1960 Chicago Bears season

1960 Chicago Bears season
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

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, a game below .500, a rare sight under a Halas coached team. The Bears lost all three games in December by significant margins, the last two were shutouts.

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 25	at Green Bay Packers	W 17–14	1–0	32,150
2	October 2	at Baltimore Colts	L 42–7	1–1	57,808
3	October 9	Los Angeles Rams	W 34–27	2–1	47,776
4	October 16	San Francisco 49ers	W 27–10	3–1	48,226
5	October 23	at Los Angeles Rams	T 24–24	3–1–1	63,438
6	October 30	at San Francisco 49ers	L 25–7	3–2–1	55,071
7	November 6	Bye
8	November 13	Baltimore Colts	L 24–20	3–3–1	48,713
9	November 20	Detroit Lions	W 28–7	4–3–1	46,267
10	November 27	Dallas Cowboys	W 17–7	5–3–1	39,951
11	December 4	Green Bay Packers	L 41–13	5–4–1	46,406
12	December 11	at Cleveland Browns	L 42–0	5–5–1	38,155
13	December 18	at Detroit Lions	L 36–0	5–6–1	51,017

• A bye week was necessary in 1960, as the league expanded to an odd-number (13) of teams (Dallas); one team was idle each week.

Game summaries

Week 1

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 (16 °C), wind 13 mph (21 km/h)

Scoring summary 2 GB Jim Taylor 1 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) Packers 7–0 3 GB Paul Hornung 2 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) Packers 14–0 4 CHI Willie Galimore 18 yard run (John Aveni kick) Packers 14–7 4 CHI Rick Casares 26 yard run (John Aveni kick) Tie 14–14 4 CHI John Aveni 16 yard field goal Bears 17–14

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Week 9

1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 0 0 7 0 7 • Bears 7 7 0 3 17 Date: November 27 Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C), wind 14 mph (23 km/h)

Scoring summary 1 CHI Rick Casares 5 yard run (John Aveni kick) Bears 7–0 2 CHI Johnny Morris 20 yard pass from Ed Brown (John Aveni kick) Bears 14–0 3 DAL Don McIlhenny 64 yard pass from Don Heinrich (Fred Cone kick) Bears 14–7 4 CHI John Aveni 20 yard field goal Bears 17–7

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	8	4	0	.667	7–4	332	209	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	0	.583	7–4	239	212	W4
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	7–4	208	205	W1
Baltimore Colts	6	6	0	.500	5–6	288	234	L4
Chicago Bears	5	6	1	.455	5–5–1	194	299	L3
Los Angeles Rams	4	7	1	.364	4–6–1	265	297	L1
Dallas Cowboys	0	11	1	.000	0–6	177	369	L1

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

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com