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.

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Sources
1	August 15	at Green Bay Packers	W 19–16	1–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	28,286	^[1]^[2]
2	August 22	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	W 24–21	2–0	Manning Bowl (Lynn, MA)	17,000	^[3]^[4]
3	August 29	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers	W 54–17	3–0	Jeppeson Stadium (Houston)	28,000	^[5]
4	September 5	vs. Washington Redskins	W 52–14	4–0	Gator Bowl (Jacksonville, Florida)	28,245	^[6]
5	September 11	New York Giants	W 18–6	5–0	Soldier Field	43,385	^[7]
6	September 19	at Cleveland Browns	L 31–33	5–1	Cleveland Stadium	25,316	^[8]

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.

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