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1941 Chicago Bears season

1941 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record10–1
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoff
(vs. Packers) 33–14
Won NFL Championship
(vs. Giants) 37–9

The 1941 season was the Chicago Bears' 22nd in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–3 record in 1939–40 and finished at 10–1 under head coach George Halas, en route to their second straight NFL championship and fifth league title.[1][2]

Before the season

Draft

Main article: 1941 NFL draft
1941 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 1 Tom Harmon  Halfback Michigan
1 3 Norm Standlee *  Fullback Stanford
1 9 Don Scott  Back Ohio State
3 23 Hugh Gallarneau *  Halfback Stanford
5 39 Charlie O'Rourke  Quarterback Boston College
6 48 Tommy O'Boyle  Guard Tulane
7 59 John Federovitch *  Tackle Davis & Elkins
8 61 Fred Hartman  Tackle Rice
8 62 David Rankin  End Purdue
8 68 Al Matuza *  Center Georgetown
9 79 Hal Lahar *  Guard Oklahoma
10 88 Jim (Sweet) Lalanne  Back North Carolina
11 99 Jim Hardin  End Kentucky
12 108 Bob Morrow  Back Illinois Wesleyan
13 119 Jim Johnson  Back Santa Clara
14 128 Johnny Martin  Wingback Oklahoma
15 139 Jack Mulkey  End Fresno State
16 148 Bob Osterman  Center Notre Dame
17 159 Bill Glenn  Quarterback Eastern Illinois
18 168 Ollie Hahnenstein  Back Northwestern
19 179 Alex Winterson  Tackle Duke
20 188 Jack Odle  Quarterback TCU
21 194 Hunter Corbern  Guard Mississippi State
22 198 Dave Buck  Tackle Colgate
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[3]

Regular season

Schedule

Program for a preseason exhibition game against a team of college Eastern All-Stars.
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 28 at Green Bay Packers W 25–17 1–0 City Stadium 24,876 Recap
2 October 5 at Cleveland Rams W 48–21 2–0 Municipal Stadium 23,850 Recap
3 October 12 Chicago Cardinals W 53–7 3–0 Wrigley Field 34,668 Recap
4 October 19 Detroit Lions W 49–0 4–0 Wrigley Field 29,980 Recap
5 October 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–7 5–0 Wrigley Field 17,212 Recap
6 November 2 Green Bay Packers L 14–16 5–1 Wrigley Field 46,484 Recap
7 November 9 Cleveland Rams W 31–13 6–1 Wrigley Field 18,102 Recap
8 November 16 Washington Redskins W 35–21 7–1 Wrigley Field 30,095 Recap
9 November 23 at Detroit Lions W 24–7 8–1 Briggs Stadium 28,657 Recap
10 November 30 at Philadelphia Eagles W 49–14 9–1 Shibe Park 32,608 Recap
11 December 7 at Chicago Cardinals W 34–24 10–1 Comiskey Park 18,879 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Program for the October 19 match-up with the visiting Detroit Lions. This is a stock commercial cover illustration.
This program for the 1941 Redskins game features QB Solly Sherman in 1940 action against the Detroit Lions.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 10 1 0 .909 7–1 396 147 W5
Green Bay Packers 10 1 0 .909 7–1 258 120 W8
Detroit Lions 4 6 1 .400 3–4–1 121 195 W1
Chicago Cardinals 3 7 1 .300 1–6–1 127 197 L2
Cleveland Rams 2 9 0 .182 1–7 116 244 L9
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
New York Giants 8 3 0 .727 6–2 238 114 L1
Brooklyn Dodgers 7 4 0 .636 6–2 158 127 W2
Washington Redskins 6 5 0 .545 5–3 176 174 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 2 8 1 .200 1–6–1 119 218 L3
Pittsburgh Steelers 1 9 1 .100 1–6–1 103 276 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason

The Bears won the Western Division championship by beating the Packers, 33–14, in a playoff at Wrigley Field. The Bears then beat the Giants, 37–9, at Wrigley Field to win the NFL Championship.

See 1941 NFL playoffs and NFL Championship Game, 1941

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
Western Division December 14 Green Bay Packers W 33–14 1–0 Wrigley Field 43,425 Recap
NFL Championship December 21 New York Giants W 37–9 2–0 Wrigley Field 13,341 Recap

All-Star Game

The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 35–24 on January 4, 1942.

References

  1. ^ "1941 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Chicago Bears 1941 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  3. ^ "1941 Chicago Bears Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2024.
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