Chicago Bears / Numbers and Records
This page presents the Chicago Bears ' stats, facts and records .
Unless otherwise stated, the data is based on the last completed season. The source of the data is - unless otherwise stated - the website pro-football-reference.com.
statistics
After the end of the 2019 season , the following statistical values could be determined:
| value | |
|---|---|
| Seasons played | 100 |
| Games total | 1,438 |
| Wins overall | 786 |
| Total losses | 610 |
| Total tie | 42 |
| Regular season games | 1,402 |
| Regular season victories | 769 |
| Regular season losses | 591 |
| Play-off games | 36 |
| Play-off victories | 17th |
| Play-off defeats | 19th |
| player | 1,189 |
| Head coaches | 16 |
| NFL Championships | 8th |
| Super Bowl title | 1 |
Records
| record | player | value |
|---|---|---|
| Games played | Patrick Mannelly | 245 |
| Offense | ||
| Thrown yards | Jay Cutler | 23,443 |
| Yards run | Walter Payton | 16,726 |
| Captive yards | Johnny Morris | 5,059 |
| Thrown touchdowns | Jay Cutler | 136 |
| Run touchdowns | Walter Payton | 110 |
| Captured touchdowns | Ken Kavanaugh | 50 |
| Pass attempts | Jay Cutler | 3,271 |
| Successful passes | 2,020 | |
| Runs | Walter Payton | 3,838 |
| Catches | Walter Payton | 492 |
| Defense | ||
| Touchdowns | Charles Tillman | 9 |
| Interceptions | Gary Fencik | 38 |
| forced fumbles | Charles Tillman | 42 |
| Sacks | Richard Dent | 124.5 |
| Tackles | Brian Urlacher | 1,354 |
| Safeties | Steve McMichael | 3 |
| Special teams | ||
| Punt returns | Devin Hester | 264 |
| Punt return yards | 3,241 | |
| Punt return touchdowns | 13 | |
| Longest punt return | Johnny Bailey | 95 yds |
| Yards per punt return | Tip Mooney | 46.3 |
| Kick returns | Devin Hester | 222 |
| Kick return yards | 5,504 | |
| Kick-return touchdowns | Gale Sayers | 6th |
| Longest kick return | 103 yds | |
| Yards per kick return | Clarence Childs | 36.4 |
| Field goal attempts | Kevin Butler | 323 |
| successful field goals | Robbie Gould | 276 |
| PAT attempts | Kevin Butler | 397 |
| successful PATs | 387 | |
| most points scored | Robbie Gould | 1,207 |
| Punts | Bob Parsons | 884 |
| potted yards | Brad Maynard | 36,781 |
| Yards per punt | Norm Standlee | 63.0 |
Direct comparison
With 200 games, most of the Bears' games took place against the Green Bay Packers . They are most successful against the current NFL teams against the New York Jets .
| opponent | First encounter | Regular season | Play-offs | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. | N | UE | SQ | P + | P- | S. | N | SQ | P + | P- | ||
| Arizona Cardinals | 1920 | 59 | 28 | 6th | , 667 | 1,817 | 1,203 | |||||
| Atlanta Falcons | 1966 | 14th | 13 | 0 | , 519 | 515 | 470 | |||||
| Baltimore Ravens | 1998 | 4th | 2 | 0 | , 667 | 97 | 101 | |||||
| Buffalo Bills | 1970 | 8th | 5 | 0 | , 615 | 281 | 194 | |||||
| Carolina Panthers | 1995 | 6th | 3 | 0 | , 667 | 196 | 165 | 0 | 1 | , 000 | 21st | 29 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1972 | 5 | 6th | 0 | , 455 | 214 | 195 | |||||
| Cleveland Browns | 1951 | 7th | 9 | 0 | , 438 | 297 | 382 | |||||
| Dallas Cowboys | 1960 | 12 | 13 | 0 | , 480 | 504 | 531 | 0 | 2 | , 000 | 20th | 54 |
| Denver Broncos | 1971 | 8th | 8th | 0 | , 500 | 307 | 264 | |||||
| Detroit Lions | 1930 | 101 | 74 | 5 | , 575 | 3,510 | 3.223 | |||||
| Green Bay Packers | 1921 | 94 | 98 | 6th | , 495 | 3,377 | 3,430 | 1 | 1 | , 500 | 47 | 35 |
| Houston Texans | 2004 | 0 | 4th | 0 | , 000 | 49 | 91 | |||||
| Indianapolis Colts | 1953 | 19th | 23 | 0 | , 452 | 872 | 898 | 0 | 1 | , 000 | 17th | 23 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1995 | 4th | 3 | 0 | , 571 | 169 | 116 | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | 1973 | 7th | 6th | 0 | , 538 | 188 | 250 | |||||
| Los Angeles Chargers | 1970 | 7th | 6th | 0 | , 538 | 220 | 249 | |||||
| Los Angeles Rams | 1937 | 53 | 36 | 3 | , 592 | 2.123 | 1,846 | 1 | 1 | , 500 | 38 | 24 |
| Miami Dolphins | 1971 | 4th | 9 | 0 | , 308 | 236 | 335 | |||||
| Minnesota Vikings | 1961 | 55 | 60 | 2 | , 479 | 2,267 | 2,439 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 35 | 18th |
| New England Patriots | 1973 | 3 | 10 | 0 | , 231 | 204 | 336 | 1 | 0 | 1,000 | 46 | 10 |
| New Orleans Saints | 1968 | 13 | 16 | 0 | , 448 | 585 | 595 | 2 | 0 | 1,000 | 55 | 20th |
| New York Giants | 1925 | 29 | 21st | 2 | , 577 | 915 | 736 | 5 | 3 | , 625 | 142 | 162 |
| New York Jets | 1974 | 9 | 3 | 0 | , 750 | 245 | 178 | |||||
| Oakland Raiders | 1972 | 7th | 8th | 0 | , 467 | 277 | 273 | |||||
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1933 | 29 | 13 | 1 | , 686 | 935 | 660 | 1 | 3 | , 250 | 71 | 88 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1934 | 19th | 7th | 1 | , 722 | 610 | 407 | |||||
| San Francisco 49ers | 1950 | 32 | 31 | 1 | , 508 | 1,303 | 1,395 | 0 | 3 | , 000 | 18th | 95 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 1976 | 5 | 11 | 0 | , 312 | 314 | 350 | 2 | 0 | 1,000 | 62 | 48 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1977 | 39 | 20th | 0 | , 661 | 1,279 | 962 | |||||
| Tennessee Titans | 1973 | 6th | 6th | 0 | , 500 | 259 | 272 | |||||
