1964 Chicago Bears season

1964 Chicago Bears season
1964 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	5–9
Division place	6th Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1963; Bears seasons; 1965 →;

The 1964 Chicago Bears season was their 45th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 5–9 record, earning them a sixth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. It was a downfall from winning their eighth league title the previous December.

Running back Willie Galimore and wide receiver John Farrington were killed in an automobile accident on July 27; Galimore's Volkswagen left the road on a curve and rolled, a few miles from the team's training camp at St. Joseph's College in Rensselaer, Indiana.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Roster

**1964 Chicago Bears roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 9 Billy Wade Running backs (RB) 21 Jon Arnett 29 Ronnie Bull FB 34 Joe Marconi Wide receivers (WR) 47 Johnny Morris Tight ends (TE) 89 Mike Ditka		Offensive linemen (OL) 70 Herm Lee T 50 Mike Pyle C 63 Bob Wetoska T Defensive linemen (DL) 81 Doug Atkins DE 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE		Linebackers (LB) 31 Joe Fortunato 61 Bill George Defensive backs (DB) 26 Bennie McRae CB 17 Richie Petitbon S 24 Rosey Taylor S 23 Dave Whitsell CB Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P				Rookies in italics , 5 practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 13	at Green Bay Packers	L 12–23	0–1	City Stadium	42,327
2	September 20	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–28	1–1	Metropolitan Stadium	41,387
3	September 27	at Baltimore Colts	L 0–52	1–2	Memorial Stadium	56,537
4	October 4	at San Francisco 49ers	L 21–31	1–3	Kezar Stadium	33,132
5	October 11	Los Angeles Rams	W 38–17	2–3	Wrigley Field	47,358
6	October 18	Detroit Lions	L 0–10	2–4	Wrigley Field	47,567
7	October 25	at Washington Redskins	L 20–27	2–5	D.C. Stadium	49,219
8	November 1	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–24	2–6	Wrigley Field	47,527
9	November 8	Baltimore Colts	L 24–40	2–7	Wrigley Field	47,891
10	November 15	at Los Angeles Rams	W 34–24	3–7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	61,115
11	November 22	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–21	4–7	Wrigley Field	46,772
12	November 26	at Detroit Lions	W 27–24	5–7	Tiger Stadium	52,231
13	December 5	Green Bay Packers	L 3–17	5–8	Wrigley Field	43,636
14	December 13	Minnesota Vikings	L 14–41	5–9	Wrigley Field	46,486

Source^[4]

Game summaries

Week 1 at Packers

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at Green Bay Packers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	3	9	0	12
Packers	7	10	3	3	23

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: September 13, 1964
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C)
Game attendance: 42,327
Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

First quarter

GB – Max McGee 11-yard pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 7–0. Drive:

Second quarter

CHI – Bob Jencks 8-yard field goal. Packers 7–3. Drive:
GB – Tom Moore 33-yard pass from Bart Starr (Paul Hornung kick). Packers 14–3. Drive:
GB – Paul Hornung 52-yard field goal. Packers 17–3. Drive:

Third quarter

CHI – Bob Jencks 36-yard field goal. Packers 17–6. Drive:
CHI – Mike Ditka 13-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (kick failed). Packers 17–12. Drive:
GB – Paul Hornung 29-yard field goal. Packers 20–12. Drive:

Fourth quarter

GB – Paul Hornung 20-yard field goal. Packers 23–12. Drive:

Top passers

CHI – Rudy Bukich – 7/16, 83 yards, TD, 2 INT
GB – Bart Starr – 8/16, 127 yards, 2 TD

Top rushers

CHI – Ronnie Bull – 8 rushes, 25 yards
GB – Jim Taylor – 16 rushes, 79 yards

Top receivers

CHI – Mike Ditka – 7 receptions, 74 yards, TD
GB – Ron Kramer – 3 receptions, 48 yards

Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	0	21	3	3	27
Lions	3	14	7	0	24

Date: November 26
Location: Tiger Stadium
Game attendance: 52,231
Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); wind 13 mph

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Baltimore Colts	12	2	0	.857	10–2	428	225	W1
Green Bay Packers^[a]	8	5	1	.615	6–5–1	342	245	T1
Minnesota Vikings	8	5	1	.615	6–5–1	355	296	W3
Detroit Lions	7	5	2	.583	6–4–2	280	260	W2
Los Angeles Rams	5	7	2	.417	3–7–2	283	339	T1
Chicago Bears	5	9	0	.357	5–7	260	379	L2
San Francisco 49ers	4	10	0	.286	3–9	236	330	L1

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

^ Green Bay was awarded the Playoff Bowl berth from the Western Conference
by outscoring Minnesota 65–37 in their two meetings.

References

^ "Galimore, Farrington killed in auto crash". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. July 27, 1964. p. 19.
^ "Bears' Galimore, Farrington killed". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. July 27, 1964. p. 8.
^ "Bears to honor crash victims". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. July 28, 1964. p. 19.
^ "1964 Chicago Bears Schedule & Results | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.
^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Aug-13.

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[8-5-6] Green Bay was awarded the Playoff Bowl berth from the Western Conference
by outscoring Minnesota 65–37 in their two meetings.

[gfkiac-1] "Galimore, Farrington killed in auto crash". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. July 27, 1964. p. 19.

[2] "Bears' Galimore, Farrington killed". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. July 27, 1964. p. 8.

[bthcv-3] "Bears to honor crash victims". Reading Eagle. (Pennsylvania). Associated Press. July 28, 1964. p. 19.

[4] "1964 Chicago Bears Schedule & Results | The Football Database". FootballDB.com. Retrieved August 8, 2017.

[5] Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Aug-13.

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