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1943 NFL Championship Game
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| type | nflc |
| name | 1943 |
| image | 431226-Bears-Redskins-championshipprogram.jpg |
| visitor | [Washington Redskins](1943-washington-redskins-season) |
| home | [Chicago Bears](1943-chicago-bears-season) |
| visitor_coach | Dutch Bergman |
| home_coach | Hunk Anderson |
| Luke Johnsos | |
| visitor_conf | Eastern |
| home_conf | Western |
| visitor_abbr | WAS |
| home_abbr | CHI |
| visitor_record | 6–3–1 |
| home_record | 8–1–1 |
| visitor_qtr1 | 0 |
| visitor_qtr2 | 7 |
| visitor_qtr3 | 7 |
| visitor_qtr4 | 7 |
| visitor_total | 21 |
| home_qtr1 | 0 |
| home_qtr2 | 14 |
| home_qtr3 | 13 |
| home_qtr4 | 14 |
| home_total | 41 |
| date | December 26, 1943 |
| stadium | Wrigley Field |
| city | Chicago, Illinois |
| odds | Chicago by 7 points |
| referee | Ronald Gibbs |
| attendance | 34,320 |
| radio | Mutual |
| radioannouncers | Harry Wismer |
| HOFers | **Redskins:** George Preston Marshall (owner/founder), Sammy Baugh |
| **Bears:** George Halas (owner), Dan Fortmann, Sid Luckman, George Musso, Bronko Nagurski, Bulldog Turner |
Luke Johnsos Bears: George Halas (owner), Dan Fortmann, Sid Luckman, George Musso, Bronko Nagurski, Bulldog Turner |USA
The 1943 NFL Championship Game was the 11th annual title game of the National Football League (NFL), held at Wrigley Field in Chicago on December 26 with an attendance of 34,320. In a rematch of the previous year's game, the Western Division champion Chicago Bears (8–1–1) met the Eastern Division champion Washington Redskins (6–3–1). The previous week, the Redskins had defeated the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in a playoff game by a score of 28–0 to determine the champs of the east, after the teams ended the regular season with identical records. The Redskins had dropped their final three regular season games, including two to the Giants. Even though the Giants had swept the season series with Washington, the rules of the time called for a tiebreaker game (division tiebreaker games were eliminated in 1967 with the development of divisional tiebreaking rules).
The divisional playoff game pushed the championship game back to its latest ever date, and the late-December Chicago weather caused the game to be dubbed the "Ice Bowl." The Bears were favored by a touchdown, and won by twenty points, 41–21. In addition to the gate, radio broadcast rights to the game were sold for $5,000.
The Bears were led by quarterback Sid Luckman while Sammy Baugh was the quarterback for the Redskins. The Redskins were coached by Dutch Bergman. The Chicago win marked the franchise's third championship in four seasons, their fourth since the institution of the NFL Championship Game in , and their sixth championship overall.
Rosters
Starters
| Bears | Position | Redskins | Left end | Left tackle | Left guard | Center | Right guard | Right tackle | Right end | Quarterback | Left halfback | Right halfback | Fullback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Benton | Bob Masterson | ||||||||||||
| Dom Sigillo | Lou Rymkus | ||||||||||||
| Dan Fortmann | Clyde Shugart | ||||||||||||
| Bulldog Turner | George Smith | ||||||||||||
| George Musso | Steve Slivinski | ||||||||||||
| Al Hoptowit | Joe Pasqua | ||||||||||||
| George Wilson | Joe Aguirre | ||||||||||||
| Sid Luckman | Ray Hare | ||||||||||||
| Harry Clarke | George Cafego | ||||||||||||
| Dante Magnani | Frank Seno | ||||||||||||
| Bob Masters | Andy Farkas |
Substitutions
Bears substitutions: Pool, Berry, Steinkemper, Babartsky, Mundee, Ippolito, Logan, Matuza, McLean, Luckman, Famighetti, Nagurski, McEnulty, Nolting and Vodicka.
Redskins substitutions: Piasecky, Lapka, Wilkin, Zeno, Fiorentino, Leon, Hayden, Baugh, Seymour, Moore, Gibson, Akins and Stasica.
Officials
- Referee: Ronald Gibbs
- Umpire: John Kelly
- Head linesman: Charlie Berry
- Field judge: Eddie Tryon
The NFL had only four game officials in ; the back judge was added in , the line judge in , and the side judge in .
Scoring summary
- First quarter
- no scoring
- Second quarter
- WAS – Andy Farkas 1-yard run (Bob Masterson kick). Redskins 7–0
- CHI – Harry Clarke 31-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Bob Snyder kick). Tied 7–7
- CHI – Bronko Nagurski 3-yard run (Snyder kick). Bears 14–7
- Third quarter
- CHI – Dante Magnani 36-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Snyder kick). Bears 21–7
- CHI – Dante Magnani 66-yard pass from Sid Luckman (kick failed). Bears 27–7
- WAS – Andy Farkas 17-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Masterson kick). Bears 27–14
- Fourth quarter
- CHI – Jim Benton 26-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Snyder kick). Bears 34–14
- CHI – Harry Clarke 10-yard pass from Sid Luckman (Snyder kick). Bears 41–14
- WAS – Joe Aguirre 25-yard pass from Sammy Baugh (Aguirre kick). Bears 41–21
Game statistics
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Rushes–yards | 44–168 | 27–45 | |||||||||||
| Passing yards | 276 | 182 | |||||||||||
| Passes | 14–27–0 | 10–22–4 | |||||||||||
| Punt return yards | 66 | 37 | |||||||||||
| Punts | 5–32 | 5–48.4 | |||||||||||
| Kickoff return yards | 21 | 167 | |||||||||||
| Fumbles–lost | 0–0 | 1–0 | |||||||||||
| Penalties–yards | 9–81 | 2–20 |
References
References
- Prell, Edward. (December 26, 1943). "Bears play Redskins today for pro title". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- Prell, Edward. (December 26, 1943). "Bears crush Redskins, 41-21; win pro title". Chicago Daily Tribune.
- (December 27, 1943). "Luckman restores Bears to pro grid title". Pittsburgh Press.
- (December 20, 1943). "Baugh's brilliancey nets Redskins triumph". Pittsburgh Press.
- (December 26, 1943). "'Ice Bowl' won't do big business". Pittsburgh Press.
- Healey, Gerald B.. (December 26, 1943). "Bears 7 point favorites to beat Redskins in pro title game". Milwaukee Sentinel.
- (December 27, 1943). "Each Bear player receives $1,135 for victory game". Milwaukee Journal.
- (December 27, 1943). "Bear Defeat Reskins for Pro Title on Luckman's Five Touchdown Passes". [[The New York Times]].
- "Boxscore". [[Pro-Football-Reference.com]].
- Kuechle, Oliver E.. (December 27, 1943). "Bear Bury Skins; Sid Luckman Stars". [[Milwaukee Journal]].
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