| Washington Redskins | 1932 | 21st | 22nd | 1 | , 489 | 907 | 819 | 3 | 4th | , 429 | 194 | 130 |
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| Akron Pros | 1920 | 3 | 0 | 1 | , 875 | 57 | 16 | |||||
| Boston Bulldogs | 1926 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 52 | 25th | |||||
| Boston Yanks | 1944 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 100 | 48 | |||||
| Brooklyn Tigers | 1930 | 10 | 0 | 1 | , 955 | 238 | 62 | |||||
| Buffalo bison | 1921 | 4th | 2 | 0 | , 667 | 64 | 36 | |||||
| Canton Bulldogs | 1921 | 2 | 2 | 0 | , 500 | 51 | 13 | |||||
| Champaign Legion | 1920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 20th | 0 | |||||
| Chicago Tigers | 1920 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 16 | 0 | |||||
| Cincinnati Reds | 1934 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 62 | 10 | |||||
| Cleveland Bulldogs | 1924 | 2 | 1 | 0 | , 667 | 35 | 28 | |||||
| Cleveland Indians | 1921 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 22nd | 7th | |||||
| Cleveland Indians | 1931 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 21st | 0 | |||||
| Columbus Tigers | 1924 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 26th | 19th | |||||
| Dallas Texans | 1952 | 1 | 1 | 0 | , 500 | 61 | 47 | |||||
| Dayton Triangles | 1921 | 4th | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 57 | 6th | |||||
| Detroit Tigers | 1921 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 20th | 9 | |||||
| Detroit Panthers | 1925 | 2 | 1 | 1 | , 625 | 24 | 28 | |||||
| Detroit Wolverines | 1928 | 0 | 2 | 0 | , 000 | 7th | 20th | |||||
| Duluth Eskimos | 1926 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 51 | 20th | |||||
| Frankford Yellow Jackets | 1924 | 7th | 4th | 2 | , 615 | 161 | 88 | |||||
| Hammond Pros | 1920 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 70 | 21st | |||||
| Kewanee Walworths | 1920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 25th | 7th | |||||
| Louisville Colonels | 1926 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 34 | 0 | |||||
| Milwaukee Badgers | 1923 | 3 | 0 | 1 | , 875 | 51 | 28 | |||||
| Minneapolis Marines | 1920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Minneapolis Red Jackets | 1929 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 93 | 19th | |||||
| Moline Universal Tractors | 1920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 20th | 0 | |||||
| New York Yankees | 1927 | 2 | 1 | 0 | , 667 | 45 | 26th | |||||
| New York Yanks | 1950 | 3 | 1 | 0 | , 750 | 124 | 100 | |||||
| Oorang Indians | 1922 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 59 | 6th | |||||
| Providence Steam Roller | 1925 | 0 | 1 | 1 | , 250 | 6th | 9 | |||||
| Racine Tornadoes | 1922 | 2 | 0 | 2 | , 750 | 22nd | 13 | |||||
| Rochester Jeffersons | 1921 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 23 | 13 | |||||
| Rock Island Independents | 1920 | 8th | 1 | 4th | , 769 | 82 | 32 | |||||
| Rockford AC | 1920 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 29 | 0 | |||||
| Staten Island Stapletons | 1932 | 1 | 0 | 1 | , 750 | 27 | 7th | |||||
| Toledo Maroons | 1922 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1,000 | 22nd | 0 | |||||
Legend:
| S iege | N iederlagen | U nentschieden |
| SQ win rate | P + points made | P- opposing points |
All seasons since 1920
| NFL winner (1920-1965) | Super Bowl Champions (1966-present) | Conference winner | Division winner | Wild card space | Single play-off game |
| season | league | Conference | division | Regular season | Play-off results | Awards | |||||||||||
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| placement | Victories | defeat | draw | ||||||||||||||
| Decatur Staleys | |||||||||||||||||
| 1920 | APFA | 2. | 10 | 1 | 2 | In the APFA / NFL there were play-off games only from 1932 | |||||||||||
| Chicago Staleys | |||||||||||||||||
| 1921 | APFA | 1. | 9 | 1 | 1 | Became the APFA master appointed (1) | |||||||||||
| Chicago Bears | |||||||||||||||||
| 1922 | NFL | 2. | 9 | 3 | 0 | In the APFA / NFL there were play-off games only from 1932 | |||||||||||
| 1923 | NFL | 2. | 9 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1924 | NFL | 2. | 6th | 1 | 4th | ||||||||||||
| 1925 | NFL | 7th | 9 | 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1926 | NFL | 2. | 12 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 1927 | NFL | 3. | 9 | 3 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1928 | NFL | 5. | 7th | 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1929 | NFL | 9. | 4th | 9 | 2 | ||||||||||||
| 1930 | NFL | 3. | 9 | 4th | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1931 | NFL | 3. | 12 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1932 | NFL | 1. | 10 | 3 | 1 | Became the NFL champions appointed (2) | |||||||||||
| 1933 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 10 | 2 | 1 | 23:21 - win against Giants NFL championship 1933 (3) | ||||||||||
| 1934 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13:30 loss to Giants NFL championship 1934 | ||||||||||
