1958 Chicago Bears season

1958 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
General manager	George Halas
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	8–4
Division place	T-2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1958 Chicago Bears season was their 39th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 8–4 record under the regins of George Halas who took over for Paddy Driscoll, who was fired after a championship game debacle and a subpar season the following year. Halas's team improved to a respectable second place tie.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 28, 1958	at Green Bay Packers	W 34–20	32,150
2	October 4, 1958	at Baltimore Colts	L 51–38	52,622
3	October 12, 1958	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–6	45,310
4	October 19, 1958	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–10	41,387
5	October 26, 1958	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–14	59,441
6	November 2, 1958	at Los Angeles Rams	L 41–35	100,740
7	November 9, 1958	Green Bay Packers	W 24–10	48,424
8	November 16, 1958	Baltimore Colts	L 17–0	48,664
9	November 23, 1958	at Detroit Lions	W 20–7	55,280
10	November 30, 1958	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–10	20,094
11	December 7, 1958	Chicago Cardinals	W 30–14	41,617
12	December 14, 1958	Detroit Lions	W 21–16	38,346

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 14 7 6 34 Packers 10 3 0 7 20 Date: September 28 Location: City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin Game attendance: 32,150

Scoring summary Q1 GB Bobby Dillon 37 yard interception return (Paul Hornung kick) GB 7–0 Q1 CHI Willie Galimore 1 yard run (George Blanda kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 GB Paul Hornung 23 yard field goal GB 10–7 Q2 CHI Willie Galimore 8 yard run (George Blanda kick) CHI 14–10 Q2 CHI Ed Brown 2 yard run (George Blanda kick) CHI 21–10 Q2 GB Paul Hornung 30 yard field goal CHI 21–13 Q3 CHI Willie Galimore 79 yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) CHI 28–13 Q4 CHI Harlon Hill 13 yard pass from Ed Brown (kick failed) CHI 34–13 Q4 GB Paul Hornung 2 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) CHI 34–20

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	8–2	381	203	L2
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–3	334	278	W3
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	298	230	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	6	0	.500	4–6	257	324	W2
Detroit Lions	4	7	1	.364	3–6–1	261	276	L2
Green Bay Packers	1	10	1	.091	0–9–1	193	382	L7

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

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com