1958 Chicago Bears season

1958 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
General manager	George Halas
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	8–4
Division place	2nd (tied) NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Chicago Bears team

The 1958 season was the Chicago Bears' 39th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 5–7 record from 1957 and finished with an 8–4 record under George Halas; the owner took over again as head coach in February for the reassigned Paddy Driscoll. Halas's team improved to a respectable second place tie.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	September 28	at Green Bay Packers	W 34–20	1–0	32,150
2	October 4	at Baltimore Colts	L 38–51	1–1	52,622
3	October 12	San Francisco 49ers	W 28–6	2–1	45,310
4	October 19	Los Angeles Rams	W 31–10	3–1	41,387
5	October 26	at San Francisco 49ers	W 27–14	4–1	59,441
6	November 2	at Los Angeles Rams	L 35–41	4–2	100,740
7	November 9	Green Bay Packers	W 24–10	5–2	48,424
8	November 16	Baltimore Colts	L 0–17	5–3	48,664
9	November 23	at Detroit Lions	W 20–7	6–3	55,280
10	November 30	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10–24	6–4	20,094
11	December 7	Chicago Cardinals	W 30–14	7–4	41,617
12	December 14	Detroit Lions	W 21–16	8–4	38,346

• Saturday night (October 4)

Roster

• George Blanda
• QB Zeke Bratkowski
• Ed Brown
• J.C. Caroline
• Rick Casares
• Willie Galimore
• Bill McColl

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 14 7 6 34 Packers 10 3 0 7 20 Date: September 28 Location: City Stadium Game attendance: 32,150

Scoring summary Q1 GB Bobby Dillon 37 yard interception return (Paul Hornung kick) GB 7–0 Q1 CHI Willie Galimore 1 yard run (George Blanda kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 GB Paul Hornung 23 yard field goal GB 10–7 Q2 CHI Willie Galimore 8 yard run (George Blanda kick) CHI 14–10 Q2 CHI Ed Brown 2 yard run (George Blanda kick) CHI 21–10 Q2 GB Paul Hornung 30 yard field goal CHI 21–13 Q3 CHI Willie Galimore 79 yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick) CHI 28–13 Q4 CHI Harlon Hill 13 yard pass from Ed Brown (kick failed) CHI 34–13 Q4 GB Paul Hornung 2 yard run (Paul Hornung kick) CHI 34–20

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 3 7 21 7 38 • Colts 27 7 7 10 51 Date: October 4

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	9	3	0	.750	8–2	381	203	L2
Los Angeles Rams	8	4	0	.667	7–3	344	278	W3
Chicago Bears	8	4	0	.667	7–3	298	230	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	6	0	.500	4–6	257	324	W2
Detroit Lions	4	7	1	.364	3–6–1	261	276	L2
Green Bay Packers	1	10	1	.091	0–9–1	193	382	L7

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