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1943 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-1-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1943 NFL Champions
Scored 303 points (30.3/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 157 points (15.7/g), 4th.
Differential of 146 points (14.6/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 8.3-1.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.5/g), 6th.
Coached by Hunk Anderson (8-1-1) (co-coach with Luke Johnsos) and Luke Johnsos (8-1-1)
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1943 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Team Games & Schedule
Glossary · CSV · PRE| Score | Offense | Defense | |||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Date | Rec | Opp | Tm | Opp | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | 1stD | TotYd | PassY | RushY | TO | ||||
| 1 | Sun | September 26 | box | T | 0-0-1 | @ | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 21 | 12 | 248 | 102 | 146 | 3 | 12 | 279 | 55 | 224 | 5 |
| 2 | Sun | October 3 | box | W | 1-0-1 | @ | Detroit Lions | 27 | 21 | 13 | 396 | 267 | 129 | 4 | 14 | 182 | 77 | 105 | 3 |
| 3 | Sun | October 10 | box | W | 2-0-1 | Chicago Cardinals | 20 | 0 | 12 | 297 | 211 | 86 | 3 | 13 | 216 | 99 | 117 | 6 | |
| 4 | Sun | October 17 | box | W | 3-0-1 | Phi/Pit Eagles/Steelers | 48 | 21 | 17 | 396 | 186 | 210 | 3 | 12 | 298 | 181 | 117 | 3 | |
| 5 | Sun | October 24 | box | W | 4-0-1 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 33 | 21 | 21 | 446 | 243 | 203 | 3 | 6 | 180 | 116 | 64 | 2 | |
| 6 | Sun | October 31 | box | W | 5-0-1 | Detroit Lions | 35 | 14 | 18 | 481 | 241 | 240 | 5 | 12 | 257 | 125 | 132 | 4 | |
| 7 | Sun | November 7 | box | W | 6-0-1 | Green Bay Packers | 21 | 7 | 14 | 341 | 186 | 155 | 2 | 11 | 234 | 112 | 122 | 1 | |
| 8 | Sun | November 14 | box | W | 7-0-1 | @ | New York Giants | 56 | 7 | 23 | 682 | 488 | 194 | 2 | 7 | 157 | 73 | 84 | 2 |
| 9 | Sun | November 21 | box | L | 7-1-1 | @ | Washington Redskins | 7 | 21 | 12 | 234 | 145 | 89 | 6 | 8 | 257 | 44 | 213 | |
| 10 | Sun | November 28 | box | W | 8-1-1 | @ | Chicago Cardinals | 35 | 24 | 19 | 440 | 241 | 199 | 4 | 5 | 202 | 98 | 104 | 4 |
| Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
| Championship | December 26 | box | W | 9-1-1 | Washington Redskins | 41 | 21 | ||||||||||||