| 1935 | NFL | Western film | T-3. | 6th | 4th | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1936 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1937 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 21:28 loss to Redskins NFL championship | ||||||||||
| 1938 | NFL | Western film | 3. | 6th | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1939 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 8th | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1940 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 8th | 3 | 0 | 73-0 win against Redskins NFL Championship 1940 (4) | ||||||||||
| 1941 | NFL | Western film | T-1. | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33:14 - win against Packers Divisional Play-off 37: 9 - win against Giants NFL championship (5) |
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| 1942 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6:14 loss to Redskins NFL championship | ||||||||||
| 1943 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 8th | 1 | 1 | 41:21 win against Redskins NFL Championship (6) | Sid Luckman ( Joe F. Carr Trophy (NFL MVP)) | |||||||||
| 1944 | NFL | Western film | T-2. | 6th | 3 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1945 | NFL | Western film | 4th | 3 | 7th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1946 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 8th | 2 | 0 | 24:14- win against Giants NFL Championship (7) | ||||||||||
| 1947 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 8th | 4th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1948 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 10 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1949 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 9 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1950 | NFL | National | T-1. | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14:24 loss to Rams Conference play-off | ||||||||||
| 1951 | NFL | National | 4th | 7th | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1952 | NFL | National | 5. | 5 | 7th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1953 | NFL | Western film | 4th | 3 | 8th | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1954 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 8th | 4th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1955 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 8th | 4th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1956 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 9 | 2 | 1 | 7:47 loss to Giants NFL championship | ||||||||||
| 1957 | NFL | Western film | 5. | 5 | 7th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1958 | NFL | Western film | T-2. | 8th | 4th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1959 | NFL | Western film | 2. | 8th | 4th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1960 | NFL | Western film | 5. | 5 | 6th | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1961 | NFL | Western film | T-3. | 8th | 6th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1962 | NFL | Western film | 3. | 9 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1963 | NFL | Western film | 1. | 11 | 2 | 0 | 16: 7- win against Giants NFL Championship (8) | George Halas ( COY ) | |||||||||
| 1964 | NFL | Western film | 6th | 5 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1965 | NFL | Western film | 3. | 9 | 5 | 0 | George Halas (COY) | ||||||||||
| 1966 | NFL | Western film | 5. | 5 | 7th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1967 | NFL | Western film | Central | 2. | 7th | 6th | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1968 | NFL | Western film | Central | 2. | 7th | 7th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1969 | NFL | Western film | Central | 4th | 1 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1970 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1971 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3. | 6th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1972 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4th | 9 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1973 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 11 | 0 | Wally Chambers ( Def. ROY ) | |||||||||
| 1974 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 4th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1975 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3. | 4th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1976 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2. | 7th | 7th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1977 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2. | 9 | 5 | 0 | 7:37 loss to Cowboys Divisional | Walter Payton ( MVP , OPOY , WP MOY ) | ||||||||
| 1978 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2. | 10 | 6th | 0 | 17:27 loss to Eagles Wildcard | |||||||||
| 1980 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3. | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1981 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5. | 6th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | NFL | NFC | 12. | 3 | 6th | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3. | 8th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1984 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1. | 8th | 8th | 0 | 23:19 Victory against Redskins Divisional . 0:23 loss against 49ers NFC title |
