1945 Chicago Bears season

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1945 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Hunk Anderson Luke Johnsos
Home Field	Wrigley Field

Results
Record	3-7
Place	4th NFL West
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Timeline

Previous Season	Next Season
1944	1946

The 1945 Chicago Bears season was their 26th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a dismal 3-7 record under temporary co-coaches Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos. With the end of World War II, Halas would make his return to the coaching ranks next year so this was the end of the only co-coaching tenure in franchise history.

v • d • e Chicago Bears

Formerly the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys • Based in Chicago, Illinois

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Head Coaches

Stadiums	Staley Field • Wrigley Field • Soldier Field • Memorial Stadium • Soldier Field II

Culture	Brian's Song • The Super Bowl Shuffle • Da Super Fans • Staley Da Bear • Quarterbacks • Logos and Uniforms • Halas Hall • A.E. Staley • Jack Brickhouse

The Rivalries	Bears-Packers Rivalry • Bears–Vikings Rivalry • Bears-Cardinals Rivalry

Lore	Fog Bowl • 1932 Playoff Game • First NFL Championship Game • "The Sneakers Game" • Monsters of the Midway • 46 Defense • '85 Bears • Super Bowl XX • Thanksgiving Classic • Bears 73, Redskins 0 • Instant Replay Game

Important Figures	George Halas • Edward Sternaman • George Halas, Jr. • Bronko Nagurski • George McAfee • Harold (Red) Grange • Ed Healey • Jim Finks • Doug Atkins • Bill George • Bill Hewitt • Willie Galimore • Dick Butkus • Mike Singletary • Mike Ditka • Walter Payton • Brian Piccolo • Gale Sayers • Ralph Jones • Heartley Anderson • Luke Johnsos • Paddy Driscoll • Jim Dooley • Abe Gibron • Jack Pardee • Neill Armstrong • Jim McMahon • Matt Suhey • Michael McCaskey • Willie Gault • Kevin Butler • Jim Covert • Dan Hampton • Richard Dent • Steve McMichael • William Perry • Otis Wilson • Wilber Marshall • Gary Fencik • Sid Luckman • George Blanda • Bobby Douglass • Clyde Turner • Kyle Orton • Erik Kramer • Doug Flutie • Neal Anderson • Jim Harbaugh • Cade McNown • Brian Urlacher • Rex Grossman • Tommie Harris • Greg Olsen • Devin Hester • Curtis Enis • Walt Harris • Marty Booker • Jim Miller • Rashaan Salaam

Retired Numbers	3 • 5 • 7 • 28 • 34 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 51 • 56 • 61 • 66 • 77

Key Personnel	Owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey • Chairman: Michael McCaskey • President/CEO: Ted Phillips • General Manager: Jerry Angelo • Head Coach: Lovie Smith

League Championships (9)	1921 • 1932 • 1933 • 1940 • 1941 • 1943 • 1946 • 1963 • 1985

NFL Championship Appearances (10)	1933 • 1934 • 1937 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1946 • 1956 • 1963

Super Bowl Appearances (2)	1985 (XX) • 2006 (XLI)

NFL seasons (89)	1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: North Division

Local Broadcast Affiliates	NBC 5 Chicago • WBBM Newsradio 780

1945 NFL Season v • d • e
Eastern Division	Western Division
Boston	Chicago Bears
New York	Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia	Cleveland
Pittsburgh	Detroit
Washington	Green Bay
1945 NFL Draft • NFL Championship