Chicago Bears year by year

107 seasons since 1920 · 812-653-42 all time · 9 titles

How have the Bears ranked, year by year?

The Chicago Bears have played 106 seasons since 1920: 809-652-42 in the regular season, with 9 titles. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league 6 times: 2018, 2005, 2001, 1988 and 2 more. Over the last 10 seasons the best defense was 2018's (1st in points allowed), the best offense 2025's (9th in points scored). In 2026 they are 3-1, 9th in points scored and 4th in points allowed after 4 games.

Chicago Bears by season: record, points scored and allowed per game with league rank, coach and postseason
Season	W-L-T	Offense	Defense	Yds/G	Yds allowed/G	Coach	Postseason
2026	3-1	28.09th	16.34th	429.01st	282.33rd	Ben Johnson	—
2025	11-6	25.99th	24.423rd	—	—	Ben Johnson	Lost in the divisional round
2024	5-12	18.228th	21.813th	—	—	Matt Eberflus, Thomas Brown	—
2023	7-10	21.218th	22.320th	—	—	Matt Eberflus	—
2022	3-14	19.223rd	27.232nd	—	—	Matt Eberflus	—
2021	6-11	18.327th	23.922nd	—	—	Matt Nagy	—
2020	8-8	23.322nd	23.114th	—	—	Matt Nagy	Lost in the wild card round
2019	8-8	17.529th	18.64th	—	—	Matt Nagy	—
2018	12-4	26.39th	17.71st	—	—	Matt Nagy	Lost in the wild card round
2017	5-11	16.529th	20.09th	—	—	John Fox	—
2016	3-13	17.428th	24.924th	—	—	John Fox	—
2015	6-10	20.923rd	24.820th	—	—	John Fox	—
2014	5-11	19.923rd	27.631st	—	—	Marc Trestman	—
2013	8-8	27.82nd	29.930th	—	—	Marc Trestman	—
2012	10-6	23.416th	17.33rd	—	—	Lovie Smith	—
2011	8-8	22.117th	21.314th	—	—	Lovie Smith	—
2010	11-5	20.921st	17.94th	—	—	Lovie Smith	Lost the conference championship
2009	7-9	20.419th	23.421st	—	—	Lovie Smith	—
2008	9-7	23.414th	21.916th	—	—	Lovie Smith	—
2007	7-9	20.918th	21.816th	—	—	Lovie Smith	—
2006	13-3	26.72nd	15.93rd	—	—	Lovie Smith	Lost Super Bowl XLI
2005	11-5	16.326th	12.61st	—	—	Lovie Smith	Lost in the divisional round
2004	5-11	14.432nd	20.713th	—	—	Lovie Smith	—
2003	7-9	17.723rd	21.622nd	—	—	Dick Jauron	—
2002	4-12	17.627th	23.725th	—	—	Dick Jauron	—
2001	13-3	21.111th	12.71st	—	—	Dick Jauron	Lost in the divisional round
2000	5-11	13.528th	22.220th	—	—	Dick Jauron	—
1999	6-10	17.025th	21.320th	—	—	Dick Jauron	—
1998	4-12	17.325th	23.023rd	—	—	Dave Wannstedt	—
1997	4-12	16.428th	26.329th	—	—	Dave Wannstedt	—
1996	7-9	17.726th	19.112th	—	—	Dave Wannstedt	—
1995	9-7	24.58th	22.522nd	—	—	Dave Wannstedt	—
1994	9-7	16.924th	19.210th	—	—	Dave Wannstedt	Lost in the divisional round
1993	7-9	14.624th	14.43rd	—	—	Dave Wannstedt	—
1992	5-11	18.416th	22.622nd	—	—	Mike Ditka	—
1991	11-5	18.714th	16.89th	—	—	Mike Ditka	Lost in the wild card round
1990	11-5	21.810th	17.59th	—	—	Mike Ditka	Lost in the divisional round
1989	6-10	22.410th	23.620th	—	—	Mike Ditka	—
1988	12-4	19.518th	13.41st	—	—	Mike Ditka	Lost the conference championship
1987	11-4	23.79th	18.84th	—	—	Mike Ditka	Lost in the divisional round
1986	14-2	22.013th	11.71st	—	—	Mike Ditka	Lost in the divisional round
1985	15-1	28.52nd	12.41st	—	—	Mike Ditka	Won Super Bowl XX
1984	10-6	20.316th	15.53rd	—	—	Mike Ditka	Lost the conference championship
1983	8-8	19.420th	18.85th	—	—	Mike Ditka	—
1982	3-6	15.722nd	19.313th	—	—	Mike Ditka	—
1981	6-10	15.827th	20.314th	—	—	Neill Armstrong	—
