# 1959 Chicago Bears season

The 1959 season was the Chicago Bears' 40th in the National Football League. The team matched on their 8–4 record from 1958 under the coaching of George Halas, winning their last seven games.

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | August 15 | at Green Bay Packers | W 19–16 | 1–0 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 28,286 |
| 2 | August 22 | vs. Philadelphia Eagles | W 24–21 | 2–0 | Manning Bowl (Lynn, MA) | 17,000 |
| 3 | August 29 | vs. Pittsburgh Steelers | W 54–17 | 3–0 | Jeppeson Stadium (Houston) | 28,000 |
| 4 | September 5 | vs. Washington Redskins | W 52–14 | 4–0 | Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Florida) | 28,245 |
| 5 | September 11 | New York Giants | W 18–6 | 5–0 | Soldier Field | 43,385 |
| 6 | September 19 | at Cleveland Browns | L 31–33 | 5–1 | Cleveland Stadium | 25,316 |

## Regular season

The Bears had only two seat prices for the 1959 season: box seats cost $5, while the grandstand — either upper or lower — was priced at $4 per ticket. No discount was given for the full six game home package, with listed prices of $30 and $24, respectively.

### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 27 | at Green Bay Packers | L 6–9 | 0–1 | City Stadium | 32,150 | Recap |
| 2 | October 3 | at Baltimore Colts | W 26–21 | 1–1 | Baltimore Memorial Stadium | 57,557 | Recap |
| 3 | October 11 | Los Angeles Rams | L 21–28 | 1–2 | Wrigley Field | 47,036 | Recap |
| 4 | October 18 | Baltimore Colts | L 7–21 | 1–3 | Wrigley Field | 48,430 | Recap |
| 5 | October 25 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 17–20 | 1–4 | Kezar Stadium | 59,045 | Recap |
| 6 | November 1 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 26–21 | 2–4 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 77,943 | Recap |
| 7 | November 8 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–17 | 3–4 | Wrigley Field | 46,205 | Recap |
| 8 | November 15 | San Francisco 49ers | W 14–3 | 4–4 | Wrigley Field | 42,157 | Recap |
| 9 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | W 24–14 | 5–4 | Briggs Stadium | 54,059 | Recap |
| 10 | November 29 | at Chicago Cardinals | W 31–7 | 6–4 | Soldier Field | 48,687 | Recap |
| 11 | December 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | W 27–21 | 7–4 | Wrigley Field | 41,476 | Recap |
| 12 | December 13 | Detroit Lions | W 25–14 | 8–4 | Wrigley Field | 40,890 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. October 3 was a Saturday night game. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 9–1 | 374 | 251 | W5 |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 6–4 | 252 | 196 | W7 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 5–5 | 255 | 237 | L2 |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 248 | 246 | W4 |
| Detroit Lions | 3 | 8 | 1 | .273 | 2–8 | 203 | 275 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2–8 | 242 | 315 | L8 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8–2 | 284 | 170 | W4 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 268 | 278 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 | 6–4 | 270 | 214 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6 | 5 | 1 | .545 | 6–4 | 257 | 216 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 3 | 9 | 0 | .250 | 2–8 | 185 | 350 | L5 |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 | 2–8 | 234 | 324 | L6 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.