1922 Chicago Bears season

1922 Chicago Bears season
1922 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George S. Halas, ; Dutch Sternaman
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	9–3
League place	2nd NFL
	← 1921 (Staleys); Bears seasons; 1923 →;

The 1922 Chicago Bears season was their third regular season completed in the National Football League, which changed its name from the APFA, and the first under the new franchise name. The team changed the name from Staleys to Bears because Halas wanted his football franchise's nickname to reflect that of the team whose field he used, that being the Chicago Cubs.

The team was unable to improve on their 9–1–1 record from 1921 and finished with a 9–3 record under head coach/player George Halas, earning them a second-place finish in the team standings, the second time in the last three years. Two of the three losses were to the Chicago Cardinals, both shutouts suffered "away" at Comiskey Park where the Cardinals played their home games. The other loss was to eventual NFL champion Canton Bulldogs. In none of their other games were the Bears seriously challenged, with most either shutouts or relative blowouts. Ed "Dutch" Sternaman led the Bears in scoring for the third straight season, with three touchdowns, 6 field goals, and 5 PATs, finishing with 41 points. His brother Joe Sternaman joined the team and starred by scoring 5 touchdowns and adding 2 PATs.

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	October 1	at Racine Legion	W 6–0	1–0	Horlick Field	4,000 ^[1]	Recap	^[2]^[3]
2	October 8	at Rock Island Independents	W 10–6	2–0	Douglas Park	4,749	Recap
3	October 15	Rochester Jeffersons	W 7–0	3–0	Cubs Park	7,000+	Recap	^[4]
4	October 22	Buffalo All-Americans	W 7–0	4–0	Cubs Park	6,500	Recap
5	October 29	Canton Bulldogs	L 6–7	4–1	Cubs Park	10,000	Recap	^[5]^[6]
6	November 5	Dayton Triangles	W 9–0	5–1	Cubs Park	"several thousand"	Recap	^[7]^[8]^[9]
7	November 12	Oorang Indians	W 33–6	6–1	Cubs Park	"good-sized crowd"	Recap	^[10]^[11]
8	November 19	Rock Island Independents	W 3–0	7–1	Cubs Park	8,000	Recap	^[12]^[13]^[14]^[15]^[16]
9	November 26	Akron Pros	W 20–10	8–1	Cubs Park	6,000	Recap	^[17]^[18]^[19]
10	November 30	at Chicago Cardinals	L 0–6	8–2	Comiskey Park	14,000	Recap	^[20]
11	December 3	Toledo Maroons	W 22–0	9–2	Cubs Park	6,000	Recap	^[21]^[22]
12	December 10	at Chicago Cardinals	L 0–9	9–3	Comiskey Park	15,000	Recap
Note: Thanksgiving Day: November 30.

Standings

NFL standings
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Canton Bulldogs	10	0	2	1.000	184	15	W6
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	123	44	L1
Chicago Cardinals	8	3	0	.727	96	50	W1
Toledo Maroons	5	2	2	.714	94	59	L2
Rock Island Independents	4	2	1	.667	154	27	L1
Racine Legion	6	4	1	.600	122	56	L1
Dayton Triangles	4	3	1	.571	80	62	W1
Green Bay Packers	4	3	3	.571	70	54	W2
Buffalo All-Americans	5	4	1	.556	87	41	W2
Akron Pros	3	5	2	.375	146	95	L3
Milwaukee Badgers	2	4	3	.333	51	71	L3
Oorang Indians	3	6	0	.333	69	190	W2
Minneapolis Marines	1	3	0	.250	19	40	L1
Louisville Brecks	1	3	0	.250	13	140	W1
Evansville Crimson Giants	0	3	0	.000	6	88	L3
Rochester Jeffersons	0	4	1	.000	13	76	L4
Hammond Pros	0	5	1	.000	0	69	L2
Columbus Panhandles	0	8	0	.000	24	174	L8

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

Roster

The following individuals saw game action for the 1922 Chicago Bears.^[23] The number of games played appears in parentheses.

Two of these players — coach and end George Halas and tackle Ed Healey — were later inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Bears Hall of Fame center George Trafton was not a member of the 1922 team, as he took a season off to take a position as an assistant coach at Northwestern University.^[24]

Linemen

Hunk Anderson (10)
Hugh Blacklock (12)
Bourbon Bondurant (1)
Harry Englund (3)
Hec Garvey (12)
George Halas (12)
Carl Hanke (2)
Ed Healey (3) (Started season with Rock Island.)
Joe LaFleur (10)
Ojay Larson (10)
Ralph Scott (12)
Russ Smith (10)

