1927 Chicago Bears season

The 1927 season was the Chicago Bears' 8th in the National Football League. The team was unable to improve on their 12–1–3 record from 1926 and finished with a 9–3–2 record under head coach George Halas earning them a third-place finish in the team standings behind the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. Notable games during this season were a split of the season series with the New York Yankees, led by former and future Bear Red Grange, a split of the season's games against crosstown rivals Chicago Cardinals, two wins over the Green Bay Packers, and, oddest of all, a win and a tie over the Frankford Yellowjackets. What makes the games with Frankford so notable is they were played back to back on December 3 and 4, with the first game in Frankford and the second in Chicago. The Bears also played the eventual champion New York Giants, losing 7-13. Paddy Driscoll, William Senn, and Joey Sternaman again starred for the Bears. Driscoll ran for 5 touchdowns and threw 4 others; Senn had 3 rushing TDs and 2 receiving scores; and Sternaman ran and caught 1 touchdown each, while passing for another. Owner and coach George Halas continued to play well, scoring 3 touchdowns himself, 2 on defense.

1927 Chicago Bears season
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home fieldWrigley Field
Results
Record9–3–2
League place3rd NFL

Future Hall of Fame players

Other leading players

Schedule
Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 September 25 at Chicago Cardinals W 9–0 1–0 Normal Park
2 October 2 at Green Bay Packers W 7–6 2–0 City Stadium
3 October 16 New York Yankees W 12–0 3–0 Wrigley Field
4 October 23 Cleveland Bulldogs W 14–12 4–0 Wrigley Field
5 October 30 Dayton Triangles W 14–6 5–0 Wrigley Field
6 November 6 Providence Steam Roller T 0–0 5–0–1 Wrigley Field
7 November 8 at New York Yankees L 6–26 5–1–1 Yankee Stadium
8 November 13 Pottsville Maroons W 30–12 6–1–1 Wrigley Field
9 November 20 Green Bay Packers W 14–6 7–1–1 Wrigley Field
10 November 24 Chicago Cardinals L 0–3 7–2–1 Wrigley Field
11 November 27at New York Giants L 7–13 7–3–1 Polo Grounds
12 December 3 at Frankford Yellow Jackets T 0–0 7–3–2 Shibe Park
13 December 4 Frankford Yellow Jackets W 9–0 8–3–2 Wrigley Field
14 December 11 Duluth Eskimos W 27–14 9–3–2 Wrigley Field

Standings
NFL standings
W L T PCT PF PA STK
New York Giants 11 1 1 .917 197 20 W9
Green Bay Packers 7 2 1 .778 113 43 W1
Chicago Bears 9 3 2 .750 149 98 W2
Cleveland Bulldogs 8 4 1 .667 209 107 W5
Providence Steam Roller 8 5 1 .615 105 88 W3
New York Yankees 7 8 1 .467 142 174 L4
Frankford Yellow Jackets 6 9 3 .400 152 166 L1
Pottsville Maroons 5 8 0 .385 80 163 L1
Chicago Cardinals 3 7 1 .300 69 134 L1
Dayton Triangles 1 6 1 .143 15 57 L4
Duluth Eskimos 1 8 0 .111 68 134 L7
Buffalo Bisons 0 5 0 .000 8 123 L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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