1952 Chicago Bears season
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The 1952
Chicago Bears
season was their 33rd regular season
completed in the National Football League
. The club posted a below average 5-7 record under head coach George Halas
placing them in fifth place in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the National Football League
.
1952 NFL season
The 1952 NFL season was the 33rd regular season of the National Football League. Prior to the season, New York Yanks owner Ted Collins sold his team back to the NFL...
Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears
The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...
season was their 33rd regular season
Regular season (NFL)
The National Football League regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day. Each team plays 16 games during a 17-week period. Traditionally, the majority of each week's games are played on Sunday afternoon, with weekly games on Sunday night and Monday night, and occasional games on Thursday...
completed in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
. The club posted a below average 5-7 record under head coach George Halas
George Halas
George Stanley Halas, Sr. , nicknamed "Papa Bear" and "Mr. Everything", was a player, coach, owner and pioneer in professional American football. He was the iconic longtime leader of the NFL's Chicago Bears...
placing them in fifth place in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
.
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 28, 1952 | at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
W 24-14 |
| 2 | October 5, 1952 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 21-10 |
| 3 | October 12, 1952 | Dallas Texans Dallas Texans (NFL) The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League for one season, 1952, with a record of 1–11.-History:After the 1951 NFL season, the financially troubled New York Yanks franchise were put on the market. Ted Collins had founded that franchise in 1944 as the Boston Yanks, moved it to New... |
W 38-20 |
| 4 | October 19, 1952 | San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 40-16 |
| 5 | October 26, 1952 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 31-7 |
| 6 | November 2, 1952 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W 20-17 |
| 7 | November 9, 1952 | Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions... |
L 41-28 |
| 8 | November 16, 1952 | Los Angeles Rams | L 40-24 |
| 9 | November 23, 1952 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
W 24-23 |
| 10 | November 27, 1952 | at Dallas Texans Dallas Texans (NFL) The Dallas Texans played in the National Football League for one season, 1952, with a record of 1–11.-History:After the 1951 NFL season, the financially troubled New York Yanks franchise were put on the market. Ted Collins had founded that franchise in 1944 as the Boston Yanks, moved it to New... |
L 27-23 |
| 11 | December 7, 1952 | at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L 45-21 |
| 12 | December 14, 1952 | Chicago Cardinals | W 10-7 |
Standings
| NFL National Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932... |
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions 1952 Detroit Lions season Detroit Lions 17, Cleveland Browns 7 Scoring*DET - Layne 2-yard run *DET - Walker 67-yard run *CLE - Jagade 7-yard run *DET - FG Harder 36-References:***... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 344 | 192 | W-3 |
| Los Angeles Rams 1952 Los Angeles Rams season The 1952 Los Angeles Rams season was the team's 15th year with the National Football League and the seventh season in Los Angeles.-Schedule:-Playoffs:-Standings:... |
9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 349 | 234 | W-8 |
| San Francisco 49ers 1952 San Francisco 49ers season The 1952 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's third season in the NFL, and were coming off a 7-4-1 record in 1951.The 49ers would start off the season strong, winning their first 5 games, winning every game by at least 2 touchdowns, and had visions of playing in their first ever NFL... |
7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 285 | 221 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers 1952 Green Bay Packers season The 1952 Green Bay Packers season was their 32nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-6 record under coach Gene Ronzani, earning them a fourth place finish in the National Conference.-NFL Draft:... |
6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 295 | 312 | L-3 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 245 | 326 | W-1 |
| Dallas Texans 1952 Dallas Texans season The 1952 Dallas Texans season was the team's only season in the league. They started 0-9 before finishing 1-11 and failing to qualify for the playoffs. The Texans home game against Chicago was moved to Akron, Ohio's Rubber Bowl and the final game of the season was moved to Detroit from... |
1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 182 | 427 | L-2 |