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1942 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Hunk Anderson
Luke Johnsos
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record11–0
Division place1st NFL Western
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship
(at Redskins) 6–14

The 1942 season was the Chicago Bears' 23rd in the National Football League. The team improved on their 10–1 record in 1941 and finished at 11–0, under head coach George Halas (who left for World War II in November) and temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos. The Bears were denied a three-peat and an undefeated season when they lost to the Washington Redskins in the year's title game. In the previous two NFL championship games, the Bears defeated the Redskins, 73–0, and then the Giants, 37–9.[1][2]

The 1942 Bears were "the single most dominant team in the history of the NFL," according to Cold Hard Football Facts. "The 1942 Bears went 11–0, scored 376 points and surrendered just 84 points. They also have the lowest passer rating allowed in NFL history, with opposing quarterbacks having a passer rating of just 21.4.[3] That dominant team, like the undefeated 2007 Patriots, was upset in the NFL championship game."[4]

Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
1 September 27 at Green Bay Packers W 44–28 1–0 City Stadium 20,007 Recap
2 October 4 at Cleveland Rams W 21–7 2–0 League Park 17,167 Recap
3 October 11 Chicago Cardinals W 41–14 3–0 Wrigley Field ~38,500 Recap
4 October 18 New York Giants W 26–7 4–0 Wrigley Field ~32,000 Recap
5 October 25 Philadelphia Eagles W 45–14 5–0 Wrigley Field 15,372 Recap
6 November 1 Detroit Lions W 16–0 6–0 Wrigley Field 12,205 Recap
7 November 8 at Brooklyn Dodgers W 35–0 7–0 Ebbets Field 31,643 Recap
8 November 15 Green Bay Packers W 38–7 8–0 Wrigley Field 42,787 Recap
9 November 22 at Detroit Lions W 42–0 9–0 Briggs Stadium 17,348 Recap
10 November 29 Cleveland Rams W 47–0 10–0 Wrigley Field 13,195 Recap
11 December 6 at Chicago Cardinals W 21–7 11–0 Comiskey Park 8,251 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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Program for the October 25 home meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles.
NFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Chicago Bears 11 0 0 1.000 8–0 376 84 W11
Green Bay Packers 8 2 1 .800 6–2 300 215 W2
Cleveland Rams 5 6 0 .455 3–5 150 207 L1
Chicago Cardinals 3 8 0 .273 3–5 98 209 L6
Detroit Lions 0 11 0 .000 0–8 38 263 L11
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Washington Redskins 10 1 0 .909 7–1 227 102 W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 4 0 .636 5–3 167 119 L1
New York Giants 5 5 1 .500 4–4 155 139 W2
Brooklyn Dodgers 3 8 0 .273 2–6 100 168 L6
Philadelphia Eagles 2 9 0 .182 2–6 134 239 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources
NFL Championship December 13 at Washington Redskins L 6–14 0–1 Griffith Stadium 36,006 Recap

References

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  1. ^ "Chicago Bears 1942 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "1942 Chicago Bears Roster on StatsCrew.com". www.statscrew.com.
  3. ^ "Team Season Stats Finder - Football". Stathead. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
  4. ^ "Cold Hard Football Facts: 40 and Fabulous: in praise of passer rating". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
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