Wikipedia:WikiProject National Football League/Team seasons list format
 | This page in a nutshell: The list of team seasons article should look like the Chicago Bears seasons one. Here is it below for you to see. |
EXAMPLE TABLE:
- The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
| NFL Champions (1920–1969) | Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth | One-Game Playoff Berth |
| Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
| Decatur Staleys | ||||||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | APFA | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 2 | The APFA did not hold playoff games | |||
| Chicago Staleys | ||||||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | APFA | 1st | 9 | 1 | 0 | Named APFA Champions (1) [1] | |||
| Chicago Bears | ||||||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | NFL | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932 | |||
| 1923 | 1923 | NFL | 2nd | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||||
| 1924 | 1924 | NFL | 2nd | 6 | 1 | 4 | ||||
| 1925 | 1925 | NFL | 7th | 9 | 5 | 3 | ||||
| 1926 | 1926 | NFL | 2nd | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||
| 1927 | 1927 | NFL | 3rd | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||||
| 1928 | 1928 | NFL | 5th | 7 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1929 | 1929 | NFL | 9th | 4 | 9 | 2 | ||||
| 1930 | 1930 | NFL | 3rd | 9 | 4 | 1 | ||||
| 1931 | 1931 | NFL | 3rd | 8 | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 1932 | 1932 | NFL | 1st | 7 | 1 | 6 | Named NFL Champions (2)[2] | |||
| 1933 | 1933 | NFL | West | 1st | 10 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (3) (Giants) (23-21)[3] | ||
| 1934 | 1934 | NFL | West | 1st | 13 | 0 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Giants) (13-30)[4] | ||
| 1935 | 1935 | NFL | West | T-3rd | 6 | 4 | 2 | |||
| 1936 | 1936 | NFL | West | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1937 | 1937 | NFL | West | 1st | 9 | 1 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) (21-28) | ||
| 1938 | 1938 | NFL | West | 3rd | 6 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1939 | 1939 | NFL | West | 2nd | 8 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1940 | 1940 | NFL | West | 1st | 8 | 3 | 0 | Won NFL Championship (4) (Redskins) (73-0) | ||
| 1941 | 1941 | NFL | West | 1st | 10 | 1 | 0 | Won Western Divisional Playoff (Packers) (33-14) Won NFL Championship (5) (Giants) (37-9) |
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| 1942 | 1942 | NFL | West | 1st | 11 | 0 | 0 | Lost NFL Championship (Redskins) (6-14)[4] | ||
| 1943 | 1943 | NFL | West | 1st | 8 | 1 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (6) (Redskins) (41-21) | Sid Luckman (MVP) | |
| 1944 | 1944 | NFL | West | T-2nd | 6 | 3 | 1 | |||
| 1945 | 1945 | NFL | West | 4th | 3 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1946 | 1946 | NFL | West | 1st | 8 | 2 | 1 | Won NFL Championship (7) (Giants) (24-14) | ||
| 1947 | 1947 | NFL | West | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1948 | 1948 | NFL | West | 2nd | 10 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 1949 | 1949 | NFL | West | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||
| 1950 | 1950 | NFL | National | 2nd | 9 | 3 | 0 | Lost Conference Playoff (Rams) (14-24) | ||
| 1951 | 1951 | NFL | National | 4th | 7 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | NFL | National | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1953 | 1953 | NFL | Western | 4th | 3 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1955 | 1955 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1956 | 1956 | NFL | Western | 1st | 9 | 2 | 1 | Lost NFL Championship (Giants) (7-47) | ||
| 1957 | 1957 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 7 | 0 | |||
| 1958 | 1958 | NFL | Western | T-2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | NFL | Western | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 0 | |||
| 1960 | 1960 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 6 | 1 | |||
| 1961 | 1961 | NFL | Western | T-3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | Mike Ditka (ROY) | ||
| 1962 | 1962 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Ronnie Bull (ROY) | ||
| 1963 | 1963 | NFL | Western | 1st | 11 | 1 | 2 | Won NFL Championship (8) (Giants) (14-10) | George Halas (COY) | |
| 1964 | 1964 | NFL | Western | 6th | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 1965 | 1965 | NFL | Western | 3rd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Gale Sayers (ROY) George Halas (COY) | ||
| 1966 | 1966 | NFL | Western | 5th | 5 | 7 | 2 | |||
| 1967 | 1967 | NFL | Western | Central | 2nd | 7 | 6 | 1 | ||
| 1968 | 1968 | NFL | Western | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 1969 | 1969 | NFL | Western | Central | 4th | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||