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| 1985 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1. | 15th | 1 | 0 | 21-0- win against Giants Divisional 24-0- win against Rams NFC-Title 46-10- win against Patriots Super Bowl XX (9) |
Richard Dent ( SB MVP ) Mike Singletary ( DPOY ) Mike Ditka (COY) |
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| 1986 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1. | 14th | 2 | 0 | 13:27 loss to Redskins Divisional | |||||||||
| 1987 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1. | 11 | 4th | 0 | 17:21 loss to Redskins Divisional | Dave Duerson (WP MOY) | ||||||||
| 1988 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1. | 12 | 4th | 0 | 20:12 - win against Eagles Divisional 3:28 loss to 49ers NFC title |
Mike Singletary (DPOY) Mike Ditka (COY) |
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| 1989 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 6th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1990 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 16: 6 win against Saints Wildcard 3:31 loss against Giants Divisional |
Mark Carrier (Def.ROY) Mike Singletary (WP MOY) |
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| 1991 | NFL | NFC | Central | 2. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 13:17 loss to Cowboys Wildcard | |||||||||
| 1992 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1993 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1994 | NFL | NFC | Central | 4th | 9 | 7th | 0 | 35:18 win against Vikings Wildcard 15:44 loss against 49ers Divisional |
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| 1995 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3. | 9 | 7th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1996 | NFL | NFC | Central | 3. | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1997 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5. | 4th | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1998 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5. | 4th | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1999 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5. | 6th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2000 | NFL | NFC | Central | 5. | 5 | 11 | 0 |
Brian Urlacher (Def.ROY) Jim Flanigan (WP MOY) |
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| 2001 | NFL | NFC | Central | 1. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 19:33 loss to Eagles Divisional |
Dick Jauron (COY) Mark Carrier ( Off.ROY ) |
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| 2002 | NFL | NFC | North | 3. | 4th | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2003 | NFL | NFC | North | 3. | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2004 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2005 | NFL | NFC | North | 1. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 21:29 loss to Panthers Divisional |
Lovie Smith (COY) Brian Urlacher (DPOY) |
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| 2006 | NFL | NFC | North | 1. | 13 | 3 | 0 | 27:24-OT win against Seahawks Divisional 39:14 win against Saints NFC-Title 17:29-loss against Colts Super Bowl |
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| 2007 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2008 | NFL | NFC | North | 2. | 9 | 7th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2009 | NFL | NFC | North | 3. | 7th | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2010 | NFL | NFC | North | 1. | 11 | 5 | 0 | 35:24 win against Seahawks Divisional 14:21 loss against Packer's NFC title |
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| 2011 | NFL | NFC | North | 3. | 8th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2012 | NFL | NFC | North | 3. | 10 | 6th | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2013 | NFL | NFC | North | 2. | 8th | 8th | 0 | Charles Tillman (WP MOY) | |||||||||
| 2014 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2015 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 6th | 10 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2017 | NFL | NFC | North | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2018 | NFL | NFC | North | 1. | 12 | 4th | 0 | 15:16 loss to Eagles Wildcard | Matt Nagy (COY) | ||||||||
| 2019 | NFL | NFC | North | 3. | 8th | 8th | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 769 | 591 | 42 | 1920–2019, regular season only | |||||||||||||
| 17th | 19th | 0 | 1932-2019, play-offs only | ||||||||||||||
| 786 | 610 | 42 | 1920–2019, regular season and play-offs | ||||||||||||||
First round draft picks
All first-round draft picks from the NFL draft that the Bears have made since the first draft in 1936 are listed below. The Bears were able to pick the overall first in the NFL Draft twice (1941 and 1947). From the University of Texas at Austin , the Bears have picked the most first-round picks so far with six players.
