1959 Chicago Bears season
NFL team season
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The 1959 season was the Chicago Bears' 40th in the National Football League. The team matched on their 8–4 record from 1958 under the coaching of George Halas, winning their last seven games.
| 1959 Chicago Bears season | |
|---|---|
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| Head coach | George Halas |
| Home stadium | Wrigley Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Division place | 2nd NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 15 | at Green Bay Packers | W 19–16 | 1–0 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 28,286 | [1][2] |
| 2 | August 22 | vs. Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–21 | 2–0 | Manning Bowl (Lynn, MA) | 17,000 | [3][4] |
| 3 | August 29 | vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | W 54–17 | 3–0 | Jeppeson Stadium (Houston) | 28,000 | [5] |
| 4 | September 5 | vs. Washington Redskins | W 52–14 | 4–0 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Florida) | 28,245 | [6] |
| 5 | September 11 | New York Giants | W 18–6 | 5–0 | Soldier Field | 43,385 | [7] |
| 6 | September 19 | at Cleveland Browns | L 31–33 | 5–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 25,316 | [8] |
Regular season
The Bears had only two seat prices for the 1959 season: box seats cost $5, while the grandstand — either upper or lower — was priced at $4 per ticket.[9] No discount was given for the full six game home package, with listed prices of $30 and $24, respectively.[9]
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 27 | at Green Bay Packers | L 6–9 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 32,150 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 3 | at Baltimore Colts | W 26–21 | 1–1 | Baltimore Memorial Stadium | 57,557 | Recap | ||
| 3 | October 11 | Los Angeles Rams | L 21–28 | 1–2 | Wrigley Field | 47,036 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 18 | Baltimore Colts | L 7–21 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field | 48,430 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 | 1–4 | Kezar Stadium | 59,045 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 1 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 26–21 | 2–4 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 77,943 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 8 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–17 | 3–4 | Wrigley Field | 46,205 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 15 | San Francisco 49ers | W 14–3 | 4–4 | Wrigley Field | 42,157 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–14 | 5–4 | Briggs Stadium | 54,059 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 29 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 31–7 | 6–4 | Soldier Field | 48,687 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–21 | 7–4 | Wrigley Field | 41,476 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 13 | Detroit Lions | W 25–14 | 8–4 | Wrigley Field | 40,890 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. October 3 was a Saturday night game. | |||||||||
Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9–1 | 374 | 251 | W5 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–4 | 252 | 196 | W7 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5–5 | 255 | 237 | L2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 248 | 246 | W4 | |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–8 | 203 | 275 | L1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2–8 | 242 | 315 | L8 | |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
| Chicago Bears 1959 roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve
Rookies in italics
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