Franchise History
Year Team
1922-present Chicago Bears (NFL)
1921 Chicago Staleys (APFA)
1920 Decatur Staleys (APFA)
Retired Numbers
Num Player
3 Bronco Nagurski
5 George McAfee
7 George Halas
28 Willie Galimore
34 Walter Payton
40 Gale Sayers
41 Brian Piccolo
42 Sid Luckman
51 Dick Butkus
56 Bill Hewitt
61 Bill George
66 Bulldog Turner
77 Red Grange
Championship History
Post Season Play Championships
League Championships 9 - 1921 (AFPA), 1932 (NFL), 1933 (NFL), 1940 (NFL), 1941 (NFL), 1943 (NFL), 1946 (NFL), 1963 (NFL), 1985 (Super Bowl)
Conference Championships 4 - 1956 (WFC), 1963 (WFC), 1985 (NFC), 2006 (NFC)
Division Championships 16 - 1933 (NFL West), 1934 (NFL West), 1937 (NFL West), 1940 (NFL West), 1941 (NFL West), 1942 (NFL West), 1943 (NFL West), 1946 (NFL West), 1984 (NFC Central), 1985 (NFC Central), 1986 (NFC Central), 1987 (NFC Central), 1988 (NFC Central), 1990 (NFC Central), 2001 (NFC Central), 2006 (NFC North)
Playoff Appearances 25 - 1932, 1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1950, 1956, 1963, 1977, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1994, 2001, 2005, 2006
Year by Year Results
Year W L T Finish
2007 7 9 0 4th
2006 13 3 0 1st
2005 11 5 0 1st
2004 5 11 0 4th
2003 7 9 0 3rd
2002 4 12 0 3rd
2001 13 3 0 1st
2000 5 11 0 5th
1999 6 10 0 5th
1998 4 12 0 5th
1997 4 12 0 5th
1996 7 9 0 3rd
1995 9 7 0 3rd
1994 9 7 0 2nd
1993 7 9 0 4th
1992 5 11 0 3rd
1991 11 5 0 2nd
1990 11 5 0 1st
1989 6 10 0 4th
1988 12 4 0 1st
1987 11 4 0 1st
1986 14 2 0 1st
1985 15 1 0 1st
1984 10 6 0 1st
1983 8 8 0 2nd
1982 3 6 0 11th
1981 6 10 0 5th
1980 7 9 0 3rd
1979 10 6 0 2nd
1978 7 9 0 3rd
1977 9 5 0 2nd
1976 7 7 0 2nd
1975 4 10 0 3rd
1974 4 10 0 4th
1973 3 11 0 4th
1972 4 9 1 4th
1971 6 8 0 3rd
1970 6 8 0 3rd
1969 1 13 0 4th
1968 7 7 0 2nd
1967 7 6 1 2nd
1966 5 7 2 5th
1965 9 5 0 3rd
1964 5 9 0 6th
1963 11 1 2 1st
1962 9 5 0 3rd
1961 8 6 0 3rd
1960 5 6 1 5th
1959 8 4 0 2nd
1958 8 4 0 2nd
1957 5 7 0 5th
1956 9 2 1 1st
1955 8 4 0 2nd
1954 8 4 0 2nd
1953 3 8 1 4th
1952 5 7 0 5th
1951 7 5 0 4th
1950 9 3 0 2nd
1949 9 3 0 2nd
1948 10 2 0 2nd
1947 8 4 0 2nd
1946 8 2 1 1st
1945 3 7 0 4th
1944 6 3 1 2nd
1943 8 1 1 1st
1942 11 0 0 1st
1941 10 1 0 1st
1940 8 3 0 1st
1939 8 3 0 2nd
1938 6 5 0 3rd
1937 9 1 1 1st
1936 9 3 0 2nd
1935 6 4 2 3rd
1934 13 0 0 1st
1933 10 2 1 1st
1932 7 1 6 1st
1931 8 5 0 3rd
1930 9 4 1 3rd
1929 4 9 2 9th
1928 7 5 1 5th
1927 9 3 2 3rd
1926 12 1 3 2nd
1925 9 5 3 7th
1924 6 1 4 2nd
1923 9 2 1 2nd
1922 9 3 0 2nd
1921 9 1 1 1st
1920 10 1 2 2nd
Totals 657 479 42 Win %: .578
Coaching History
Years Coach Record
2004-present Lovie Smith 29-19-0
1999-2003 Dick Jauron 35-45-0
1993-1998 Dave Wannstedt 41-57-0
1982-1992 Mike Ditka 112-68-0
1978-1981 Neil Armstrong 30-35-0
1975-1977 Jack Pardee 20-23-0
1972-1974 Abe Gibron 11-30-1
1968-1971 Jim Dooley 20-36-0
1958-1967 George Halas 76-53-6
1956-1957 John Driscoll 14-10-1
1946-1955 George Halas 76-43-2
1942-1945 Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos 24-12-2
1932-1942 George Halas 88-24-4
1930-1932 Ralph Jones 24-10-7
1920-1929 George Halas 84-35-0
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