 showing.[15]

File:SoliderFieldAug2004.jpg
Soldier Field, current home of the Chicago Bears

Legend

(#) The order of league championship won by the franchise
Finish Final position in league, division, or conference
T-# Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
NFL champions (1920–1969)
Super Bowl champions (1970–present)
Conference champions
Division champions
Wild Card berth
One-game playoff berth

Season records

Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head Coaches Ref.
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colspan="16" style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle;"|Decatur Staleys
1919 1919 Ind. — 6 1 0 Template:Winning percentage Named Central Illinois Champions Robert E. Brannan [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a]
1920 1920 APFA 2nd 10 1 2 Template:Winning percentage The APFA did not hold playoff games George Halas [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[a]
colspan="16" style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle;"|Chicago Staleys
1921 1921 APFA 1st 9 1 1 Template:Winning percentage Named APFA Champions George Halas [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[b]
colspan="16" style="Template:NFLPrimaryStyle;"|Chicago Bears
1922 1922 NFL 2nd 9 3 0 Template:Winning percentage The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932 George Halas [5]
1923 1923 NFL 2nd 9 2 1 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1924 1924 NFL 2nd 6 1 4 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1925 1925 NFL 7th 9 5 3 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1926 1926 NFL 2nd 12 1 3 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1927 1927 NFL 3rd 9 3 2 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1928 1928 NFL 5th 7 5 1 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1929 1929 NFL 9th 4 9 2 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1930 1930 NFL 3rd 9 4 1 Template:Winning percentage Ralph Jones [5]
1931 1931 NFL 3rd 8 5 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1932 1932 NFL 1st 7 1 6 Template:Winning percentage Named NFL Champions (2)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[c]
1933 1933 NFL Western 1st 10 2 1 Template:Winning percentage Won NFL Championship (3)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Giants) 23–21 George Halas [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[d]
1934 1934 NFL Western 1st 13 0 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost NFL Championship (at Giants) 13–30 [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[e]
1935 1935 NFL Western T-3rd 6 4 2 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1936 1936 NFL Western 2nd 9 3 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1937 1937 NFL Western 1st 9 1 1 Template:Winning percentage Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) 21–28 [5]
1938 1938 NFL Western 3rd 6 5 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1939 1939 NFL Western 2nd 8 3 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1940 1940 NFL Western 1st 8 3 0 Template:Winning percentage Won NFL Championship (4)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (at Redskins) 73–0 [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[f]
1941 1941 NFL Western 1st 10 1 0 Template:Winning percentage Won Divisional playoff (Packers) 33–14
Won NFL Championship (5)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Giants) 37–9 		[5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[g]
1942 1942 NFL Western 1st 11 0 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost NFL Championship (at Redskins) 6–14 George Halas (5–0)
Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos (6–0) 		[5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[e]
1943 1943 NFL Western 1st 8 1 1 Template:Winning percentage Won NFL Championship (6)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Redskins) 41–21 Sid Luckman (MVP) Hunk Anderson & Luke Johnsos [5]
1944 1944 NFL Western T-2nd 6 3 1 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1945 1945 NFL Western 4th 3 7 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1946 1946 NFL Western 1st 8 2 1 Template:Winning percentage Won NFL Championship (7)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (at Giants) 24–14 George Halas [5]
1947 1947 NFL Western 2nd 8 4 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1948 1948 NFL Western 2nd 10 2 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1949 1949 NFL Western 2nd 9 3 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1950 1950 NFL National T-1st 9 3 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Conference playoff (at Rams) 14–24 [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[h]
