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)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve

Rookies in italics

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 34Total
Bears 0 3 9012
Packers 7 10 3323

at City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Week 12

Team 1 234Total
• Bears 0 2133 27
Lions 3 1470 24
  • Date: November 26
  • Location: Tiger Stadium
  • Game attendance: 52,231
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); wind 13 mph
Scoring summary
Q1DETWalker 25 yard field goalDET 3–0
Q2CHIArnett 1 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick)CHI 7–3
Q2DETBarr 13 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)DET 10–7
Q2CHIMarconi 5 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick)CHI 14–10
Q2CHIMorris 16 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick)CHI 21–10
Q2DETGibbons 5 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)CHI 21–17
Q3CHILeClerc 27 yard field goalCHI 24–17
Q3DETWatkins 1 yard run (Walker kick)Tie 24–24
Q4CHILeClerc 17 yard field goalCHI 27–24

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Standings

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

References

  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.
  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.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1964_Chicago_Bears_season