| 1970 | 1970 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1971 | 1971 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 6 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1972 | 1972 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | 1973 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Wally Chambers (DROY) | |
| 1974 | 1974 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1975 | 1975 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1976 | 1976 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | Jack Pardee (COY) | |
| 1977 | 1977 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Cowboys) (7-37) | Walter Payton (MVP)/(NFC) (OPOY)/(MOY) |
| 1978 | 1978 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1979 | 1979 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Eagles) (17-27) | |
| 1980 | 1980 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1981 | 1981 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1982[5] | 1982 | NFL | NFC | 12th | 3 | 6 | 0 | Jim McMahon (ROY) | ||
| 1983 | 1983 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 1984 | 1984 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (23-19) Lost Conference Championship (49ers) (0-23) |
Mike Singletary (NFC) |
| 1985 | 1985 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 15 | 1 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Giants) (21-0) Won Conference Championship (Rams) (24-0) Won Super Bowl XX (9) (Patriots) (46-10) |
Mike Singletary (DPY)/(NFC) Mike Ditka (COY) Richard Dent (MVP) Walter Payton (NFC)/(BBA) |
| 1986 | 1986 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 14 | 2 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (13-27) | |
| 1987 | 1987 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) (17-21) | Dave Duerson (MOY) |
| 1988 | 1988 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs[6] (Eagles) (20-12) Lost Conference Championship (49ers) (3-28) |
Mike Singletary (DPY)/(NFC) Mike Ditka (COY) |
| 1989 | 1989 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 1990 | 1990 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Saints) (16-6) Lost Divisional Playoffs (Giants) (3-31) |
Mark Carrier (DROY)/(ROY) Mike Singletary (MOY) |
| 1991 | 1991 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2nd | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) (13-17) | |
| 1992 | 1992 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 1993 | 1993 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1994 | 1994 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) (35-18) Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) (15-44) |
Dave Wannstedt (COY) |
| 1995 | 1995 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 9 | 7 | 0 | Rashaan Salaam (ROY) | |
| 1996 | 1996 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | 1997 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | 1998 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 1999 | 1999 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | 2000 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5th | 5 | 11 | 0 | Brian Urlacher (DROY) Jim Flanigan (MOY) | |
| 2001 | 2001 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) (19-33) | Anthony Thomas (OROY) Dick Jauron (COY) |
| 2002 | 2002 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | 2003 | NFL | NFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2004 | 2004 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2005 | 2005 | NFL | NFC | North | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Panthers) (21-29) | Brian Urlacher (DPY) Lovie Smith (COY) |
| 2006 | 2006 | NFL | NFC | North | 1st | 13 | 3 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) (27-24 OT) Won Conference Championship (Saints) (39-14) Lost Super Bowl XLI (Colts) (19-27) |
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| Total | 670 | 482 | 42 | (1920–2006, includes only regular season) | ||||||
| 16 | 17 | (1920–2006, includes only playoffs) | ||||||||
| 686 | 499 | 42 | (1920–2006, includes both regular season and playoffs) | |||||||
- ^ The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932. The team that finished with the best regular season record was named the league champions.
- ^ The result of the 1932 NFL Playoff Game to determine the NFL champion between the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans. The game counted in the standings and broke the tie.
- ^ The score of the playoff game is in parenthesis with the Bears score first no matter of the outcome.
- ^ a b The Bears were denied perfect seasons on two accounts. The first one was in the 1934 when the 13-0 club lost to the New York Giants in the Championship game. The second occurrence happenend in 1942 when the 11-0 club was denied perfection and a "three-peat" by the Washington Redskins.
- ^ 1982 was a strike-shorten season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
- ^ The game was known as the Fog Bowl due to the heavy fog that covered the field for most of the game.