List of Chicago Bears Head Coaches - Footnotes

Footnotes

  • a Official Chicago Bears record books list Halas as the first head coach in franchise history and therefore current head coach Marc Trestman would be the 14th head coach in franchise history.
  • b The winning percentage is calculated using the formula:
  • c Wasem, Brannon, and Cook became the coaches of the club when it was established by the A. E. Staley Company of Decatur, Illinois in 1919 as a company team.
  • d No official records have been found for the 1919 season.
  • e Halas' full coaching record with the Bears is 497 regular season games coached with a record of 318–148–31 and a W–L percentage of .682. He is also 6–3 in 9 Playoff games.
  • f The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932.
  • g Anderson and Johnsos were co-Head Coaches from 1942 to 1945. They were appointed by Halas went he left to serve in the US Navy.

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