1941 Chicago Bears season

1941 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	10–1
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoff (vs. Packers) 33–14 Won NFL Championship (vs. Giants) 37–9

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

Main article: 1941 NFL draft

1941 Chicago Bears draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	1	Tom Harmon	Halfback	Michigan
1	3	Norm Standlee *	Fullback	Stanford
1	9	Don Scott	Back	Ohio State
3	23	Hugh Gallarneau *	Halfback	Stanford
5	39	Charlie O'Rourke	Quarterback	Boston College
6	48	Tommy O'Boyle	Guard	Tulane
7	59	John Federovitch *	Tackle	Davis & Elkins
8	61	Fred Hartman	Tackle	Rice
8	62	David Rankin	End	Purdue
8	68	Al Matuza *	Center	Georgetown
9	79	Hal Lahar *	Guard	Oklahoma
10	88	Jim (Sweet) Lalanne	Back	North Carolina
11	99	Jim Hardin	End	Kentucky
12	108	Bob Morrow	Back	Illinois Wesleyan
13	119	Jim Johnson	Back	Santa Clara
14	128	Johnny Martin	Wingback	Oklahoma
15	139	Jack Mulkey	End	Fresno State
16	148	Bob Osterman	Center	Notre Dame
17	159	Bill Glenn	Quarterback	Eastern Illinois
18	168	Ollie Hahnenstein	Back	Northwestern
19	179	Alex Winterson	Tackle	Duke
20	188	Jack Odle	Quarterback	TCU
21	194	Hunter Corbern	Guard	Mississippi State
22	198	Dave Buck	Tackle	Colgate
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Bears	10	1	0	.909	7–1	396	147	W5
Green Bay Packers	10	1	0	.909	7–1	258	120	W8
Detroit Lions	4	6	1	.400	3–4–1	121	195	W1
Chicago Cardinals	3	7	1	.300	1–6–1	127	197	L2
Cleveland Rams	2	9	0	.182	1–7	116	244	L9

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	8	3	0	.727	6–2	238	114	L1
Brooklyn Dodgers	7	4	0	.636	6–2	158	127	W2
Washington Redskins	6	5	0	.545	5–3	176	174	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	2	8	1	.200	1–6–1	119	218	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	1	9	1	.100	1–6–1	103	276	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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 NFL Championship Game, 1941

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

All-Star Game

The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 35–24 on January 4, 1942.