1966 Chicago Bears season
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The 1966 season was the Chicago Bears' 47th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1965 and finished with a 5–7–2 record under head coach George Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the franchise's second losing season in the past three.
Offseason
NFL draft
| 1966 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 12 | George Rice | Defensive tackle | LSU | |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career | |||||
Roster
| Chicago Bears 1966 roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 11 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–14 | 0–1 | Tiger Stadium | 52,225 | |
| 2 | September 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 17–31 | 0–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 58,916 | |
| 3 | Bye | ||||||
| 4 | October 2 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 13–10 | 1–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 | |
| 5 | October 9 | Baltimore Colts | W 27–17 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 47,452 | |
| 6 | October 16 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–17 | 2–3 | Wrigley Field | 48,573 | |
| 7 | October 23 | Los Angeles Rams | W 17–10 | 3–3 | Wrigley Field | 47,475 | |
| 8 | October 31 | at St. Louis Cardinals | L 17–24 | 3–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,516 | |
| 9 | November 6 | Detroit Lions | T 10–10 | 3–4–1 | Wrigley Field | 47,041 | |
| 10 | November 13 | San Francisco 49ers | T 30–30 | 3–4–2 | Wrigley Field | 47,078 | |
| 11 | November 20 | at Green Bay Packers | L 6–13 | 3–5–2 | Lambeau Field | 50,861 | |
| 12 | November 27 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23–6 | 4–5–2 | Wrigley Field | 44,777 | |
| 13 | December 4 | at Baltimore Colts | L 16–21 | 4–6–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 14 | December 11 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 14–41 | 4–7–2 | Kezar Stadium | 37,170 | |
| 15 | December 18 | Minnesota Vikings | W 41–28 | 5–7–2 | Wrigley Field | 45,191 | |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. | |||||||
- A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.
Standings
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 335 | 163 | W5 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 314 | 226 | W1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 289 | 212 | L1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–5–2 | 320 | 325 | L1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 234 | 272 | W1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–8–1 | 206 | 317 | L3 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 292 | 304 | L1 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Game summaries
Week 4: vs. Baltimore Colts
| Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Bears | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
- Date: Sunday, October 9, 1966
- Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C), wind 12 mph (19 km/h)
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