1966 Chicago Bears season

1966 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
General managerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home stadiumWrigley Field
Results
Record5–7–2
Division place5th Western
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1966 season was the Chicago Bears' 47th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1965 and finished with a 5–7–2 record under head coach George Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the franchise's second losing season in the past three.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1966 NFL draft
1966 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 12 George Rice  Defensive tackle LSU
2 44 Charlie Brown  Safety Syracuse
3 44 Bob Pickens  Offensive tackle Nebraska
4 51 Randy Jackson  Offensive tackle Florida
4 60 Doug Buffone  Linebacker Louisville
6 85 Dennis Brewster  Guard BYU
6 92 Frank McRae  Defensive tackle Tennessee State
7 107 Ron Meyer  Quarterback South Dakota State
8 122 Doug McFalls  Safety Georgia
9 137 Fritz Greenlee  Wide receiver Northern Arizona
10 152 Bobby Burnett  Running back Arkansas
11 167 Terry Owens  Offensive tackle Jacksonville State
12 182 Wayne Page  Defensive end Clemson
13 197 Wayne Becker  Tackle Montana
14 212 Mike Buckner  Defensive back Northwestern
15 227 Jim Kollman  Guard Oregon
16 242 Lynn Senkbeil  Linebacker Nebraska
17 257 Curt Gentry  Cornerback Maryland Eastern Shore
18 272 Charley Kines  Offensive tackle Michigan
19 287 Roger Haberer  Running back Eastern Illinois
20 302 Goldie Sellers  Wide receiver Grambling
      Made roster  

Undrafted free agents

1966 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Tom Cruickshank Defensive back Utah State

Roster

Chicago Bears 1966 roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Taxi squad

Reserve List


Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 11 at Detroit Lions L 3–14 0–1 Tiger Stadium 52,225
2 September 16 at Los Angeles Rams L 17–31 0–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 58,916
3 Bye
4 October 2 at Minnesota Vikings W 13–10 1–2 Metropolitan Stadium 47,426
5 October 9 Baltimore Colts W 27–17 2–2 Wrigley Field 47,452
6 October 16 Green Bay Packers L 0–17 2–3 Wrigley Field 48,573
7 October 23 Los Angeles Rams W 17–10 3–3 Wrigley Field 47,475
8 October 31 at St. Louis Cardinals L 17–24 3–4 Busch Memorial Stadium 49,516
9 November 6 Detroit Lions T 10–10 3–4–1 Wrigley Field 47,041
10 November 13 San Francisco 49ers T 30–30 3–4–2 Wrigley Field 47,078
11 November 20 at Green Bay Packers L 6–13 3–5–2 Lambeau Field 50,861
12 November 27 Atlanta Falcons W 23–6 4–5–2 Wrigley Field 44,777
13 December 4 at Baltimore Colts L 16–21 4–6–2 Memorial Stadium 60,238
14 December 11 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–41 4–7–2 Kezar Stadium 37,170
15 December 18 Minnesota Vikings W 41–28 5–7–2 Wrigley Field 45,191
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
  • A bye week was necessary in 1966, as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta); one team was idle each week.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 12 2 0 .857 10–2 335 163 W5
Baltimore Colts 9 5 0 .643 7–5 314 226 W1
Los Angeles Rams 8 6 0 .571 6–6 289 212 L1
San Francisco 49ers 6 6 2 .500 5–5–2 320 325 L1
Chicago Bears 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 234 272 W1
Detroit Lions 4 9 1 .308 3–8–1 206 317 L3
Minnesota Vikings 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 292 304 L1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Game summaries

Week 4: vs. Baltimore Colts

Quarter 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 3 7717
Bears 10 0 10727

at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois

Game information

References


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