1962 Chicago Bears season

1962 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas^[1]
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	9–5^[2]
Division place	3rd Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1962 Chicago Bears season was their 43rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 9–5 record, earning them a third-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the first season that the wishbone "C" appeared on the helmets (albeit in white; it would not adopt its more familiar burnt orange color until 1974).

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Roster

**1962 Chicago Bears final roster**

	Quarterbacks 9 Billy Wade Running backs 29 Ronnie Bull FB 28 Willie Galimore 34 Joe Marconi Wide receivers 47 Johnny Morris Tight ends 89 Mike Ditka		Offensive linemen 50 Mike Pyle C 63 Bob Wetoska T 79 Art Anderson RT 73 Stan Jones G Defensive linemen 81 Doug Atkins DE 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE		Linebackers 31 Joe Fortunato 61 Bill George Defensive backs 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon S 24 Rosey Taylor S 23 Dave Whitsell CB Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P		Rookies in italics , 5 practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 16	at San Francisco 49ers	W 30–14	1–0	Kezar Stadium	46,052
2	September 23	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–23	2–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	44,376
3	September 30	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–49	2–1	City Stadium	38,689
4	October 7	at Minnesota Vikings	W 13–0	3–1	Metropolitan Stadium	33,141
5	October 14	San Francisco 49ers	L 27–34	3–2	Wrigley Field	48,902
6	October 21	Baltimore Colts	W 35–15	4–2	Wrigley Field	49,066
7	October 28	at Detroit Lions	L 3–11	4–3	Tiger Stadium	53,342
8	November 4	Green Bay Packers	L 7–38	4–4	Wrigley Field	48,753
9	November 11	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–30	5–4	Wrigley Field	46,984
10	November 18	at Dallas Cowboys	W 34–33	6–4	Cotton Bowl	12,692
11	November 25	at Baltimore Colts	W 57–0	7–4	Memorial Stadium	56,164
12	December 2	New York Giants	L 24–26	7–5	Wrigley Field	49,043
13	December 9	Los Angeles Rams	W 30–14	8–5	Wrigley Field	38,685
14	December 16	Detroit Lions	W 3–0	9–5	Wrigley Field	44,948

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1 at 49ers

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at San Francisco 49ers (0–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	7	7	6	30
49ers	0	0	7	7	14

at Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California

Date: September 16
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
Game attendance: 46,052
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Game information

Bears

Billy Wade
5/13, 13 Yds
Willie Galimore
22 Rush, 181 Yds, 2 TD
1 Rec, 7 Yds

49ers

John Brodie
12/22, 136 Yds, TD, 2 INT
J.D. Smith
7 Rush, 53 Yds
Bernie Casey
2 Rec, 51 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	CHI	SF
1					Bears	Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Rosey Taylor, Roger LeClerc kick good	7	0
1					Bears	17-yard field goal by Roger LeClerc	10	0
2					Bears	Rick Casares 16-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good	17	0
3					49ers	John Brodie 6-yard touchdown run, Tommy Davis kick good	17	7
3					Bears	Willie Galimore 37-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good	24	7
4					49ers	Bernie Casey 33-yard touchdown reception from John Brodie, Tommy Davis kick good	24	14
						Willie Galimore 77-yard touchdown run	30	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							30	14

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	13	1	0	.929	11–1	415	148	W3
Detroit Lions	11	3	0	.786	10–2	315	177	L1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	8–4	321	287	W2
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	5–7	293	288	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	8	0	.429	5–7	282	331	L2
Minnesota Vikings	2	11	1	.154	1–10–1	254	410	L3
Los Angeles Rams	1	12	1	.077	1–10–1	220	334	L3

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

References

v t e Chicago Bears
Founded in 1919 Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921) Based in Chicago, Illinois Headquartered in Lake Forest, Illinois
Franchise	History Coaches Seasons Current season
Records	Franchise records All-time record versus NFL Team awards and honors Players Head coaches Pro Football Hall of Famers First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Staley Field Wrigley Field Memorial Stadium Soldier Field
Culture	Brian's Song 1971 2001 Brian Piccolo Award "Bear Down, Chicago Bears" "The Super Bowl Shuffle" Monsters of the Midway "Sweet Home Chicago" Bill Swerski's Superfans Chuck Swirsky Chicago Honey Bears Staley Da Bear Logos and uniforms Halas Hall A. E. Staley Jack Brickhouse George Halas Mike Ditka Roosevelt/Wabash 85386 Payton Jim Cornelison Club Dub ("Swag Surfin")
Lore	Staley Swindle 1932 Playoff Game First NFL Championship Game Sneakers Game T formation 73–0 ‘85 Bears Super Bowl XX 46 defense Asterisk Game Fog Bowl 2006 game vs. Arizona Cardinals Double Doink
Rivalries	Arizona Cardinals Detroit Lions Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings New York Giants
Minor league affiliates	Newark Bears (AA, 1939–1941) Wichita Aero Commandos (1942) Akron Bears (AFL, 1946) Bloomfield Cardinals (AFL, 1947) Richmond Rebels (AFL, 1948–1950) Quad City Mohawks (MWPFL, 1970-1972)
Retired numbers	3 5 7 28 34 40 41 42 51 56 61 66 77 89
Key personnel	Principal owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey Chairman: George McCaskey President/CEO: Kevin Warren General Manager: Ryan Poles Head Coach: Matt Eberflus
Division championships (21)	1933 1934 1937 1940 1941 1942 1943 1946 1956 1963 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1990 2001 2005 2006 2010 2018
Conference championships (4)	1956 1963 1985 2006
League championships (9)	1921 1932 1933 1940 1941 1943 1946 1963 1985 (XX)
Media	Broadcasters Radio: WBBM (AM) WCFS-FM (FM simulcast of WBBM) Personnel: Jeff Joniak (play-by-play) Tom Thayer (analyst) Zach Zaidman (sideline reporter and radio coach's show host) Television: WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox, official pre-game and post-game alternate) WPWR (official post-game) NBC Sports Chicago (in-season team programming) Personnel: Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter) Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play) Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division
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v t e Chicago Bears seasons
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)
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Bold indicates NFL Championship (1920–69) or Super Bowl (1966–present) victory Italics indicates NFL Championship (1920–69) or Super Bowl (1966–present) appearance

1962 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

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