1948 Chicago Bears season

1948 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	10–2
Division place	2nd NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1948 season was the Chicago Bears' 29th in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–4 record from 1947 and finished with a 10–2 record (the teams best finish in the 3rd Halas era) under head coach George Halas, but the team finished second in the NFL Western Division yet again missing out on an NFL title game appearance.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
2	September 26	at Green Bay Packers	W 45–7	1–0	City Stadium	25,546	Recap
3	October 4	at Chicago Cardinals	W 28–17	2–0	Comiskey Park	52,765	Recap
4	October 10	Los Angeles Rams	W 42–21	3–0	Wrigley Field	43,707	Recap
5	October 17	Detroit Lions	W 28–0	4–0	Wrigley Field	35,425	Recap
6	October 24	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–12	4–1	Shibe Park	36,227	Recap
7	October 31	New York Giants	W 35–14	5–1	Wrigley Field	41,608	Recap
8	November 7	at Los Angeles Rams	W 21–6	6–1	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	56,263	Recap
9	November 14	Green Bay Packers	W 7–6	7–1	Wrigley Field	48,113	Recap
10	November 21	at Boston Yanks	W 51–17	8–1	Fenway Park	18,048	Recap
11	November 28	Washington Redskins	W 48–13	9–1	Wrigley Field	42,299	Recap
12	December 5	at Detroit Lions	W 42–14	10–1	Briggs Stadium	27,485	Recap
13	December 12	Chicago Cardinals	L 21–24	10–2	Wrigley Field	51,283	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Program for the November 14 home game against the arch-rival Green Bay Packers.

NFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Chicago Cardinals	11	1	0	.917	7–1	395	226	W10
Chicago Bears	10	2	0	.833	7–1	375	151	L1
Los Angeles Rams	6	5	1	.545	3–5	327	269	W3
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–6	154	290	L7
Detroit Lions	2	10	0	.167	1–7	200	407	L3

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

NFL Eastern Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Philadelphia Eagles	9	2	1	.818	7–1	376	156	W1
Washington Redskins	7	5	0	.583	5–3	291	287	W1
New York Giants	4	8	0	.333	3–5	297	388	L2
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	3–5	200	243	L1
Boston Yanks	3	9	0	.250	2–6	174	372	W1

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