| Team: | Chicago Bears |
| Year: | 1972 |
| Record: | 4–9–1 |
| Division Place: | 4th NFC Central |
| Coach: | Abe Gibron |
| Stadium: | Soldier Field |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Bears seasons |
The 1972 Chicago Bears season was their 53rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with 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 968 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. But it would be held as a franchise record until Justin Fields broke that in the 2022 season. Only three other QBs have run for over 1,000 yards in one season, but they were all in the CFL.[1]
See main article: article and 1972 NFL draft. [2]
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 17 | Atlanta Falcons | L 21–37 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | ||
| 2 | September 24 | Los Angeles Rams | T 13–13 | 0–1–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | ||
| 3 | October 1 | Detroit Lions | L 24–38 | 0–2–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | ||
| 4 | October 8 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–20 | 0–3–1 | Lambeau Field | 56,263 | ||
| 5 | October 15 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–0 | 1–3–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 72,339 | ||
| 6 | Minnesota Vikings | W 13–10 | 2–3–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | |||
| 7 | October 29 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 27–10 | 3–3–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,464 | ||
| 8 | November 5 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–14 | 3–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 54,418 | ||
| 9 | November 12 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–23 | 3–5–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | ||
| 10 | November 19 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–34 | 3–6–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | ||
| 11 | November 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 3–13 | 3–7–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | ||
| 12 | December 3 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10–23 | 3–8–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 49,784 | ||
| 13 | December 10 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–12 | 4–8–1 | Veterans Stadium | 65,720 | ||
| 14 | December 17 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–28 | 4–9–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | 54,711 | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | ||||||||