1980	7-9	19.017th	16.54th	—	—	Neill Armstrong	—
1979	10-6	19.118th	15.63rd	—	—	Neill Armstrong	Lost in the wild card round
1978	7-9	15.820th	17.19th	—	—	Neill Armstrong	—
1977	9-5	18.213th	18.119th	—	—	Jack Pardee	Lost in the divisional round
1976	7-7	18.117th	15.48th	—	—	Jack Pardee	—
1975	4-10	13.624th	27.125th	—	—	Jack Pardee	—
1974	4-10	10.925th	19.917th	—	—	Abe Gibron	—
1973	3-11	13.924th	23.920th	—	—	Abe Gibron	—
1972	4-9-1	16.121st	19.615th	—	—	Abe Gibron	—
1971	6-8	13.225th	19.712th	—	—	Jim Dooley	—
1970	6-8	18.316th	18.610th	—	—	Jim Dooley	—
1969	1-13	15.0	24.2	—	—	Jim Dooley	—
1968	7-7	17.9	23.8	—	—	Jim Dooley	—
1967	7-6-1	17.1	15.6	—	—	George Halas	—
1966	5-7-2	16.7	19.4	—	—	George Halas	—
1965	9-5	29.2	19.6	—	—	George Halas	—
1964	5-9	18.6	27.1	—	—	George Halas	—
1963	11-1-2	21.5	10.3	—	—	George Halas	Won the championship
1962	9-5	22.9	20.5	—	—	George Halas	—
1961	8-6	23.3	21.6	—	—	George Halas	—
1960	5-6-1	16.2	24.9	—	—	George Halas	—
1959	8-4	21.0	16.3	—	—	George Halas	—
1958	8-4	24.8	19.2	—	—	George Halas	—
1957	5-7	16.9	17.6	—	—	Paddy Driscoll	—
1956	9-2-1	30.3	20.5	—	—	Paddy Driscoll	Lost the championship game
1955	8-4	24.5	20.9	—	—	George Halas	—
1954	8-4	25.1	23.3	—	—	George Halas	—
1953	3-8-1	18.2	21.8	—	—	George Halas	—
1952	5-7	20.4	27.2	—	—	George Halas	—
1951	7-5	23.8	23.5	—	—	George Halas	—
1950	9-3	23.3	17.3	—	—	George Halas	Lost in the divisional round
1949	9-3	27.7	18.2	—	—	George Halas	—
1948	10-2	31.3	12.6	—	—	George Halas	—
1947	8-4	30.3	20.1	—	—	George Halas	—
1946	8-2-1	26.3	17.5	—	—	George Halas	Won the championship
1945	3-7	19.2	23.5	—	—	Hunk Anderson, Luke Johnsos	—
1944	6-3-1	25.8	17.2	—	—	Hunk Anderson, Luke Johnsos	—
1943	8-1-1	30.3	15.7	—	—	Hunk Anderson, Luke Johnsos	Won the championship
1942	11-0	34.2	7.6	—	—	George Halas, Hunk Anderson, Luke Johnsos	Lost the championship game
1941	10-1	36.0	13.4	—	—	George Halas	Won the championship
1940	8-3	21.6	13.8	—	—	George Halas	Won the championship
1939	8-3	27.1	14.3	—	—	George Halas	—
1938	6-5	17.6	13.5	—	—	George Halas	—
1937	9-1-1	18.3	9.1	—	—	George Halas	Lost the championship game
1936	9-3	18.5	7.8	—	—	George Halas	—
1935	6-4-2	16.0	8.8	—	—	George Halas	—
1934	13-0	22.0	6.6	—	—	George Halas	Lost the championship game
1933	10-2-1	10.2	6.3	—	—	George Halas	Won the championship
1932	7-1-6	11.4	3.1	—	—	Ralph Jones	Won the championship
1931	8-5	11.2	7.1	—	—	Ralph Jones	—
1930	9-4-1	12.1	5.1	—	—	Ralph Jones	—
1929	4-9-2	7.9	15.1	—	—	George Halas	—
1928	7-5-1	14.0	6.5	—	—	George Halas	—
1927	9-3-2	10.6	7.0	—	—	George Halas	—
1926	12-1-3	13.5	3.9	—	—	George Halas	—
1925	9-5-3	9.3	5.6	—	—	George Halas	—
1924	6-1-4	12.4	5.0	—	—	George Halas	—
1923	9-2-1	10.3	2.9	—	—	George Halas	—
1922	9-3	10.3	3.7	—	—	George Halas	—
1921Chicago Staleys (APFA)	9-1-1	11.6	4.8	—	—	George Halas	Won the championship
1920Decatur Staleys (APFA)	10-1-2	12.6	1.6	—	—	George Halas	—

Regular season. Offense and defense are points scored and allowed per game; the rank beside each is among the league’s clubs that season, first being the most scored or the fewest allowed. Ranks start in 1970, the first season after the merger; yards (passing net of sacks, plus rushing) in 1999.

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