The 1971 Chicago Bears season was their 52nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 6–8 record, another below .500 showing, eventually costing head coach Jim Dooley his job. This was their 1st season at Soldier Field.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 19 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–15 1–0 Soldier Field 55,049 2 September 26 at Minnesota Vikings W 20–17 2–0 Metropolitan Stadium 47,900 3 October 3 at Los Angeles Rams L 3–17 2–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 66,957 4 October 10 New Orleans Saints W 35–14 3–1 Soldier Field 55,049 5 October 17 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–13 3–2 Candlestick Park 44,000 6 October 24 at Detroit Lions W 28–23 4–2 Tiger Stadium 54,418 7 October 31 Dallas Cowboys W 23–19 5–2 Soldier Field 55,049 8 November 7 Green Bay Packers L 14–17 5–3 Soldier Field 55,049 9 November 14 Washington Redskins W 16–15 6–3 Soldier Field 55,049 10 November 21 Detroit Lions L 3–28 6–4 Soldier Field 55,049 11 at Miami Dolphins L 3–34 6–5 Miami Orange Bowl 75,312 12 December 5 at Denver Broncos L 3–6 6–6 Mile High Stadium 51,200 13 December 12 at Green Bay Packers L 10–31 6–7 Lambeau Field 56,263 14 December 19 Minnesota Vikings L 10–27 6–8 Soldier Field 55,049 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1
Week 2
Dick Gordon 10 Rec, 115 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Dec-14.
Week 6
Chuck Hughes became the first NFL player to die on the field during a game.
Standings
References