| Team: | Chicago Bears |
| Year: | 1949 |
| Record: | 9–3 |
| Division Place: | 2nd NFL Western |
| Coach: | George Halas |
| Owner: | George Halas |
| Stadium: | Wrigley Field |
| Radio: | WIND |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Bears seasons |
The 1949 season was the Chicago Bears' 30th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 10–2 record from 1948 and finished with a 9–3 record, under head coach and owner George Halas, but finished in second place in the NFL Western Division for a third time, missing out on a chance to add more league titles to their trophy case.[1] The Bears were 3–3 at mid-season, then won their final six games.[2]
The Los Angeles Rams (8–2–2) defeated the Bears twice,[3] [4] and won the division title.[5] (Ties were disregarded in winning percentage calculation until .) This was the first season the Bears donned their now famous rounded numerals.
See main article: 1949 NFL season.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 25 | at Green Bay Packers | W 17–0 | 1–0 | City Stadium | |||
| 2 | October 2 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 17–7 | 2–0 | Comiskey Park | |||
| 3 | October 9 | Los Angeles Rams | L 16–31 | 2–1 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 4 | October 16 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 38–21 | 3–1 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 5 | October 23 | at New York Giants | L 28–35 | 3–2 | Polo Grounds | |||
| 6 | October 30 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 24–27 | 3–3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | |||
| 7 | November 6 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–3 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 8 | November 13 | Detroit Lions | W 27–24 | 5–3 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 9 | November 20 | at Washington Redskins | W 31–21 | 6–3 | Griffith Stadium | |||
| 10 | November 24 | at Detroit Lions | W 28–7 | 7–3 | Briggs Stadium | |||
| 11 | December 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 30–21 | 8–3 | Wrigley Field | |||
| 12 | December 11 | Chicago Cardinals | W 52–21 | 9–3 | Wrigley Field | |||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||