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1960 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
General managerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record5–6–1
Division place5th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1960 Chicago Bears season was their 41st regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with 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 being shutouts.

NFL Draft

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Main article: 1960 NFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team

Roster

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1960 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)


Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Sources
1 August 15 vs. New York Giants W 16–7 1–0 Varsity Stadium (Toronto) 5,401 [1][2]
2 August 27 at Green Bay Packers L 7–35 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 36,116 [3]
3 September 3 vs. Washington Redskins W 17–0 2–1 Gator Bowl (Jacksonville) 13,970 [4]
4 September 10 at Cleveland Browns L 10–16 2–2 Rubber Bowl (Akron, OH) 25,000 [5]
5 September 16 Pittsburgh Steelers T 21–21 2–2–1 Soldier Field 38,602 [6]

Regular season

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

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

  • 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

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Week 1 at Packers

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See also: 1960 Chicago Bears season and Bears–Packers rivalry
Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 0 0 01717
Packers 0 7 7014

at New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

  • Date: September 25
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 32,150
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 9

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1 234Total
Cowboys 0 070 7
• Bears 7 703 17
Scoring summary
1CHIRick Casares 5 yard run (John Aveni kick)Bears 7–0
2CHIJohnny Morris 20 yard pass from Ed Brown (John Aveni kick)Bears 14–0
3DALDon McIlhenny 64 yard pass from Don Heinrich (Fred Cone kick)Bears 14–7
4CHIJohn Aveni 20 yard field goalBears 17–7

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Standings

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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.
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Philadelphia Eagles 10 2 0 .833 8–2 321 246 W1
Cleveland Browns 8 3 1 .727 6–3–1 362 217 W3
New York Giants 6 4 2 .600 5–4–1 271 261 L1
St. Louis Cardinals 6 5 1 .545 4–5–1 288 230 W1
Pittsburgh Steelers 5 6 1 .455 4–5–1 240 275 L1
Washington Redskins 1 9 2 .100 0–8–2 178 309 L8
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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  1. ^ Associated Press, "Chicago Bears Open Exhibition Schedule with 16–7 Victory," Freeport [IL] Journal-Standard, Aug. 16, 1960, p. 9.
  2. ^ "Only 5,401 at Game; Backers Lose $35,000," Toronto Star, Aug. 16, 1960, p. 1.
  3. ^ Cooper Rollow, "Packers Beat Bears, 35–7 in Milwaukee: 35,116 See Route After First Quarter," Chicago Tribune, Aug. 28, 1960, p. 35.
  4. ^ "Bears Defeat Redskins, 17 to 0, on Long Pass, End Run, Field Goal," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 4, 1960, p. 47.
  5. ^ Associated Press, "Browns Beat Bears, 16–10," San Francisco Examiner, Sept. 11, 1960, p. 48.
  6. ^ Associated Press, "Steelers Tie With Bears," Decatur Herald and Review, Sept. 17, 1960, p. 9.
  7. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com


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