1957 Chicago Bears season

1957 Chicago Bears season
1957 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
General manager	George Halas
Head coach	Paddy Driscoll
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	5–7
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1956; Bears seasons; 1958 →;

The 1957 season was the Chicago Bears' 38th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–2–1 record from 1956 and finished with a 5–7 record under second-year head coach Paddy Driscoll, one year after making the championship game. The 47–7 loss in that game, coupled with a 5–7 season, compelled owner George Halas to reassign Driscoll in February and return as head coach in 1958.^[1]

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 29	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–21	0–1	City Stadium	32,132	Recap
2	October 5, 1957	at Baltimore Colts	L 10–21	0–2	Memorial Stadium	46,558	Recap	^[2]
3	October 13	San Francisco 49ers	L 17–21	0–3	Wrigley Field	45,310	Recap
4	October 20	Los Angeles Rams	W 34–26	1–3	Wrigley Field	47,337	Recap
5	October 27	at San Francisco 49ers	L 17–21	1–4	Kezar Stadium	56,693	Recap
6	November 3	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–10	2–4	L.A. Memorial Coliseum	80,456	Recap
7	November 10	Green Bay Packers	W 21–14	3–4	Wrigley Field	47,153	Recap
8	November 17	Baltimore Colts	L 14–29	3–5	Wrigley Field	47,168	Recap
9	November 24	at Detroit Lions	W 27–7	4–5	Briggs Stadium	55,769	Recap
10	December 1	Washington Redskins	L 3–14	4–6	Wrigley Field	39,148	Recap
11	December 8	at Chicago Cardinals	W 14–6	5–6	Comiskey Park	43,735	Recap
12	December 15	Detroit Lions	L 13–21	5–7	Wrigley Field	41,088	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Saturday night game: October 5.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Detroit Lions	8	4	0	.667	6–4	251	231	W3
San Francisco 49ers	8	4	0	.667	7–3	260	264	W3
Baltimore Colts	7	5	0	.583	6–4	303	235	L2
Los Angeles Rams	6	6	0	.500	5–5	307	278	W2
Chicago Bears	5	7	0	.417	4–6	203	211	L1
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	2–8	218	311	L3

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

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	2	1	.818	8–1–1	269	172	W1
New York Giants	7	5	0	.583	6–4	254	211	L3
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	6	0	.500	5–5	161	178	W1
Washington Redskins	5	6	1	.455	4–5–1	251	230	W3
Philadelphia Eagles	4	8	0	.333	4–6	173	230	L2
Chicago Cardinals	3	9	0	.250	2–8	200	299	L1

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

Roster

Chicago Bears 1957 roster

Quarterbacks

16 George Blanda QB/K
15 Ed Brown

Running backs

Rick Casares

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

72 Bill Wightkin T

Defensive linemen

81 Doug Atkins DE
86 Ed Meadows DE

Linebackers

31 Joe Fortunato
61 Bill George

Defensive backs

Special teams

Source:

Season summary

Week 1 at Packers

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	7	3	0	17
Packers	0	14	0	7	21

at New City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: September 29
Game attendance: 32,132
Box Score

Game information

First quarter

CHI – Ed Brown 5-yard run (George Blanda kick). Bears 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

GB – Billy Howton 37-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Fred Cone kick). Tie 7–7. Drive:
CHI – Harlon Hill 11-yard pass from Ed Brown (George Blanda kick). Bears 14–7. Drive:
GB – Fred Cone 1-yard run (Fred Cone kick). Tie 14–14. Drive:

Third quarter

CHI – George Blanda 13-yard field goal. Bears 17–14. Drive:

Fourth quarter

GB – Gary Knafelc 4-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Fred Cone kick). Packers 21–17. Drive:

Top passers

CHI – Ed Brown – 12/24, 197 yards, TD, 4 INT
GB – Babe Parilli – 9/17, 197 yards, 2 TD, INT

Top rushers

CHI – Rick Casares – 18 rushes, 72 yards
GB – Fred Cone – 20 rushes, 52 yards, TD

Top receivers

CHI – Bill McColl – 4 receptions, 84 yards
GB – Billy Howton — 8 receptions, 165 yards, TD

References

^ "Halas returns as coach of Bears". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 17, 1958. p. 2, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "Moore scores TD as Colts beat Bears, 21-10". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 6, 1957. p. 31.

[hracob-1] "Halas returns as coach of Bears". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. February 17, 1958. p. 2, part 2.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[mstd-2] "Moore scores TD as Colts beat Bears, 21-10". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. October 6, 1957. p. 31.

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