1942 Chicago Bears season

1942 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas Hunk Anderson Luke Johnsos
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	11–0
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship

The 1942 Chicago Bears season was their 23rd regular season and 7th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 11–0 record under head coach George Halas (who left for World War II in November) and temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos. The Bears were denied a three-peat and the undefeated season when they lost to the Washington Redskins in the year's title game.

The 1942 Bears were "the single most dominant team in the history of the NFL," according to Cold Hard Football Facts. "The 1942 Bears went 11–0, scored 376 points and surrendered just 84 points. Of course, that dominant team, like the dominant undefeated 2007 Patriots, was upset in the NFL championship game."^[1]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 27, 1942	at Green Bay Packers	W 44–28
2	October 4, 1942	at Cleveland Rams	W 21–7
3	October 11, 1942	Chicago Cardinals	W 41–14
4	October 18, 1942	New York Giants	W 26–7
5	October 25, 1942	Philadelphia Eagles	W 45–14
6	November 1, 1942	Detroit Lions	W 16–0
7	November 8, 1942	at Brooklyn Dodgers	W 35–0
8	November 15, 1942	Green Bay Packers	W 38–7
9	November 22, 1942	at Detroit Lions	W 42–0
10	November 29, 1942	Cleveland Rams	W 47–0
11	December 6, 1942	at Chicago Cardinals	W 21–7

Postseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
Championship	December 13, 1942	at Washington Redskins	L 6–14

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	11	0	0	1.000	8–0	376	84	W11
Green Bay Packers	8	2	1	.800	6–2	300	215	W2
Cleveland Rams	5	6	0	.455	3–5	150	207	L1
Chicago Cardinals	3	8	0	.273	3–5	98	209	L6
Detroit Lions	0	11	0	.000	0–8	38	263	L11

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

1. Cold Hard Football Facts: 40 and Fabulous: in praise of passer rating