| 1952 Chicago Bears season |
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| Owner | George Halas |
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| Head coach | George Halas |
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| Home field | Wrigley Field |
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| Results |
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| Record | 5–7 |
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| Division place | 5th NFL National |
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| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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The 1952 season was the Chicago Bears' 33rd in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 7–5 record from 1951 and finished at 5–7 under head coach and owner George Halas, fifth in the NFL's National Conference. In 1952, the club continued its downward trend from the class of the league.[1]
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Attendance |
| 1 | September 28 | at Green Bay Packers | W 24–14 | 1–0 | 24,656 |
| 2 | October 5 | at Chicago Cardinals | L 10–21 | 1–1 | 34,697 |
| 3 | October 12 | Dallas Texans | W 38–20 | 2–1 | 35,429 |
| 4 | October 19 | San Francisco 49ers | L 16–40 | 2–2 | 46,338 |
| 5 | October 26 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 7–31 | 2–3 | 43,574 |
| 6 | November 2 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 20–17 | 3–3 | 58,255 |
| 7 | November 9 | Green Bay Packers | L 28–41 | 3–4 | 41,751 |
| 8 | November 16 | Los Angeles Rams | L 24–40 | 3–5 | 40,737 |
| 9 | November 23 | Detroit Lions | W 24–23 | 4–5 | 37,508 |
| 10 | November 27 | at Dallas Texans | L 23–27 | 4–6 | 3,000 |
| 11 | December 7 | at Detroit Lions | L 21–45 | 4–7 | 50,410 |
| 12 | December 14 | Chicago Cardinals | W 10–7 | 5–7 | 32,578 |
Game summaries
Week 1
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • Bears | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 | | Packers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | - Date: September 28
- Location: City Stadium
- Game attendance: 24,656
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| Scoring summary |
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| | Q1 | | CHI | White 30 yard field goal | CHI 3–0 | | | Q2 | | GB | Rote 5 yard run (Cone kick) | GB 7–3 | | | Q3 | | CHI | Dottley 25 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick) | CHI 10–3 | | | Q4 | | CHI | Schroeder 16 yard pass from Williams (Blanda kick) | CHI 17–3 | | | Q4 | | CHI | Dottley 44 yard run (Blanda kick) | CHI 24–3 | | | Q4 | | GB | Howton 39 yard pass from Rote (Cone kick) | CHI 24–10 |
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Standings
| NFL National Conference |
| | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 344 | 192 | W3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 349 | 234 | W8 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–3 | 285 | 221 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 3–6 | 295 | 312 | L3 |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 0 | .417 | 4–6 | 245 | 326 | W1 |
| Dallas Texans | 1 | 11 | 0 | .083 | 1–9 | 182 | 427 | L2 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
References