1966 Chicago Bears season NFL team season
1966 Chicago Bears season Owner George Halas General manager George Halas Head coach George Halas Home field Wrigley Field Local radio WGN Record 5–7–2 Division place 5th Western Playoff finish Did not qualify
The 1966 season was the Chicago Bears ' 47th in the National Football League . The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1965 and finished with a 5–7–2 record under head coach George Halas , earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the franchise's second losing season in the past three.
Offseason
NFL draft
Roster
Chicago Bears 1966 roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Venue
Attendance
1
September 11
at Detroit Lions
L 3–14
0–1
Tiger Stadium
52,225
2
at Los Angeles Rams
L 17–31
0–2
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
58,916
3
Bye
4
October 2
at Minnesota Vikings
W 13–10
1–2
Metropolitan Stadium
47,426
5
October 9
Baltimore Colts
W 27–17
2–2
Wrigley Field
47,452
6
October 16
Green Bay Packers
L 0–17
2–3
Wrigley Field
48,573
7
October 23
Los Angeles Rams
W 17–10
3–3
Wrigley Field
47,475
8
at St. Louis Cardinals
L 17–24
3–4
Busch Memorial Stadium
49,516
9
November 6
Detroit Lions
T 10–10
3–4–1
Wrigley Field
47,041
10
November 13
San Francisco 49ers
T 30–30
3–4–2
Wrigley Field
47,078
11
November 20
at Green Bay Packers
L 6–13
3–5–2
Lambeau Field
50,861
12
November 27
Atlanta Falcons
W 23–6
4–5–2
Wrigley Field
44,777
13
December 4
at Baltimore Colts
L 16–21
4–6–2
Memorial Stadium
60,238
14
December 11
at San Francisco 49ers
L 14–41
4–7–2
Kezar Stadium
37,170
15
December 18
Minnesota Vikings
W 41–28
5–7–2
Wrigley Field
45,191
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
A bye week was necessary in 1966 , as the league expanded to an odd-number (15) of teams (Atlanta ); one team was idle each week.
Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Game summaries
Week 4: vs. Baltimore Colts
Game information
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
CHI – Gale Sayers 30-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 17–3
CHI – Roger LeClerc 27-yard field goal – Bears 20–3
BAL – Bobby Boyd 37-yard interception return (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 20–10
Fourth Quarter
CHI – Gale Sayers 7-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) – Bears 27–10
BAL – John Mackey 79-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Lou Michaels kick) – Bears 27–17
Colts
Johnny Unitas 18/38, 274 Yds, TD, 2 INT
Tom Matte 4 Rush, 57 Yds
John Mackey 2 Rec, 89 Yds, TD
Bears
References
Franchise Records Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Minor league affiliates Retired numbers Key personnel Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (9) Media
Broadcasters
Radio:
Personnel:
Television:
WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox , official pre-game and post-game alternate)
Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming)
Personnel:
Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play)
Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)