1964 Chicago Bears season

1964 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	6th Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1964 Chicago Bears season was their 45th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 5–9 record, earning them a sixth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. It was a downfall from winning their eighth league title.

Before the season, Willie Galimore and John Farrington were killed in an automobile accident on July 27.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1964	at Green Bay Packers	L 23–12	42,327
2	September 20, 1964	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–28	41,387
3	September 27, 1964	at Baltimore Colts	L 52–0	56,537
4	October 4, 1964	at San Francisco 49ers	L 31–21	33,132
5	October 11, 1964	Los Angeles Rams	W 38–17	47,358
6	October 18, 1964	Detroit Lions	L 10–0	47,567
7	October 25, 1964	at Washington Redskins	L 27–20	49,219
8	November 1, 1964	Dallas Cowboys	L 24–10	47,527
9	November 8, 1964	Baltimore Colts	L 40–24	47,891
10	November 15, 1964	at Los Angeles Rams	W 34–24	61,115
11	November 22, 1964	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–21	46,772
12	November 26, 1964	at Detroit Lions	W 27–24	52,231
13	December 5, 1964	Green Bay Packers	L 17–3	43,636
14	December 13, 1964	Minnesota Vikings	L 41–14	46,486

Game summaries

Week 12

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 0 21 3 3 27 Lions 3 14 7 0 24 Date: November 26 Location: Tiger Stadium Game attendance: 52,231 Game weather: 41°F; wind 13

Scoring summary Q1 DET Walker 25 yard field goal DET 3–0 Q2 CHI Arnett 1 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 7–3 Q2 DET Barr 13 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick) DET 10–7 Q2 CHI Marconi 5 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 14–10 Q2 CHI Morris 16 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick) CHI 21–10 Q2 DET Gibbons 5 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick) CHI 21–17 Q3 CHI LeClerc 27 yard field goal CHI 24–17 Q3 DET Watkins 1 yard run (Walker kick) Tie 24–24 Q4 CHI LeClerc 17 yard field goal CHI 27–24

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	12	2	0	.857	10–2	428	225	W1
Green Bay Packers	8	5	1	.615	6–5–1	342	245	T1
Minnesota Vikings	8	5	1	.615	6–5–1	355	296	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	2	.583	6–4–2	280	260	W2
Los Angeles Rams	5	7	2	.417	3–7–2	283	339	T1
Chicago Bears	5	9	0	.357	5–7	260	379	L2
San Francisco 49ers	4	10	0	.286	3–9	236	330	L1

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