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1928 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamChicago Bears
year1928
record7–5–1
league_place5th NFL
ownerGeorge S. Halas,
Dutch Sternaman
coachGeorge Halas
stadiumWrigley Field
playoffs
shortnavlinkBears seasons

Dutch Sternaman

The 1928 season was the Chicago Bears' 9th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve on their 9–3–2 record from 1927 and finished with a 7–5–1 record under head coach George Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the team standings. Despite playing ten of their thirteen games at home, this marked the team's worst record to date.

The season had its high points, including two shutout wins over the crosstown rival Chicago Cardinals, a shutout win over the defending champion New York Giants, and convincing victories over Frankford, Dayton, and Pottsville. However, two losses each to Detroit and the Green Bay Packers made in 1928 a disappointment to the normally contending Bears. Chicago's problem was that the old guard was aging with Joey Sternaman, Paddy Driscoll, and George Halas, who also played, were now in their early 30s.

The pace of playing 3 games in 8 days around Thanksgiving was at the time a standard practice. The Thanksgiving game was not a substitute for the Sunday game but just an extra game which also hurt the veteran Bears down the stretch as in previous years.

Joe Sternaman and William Senn starred on offense with 4 and 5 touchdowns each. Sternaman also shared kicking duties with Driscoll. The passing game became more important and the Bears scored 11 touchdowns on the air, versus 13 on the ground. This was a league-wide trend, foreshadowing the ascendancy of Don Hutson and Sammy Baugh of the 1930s.

Future Hall of Fame players

  • Paddy Driscoll, back
  • George Halas, end
  • Link Lyman, tackle
  • George Trafton, center

Other leading players

  • William Senn, back
  • Ed Sternaman, back
  • Joe Sternaman, quarterback
  • Laurie Walquist, quarterback

Players departed from 1927

  • Ed Healey, tackle (retired)

Schedule

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September 23Chicago CardinalsW 15–01–04,000Normal ParkRecap
September 30at Green Bay PackersT 12–121–0–18,500Green Bay City StadiumRecap
October 7at Minneapolis MarinesW 12–6—"capacity"DePaul Field
October 14New York GiantsW 13–02–0–115,000Wrigley FieldRecap
October 21Green Bay PackersL 6–162–1–115,000Wrigley FieldRecap
October 28Detroit WolverinesL 0–62–2–120,000Wrigley FieldRecap
November 4New York YankeesW 27–03–2–110,000Wrigley FieldRecap
November 11Dayton TrianglesW 27–04–2–15,000Wrigley FieldRecap
November 18Pottsville MaroonsW 13–65–2–15,000Wrigley FieldRecap
November 25Detroit WolverinesL 7–145–3–115,000Wrigley FieldRecap
November 29Chicago CardinalsW 34–06–3–110,000Wrigley FieldRecap
December 2Frankford Yellow JacketsW 28–67–3–112,000Wrigley FieldRecap
December 9Green Bay PackersL 0–67–4–114,000Wrigley FieldRecap
December 15at Frankford Yellow JacketsL 0-197–5–17,000Frankford StadiumRecap

Standings

References

References

  1. "1928 Chicago Bears (NFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  2. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-joesting-stars-a/159384156/ "Joesting Stars as Minneapolis Loses to Chicago Bears: Sturtridge and Walquist Score Touchdowns for Bruins 12–6 Win,"] ''Green Bay Press-Gazette,'' Oct. 8, 1928, pp. 11–[https://www.newspapers.com/article/green-bay-press-gazette-minneapolis-lose/159384460/ 12].
  3. Wilfrid Smith, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-detroit-line-attack-beat/159309466/ "Detroit Line Attack Beats Bears, 6–0: Friedman the Passer Shines in a New Role,"] ''Chicago Tribune,'' Oct. 29, 1928, pp. 23-[https://www.newspapers.com/article/chicago-tribune-friedmans-detroit-wolve/159309682/ 24].
  4. Associated Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/detroit-free-press-bennys-team-defeats/159309176/ "Benny's Team Defeats Bears: Wolverines Cling to Professional League Lead by 6–0 Victory,"] ''Detroit Free Press,'' Oct. 29, 1928, p. 16.
  5. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-detroit-pros-rally/159340287/ "Detroit Pros Rally to Beat Bears,"] ''Rock Island Argus,'' Nov. 26, 1928, p. 16.
  6. Associated Press, [https://www.newspapers.com/article/herald-and-review-wolverines-trounce-chi/159340136/ "Wolverines Trounce Chicago Bears,"] ''Decatur Herald and Review,'' Nov. 26, 1928, p. 4.
  7. [https://www.newspapers.com/article/decatur-evening-herald-benny-defeats-chi/159340209/ "Benny Defeats Chicago Bears Single-Handed,"] ''Decatur Evening Herald,'' Nov. 26, 1928, p. 13.
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