1965 Chicago Bears season
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1965 Chicago Bears season
| 1965 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Head coach | George Halas |
| Home field | Wrigley Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 9-5 |
| Division Place | 3rd Western |
| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
| Timeline | |
| Previous season | Next season |
| 1964 | 1966 |
The 1965 Chicago Bears season was their 46th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-5 record, earning them a third place finish in the NFL Western Conference. The club improved over the dismal 5-9 record of the previous season.
They started the season 0-3, but thanks to rookies Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus, the team won 9 of the last 11 games. Sayers had a magnificent rookie season, and in one game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago's Wrigley Field on December 12, he scored 6 touchdowns in a 61-20 Bears win. Gale Sayers would set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns in one season.[1] The six touchdown performance from December 12, would tie an NFL record and set a new Bears record.[2]
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Regular season
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location | Result | Score | Record | Attendance |
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| Sunday, September 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | Kezar Stadium | Loss | 24-52 | 0-1 |
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| Saturday Night, September 25 | at Los Angeles Rams | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Loss | 28-30 | 0-2 |
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| Sunday, October 3 | at Green Bay Packers | Lambeau Field | Loss | 14-23 | 0-3 |
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| Sunday, October 10 | Los Angeles Rams | Wrigley Field | Win | 31-6 | 1-3 |
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| Sunday, October 17 | at Minnesota Vikings | Metropolitan Stadium | Win | 45-37 | 2-3 |
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| Sunday, October 24 | Detroit Lions | Wrigley Field | Win | 38-10 | 3-3 |
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| Sunday, October 31 | Green Bay Packers | Wrigley Field | Win | 31-10 | 4-3 |
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| Sunday, November 7 | Baltimore Colts | Wrigley Field | Loss | 21-26 | 4-4 |
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| Sunday, November 14 | St. Louis Cardinals | Wrigley Field | Win | 34-13 | 5-4 |
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| Sunday, November 21 | at Detroit Lions | Tiger Stadium | Win | 17-10 | 6-4 |
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| Sunday, November 28 | at New York Giants | Yankee Stadium | Win | 35-14 | 7-4 |
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| Sunday, December 5 | at Baltimore Colts | Memorial Stadium | Win | 13-0 | 8-4 |
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| Sunday, December 12 | San Francisco 49ers | Wrigley Field | Win | 61-20 | 9-4 |
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| Sunday, December 19 | Minnesota Vikings | Wrigley Field | Loss | 17-24 | 9-5 |
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Standings
| NFL Western | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 316 | 224 | T-1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 389 | 284 | W-1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 409 | 275 | L-1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 421 | 402 | T-1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 383 | 403 | W-2 |
| Detroit Lions | 6 | 7 | 1 | .462 | 257 | 295 | W-1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 269 | 328 | L-1 |
Awards and records
- Gale Sayers, NFL rookie record, most touchdowns in one season (22)
- Gale Sayers, NFL record (tied), most touchdowns in one game (6)
- Gale Sayers, Club record, most touchdowns in one game (6)
References
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 408
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 106
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| Eastern Conference | Western Conference |
| Cleveland | Baltimore |
| Dallas | Chicago |
| NY Giants | Detroit |
| Philadelphia | Green Bay |
| Pittsburgh | Los Angeles |
| St. Louis | Minnesota |
| Washington | San Francisco |
| 1965 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • NFL Championship • Pro Bowl Related: 1965 AFL Season |
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