| year | Overall pick | Surname | position | college |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 | 6th | Joe Stydahar ! | Tackle | West Virginia |
| 1937 | 6th | Les McDonald | End | Nebraska |
| 1938 | 10 | Joe Gray | Halfback | Oregon State |
| 1939 | 2 | Sid Luckman ! ^ | Quarterback | Columbia |
| 6th | Bill Osmanski ^ | Fullback | Holy Cross | |
| 1940 | 7th | Clyde Turner ! ^ | Center / linebacker | Hardin-Simmons |
| 1941 | 1 | Tom Harmon | Halfback | Michigan |
| 3 | Norm Standlee ^ | Fullback | Stanford | |
| 9 | Don Scott | Halfback | Ohio State | |
| 1942 | 10 | Frankie Albert ^ | Quarterback | Stanford |
| 1943 | 9 | Bob Steuber | Halfback | Missouri / DePauw |
| 1944 | 9 | Ray Evans | Halfback | Kansas |
| 1945 | 11 | Don Lund | Halfback | Michigan |
| 1946 | 4th | Johnny Lujack ^ | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| 1947 | 1 | Bob Fenimore | Halfback | Oklahoma State |
| 11 | Dick Kindt ^ | Halfback | Wisconsin | |
| 1948 | 3 | Bobby Layne ! ^ | Quarterback | Texas |
| 10 | Max Bumgardner | Defensive end | Texas | |
| 1949 | 11 | Dick Harris | center | Texas |
| 1950 | 3 | Chuck Hunsinger | Halfback | Florida |
| 10 | Fred Morrison ^ | Halfback | Ohio State | |
| 1951 | 5 | Bob Williams | Quarterback | Notre Dame |
| 10 | Billy Stone | Halfback | Bradley | |
| 12 | Gene Schroeder ^ | Wide receiver | Virginia | |
| 1952 | 8th | Jim Dooley | Wide receiver | Miami |
| 1953 | 6th | Billy Anderson |
Defensive back / halfback |
Compton JC |
| 1954 | 6th | Stan Wallace | Halfback | Illinois |
| 1955 | 11 | Ron Drzewiecki | Halfback | Marquette |
| 1956 | 10 | Menan Schriewer | End | Texas |
| 1957 | 13 | Earl Leggett | Defensive tackle | LSU |
| 1958 | 7th | Chuck Howley ^ | Linebacker | West Virginia |
| 1959 | 7th | Don Clark | Halfback | Ohio State |
| 1960 | 7th | Roger Davis | Guard | Syracuse |
| 1961 | 5 | Mike Ditka ! ^ | Tight end | Pittsburgh |
| 1962 | 7th | Ronnie Bull | Halfback | Baylor |
| 1963 | 11 | Dave Behrman | center | Michigan State |
| 1964 | 14th | Dick Evey | Defensive tackle | Tennessee |
| 1965 | 3 | Dick Butkus ! ^ | Linebacker | Illinois |
| 4th | Gale Sayers ! ^ | Halfback | Kansas | |
| 6th | Steve DeLong | Defensive end | Tennessee | |
| 1966 | 12 | George Rice | Defensive tackle | LSU |
| 1967 | 10 | Bob Hyland | Defensive end | Arkansas |
| 1968 | 5 | Mike Hull | Halfback | Southern California |
| 1969 | 12 | Rufus Mayes | Tackle | Ohio State |
| 1970 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1971 | 9 | Joe Moore | Halfback | Missouri |
| 1972 | 3 | Lionel Antoine | Tackle | Southern Illinois |
| 12 | Craig Clemons | Safety | Iowa | |
| 1973 | 8th | Wally Chambers ^ | Defensive tackle | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1974 | 4th | Waymond Bryant | Linebacker | Tennessee State |
| 20th | Dave Gallagher | Defensive end | Michigan | |
| 1975 | 4th | Walter Payton ! ^ | Running back | Jackson State |
| 1976 | 8th | Dennis Lick | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 1977 | 15th | Mike Butler | Tackle | California |
| 1978 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1979 | 4th | Dan Hampton ! ^ | Defensive tackle | Arkansas |
| 9 | Al Harris | Defensive end | Arizona State | |
| 1980 | 19th | Otis Wilson ^ | Linebacker | Louisville |
