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1965 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season

NFL team season

FieldValue
teamChicago Bears
year1965
record9–5
division_place3rd Western
coachGeorge Halas
general managerGeorge Halas
ownerGeorge Halas
stadiumWrigley Field
playoffs*Did not qualify*
shortnavlinkBears seasons

The 1965 Chicago Bears season was their 46th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with 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. –QB Rudy Bukich 176 for 312, 2,641 yards, 20 touchdowns. 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 six touchdowns in a 61–20 Bears win, the first time the Bears scored 61 points in a regular-season game. Sayers would set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns in one season. The six-touchdown performance tied an NFL record and set a new Bears record.

The 1965 Bears draft class was named No. 8 on NFL Top 10 draft classes.

Off-season

NFL draft

Roster

  • Rudy Bukich

  • Billy Wade

  • Jon Arnett

  • Ronnie Bull

  • Ralph Kurek

  • Andy Livingston

  • Joe Marconi

  • Gale Sayers

  • Dick Gordon

  • Jimmy Jones

  • Johnny Morris

  • Charlie Bivins

  • Mike Ditka

  • Billy Martin

  • Jim Cadile G

  • Herman Lee T

  • Dick Leeuwenburg T

  • Mike Pyle C

  • Mike Rabold G

  • George Seals G

  • Bob Wetoska T

  • Doug Atkins DE

  • Dick Evey DT

  • John Johnson DT

  • Stan Jones DT

  • Earl Leggett DT

  • Ed O'Bradovich DE

  • Dick Butkus MLB

  • Joe Fortunato OLB

  • Roger LeClerc K/C/OLB

  • Larry Morris OLB

  • Jim Purnell MLB

  • Mike Reilly OLB

  • J. C. Caroline CB

  • Bennie McRae CB

  • Richie Petitbon SS

  • Ron Smith CB/S

  • Rosey Taylor FS

  • Dave Whitsell CB

  • Bobby Joe Green P

  • Larry Glueck S (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

  • Fred Hageman C (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

  • Bob Kilcullen DT (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

  • Riley Mattson T (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

  • Brian Piccolo RB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

  • Palmer Pyle G (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

  • Larry Rakestraw QB (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

  • Brian Schweda DE (IR) [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]]|Practice Squad=* Frank Budka S

  • George Burman C/T

  • Mike Eischeid K

  • Dennis Murphy DT

  • David Price DE

  • Gregg Schumacher DE

  • John Sisk S}}

Regular season

Schedule

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September 19at **[San Francisco 49ers](1965-san-francisco-49ers-season)****L** 24–520–1Kezar Stadium
September 26at **[Los Angeles Rams](1965-los-angeles-rams-season)****L** 28–300–2Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
October 3at **[Green Bay Packers](1965-green-bay-packers-season)****L** 14–230–3Lambeau Field
October 10**Los Angeles Rams****W** 31–61–3Wrigley Field
October 17at **[Minnesota Vikings](1965-minnesota-vikings-season)****W** 45–372–3Metropolitan Stadium
October 24**[Detroit Lions](1965-detroit-lions-season)****W** 38–103–3Wrigley Field
October 31**Green Bay Packers****W** 31–104–3Wrigley Field
November 7**[Baltimore Colts](1965-baltimore-colts-season)****L** 21–264–4Wrigley Field
November 14[St. Louis Cardinals](1965-st-louis-cardinals-nfl-season)**W** 34–135–4Wrigley Field
November 21at **Detroit Lions****W** 17–106–4Tiger Stadium
November 28at [New York Giants](1965-new-york-giants-season)**W** 35–147–4Yankee Stadium
December 5at **Baltimore Colts****W** 13–08–4Memorial Stadium
December 12**San Francisco 49ers****W** 61–209–4Wrigley Field
December 19**Minnesota Vikings****L** 17–249–5Wrigley Field
**Note:** Intra-conference opponents are in **bold** text.

Game summaries

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Week 4

  • Rudy Bukich 16/22, 299 Yds

Week 5

  • Gale Sayers 297 all-purpose Yds

Week 6

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

;49ers

  • John Brodie 19/37, 250 Yds, 2 TD, INT
  • Ken Willard 10 Rush, 24 Yds
  • Dave Parks 9 Rec, 129 Yds, TD ;Bears
  • Rudy Bukich 16/32, 247 Yds, 3 TD
  • Gale Sayers 9 Rush, 114 Yds, 4 TD
  • Jimmy Jones 3 Rec, 113 Yds, TD

Gale Sayers Six Touchdown Game. His last touchdown came on a 85-yard punt return.

Week 14

Standings

Awards and records

  • Gale Sayers, NFL rookie record, most touchdowns in one season (22)
  • Gale Sayers, NFL record (tied), most touchdowns in one game (6)
  • Gale Sayers, club record, most touchdowns in one game (6)

References

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