1948 Chicago Bears season

The 1948 season was the Chicago Bears' 29th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–4 record from 1947 and finished with a 10–2 record (the teams best finish in the 3rd Halas era) under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division yet again missing out on an NFL title game appearance.

1948 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	Bye
2	September 26	at Green Bay Packers	W 45–7	1–0	City Stadium
3	October 4	at Chicago Cardinals	W 28–17	2–0	Comiskey Park
4	October 10	Los Angeles Rams	W 42–21	3–0	Wrigley Field
5	October 17	Detroit Lions	W 28–0	4–0	Wrigley Field
6	October 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–12	4–1	Shibe Park
7	October 31	New York Giants	W 35–14	5–1	Wrigley Field
8	November 7	at Los Angeles Rams	W 21–6	6–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
9	November 14	Green Bay Packers	W 7–6	7–1	Wrigley Field
10	November 21	at Boston Yanks	W 51–17	8–1	Fenway Park
11	November 28	Washington Redskins	W 48–13	9–1	Wrigley Field
12	December 5	at Detroit Lions	W 42–14	10–1	Briggs Stadium
13	December 12	Chicago Cardinals	L 21–24	10–2	Wrigley Field
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Cardinals	11	1	0	.917	7–1	395	226	W10
Chicago Bears	10	2	0	.833	7–1	375	151	L1
Los Angeles Rams	6	5	1	.545	3–5	327	269	W3
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–6	154	290	L7
Detroit Lions	2	10	0	.167	1–7	200	407	L3

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