# 1962 Chicago Bears season

The 1962 Chicago Bears season was their 43rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 9–5 record, earning them a third-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the first season that the wishbone "C" appeared on the helmets (albeit in white; it would not adopt its more familiar burnt orange color until 1974).

## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 16 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 30–14 | 1–0 | Kezar Stadium | 46,052 |
| 2 | September 23 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 27–23 | 2–0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 44,376 |
| 3 | September 30 | at Green Bay Packers | L 0–49 | 2–1 | City Stadium | 38,689 |
| 4 | October 7 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 13–0 | 3–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,141 |
| 5 | October 14 | San Francisco 49ers | L 27–34 | 3–2 | Wrigley Field | 48,902 |
| 6 | October 21 | Baltimore Colts | W 35–15 | 4–2 | Wrigley Field | 49,066 |
| 7 | October 28 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–11 | 4–3 | Tiger Stadium | 53,342 |
| 8 | November 4 | Green Bay Packers | L 7–38 | 4–4 | Wrigley Field | 48,753 |
| 9 | November 11 | Minnesota Vikings | W 31–30 | 5–4 | Wrigley Field | 46,984 |
| 10 | November 18 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 34–33 | 6–4 | Cotton Bowl | 12,692 |
| 11 | November 25 | at Baltimore Colts | W 57–0 | 7–4 | Memorial Stadium | 56,164 |
| 12 | December 2 | New York Giants | L 24–26 | 7–5 | Wrigley Field | 49,043 |
| 13 | December 9 | Los Angeles Rams | W 30–14 | 8–5 | Wrigley Field | 38,685 |
| 14 | December 16 | Detroit Lions | W 3–0 | 9–5 | Wrigley Field | 44,948 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

## Season summary
### Week 1 at 49ers

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California
* Date: September 16
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
* Game attendance: 46,052
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
Bears
Billy Wade 5/13, 13 Yds
Willie Galimore 22 Rush, 181 Yds, 2 TD 1 Rec, 7 Yds
49ers
John Brodie 12/22, 136 Yds, TD, 2 INT
J.D. Smith 7 Rush, 53 Yds
Bernie Casey 2 Rec, 51 Yds, TD :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | CHI | SF |
| 1 | | | | | Bears | Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Rosey Taylor, Roger LeClerc kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | | | | | Bears | 17-yard field goal by Roger LeClerc | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | | | | | Bears | Rick Casares 16-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | | | | | 49ers | John Brodie 6-yard touchdown run, Tommy Davis kick good | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | | | | | Bears | Willie Galimore 37-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | | | | | 49ers | Bernie Casey 33-yard touchdown reception from John Brodie, Tommy Davis kick good | 24 | 14 |
| | | | | | | Willie Galimore 77-yard touchdown run | 30 | 14 |
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## Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 11–1 | 415 | 148 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 10–2 | 315 | 177 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 321 | 287 | W2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–7 | 293 | 288 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–7 | 282 | 331 | L2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 1–10–1 | 254 | 410 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–10–1 | 220 | 334 | L3 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.