1979 Chicago Bears season

The 1979 Chicago Bears season was their 60th regular season and 14th postseason completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 10–6 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong but lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the opening round of the playoffs.

1979 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
General managerJim Finks
Head coachNeill Armstrong
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record10–6
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs
(at Eagles) 17–27

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1979 NFL Draft
1979 Chicago Bears Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 4 Dan HamptonDEArkansas
9 Al HarrisDEArizona StateFrom Tampa Bay
2 39 Rickey WattsWRTulsa
3 66 Willie McClendonRBGeorgia
6 147 John SullivanLBIllinois
7 174 Lee KunzLBNebraska
8 203 Rick MossDBPurdue
9 230 Jerome HeavensRBNotre Dame
10 257 Joe ResticDBNotre Dame
11 286 Bob WrightOTCincinnati
12 312 Dave BeckerDBIowa

Undrafted free agents
1979 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Pete Kraker Quarterback Northern Illinois
Jim Moore Center Wisconsin

Roster
1979 Chicago Bears final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 35 Roland Harper FB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 74 Jerry Meyers DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 83 Golden Richards WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 72 Brad Shearer DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 30 John Skibinski RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Rookies in italics

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 2 Green Bay Packers W 6–3 1–0 Soldier Field 56,515
2 September 9 Minnesota Vikings W 26–7 2–0 Soldier Field 53,231
3 September 16 at Dallas Cowboys L 20–24 2–1 Texas Stadium 64,056
4 September 23 at Miami Dolphins L 16–31 2–2 Miami Orange Bowl 66,011
5 September 30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 13–17 2–3 Soldier Field 55,258
6 October 7 at Buffalo Bills W 7–0 3–3 Rich Stadium 73,383
7 October 14 New England Patriots L 7–27 3–4 Soldier Field 54,128
8 October 21 at Minnesota Vikings L 27–30 3–5 Metropolitan Stadium 41,164
9 October 28 at San Francisco 49ers W 28–27 4–5 Candlestick Park 42,773
10 November 4 Detroit Lions W 35–7 5–5 Soldier Field 50,108
11 November 11 Los Angeles Rams W 27–23 6–5 Soldier Field 51,483
12 November 18 New York Jets W 23–13 7–5 Soldier Field 52,635
13 November 22 at Detroit Lions L 0–20 7–6 Pontiac Silverdome 66,219
14 December 2 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 14–0 8–6 Tampa Stadium 69,508
15 December 9 at Green Bay Packers W 15–14 9–6 Lambeau Field 54,207
16 December 16 St. Louis Cardinals W 42–6 10–6 Soldier Field 42,810
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 1

Bob Thomas booted a pair of field goals and Walter Payton rushed for 125 yards on 36 carries in 80 degree heat as the Bears won their opener. Thomas who had a field goal attempt blocked by Packers' Mike Hunt in the first quarter converted from 25 and 19 yards in the second quarter and the Bears banked on an aggressive defense which was credited with five sacks for the triumph. Chester Marcol, who had a field goal blocked by Virgil Livers, later connected for Green Bay's only score with a 28 yarder. The Bears defense aided by a pair of excellent punts by Bob Parsons, kept the Packers in tough field condition in the first half when Green Bay was limited to only three first downs.

Week 14
1 234Total
• Bears 7 700 14
Buccaneers 0 000 0
  • Date: December 2
  • Location: Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C), wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Referee: Fred Silva
  • Television network: CBS
Scoring summary
1CHIWalter Payton 1 yard run (Bob Thomas kick)Bears 7–0
2CHIDave Williams 13 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick)Bears 14–0

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Week 15: at Green Bay Packers
See also: 1979 Green Bay Packers season
Week 15: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Period 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 3 0915
Packers 0 7 0714

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Playoffs
Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Wildcard December 23 at Philadelphia Eagles L 17–27 0–1 Veterans Stadium 69,397

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Tampa Bay Buccaneers(2) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–6 273 237 W1
Chicago Bears(5) 10 6 0 .625 5–3 8–4 306 249 W3
Minnesota Vikings 7 9 0 .438 5–3 6–6 259 337 L1
Green Bay Packers 5 11 0 .313 3–5 4–8 246 316 W1
Detroit Lions 2 14 0 .125 1–7 2–10 219 365 L3

References
  1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
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