1930 Chicago Bears season

1930 Chicago Bears season
Head coach Ralph Jones
Home field Wrigley Field
Results
Record 9–4–1
League place 3rd NFL

Season Overview

The 1930 Chicago Bears season was their 11th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9–4–1 record under first year head coach Ralph Jones. Jones, a former player, led the team to recover from its ninth-place finish to a respectable third-place finish. The season started badly with a 1–2–1 record over the first four games, the only win coming against the hapless Minneapolis Redjackets. After splitting games five and six, the Bears got their winning ways back, finishing the season with 5 straight wins and 7 wins in their last 8 games. The only loss those last 8 games was to eventual champion Green Bay. The secret to the Bears' success was new talent in the backfield. All-American and rookie Bronko Nagurski starred at fullback while living legend Red Grange starred at tailback. These two future hall of famers combined for 13 touchdowns overall. Luke Johnsos, in his second year, also starred at end. The makings of future championships were in place.

Future Hall of Fame Players

Other Leading Players

Players Departed from 1929

Schedule

Date Opponent Location Result Score Record
Sep 21 Brooklyn Dodgers Mills Stadium Tie0–0 0–0–1
Sep 28 Green Bay Packers Green Bay City Stadium Loss0–7 0–1–1
Oct. 5 Minneapolis Red Jackets Nicollet Park Win20–0 1–1–1
Oct 12 New York Giants Wrigley Field Loss 0–12 1–2–1
Oct 19 Chicago Cardinals Comiskey Park Win 32–6 2–2–1
Oct 22 Portsmouth Spartans Portsmouth Universal Stadium Loss 6–7 2–3–1
Oct 26 Frankford Yellow Jackets Wrigley Field Win 13–7 3–3–1
Nov 2 Minneapolis Red Jackets Wrigley Field Win 20–7 4–3–1
Nov 9 Green Bay Packers Wrigley Field Loss 12–13 4–4–1
Nov 16 New York Giants Polo Grounds Win 12–05–4–1
Nov 22 Frankford Yellow Jackets Frankford Stadium Win 13–6 6–4–1
Nov 27 Chicago Cardinals Wrigley Field Win 6–0 7–4–1
Nov. 30 Portsmouth Spartans Wrigley Field Win 14–6 8–4–1
Dec. 7 Green Bay Packers Wrigley Field Win 21–0 9–4–1

Standings

NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 10 3 1 .769 234 111 T1
New York Giants 13 4 0 .765 308 98 L1
Chicago Bears 9 4 1 .692 154 71 W5
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 4 1 .636 154 59 L1
Providence Steam Roller 6 4 1 .600 90 125 L1
Staten Island Stapletons 5 5 2 .500 95 112 L1
Chicago Cardinals 5 6 2 .455 128 132 L1
Portsmouth Spartans 5 6 3 .455 176 161 T1
Frankford Yellow Jackets 4 13 1 .235 113 321 T1
Minneapolis Red Jackets 1 7 1 .125 27 165 L6
Newark Tornadoes 1 10 1 .091 51 190 L6

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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