1951 1951 NFL National 4th 7 5 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1952 1952 NFL National 5th 5 7 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1953 1953 NFL Western 4th 3 8 1 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1954 1954 NFL Western 2nd 8 4 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1955 1955 NFL Western 2nd 8 4 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1956 1956 NFL Western 1st 9 2 1 Template:Winning percentage Lost NFL Championship (at Giants) 7–47 Paddy Driscoll [5]
1957 1957 NFL Western 5th 5 7 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1958 1958 NFL Western T-2nd 8 4 0 Template:Winning percentage George Halas [5]
1959 1959 NFL Western 2nd 8 4 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1960 1960 NFL Western 5th 5 6 1 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1961 1961 NFL Western T-3rd 8 6 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1962 1962 NFL Western 3rd 9 5 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1963 1963 NFL Western 1st 11 1 2 Template:Winning percentage Won NFL Championship (8)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (Giants) 14–10 George Halas (COY) [5]
1964 1964 NFL Western 6th 5 9 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1965 1965 NFL Western 3rd 9 5 0 Template:Winning percentage George Halas (COY) [5]
1966 1966 NFL Western 5th 5 7 2 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1967 1967 NFL Western Central 2nd 7 6 1 Template:Winning percentage [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[i]
1968 1968 NFL Western Central 2nd 7 7 0 Template:Winning percentage Jim Dooley [5]
1969 1969 NFL Western Central 4th 1 13 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1970 1970 NFL NFC Central 4th 6 8 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[j]
1971 1971 NFL NFC Central 3rd 6 8 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1972 1972 NFL NFC Central 4th 4 9 1 Template:Winning percentage Abe Gibron [5]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[k]
1973 1973 NFL NFC Central 4th 3 11 0 Template:Winning percentage Wally Chambers (DROY) [5]
1974 1974 NFL NFC Central 4th 4 10 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1975 1975 NFL NFC Central 3rd 4 10 0 Template:Winning percentage Jack Pardee [5]
1976 1976 NFL NFC Central 2nd 7 7 0 Template:Winning percentage [5]
1977 1977 NFL NFC Central 2nd 9 5 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 7–37 Walter Payton (MVP, OPOY, WP MOY) [5]
1978 1978 NFL NFC Central 4th 7 9 0 Template:Winning percentage Neill Armstrong [5]
1979 1979 NFL NFC Central 2nd 10 6 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 17–27 [16]
1980 1980 NFL NFC Central 3rd 7 9 0 Template:Winning percentage [17]
1981 1981 NFL NFC Central 5th 6 10 0 Template:Winning percentage [18]
1982 1982 NFL NFC 12th 3 6 0 Template:Winning percentage Mike Ditka [18]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[l]
1983 1983 NFL NFC Central 3rd 8 8 0 Template:Winning percentage [19]
1984 1984 NFL NFC Central 1st 10 6 0 Template:Winning percentage Won Divisional playoffs (at Redskins) 23–19
Lost NFC Championship (at 49ers) 0–23 		[20]
1985 1985 NFL NFC Central 1st 15 1 0 Template:Winning percentage Won Divisional playoffs (Giants) 21–0
Won NFC Championship (Rams) 24–0
Won Super Bowl XX (9)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". (vs. Patriots) 46–10 		Richard Dent (SB MVP)
Mike Singletary (DPOY)
Mike Ditka (COY) 		<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[m][21]
1986 1986 NFL NFC Central 1st 14 2 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 13–27 [22]
1987 1987 NFL NFC Central 1st 11 4 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 17–21 Dave Duerson (WP MOY) <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[n][23]
1988 1988 NFL NFC Central 1st 12 4 0 Template:Winning percentage Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 20–12
Lost NFC Championship (49ers) 3–28 		Mike Singletary (DPOY)
Mike Ditka (COY) 		<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[o][24][25]
1989 1989 NFL NFC Central 4th 6 10 0 Template:Winning percentage [26]
1990 1990 NFL NFC Central 1st 11 5 0 Template:Winning percentage Won Wild Card playoffs (Saints) 16–6
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Giants) 3–31 		Mark Carrier (DROY)
Mike Singletary (WP MOY) 		[27]
1991 1991 NFL NFC Central 2nd 11 5 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cowboys) 13–17 [28]
1992 1992 NFL NFC Central 4th 5 11 0 Template:Winning percentage [29]
1993 1993 NFL NFC Central 4th 7 9 0 Template:Winning percentage Dave Wannstedt [30]
1994 1994 NFL NFC Central 4th 9 7 0 Template:Winning percentage Won Wild Card playoffs (at Vikings) 35–18
Lost Divisional playoffs (at 49ers) 15–44 		[31]
1995 1995 NFL NFC Central 3rd 9 7 0 Template:Winning percentage [32]
1996 1996 NFL NFC Central 3rd 7 9 0 Template:Winning percentage [33]
1997 1997 NFL NFC Central 5th 4 12 0 Template:Winning percentage [34]
1998 1998 NFL NFC Central 5th 4 12 0 Template:Winning percentage [35]
1999 1999 NFL NFC Central 5th 6 10 0 Template:Winning percentage Dick Jauron [36]
