1962 Chicago Bears season

1962 Chicago Bears season
1962 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	9–5
Division place	3rd Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1961; Bears seasons; 1963 →;

The 1962 Chicago Bears season was their 43rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 9–5 record, earning them a third-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the first season that the wishbone "C" appeared on the helmets (albeit in white; it would not adopt its more familiar burnt orange color until 1974).

Roster

**1962 Chicago Bears roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Billy Wade Running backs (RB) 29 Ronnie Bull FB 28 Willie Galimore 34 Joe Marconi Wide receivers (WR) 47 Johnny Morris Tight ends (TE) 89 Mike Ditka		Offensive linemen (OL) 50 Mike Pyle C 63 Bob Wetoska T 79 Art Anderson RT 73 Stan Jones G Defensive linemen (DL) 81 Doug Atkins DE 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE		Linebackers (LB) 31 Joe Fortunato 61 Bill George Defensive backs (DB) 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon S 24 Rosey Taylor S 23 Dave Whitsell CB Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P		Rookies in italics , 5 practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 16	at San Francisco 49ers	W 30–14	1–0	Kezar Stadium	46,052
2	September 23	at Los Angeles Rams	W 27–23	2–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	44,376
3	September 30	at Green Bay Packers	L 0–49	2–1	City Stadium	38,689
4	October 7	at Minnesota Vikings	W 13–0	3–1	Metropolitan Stadium	33,141
5	October 14	San Francisco 49ers	L 27–34	3–2	Wrigley Field	48,902
6	October 21	Baltimore Colts	W 35–15	4–2	Wrigley Field	49,066
7	October 28	at Detroit Lions	L 3–11	4–3	Tiger Stadium	53,342
8	November 4	Green Bay Packers	L 7–38	4–4	Wrigley Field	48,753
9	November 11	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–30	5–4	Wrigley Field	46,984
10	November 18	at Dallas Cowboys	W 34–33	6–4	Cotton Bowl	12,692
11	November 25	at Baltimore Colts	W 57–0	7–4	Memorial Stadium	56,164
12	December 2	New York Giants	L 24–26	7–5	Wrigley Field	49,043
13	December 9	Los Angeles Rams	W 30–14	8–5	Wrigley Field	38,685
14	December 16	Detroit Lions	W 3–0	9–5	Wrigley Field	44,948

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1 at 49ers

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at San Francisco 49ers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	7	7	6	30
49ers	0	0	7	7	14

at Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California

Date: September 16
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
Game attendance: 46,052
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Game information

Bears

Billy Wade
5/13, 13 Yds
Willie Galimore
22 Rush, 181 Yds, 2 TD
1 Rec, 7 Yds

49ers

John Brodie
12/22, 136 Yds, TD, 2 INT
J.D. Smith
7 Rush, 53 Yds
Bernie Casey
2 Rec, 51 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	CHI	SF
1					Bears	Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Rosey Taylor, Roger LeClerc kick good	7	0
1					Bears	17-yard field goal by Roger LeClerc	10	0
2					Bears	Rick Casares 16-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good	17	0
3					49ers	John Brodie 6-yard touchdown run, Tommy Davis kick good	17	7
3					Bears	Willie Galimore 37-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good	24	7
4					49ers	Bernie Casey 33-yard touchdown reception from John Brodie, Tommy Davis kick good	24	14
						Willie Galimore 77-yard touchdown run	30	14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							30	14

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	13	1	0	.929	11–1	415	148	W3
Detroit Lions	11	3	0	.786	10–2	315	177	L1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	8–4	321	287	W2
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	5–7	293	288	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	8	0	.429	5–7	282	331	L2
Minnesota Vikings	2	11	1	.154	1–10–1	254	410	L3
Los Angeles Rams	1	12	1	.077	1–10–1	220	334	L3

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

References

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[1] "1962 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[2] "1962 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

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