1953 Chicago Bears season

1953 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	3–8–1
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1953 season was the Chicago Bears' 34th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 5–7 record from 1952 and finished at 3–8–1 under head coach and owner George Halas, fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference. In the season finale, the Bears lost to the crosstown Cardinals, who were previously winless.

Regular season

Main article: 1953 NFL season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 27	at Baltimore Colts	L 9–13	0–1	Memorial Stadium	23,715
2	October 4	at Green Bay Packers	W 17–13	1–1	City Stadium	24,835
3	October 11	Baltimore Colts	L 14–16	1–2	Wrigley Field	35,316
4	October 18	San Francisco 49ers	L 28–35	1–3	Wrigley Field	36,909
5	October 25	at Los Angeles Rams	L 24–38	1–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	49,546
6	November 1	at San Francisco 49ers	L 14–24	1–5	Kezar Stadium	26,308
7	November 8	Green Bay Packers	T 21–21	1–5–1	Wrigley Field	39,889
8	November 15	at Washington Redskins	W 27–24	2–5–1	Griffith Stadium	21,392
9	November 22	Detroit Lions	L 16–20	2–6–1	Wrigley Field	36,165
10	November 29	Los Angeles Rams	W 24–21	3–6–1	Wrigley Field	31,626
11	December 6	at Detroit Lions	L 7–13	3–7–1	Briggs Stadium	58,056
12	December 13	Chicago Cardinals	L 17–24	3–8–1	Wrigley Field	38,059
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	10	2	0	.833	8–2	271	205	W6
San Francisco 49ers	9	3	0	.750	8–2	372	237	W4
Los Angeles Rams	8	3	1	.727	7–3	366	236	W2
Chicago Bears	3	8	1	.273	2–7–1	218	262	L2
Baltimore Colts	3	9	0	.250	2–8	182	350	L7
Green Bay Packers	2	9	1	.182	2–7–1	200	338	L5

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