Season Records
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular season | Post Season Results | References | ||||
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| Finish | W | L | T | ||||||||
| Decatur Staleys | |||||||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | APFA | 2nd | 10 ♦ | 1 | 2 | The APFA did not hold playoff games | ||||
| Chicago Staleys | |||||||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | APFA † | 1st † | 9 ♦ | 1 | 1 | Named APFA Champions † | ||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | NFL | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932 | ||||
| 1923 | 1923 | NFL | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | |||||
| 1924 | 1924 | NFL | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 4 ♦ | |||||
| 1925 | 1925 | NFL | 7th | 9 | 5 | 3 ♦ | |||||
| 1926 | 1926 | NFL | 2nd | 12 | 1 | 3 ♦ | |||||
| 1927 | 1927 | NFL | 3rd | 9 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| 1928 | 1928 | NFL | 5th | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||
| 1929 | 1929 | NFL | 9th | 4 | 9 ♦ | 2 | |||||
| 1930 | 1930 | NFL | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 1 | |||||
| 1931 | 1931 | NFL | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 0 | |||||
| 1932 | 1932 | NFL † | 1st † | 7 | 1 | 6 ♦ | Named NFL Champions (2) † | ||||
| 1933 | 1933 | NFL † | Western ** | 1st ** | 10 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (3) (Giants) (23–21) † | |||
| 1934 | 1934 | NFL | Western ** | 1st ** | 13 ♦ | 0 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Giants) (30–13) | |||
| 1935 | 1935 | NFL | Western | T-3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 ♦ | ||||
| 1936 | 1936 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1937 | 1937 | NFL | Western ** | 1st ** | 9 ♦ | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) (28–21) | |||
| 1938 | 1938 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1940 | 1940 | NFL † | Western ** | 1st ** | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (4) (Redskins) (73–0) † | |||
| 1941 | 1941 | NFL † | Western ** | 1st ** | 10 ♦ | 1 | 0 | Won Western Divisional Playoff (Packers) (33–14) Won NFL Championship (5) (Giants) (37–9) † |
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| 1942 | 1942 | NFL | Western ** | 1st ** | 11 ♦ | 0 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) (14–6) | |||
| 1943 | 1943 | NFL † | Western ** | 1st ** | 8 ♦ | 1 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (6) (Redskins) (41–21) † | |||
| 1944 | 1944 | NFL | Western | T-2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 1945 | 1945 | NFL | Western | 4th | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1946 | 1946 | NFL † | Western ** | 1st ** | 8 ♦ | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (7) (Giants) (24–14) † | |||
| 1947 | 1947 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1948 | 1948 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | NFL | National | T-1st • | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoff (Rams) (24–14) | |||
| 1951 | 1951 | NFL | National | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1952 | 1952 | NFL | National | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | 4th | 3 | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | NFL | Western * | 1st * | 9 ♦ | 2 | 1 ♦ | Lost NFL Championship (Giants) (47–7) | |||
| 1957 | 1957 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | NFL | Western | T-2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1959 | 1959 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 6 | 1 | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | T-3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL † | Western * | 1st * | 11 ♦ | 1 | 2 ♦ | Won NFL Championship (8) (Giants) (14–10) † | |||
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | 6th | 5 | 9 | 0 | ||||
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | ||||
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 7 | 2 ♦ | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Central | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Central | 4th | 1 | 13 ♦ | 0 | |||
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 ♦ | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd ¤ | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) (37–7) | ||
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd ¤ | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) (27–17) | ||
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1982 | 1982 | NFL | NFC | 12th | 3 | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | Central ** | 1st ** | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (23–19) Lost Conference Championship (49ers) (23–0) |
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| 1985 | 1985 | NFL ‡ | NFC * | Central ** | 1st ** | 15 ♦ | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Giants) (21–0) Won Conference Championship (Rams) (24–0) Won Super Bowl XX (9) (Patriots) (46–10) ‡ |
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| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | Central ** | 1st ** | 14 ♦ | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (27–13) | ||
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | Central ** | 1st ** | 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (21–17) | ||
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | Central ** | 1st ** | 12 ♦ | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) (20–12) Lost Conference Championship (49ers) (28–3) |
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| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | Central ** | 1st ** | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) (16–6) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) (31–3) |
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| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd ¤ | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) (17–13) | ||
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th ¤ | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) (35–18) Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) (44–15) |
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| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | Central ** | 1st ** | 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) (33–19) | ||
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | North ** | 1st ** | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Panthers) (29–21) | ||
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC * | North ** | 1st ** | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) (27–24 OT) Won Conference Championship (Saints) (39–14) Lost Super Bowl XLI (Colts) (29–17) |
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| 2007 | 2007 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2008 | 2008 | NFL | NFC | North | 2nd | 9 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2009 | 2009 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2010 | 2010 | NFL | NFC | North ** | 1st ** | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) (35–24) Lost Conference Championship (Packers) (21–14) |
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| 2011 | 2011 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | |||
| 2012 | 2012 | NFL | NFC | North | For team & game information >2012 Bears< | ||||||
| Totals | W | L | T | ||||||||
| 10 | 1 | 2 | Decatur Staleys regular season record (1920) | ||||||||
| 9 | 1 | 1 | Chicago Staleys regular season record (1921) | ||||||||
| 693 | 518 | 39 | Chicago Bears regular season record (1922–2012) | ||||||||
| 712 | 520 | 42 | All-time regular season record (1920–2012) | ||||||||
| 17 | 18 | All-time postseason record (1932–2012) | |||||||||
| 729 | 538 | 42 | All-time regular season and postseason record (1920–2012) | ||||||||
| 9 NFL Championships, 4 Conference Championships, 18 Divisional Championships | |||||||||||
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