1972 Chicago Bears season

Head coach

Abe Gibron

Home field

Soldier Field

Results

Record

4–9–1

Division place

4th NFC Central

Playoff finish

did not qualify

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1971		1973 >

The 1972 Chicago Bears season was their 53rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–9–1 record, another below .500 showing, in head coach Abe Gibron's first season. But they had good success on the QB Rushing. QB Bobby Douglass ran on 143 carries for 972 yards and 8 Touchdowns. This would be later broken by Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick who became the first and only Quarterback to run over 1,000 yards in the NFL. Only three other QBs ran for over 1,000 yards in one season, but they were all in the CFL.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1972	Atlanta Falcons	L 37–21	55,701
2	September 24, 1972	Los Angeles Rams	T 13–13	55,701
3	October 1, 1972	Detroit Lions	L 38–24	55,701
4	October 8, 1972	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–17	56,263
5	October 15, 1972	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–0	72,339
6	October 23, 1972	Minnesota Vikings	W 13–10	55,701
7	October 29, 1972	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–10	50,464
8	November 5, 1972	at Detroit Lions	L 14–0	54,418
9	November 12, 1972	Green Bay Packers	L 23–17	55,701
10	November 19, 1972	San Francisco 49ers	L 34–21	55,701
11	November 26, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–3	55,701
12	December 3, 1972	at Minnesota Vikings	L 23–10	49,784
13	December 10, 1972	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–12	65,720
14	December 17, 1972	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–21	54,711

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	10	4	0	.714	304	226	W-3
Detroit Lions	8	5	1	.607	339	290	W-1
Minnesota Vikings	7	7	0	.500	301	252	L-2
Chicago Bears	4	9	1	.321	225	275	L-1

Chicago Bears

Formerly the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys
Founded in 1919
Based in Chicago, Illinois

Franchise

Records

Stadiums

Lore

Culture

Rivalries

Retired numbers

Key personnel

Chairman: George McCaskey
President/CEO: Ted Phillips
General Manager: Phil Emery
Head Coach: Marc Trestman

NFL championships (9)

1921
1932
1933
1940
1941
1943
1946
1963
1985

Super Bowl appearances (2)

1985 (XX)
2006 (XLI)

Head coaches

Other honors

NFL championship appearances (10) – 1933
1934
1937
1940
1941
1942
1943
1946
1956
1963

NFC championship game appearances (5) – 1984
1985
1988
2006
2010

Division titles: NFL Western (8) – 1933
1934
1937
1940
1941
1942
1943
1946
NFC Central (7) – 1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1990
2001
NFC North (3) – 2005
2006
2010

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: National Football Conference
Division: North Division

Former league affiliations

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)

Local broadcast affiliates

Seasons (95)

1920s–1930s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s–1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s–1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s–1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s–2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

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Decatur Staleys / Chicago Staleys / Chicago Bears seasons

1920s – 1930s	1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939

1940s – 1950s	1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959

1960s – 1970s	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979

1980s – 1990s	1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999

2000s – 2010s	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014

Bold indicates NFL Championship winning season

1972 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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