# 1964 Chicago Bears season

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.

## 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 |
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## Game summaries
### Week 1 at Packers

| 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 |

## Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Baltimore Colts | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 428 | 225 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 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.