Backs

References

^ The special correspondent of the Chicago Tribune had the crowd at 5,000.
^ "Horlick-Legion Team Wins Victory in Defeat: Classy Visitors Are Held to Few Counters," Racine Journal-News, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 8.
^ "Field Goals by Sternaman Give Bears 6 to 0 Win," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 16.
^ "Bears Nip Rochester in Line Struggle, 7–0," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 23.
^ "Canton Beats Bears by One Point, 7 to 6: Intercepted Forward Pass Makes Touchdown by Ohioans Possible; 10,000 at Game," Rock Island Argus, Oct. 30, 1922, p. 10.
^ "Bears Lose First Game of Season to Canton, 7–6," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 30, 1922, p. 18.
^ "Windy City Bears Trim Dayton, 9–0: Dutch Sternaman Kicks Goal and Scores Touchdown for Halas Outfit," Moline Dispatch, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 13.
^ "Bears Smother Triangles 9–0 on Wet Field," Dayton Daily News, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 20.
^ "Chicago Bears Win from Triangles, 9–0," Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 8.
^ "Chicago Bears Tame Indians: Thorpe's Eleven Handed 33 to 6 Defeat," Decatur Review, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 10.
^ "Bears Win from Thorpe's Indians by 33–6 Margin: Old Jim Himself Gets in Against Ex-Staleys in Final Quarter," Decatur Herald, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 8.
^ Wally Koenig, "Chicago Bears Defeat Independents on Kick by Dutch Sternaman: Place-Kick by Sternaman Results in 3–0 Trimming for Rock Island Machine," Davenport Daily Times, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 10.
^ Independents Lose to Chi Bears: Sternaman's Toe Spells Doom for Flanagan Eleven "Bear Meat is Too Tough for Independents: Sternaman Toe Again Decides Against the Islanders; Score 3–0," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 12 + Play by Play.
^ "Independents Lose to Chi Bears: Sternaman's Toe Spells Doom for Flanagan Eleven," Moline Dispatch, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 15.
^ "Bears Defeat Rock Island," Milwaukee Journal, Nov. 20, 1922.
^ "Islanders Beaten by Bears in 3–0 Tilt: Kick Wins for Bears," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 27.
^ "Bears' Passes Tumble Akron Eleven, 20 to 10," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 19.
^ "Akron Bothers Bears But Stinchcomb Saves the Day for Chicago: Aerial Attack of King and Kreinheder Brings Oval Within Scoring Distance," Buffalo Courier Express, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 16.
^ "Chicago Bears Beat Akron in Fast Game," Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 9.
^ "Cards Whip Bears, 6–0, for City Pro Title; Fist Fights and Near Riot Mar Hard Game," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 1, 1922, p. 21.
^ Hugh Fullerton, "Bears Wreck Toledo's Title Hopes, 22 to 0," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 25.
^ "Chicago Bears Defeat Toledo," Decatur Review, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 8.
^ "1922 Chicago Bears Roster & Players," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com
^ Walter Eckersall, "Purple Football Outlook Is Best In Three Years," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 26, 1922, p. 16.

[1] The special correspondent of the Chicago Tribune had the crowd at 5,000.

[2] "Horlick-Legion Team Wins Victory in Defeat: Classy Visitors Are Held to Few Counters," Racine Journal-News, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 8.

[3] "Field Goals by Sternaman Give Bears 6 to 0 Win," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 2, 1922, p. 16.

[4] "Bears Nip Rochester in Line Struggle, 7–0," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 16, 1922, p. 23.

[5] "Canton Beats Bears by One Point, 7 to 6: Intercepted Forward Pass Makes Touchdown by Ohioans Possible; 10,000 at Game," Rock Island Argus, Oct. 30, 1922, p. 10.

[6] "Bears Lose First Game of Season to Canton, 7–6," Chicago Tribune, Oct. 30, 1922, p. 18.

[7] "Windy City Bears Trim Dayton, 9–0: Dutch Sternaman Kicks Goal and Scores Touchdown for Halas Outfit," Moline Dispatch, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 13.

[8] "Bears Smother Triangles 9–0 on Wet Field," Dayton Daily News, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 20.

[9] "Chicago Bears Win from Triangles, 9–0," Pittsburgh Post, Nov. 6, 1922, p. 8.

[10] "Chicago Bears Tame Indians: Thorpe's Eleven Handed 33 to 6 Defeat," Decatur Review, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 10.

[11] "Bears Win from Thorpe's Indians by 33–6 Margin: Old Jim Himself Gets in Against Ex-Staleys in Final Quarter," Decatur Herald, Nov. 13, 1922, p. 8.

[12] Wally Koenig, "Chicago Bears Defeat Independents on Kick by Dutch Sternaman: Place-Kick by Sternaman Results in 3–0 Trimming for Rock Island Machine," Davenport Daily Times, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 10.

[13] Independents Lose to Chi Bears: Sternaman's Toe Spells Doom for Flanagan Eleven "Bear Meat is Too Tough for Independents: Sternaman Toe Again Decides Against the Islanders; Score 3–0," Rock Island Argus, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 12 + Play by Play.

[14] "Independents Lose to Chi Bears: Sternaman's Toe Spells Doom for Flanagan Eleven," Moline Dispatch, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 15.

[15] "Bears Defeat Rock Island," Milwaukee Journal, Nov. 20, 1922.

[16] "Islanders Beaten by Bears in 3–0 Tilt: Kick Wins for Bears," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 20, 1922, p. 27.

[17] "Bears' Passes Tumble Akron Eleven, 20 to 10," Chicago Tribune, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 19.

[18] "Akron Bothers Bears But Stinchcomb Saves the Day for Chicago: Aerial Attack of King and Kreinheder Brings Oval Within Scoring Distance," Buffalo Courier Express, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 16.

[19] "Chicago Bears Beat Akron in Fast Game," Fort Wayne News-Sentinel, Nov. 27, 1922, p. 9.

[20] "Cards Whip Bears, 6–0, for City Pro Title; Fist Fights and Near Riot Mar Hard Game," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 1, 1922, p. 21.

[21] Hugh Fullerton, "Bears Wreck Toledo's Title Hopes, 22 to 0," Chicago Tribune, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 25.

[22] "Chicago Bears Defeat Toledo," Decatur Review, Dec. 4, 1922, p. 8.

[23] "1922 Chicago Bears Roster & Players," Pro Football Reference, www.pro-football-reference.com

[24] Walter Eckersall, "Purple Football Outlook Is Best In Three Years," Chicago Tribune, Sept. 26, 1922, p. 16.

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1922 Chicago Bears season

Schedule

Standings

Roster

References

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