1964 Chicago Bears season
NFL team 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 .[1] [2] [3]
Roster
1964 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
Rookies in italics
, 5 practice squad
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
Game information
First quarter
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
Top rushers
Top receivers
Week 12
1
2 3 4 Total
• Bears
0
21 3 3
27
Lions
3
14 7 0
24
Date: November 26Location: Tiger Stadium Game attendance: 52,231Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C); wind 13 mph
Scoring summary Q1 DET Walker 25 yard field goalDET 3–0
Q2 CHI Arnett 1 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick)CHI 7–3
Q2 DET Barr 13 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)DET 10–7
Q2 CHI Marconi 5 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick)CHI 14–10
Q2 CHI Morris 16 yard pass from Bukich (Jencks kick)CHI 21–10
Q2 DET Gibbons 5 yard pass from Plum (Walker kick)CHI 21–17
Q3 CHI LeClerc 27 yard field goalCHI 24–17
Q3 DET Watkins 1 yard run (Walker kick)Tie 24–24
Q4 CHI LeClerc 17 yard field goal CHI 27–24
[5]
Standings
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.
References
Franchise Records Stadiums Culture Lore Rivalries Minor league affiliates Retired numbers Key personnel Division championships (21) Conference championships (4) League championships (9) Media
Broadcasters
Radio:
Personnel:
Television:
WFLD (pre-season and most regular season games through Fox , official pre-game and post-game alternate)
Marquee Sports Network (official post-game and in-season programming)
Personnel:
Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
Adam Amin (pre-season play-by-play)
Jim Miller (pre-season analyst)
Current league affiliations
Formerly the Decatur Staleys (1920) and the Chicago Staleys (1921)