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.
Before the season Draft
Regular season Schedule
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
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 1941 NFL Championship Game
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 Roster 1941 Chicago Bears final rosterQuarterbacks Young Bussey S Sid Luckman P/S Bob Snyder K/S
Ends/Receivers Ken Kavanaugh Bob Nowaskey Dick Plasman K Hamp Pool John Siegal George Wilson Linemen/Linebackers Lee Artoe T/DT Al Baisi G/DG Ray Bray G/DG John Federovitch T/DT Aldo Forte G/DG Dan Fortmann G/DG Billy Hughes C/LB Ed Kolman T/DT Hal Lahar G/T/DG/DT Al Matuza C/LB Joe Mihal T/DT George Musso G/DG Joe Stydahar T/DT/K Bulldog Turner C/LB Backs Harry Clarke RB/CB Gary Famiglietti FB/LB Hugh Gallarneau RB/CB Joe Maniaci FB/LB/K George McAfee RB/CB/P Ray McLean RB/CB Ray Nolting RB/CB Bill Osmanski FB/LB Norm Standlee FB/LB Bob Swisher RB/CB
Reserve Bill Rogers T/DT (inactive)
Rookies in italics
All-Star Game The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 35–24 on January 4, 1942.
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