2000 2000 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 Template:Winning percentage Brian Urlacher (DROY)
Jim Flanigan (WP MOY) 		[37]
2001 2001 NFL NFC Central 1st 13 3 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 19–33 Dick Jauron (COY)
Anthony Thomas (OROY) 		[38]
2002 2002 NFL NFC North 3rd 4 12 0 Template:Winning percentage [39]
2003 2003 NFL NFC North 3rd 7 9 0 Template:Winning percentage [40]
2004 2004 NFL NFC North 4th 5 11 0 Template:Winning percentage Lovie Smith [41]
2005 2005 NFL NFC North 1st 11 5 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Divisional playoffs (Panthers) 21–29 Lovie Smith (COY)
Brian Urlacher (DPOY) 		[42]
2006 2006 NFL NFC North 1st 13 3 0 Template:Winning percentage Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 27–24 (OT)Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".
Won NFC Championship (Saints) 39–14
Lost Super Bowl XLI (vs. Colts) 17–29 		[43]
2007 2007 NFL NFC North 4th 7 9 0 Template:Winning percentage [44]
2008 2008 NFL NFC North 2nd 9 7 0 Template:Winning percentage [45][46]
2009 2009 NFL NFC North 3rd 7 9 0 Template:Winning percentage [47]
2010 2010 NFL NFC North 1st 11 5 0 Template:Winning percentage Won Divisional playoffs (Seahawks) 35–24
Lost NFC Championship (Packers) 14–21 		<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[g][48]
2011 2011 NFL NFC North 3rd 8 8 0 Template:Winning percentage [47]
2012 2012 NFL NFC North 3rd 10 6 0 Template:Winning percentage
2013 2013 NFL NFC North 2nd 8 8 0 Template:Winning percentage Charles Tillman (WP MOY) Marc Trestman
2014 2014 NFL NFC North 4th 5 11 0 Template:Winning percentage
2015 2015 NFL NFC North 4th 6 10 0 Template:Winning percentage John Fox
2016 2016 NFL NFC North 4th 3 13 0 Template:Winning percentage
2017 2017 NFL NFC North 4th 5 11 0 Template:Winning percentage
2018 2018 NFL NFC North 1st 12 4 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 15–16 Matt Nagy (COY) Matt Nagy
2019 2019 NFL NFC North 3rd 8 8 0 Template:Winning percentage
2020 2020 NFL NFC North 2nd 8 8 0 Template:Winning percentage Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Saints) 9–21
2021 2021 NFL NFC North 3rd 6 11 0 Template:Winning percentage
2022 2022 NFL NFC North 4th 3 14 0 Template:Winning percentage Matt Eberflus
2023 2023 NFL NFC North 4th 7 10 0 Template:Winning percentage
2024 2024 NFL NFC North 4th 5 12 0 Template:Winning percentage Matt Eberflus (4–8)
Thomas Brown (1–4)
Totals W L T Pct
10 1 2 Template:Winning percentage Decatur Staleys regular season record (1920)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[q]
9 1 1 Template:Winning percentage Chicago Staleys regular season record (1921)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[q]
779 644 39 Template:Winning percentage Chicago Bears regular season record (1922–present)<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[q]
798 646 42 Template:Winning percentage All-time regular season record (1920–present)[49]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[q]
17 20 — Template:Winning percentage All-time postseason record (1933–present)[49]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[q]
815 666 42 Template:Winning percentage All-time regular season and postseason record (1920–present)[49]<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[q]
9 NFL Championships, 4 Conference Championships, 19 Divisional Championships

Footnotes

  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>d The score of the playoff game is in parentheses with the winning score first no matter the outcome for the Bears.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>e The Bears were denied perfect seasons on two accounts. The first one was in the 1934 when the 13–0 Bears lost to the New York Giants in the Championship game. The second occurrence happened in 1942 when the 11–0 Bears were denied perfection and a "three-peat" by the Washington Redskins.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>f The Bears victory over the Redskins in the 1940 NFL Championship is an NFL record for greatest margin of victory and most points scored in a game.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>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.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>l The 1982 season was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>m The Bears win in Super Bowl XX, marked the franchise's first Super Bowl victory and their ninth league championship.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>n The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from 16 to 15 games.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>o The Divisional Playoff game against the Eagles was known as the Fog Bowl due to the heavy fog that covered the field for most of the game.
  • <templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>p As of the 2010 NFL season, this is the second postseason meeting of the Bears and Green Bay Packers in their longstanding rivalry.

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