# 1941 Chicago Bears season

The 1941 season was the Chicago Bears' 22nd in the National Football League. The team improved on their 8–3 record in 1939–40 and finished at 10–1 under head coach George Halas, en route to their second straight NFL championship and fifth league title.

## Before the season
### Draft

1941 Chicago Bears draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | Tom Harmon | Halfback | Michigan |
| 1 | 3 | Norm Standlee * | Fullback | Stanford |
| 1 | 9 | Don Scott | Back | Ohio State |
| 3 | 23 | Hugh Gallarneau * | Halfback | Stanford |
| 5 | 39 | Charlie O'Rourke | Quarterback | Boston College |
| 6 | 48 | Tommy O'Boyle | Guard | Tulane |
| 7 | 59 | John Federovitch * | Tackle | Davis & Elkins |
| 8 | 61 | Fred Hartman | Tackle | Rice |
| 8 | 62 | David Rankin | End | Purdue |
| 8 | 68 | Al Matuza * | Center | Georgetown |
| 9 | 79 | Hal Lahar * | Guard | Oklahoma |
| 10 | 88 | Jim (Sweet) Lalanne | Back | North Carolina |
| 11 | 99 | Jim Hardin | End | Kentucky |
| 12 | 108 | Bob Morrow | Back | Illinois Wesleyan |
| 13 | 119 | Jim Johnson | Back | Santa Clara |
| 14 | 128 | Johnny Martin | Wingback | Oklahoma |
| 15 | 139 | Jack Mulkey | End | Fresno State |
| 16 | 148 | Bob Osterman | Center | Notre Dame |
| 17 | 159 | Bill Glenn | Quarterback | Eastern Illinois |
| 18 | 168 | Ollie Hahnenstein | Back | Northwestern |
| 19 | 179 | Alex Winterson | Tackle | Duke |
| 20 | 188 | Jack Odle | Quarterback | TCU |
| 21 | 194 | Hunter Corbern | Guard | Mississippi State |
| 22 | 198 | Dave Buck | Tackle | Colgate |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 28 | at Green Bay Packers | W 25–17 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 24,876 | Recap |
| 2 | October 5 | at Cleveland Rams | W 48–21 | 2–0 | Municipal Stadium | 23,850 | Recap |
| 3 | October 12 | Chicago Cardinals | W 53–7 | 3–0 | Wrigley Field | 34,668 | Recap |
| 4 | October 19 | Detroit Lions | W 49–0 | 4–0 | Wrigley Field | 29,980 | Recap |
| 5 | October 26 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 34–7 | 5–0 | Wrigley Field | 17,212 | Recap |
| 6 | November 2 | Green Bay Packers | L 14–16 | 5–1 | Wrigley Field | 46,484 | Recap |
| 7 | November 9 | Cleveland Rams | W 31–13 | 6–1 | Wrigley Field | 18,102 | Recap |
| 8 | November 16 | Washington Redskins | W 35–21 | 7–1 | Wrigley Field | 30,095 | Recap |
| 9 | November 23 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–7 | 8–1 | Briggs Stadium | 28,657 | Recap |
| 10 | November 30 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 49–14 | 9–1 | Shibe Park | 32,608 | Recap |
| 11 | December 7 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 34–24 | 10–1 | Comiskey Park | 18,879 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Chicago Bears | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7–1 | 396 | 147 | W5 |
| Green Bay Packers | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 7–1 | 258 | 120 | W8 |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 6 | 1 | .400 | 3–4–1 | 121 | 195 | W1 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 3 | 7 | 1 | .300 | 1–6–1 | 127 | 197 | L2 |
| Cleveland Rams | 2 | 9 | 0 | .182 | 1–7 | 116 | 244 | L9 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 6–2 | 238 | 114 | L1 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 6–2 | 158 | 127 | W2 |
| Washington Redskins | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 5–3 | 176 | 174 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 8 | 1 | .200 | 1–6–1 | 119 | 218 | L3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 9 | 1 | .100 | 1–6–1 | 103 | 276 | L2 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

## Postseason

The Bears won the Western Division championship by beating the Packers, 33–14, in a playoff at Wrigley Field. The Bears then beat the Giants, 37–9, at Wrigley Field to win the NFL Championship.
See 1941 NFL playoffs and NFL Championship Game, 1941
| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
| Western Division | December 14 | Green Bay Packers | W 33–14 | 1–0 | Wrigley Field | 43,425 | Recap | |
| NFL Championship | December 21 | New York Giants | W 37–9 | 2–0 | Wrigley Field | 13,341 | Recap | |

## All-Star Game

The Bears defeated the NFL All-Stars 35–24 on January 4, 1942.