1960 Chicago Bears season |
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Head coach |
George Halas |
General manager |
George Halas |
Owner |
George Halas |
Home field |
Wrigley Field |
Results |
Record |
5–6–1 |
Division place |
5th NFL Western |
Playoff finish |
did not qualify |
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The 1960 Chicago Bears season was their 41st regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–6–1 record under George Halas finishing fifth in the NFL Western Conference, one game below .500, a rare sight under a Halas coached team.
Regular season
Schedule
Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Result |
Attendance |
1 |
September 25, 1960 |
at Green Bay Packers |
W 17–14 |
32,150
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2 |
October 2, 1960 |
at Baltimore Colts |
L 42–7 |
57,808
|
3 |
October 9, 1960 |
Los Angeles Rams |
W 34–27 |
47,776
|
4 |
October 16, 1960 |
San Francisco 49ers |
W 27–10 |
48,226
|
5 |
October 23, 1960 |
at Los Angeles Rams |
T 24–24 |
63,438
|
6 |
October 30, 1960 |
at San Francisco 49ers |
L 25–7 |
55,071
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7 |
Bye |
8 |
November 13, 1960 |
Baltimore Colts |
L 24–20 |
48,713
|
9 |
November 20, 1960 |
Detroit Lions |
W 28–7 |
46,267
|
10 |
November 27, 1960 |
Dallas Cowboys |
W 17–7 |
39,951
|
11 |
December 4, 1960 |
Green Bay Packers |
L 41–13 |
46,406
|
12 |
December 11, 1960 |
at Cleveland Browns |
L 42–0 |
38,155
|
13 |
December 18, 1960 |
at Detroit Lions |
L 36–0 |
51,017
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Game summaries
Week 1
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
• Bears |
0 |
0 |
0 |
17 |
17 |
Packers |
0 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
- Date: September 25
- Location: City Stadium
- Game weather: 60°F, wind 13 mph
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Scoring summary |
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2 |
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GB |
Jim Taylor 1 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) |
Packers 7–0 |
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3 |
|
GB |
Paul Hornung 2 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) |
Packers 14–0 |
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4 |
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CHI |
Willie Galimore 18 yard run (John Aveni kick) |
Packers 14–7 |
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4 |
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CHI |
Rick Casares 26 yard run (John Aveni kick) |
Tie 14–14 |
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4 |
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CHI |
John Aveni 16 yard field goal |
Bears 17–14 |
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[1]
Week 9
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1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
Cowboys |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
• Bears |
7 |
7 |
0 |
3 |
17 |
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[2]
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References
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Records |
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Stadiums |
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Culture |
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Lore |
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Rivalries |
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Minor league affiliates |
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Retired numbers |
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Key personnel |
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Division championships (21) |
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Conference championships (4) |
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League championships (9) |
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Media |
- Broadcasters
- Radio:
- Personnel:
- Jeff Joniak (play-by-play)
- Tom Thayer (analyst)
- Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host)
- Television:
- WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate)
- WPWR (official post-game)
- NBC Sports Chicago (in-season team programming)
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Sam Rosen (pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
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Current league affiliations |
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1920s – 1930s |
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1940s – 1950s |
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1960s – 1970s |
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1980s – 1990s |
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Bold indicates NFL Championship winning season
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