1967 Chicago Bears season

1967 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	7–6–1
Division place	2nd place Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1967 season was the Chicago Bears' 48th season in the National Football League. The team improved on their 5–7–2 record from 1966 and finished with a 7–6–1 record and earning them a second-place finish in the newly formed Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference. 1967 also marked the final season with George Halas as the team's head coach. Halas, one of the founders of the NFL, continued as the owner of the franchise until his death in 1983.

Roster

1967 Chicago Bears roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 10 Rudy Bukich 11 Jack Concannon 12 Larry Rakestraw Running backs (RB) 32 Ralph Kurek 41 Brian Piccolo FB 40 Gale Sayers Wide receivers (WR) 45 Dick Gordon 43 Bob Jones Tight ends (TE) 84 Austin Denney 89 Terry Stoepel

Offensive linemen (OL) 72 Jim Cadile G 65 Randy Jackson T 50 Mike Pyle C 64 Mike Rabold G 62 Mike Reilly G 67 George Seals G 63 Bob Wetoska T Defensive linemen (DL) 81 Marty Amsler DE 79 Dick Evey DT 76 John Johnson DT 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE

Linebackers (LB) 55 Doug Buffone 51 Dick Butkus 59 Rudy Kuechenberg 53 Jim Purnell Defensive backs (DB) 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon S 24 Rosey Taylor S Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P 83 Mac Percival K

Practice squad 15 Virgil Carter QB -- Tom Greenlee S Rookies in italics

Regular season

Main article: 1967 NFL season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–41	0–1	Pitt Stadium	53,365
2	September 24	at Green Bay Packers	L 10–13	0–2	Lambeau Field	50,861
3	October 1	at Minnesota Vikings	W 17–7	1–2	Metropolitan Stadium	44,868
4	October 8	Baltimore Colts	L 3–24	1–3	Wrigley Field	47,190
5	October 15	Detroit Lions	W 14–3	2–3	Wrigley Field	46,024
6	October 22	at Cleveland Browns	L 0–24	2–4	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	83,183
7	October 29	Los Angeles Rams	L 17–28	2–5	Wrigley Field	46,073
8	November 5	at Detroit Lions	W 27–13	3–5	Tiger Stadium	55,606
9	November 12	New York Giants	W 34–7	4–5	Wrigley Field	46,223
10	November 19	St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–3	5–5	Wrigley Field	47,147
11	November 26	Green Bay Packers	L 13–17	5–6	Wrigley Field	47,513
12	December 3	at San Francisco 49ers	W 28–14	6–6	Kezar Stadium	25,613
13	December 10	Minnesota Vikings	T 10–10	6–6–1	Wrigley Field	40,110
14	December 17	at Atlanta Falcons	W 23–14	7–6–1	Atlanta Stadium	54,107
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 13 0 0 0 13 • Steelers 10 7 17 7 41 Date: September 17 Location: Pitt Stadium Game attendance: 53,365 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); wind 5 mph

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 3 7 10 • Packers 0 10 0 3 13 Date: September 24 Location: Lambeau Field Game attendance: 50,861 Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); wind 9 mph

Week 3

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 0 10 0 17 Vikings 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 1 Location: Metropolitan Stadium Game attendance: 44,868 Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); wind 15 mph

Week 4

1 2 3 4 Total • Colts 0 3 7 14 24 Bears 3 0 0 0 3 Date: October 8 Location: Wrigley Field Game attendance: 47,190 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); wind 12 mph

Week 5

1 2 3 4 Total Lions 0 0 0 3 3 • Bears 0 7 0 7 14 Date: October 15 Location: Wrigley Field Game attendance: 46,024 Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); wind 8 mph

Week 6

1 2 3 4 Total Bears 0 0 0 0 0 • Browns 0 0 7 17 24 Date: October 22 Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium Game attendance: 83,183 Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); wind 4 mph

Week 7

1 2 3 4 Total • Rams 7 7 7 7 28 Bears 0 7 3 7 17 Date: October 29 Location: Wrigley Field Game attendance: 46,073 Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); wind 13 mph

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 14 7 6 0 27 Lions 0 7 6 0 13 Date: November 5 Location: Tiger Stadium Game attendance: 55,606 Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C); wind 15 mph

Week 9

1 2 3 4 Total Giants 7 0 0 0 7 • Bears 0 20 7 7 34 Date: November 12 Location: Wrigley Field Game attendance: 46,223 Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); wind 15 mph

Week 10

1 2 3 4 Total Cardinals 3 0 0 0 3 • Bears 7 20 3 0 30 Date: November 19 Location: Wrigley Field Game attendance: 47,147 Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C); wind 10 mph

Week 11

1 2 3 4 Total • Packers 7 7 3 0 17 Bears 7 3 0 3 13 Date: November 26 Location: Wrigley Field Game attendance: 47,513 Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); wind 14 mph

Week 12

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 7 14 0 28 49ers 0 0 7 7 14 Date: December 3 Location: Kezar Stadium Game attendance: 25,613 Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); wind 13 mph

Week 13

1 2 3 4 Total Vikings 0 7 0 3 10 Bears 3 0 7 0 10 Date: December 10 Location: Wrigley Field Game attendance: 40,110 Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); wind 15 mph

Scoring summary Q1 CHI Percival 12 yard field goal CHI 3–0 Q2 MIN Phillips 35 yard pass from Kapp (Cox kick) MIN 7–3 Q3 CHI Sayers 7 yard run (Percival kick) CHI 10–3 Q4 MIN Cox 25 yard field goal Tie 10–10

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 10 3 3 23 Falcons 7 0 0 7 14 Date: December 17 Location: Atlanta Stadium Game attendance: 54,107 Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); wind 7 mph

Standings

NFL Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	9	4	1	.692	4–1–1	6–3–1	332	209	L2
Chicago Bears	7	6	1	.538	3–2–1	5–4–1	239	218	W1
Detroit Lions	5	7	2	.417	1–3–2	3–5–2	260	259	W2
Minnesota Vikings	3	8	3	.273	1–3–2	1–6–3	233	294	L1

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