1943 Chicago Bears season
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1943 Chicago Bears season
| 1943 Chicago Bears season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Hunk Anderson Luke Johnsos |
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| Home field | Wrigley Field | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 8-1-1 | ||||||
| Division Place | 1st NFL Western | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Won NFL Championship | ||||||
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The 1943 Chicago Bears season was their 24th regular season and 8th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 8-1-1 record under temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos. Having been denied chance at an undefeated, the Bears won the Western Division yet again and defeated the defending champion Washington Redskins, who gave them their only loss of the season, in the NFL title game to claim their sixth league title, and third in four years establishing themselves as the NFL Dynasty of the 1940s.
Bears quarterback Sid Luckman had one of the greatest seasons for a quarterback in NFL history, and certainly the greatest passing season in the history of the early NFL. "Luckman was essentially the player who first fulfilled the position of quarterback as we know it today: the player expected to handle every snap and attempt almost every pass," says Cold Hard Football Facts. "He was also the first to put up modern-looking numbers. When you consider Luckman's numbers in 1943, consider that the league-wide passer rating that year was a meager 48.5. Hell, his 28 TDs, 12 INTs and 107.5 passer rating would be downright impressive in today's game, let alone back in the virtual Stone Age of the NFL. His 10.9 [yards-per-attempt], meanwhile, is simply mind blowing in any era. The Bears scored 30.3 [points-per-game] in 1943. Again, great in any era."[1]
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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| 1 | September 26, 1943 | at Green Bay Packers | T 21-21 |
| 2 | October 3, 1943 | at Detroit Lions | W 27-21 |
| 3 | October 10, 1943 | Chicago Cardinals | W 20-0 |
| 4 | October 17, 1943 | Steagles | W 48-21 |
| 5 | October 24, 1943 | Brooklyn Dodgers | W 33-21 |
| 6 | October 31, 1943 | Detroit Lions | W 35-14 |
| 7 | November 7, 1943 | Green Bay Packers | W 21-7 |
| 8 | November 14, 1943 | at New York Giants | W 56-7 |
| 9 | November 21, 1943 | at Washington Redskins | L 21-7 |
| 10 | November 28, 1943 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 35-24 |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result |
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| Championship | December 26, 1943 | Washington Redskins | W 41-21 |
Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 1 | 1 | .889 | 303 | 157 | W-1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 2 | 1 | .778 | 264 | 172 | W-3 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 6 | 1 | .333 | 178 | 218 | L-2 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 0 | 10 | 0 | .000 | 95 | 218 | L-10 |
References
For more details on this topic, see NFL Championship Game, 1943.
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| Eastern Division | Western Division |
| Brooklyn | Chicago Bears |
| New York | Chicago Cardinals |
| Phil-Pitt | Detroit |
| Washington | Green Bay |
| 1943 NFL Draft • NFL Championship | |
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