1971 Chicago Bears season

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1971 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Jim Dooley
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	6-8
Place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Timeline
Previous Season	Next Season
1970	1972

The 1971 Chicago Bears season was their 52nd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 6-8 record, another below .500 showing, eventually costing head coach Jim Dooley his job.

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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 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

1971 NFL season v • d • e
AFC	East	Central	West	NFC	East	Central	West
	Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver		Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
	Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City		NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
	Miami	Houston	Oakland		Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego		St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
	NY Jets				Washington
1971 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl VI

Categories: American football season stubs | 1971 National Football League season by team | Chicago Bears seasons

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