The 1965 Chicago Bears season was their 46th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-5 record, earning them a third place finish in the NFL Western Conference. The club improved over the dismal 5-9 record of the previous season.
They started the season 0-3, but thanks to rookies Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus, the team won 9 of the last 11 games. Sayers had a magnificent rookie season, and in one game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago's Wrigley Field on December 12, he scored 6 touchdowns in a 61-20 Bears win. Gale Sayers would set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns in one season. The six touchdown performance from December 12, would tie an NFL record and set a new Bears record.
The 1965 Bears draft class would eventually be named #8 on NFL Top 10 Draft Classes.
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