1950 Chicago Bears season

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1950 Chicago Bears
Qualified for One Game Playoff
Conference	T-1st National
1950 record	9-3
Home record	6-0
Road record	3-3
Points for (PF)	279
Points against (PA)	207
General Manager	George Halas
Head Coach	George Halas
Stadium	Wrigley Field
Average attendance	N/A
Team leaders
Passing Leader	Johnny Lujack
Rushing Leader	George Gulyanics
Receiving Leader	Jim Keane

The 1950 Chicago Bears season was their 31st regular season and 10th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-3 record under head coach George Halas forcing a tie for first in the National Conference with the Los Angeles Rams, but the team finished in second place because the Bears lost to the Rams in the NFL's National Conference one-game playoff allowing the Rams to move on to the NFL Championship Game.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Stadium
1	September 17, 1950	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24-20	21,000	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2	September 24, 1950	at San Francisco 49ers	W 32-20	35,558	Kezar Stadium
3	October 1, 1950	at Green Bay Packers	L 21-31	24,893	City Stadium
4	October 8, 1950	Chicago Cardinals	W 27-6	48,025	Wrigley Field
5	October 15, 1950	Green Bay Packers	W 28-14	51,065	Wrigley Field
6	Bye
7	October 29, 1950	at New York Yanks	L 27-38	48,642	Yankee Stadium
8	November 5, 1950	at Detroit Lions	W 35-21	32,000	Tiger Stadium
9	November 12, 1950	New York Yanks	W 28-20	50,102	Wrigley Field
10	November 19, 1950	San Francisco 49ers	W 17-0	35,105	Wrigley Field
11	November 26, 1950	Los Angeles Rams	W 24-14	43,678	Wrigley Field
12	December 3, 1950	at Chicago Cardinals	L 10-20	31,919	Comiskey Park
13	December 10, 1950	Detroit Lions	W 6-3	34,604	Wrigley Field

Bold text equals notable games during the season. Italic text equals upset loss.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Stadium
Divisional	December 17, 1950	at Los Angeles Rams	L 14-24	83,501	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

For more details on this topic, see NFL playoffs, 1950.

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NFL championships (9)

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League: Independent (1919)
Conference: National Conference (1950–1952); Western Conference (1953–1969)
Division: NFL Western Division (1933–1949); Central Division (1967–1969); NFC Central Division (1970–2001)

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