1953 Chicago Bears season
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The 1953 season was the Chicago Bears' 34th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 5–7 record from 1952 and finished at 3–8–1 under head coach and owner George Halas, fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference. In the season finale, the Bears lost to the crosstown Cardinals, who were previously winless.[1][2]
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 27 | at Baltimore Colts | L 9–13 | 0–1 | Memorial Stadium | 23,715 | |
| 2 | October 4 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–13 | 1–1 | City Stadium | 24,835 | |
| 3 | October 11 | Baltimore Colts | L 14–16 | 1–2 | Wrigley Field | 35,316 | |
| 4 | October 18 | San Francisco 49ers | L 28–35 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field | 36,909 | |
| 5 | October 25 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 24–38 | 1–4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 49,546 | |
| 6 | November 1 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–24 | 1–5 | Kezar Stadium | 26,308 | |
| 7 | November 8 | Green Bay Packers | T 21–21 | 1–5–1 | Wrigley Field | 39,889 | |
| 8 | November 15 | at Washington Redskins | W 27–24 | 2–5–1 | Griffith Stadium | 21,392 | |
| 9 | November 22 | Detroit Lions | L 16–20 | 2–6–1 | Wrigley Field | 36,165 | |
| 10 | November 29 | Los Angeles Rams | W 24–21 | 3–6–1 | Wrigley Field | 31,626 | |
| 11 | December 6 | at Detroit Lions | L 7–13 | 3–7–1 | Briggs Stadium | 58,056 | |
| 12 | December 13 | Chicago Cardinals | L 17–24 | 3–8–1 | Wrigley Field | 38,059 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Detroit Lions | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 271 | 205 | W6 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 372 | 237 | W4 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 3 | 1 | .727 | 7–3 | 366 | 236 | W2 | |
| Chicago Bears | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–7–1 | 218 | 262 | L2 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 182 | 350 | L7 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 200 | 338 | L5 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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