The 1961 Chicago Bears season was their 42nd regular season completed in the National Football League . The club posted an 8-6 record under George Halas , which was an improvement over the 5-6-1 record of the previous season.
Offseason [ ] On January 14, Bears End Willard Dewveall played out his option and joined the Houston Oilers of the American Football League. He became the first player to move deliberately from one league to another.[1]
NFL Draft [ ] Regular season [ ] Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 17, 1961
at Minnesota Vikings
L 37-13
32,236
2
September 23, 1961
at Los Angeles Rams
W 21-17
53,315
3
October 1, 1961
at Green Bay Packers
L 24-0
38,669
4
October 8, 1961
at Detroit Lions
W 31-17
53,854
5
October 15, 1961
Baltimore Colts
W 24-10
48,719
6
October 22, 1961
San Francisco 49ers
W 31-0
49,070
7
October 29, 1961
at Baltimore Colts
W 21-20
57,641
8
November 5, 1961
at Philadelphia Eagles
L 16-14
60,671
9
November 12, 1961
Green Bay Packers
L 31-28
49,711
10
November 19, 1961
at San Francisco 49ers
L 41-31
52,972
11
November 26, 1961
at Los Angeles Rams
W 28-24
45,965
12
December 3, 1961
Detroit Lions
L 16-15
51,017
13
December 10, 1961
Cleveland Browns
W 17-14
38,717
14
December 17, 1961
Minnesota Vikings
W 52-35
34,539
Standings [ ] References [ ]
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 282
