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The 1967 season was the Chicago Bears' 48th season in the National Football League. The team improved on their 5–7–2 record from 1966 and finished with a 7–6–1 record and earning them a second-place finish in the newly formed Central Division within the NFL's Western Conference. 1967 also marked the final season with George Halas as the team's head coach. Halas, one of the founders of the NFL, continued as the owner of the franchise until his death in 1983.

1967 Chicago Bears season
Owner	George Halas
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	7–6–1
Division place	2nd place Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
← 1966 Bears seasons 1968 →

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

**1967 Chicago Bears final roster**

	Quarterbacks 10 Rudy Bukich 11 Jack Concannon 12 Larry Rakestraw Running backs 32 Ralph Kurek 41 Brian PiccoloFB 40 Gale Sayers Wide receivers 45 Dick Gordon 43 Bob Jones Tight ends 84 Austin Denney 89 Terry Stoepel		Offensive linemen 72 Jim CadileG 65 Randy JacksonT 50 Mike PyleC 64 Mike RaboldG 62 Mike ReillyG 67 George SealsG 63 Bob WetoskaT Defensive linemen 81 Marty AmslerDE 79 Dick EveyDT 76 John JohnsonDT 87 Ed O'BradovichDE		Linebackers 55 Doug Buffone 51 Dick Butkus 59 Rudy Kuechenberg 53 Jim Purnell Defensive backs 26 Bennie McRaeCB 17 Richie PetitbonS 24 Rosey TaylorS Special teams 88 Bobby Joe GreenP 83 Mac PercivalK		Practice squad 15 Virgil CarterQB -- Tom GreenleeS Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 17	atPittsburgh Steelers	L 13–41	0–1	Pitt Stadium	53,365
2	September 24	atGreen Bay Packers	L 10–13	0–2	Lambeau Field	50,861
3	October 1	atMinnesota Vikings	W 17–7	1–2	Metropolitan Stadium	44,868
4	October 8	Baltimore Colts	L 3–24	1–3	Wrigley Field	47,190
5	October 15	Detroit Lions	W 14–3	2–3	Wrigley Field	46,024
6	October 22	atCleveland Browns	L 0–24	2–4	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	83,183
7	October 29	Los Angeles Rams	L 17–28	2–5	Wrigley Field	46,073
8	November 5	atDetroit Lions	W 27–13	3–5	Tiger Stadium	55,606
9	November 12	New York Giants	W 34–7	4–5	Wrigley Field	46,223
10	November 19	St. Louis Cardinals	W 30–3	5–5	Wrigley Field	47,147
11	November 26	Green Bay Packers	L 13–17	5–6	Wrigley Field	47,513
12	December 3	atSan Francisco 49ers	W 28–14	6–6	Kezar Stadium	25,613
13	December 10	Minnesota Vikings	T 10–10	6–6–1	Wrigley Field	40,110
14	December 17	atAtlanta Falcons	W 23–14	7–6–1	Atlanta Stadium	54,107
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	13	0	0	0	13
• Steelers	10	7	17	7	41

Date: September 17
Location: Pitt Stadium
Game attendance: 53,365
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C); wind 5 mph

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	3	7	10
• Packers	0	10	0	3	13

Date: September 24
Location: Lambeau Field
Game attendance: 50,861
Game weather: 49 °F (9 °C); wind 9 mph

Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	0	10	0	17
Vikings	0	0	0	7	7

Date: October 1
Location: Metropolitan Stadium
Game attendance: 44,868
Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); wind 15 mph

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Colts	0	3	7	14	24
Bears	3	0	0	0	3

Date: October 8
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 47,190
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); wind 12 mph

Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	3	3
• Bears	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 15
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 46,024
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); wind 8 mph

Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	0	0	0	0	0
• Browns	0	0	7	17	24

Date: October 22
Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium
Game attendance: 83,183
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C); wind 4 mph

Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Rams	7	7	7	7	28
Bears	0	7	3	7	17

Date: October 29
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 46,073
Game weather: 42 °F (6 °C); wind 13 mph

Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	14	7	6	0	27
Lions	0	7	6	0	13

Date: November 5
Location: Tiger Stadium
Game attendance: 55,606
Game weather: 32 °F (0 °C); wind 15 mph

Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Giants	7	0	0	0	7
• Bears	0	20	7	7	34

Date: November 12
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 46,223
Game weather: 51 °F (11 °C); wind 15 mph

Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	3	0	0	0	3
• Bears	7	20	3	0	30

Date: November 19
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 47,147
Game weather: 33 °F (1 °C); wind 10 mph

Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	7	7	3	0	17
Bears	7	3	0	3	13

Date: November 26
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 47,513
Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C); wind 14 mph

Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	7	14	0	28
49ers	0	0	7	7	14

Date: December 3
Location: Kezar Stadium
Game attendance: 25,613
Game weather: 53 °F (12 °C); wind 13 mph

Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Vikings	0	7	0	3	10
Bears	3	0	7	0	10

Date: December 10
Location: Wrigley Field
Game attendance: 40,110
Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C); wind 15 mph

Scoring summary

Q1		CHI	Percival 12 yard field goal	CHI 3–0

Q2		MIN	Phillips 35 yard pass from Kapp (Cox kick)	MIN 7–3

Q3		CHI	Sayers 7 yard run (Percival kick)	CHI 10–3

Q4		MIN	Cox 25 yard field goal	Tie 10–10

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bears	7	10	3	3	23
Falcons	7	0	0	7	14

Date: December 17
Location: Atlanta Stadium
Game attendance: 54,107
Game weather: 46 °F (8 °C); wind 7 mph

Standings

NFL Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	9	4	1	.692	4–1–1	6–3–1	332	209	L2
Chicago Bears	7	6	1	.538	3–2–1	5–4–1	239	218	W1
Detroit Lions	5	7	2	.417	1–3–2	3–5–2	260	259	W2
Minnesota Vikings	3	8	3	.273	1–3–2	1–6–3	233	294	L1

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

Awards and records

Milestones

References

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-Oct-24.

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