1946 Chicago Bears season

1946 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
General manager	George Halas
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	8–2–1
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship (at Giants) 24–14

The 1946 season was the Chicago Bears' 27th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 3–7 record from 1945 and finished with a 8–2–1 record, under head coach George Halas making his return from World War II en route to a Western Division title and an appearance in the NFL Championship Game. In the title game, the Bears defeated the New York Giants for their seventh league title and their fourth of the decade.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 29	at Green Bay Packers	W 30–7	1–0	City Stadium	25,049	Recap
2	October 6	at Chicago Cardinals	W 34–17	2–0	Comiskey Park	39,263	Recap
3	October 13	Los Angeles Rams	T 28–28	2–0–1	Wrigley Field	44,211	Recap
4	October 20	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–14	3–0–1	Wrigley Field	41,221
5	October 27	at New York Giants	L 0–14	3–1–1	Polo Grounds	62,349	Recap
6	November 3	Green Bay Packers	W 10–7	4–1–1	Wrigley Field	46,321	Recap
7	November 10	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–21	5–1–1	LA Memorial Coliseum	68,381	Recap
8	November 17	Washington Redskins	W 24–20	6–1–1	Wrigley Field]	43,315	Recap
9	November 24	Detroit Lions	W 42–6	7–1–1	Wrigley Field	31,169	Recap
10	December 1	Chicago Cardinals	L 28–35	7–2–1	Wrigley Field	47,511	Recap
11	December 8	at Detroit Lions	W 45–24	8–2–1	Briggs Stadium	19,579	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Program for the October 10 game with the Philadelphia Eagles.

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	8	2	1	.800	6–1–1	289	193	W1
Los Angeles Rams	6	4	1	.600	5–2–1	277	257	W2
Chicago Cardinals	6	5	0	.545	5–3	260	198	W2
Green Bay Packers	6	5	0	.545	3–5	148	158	L1
Detroit Lions	1	10	0	.091	0–8	142	310	L4

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	7	3	1	.700	5–2–1	236	162	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	5	0	.545	5–3	231	220	W2
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	136	117	L2
Washington Redskins	5	5	1	.500	4–3–1	171	191	L2
Boston Yanks	2	8	1	.200	0–7–1	189	273	L1

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

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 3 14 7 6 30 Packers 0 0 0 7 7 Date: September 29 Location: City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Scoring summary 1 CHI Frank Maznicki 27 yard field goal Bears 3–0 2 CHI Ken Kavanaugh 23 yard pass from Sid Luckman (Frank Maznicki kick) Bears 10–0 2 CHI Ray McLean 33 yard pass from Sid Luckman (Frank Maznicki kick) Bears 17–0 3 CHI Dick Schweidler 27 yard run (Joe Stydahar kick) Bears 24–0 4 CHI Bill Osmanski 20 yard run (kick failed) Bears 30–0 4 GB Roy McKay 9 yard run (Roy McKay kick) Bears 30–7

Playoffs

Main article: 1946 NFL Championship Game

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
NFL Championship	December 15	at New York Giants	W 24–14	1–0	Polo Grounds	58,346	Recap