| 1981 | 11 | Keith Van Horne | Tackle | Southern California |
| 1982 | 5 | Jim McMahon ^ | Quarterback | Brigham Young |
| 1983 | 6th | Jim Covert ^ | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 18th | Willie Gault | Wide receiver | Tennessee | |
| 1984 | 11 | Wilber Marshall ^ | Linebacker | Florida |
| 1985 | 22nd | William Perry | Defensive tackle | Clemson |
| 1986 | 27 | Neal Anderson ^ | Running back | Florida |
| 1987 | 26th | Jim Harbaugh ^ | Quarterback | Michigan |
| 1988 | 23 | Brad pattern | Fullback | Stanford |
| 27 | Wendell Davis | Wide receiver | LSU | |
| 1989 | 11 | Donnell Woolford ^ | Cornerback | Clemson |
| 12 | Trace Armstrong ^ | Defensive end | Florida | |
| 1990 | 6th | Mark Carrier ^ | Safety | Southern California |
| 1991 | 22nd | Stan Thomas | Tackle | Texas |
| 1992 | 22nd | Alonzo Spellman | Defensive end | Ohio State |
| 1993 | 7th | Curtis Conway | Wide receiver | Southern California |
| 1994 | 11 | John Thierry | Defensive end | Alcorn State |
| 1995 | 21st | Rashaan Salaam | Running back | Colorado |
| 1996 | 13 | John Michels ^ | Cornerback | Mississippi State |
| 1997 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 1998 | 5 | Curtis Enis | Running back | Penn State |
| 1999 | 12 | Cade McNown | Quarterback | UCLA |
| 2000 | 9 | Brian Urlacher ^ ! | Linebacker | New Mexico |
| 2001 | 8th | David Terrell | Wide receiver | Michigan |
| 2002 | 22nd | Marc Colombo | Tackle | Boston College |
| 2003 | 14th | Michael Haynes | Defensive end | Penn State |
| 22nd | Rex Grossman | Quarterback | Florida | |
| 2004 | 14th | Tommie Harris ^ | Defensive tackle | Oklahoma |
| 2005 | 4th | Cedric Benson | Running back | Texas |
| 2006 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 2007 | 31 | Greg Olsen ^ | Tight end | Miami |
| 2008 | 14th | Chris Williams | Tackle | Vanderbilt |
| 2009 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 2010 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 2011 | 29 | Gift Carimi | Tackle | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | 19th | Shea McClellin | Defensive end | Boise State |
| 2013 | 20th | Kyle Long ^ | Tackle | Oregon |
| 2014 | 14th | Kyle Fuller ^ | Cornerback | Virginia Tech |
| 2015 | 7th | Kevin White | Wide receiver | West Virginia |
| 2016 | 9 | Leonard Floyd | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 2017 | 2 | Mitchell Trubisky ^ | Quarterback | North Carolina |
| 2018 | 8th | Roquan Smith | Linebacker | Georgia |
| 2019 | - | no pick | - | - |
| 2020 | - | no pick | - | - |
Legend:
| ^ | = Pro bowler |
| ! | = Hall of Famer |
Remarks
- ↑ Of the nine touchdowns he was able to achieve eight touchdowns after an interception and one touchdown after a recorded fumble.
- ↑ When they first met, the Cardinals were still playing in Chicago as the Chicago Cardinals.
- ↑ When the Lions first met in Portsmouth, they played as Portsmouth Spartans.
- ↑ When they first met, the Colts were still playing in Baltimore as the Baltimore Colts.
- ↑ When they first met, the Chargers were still playing in San Diego as the San Diego Chargers.
- ↑ When they first met, the Rams were still playing in Cleveland as the Cleveland Rams.
- ↑ When they first met, the Steelers were still playing as Pittsburgh Pirates.
- ↑ When they first met, the Titans were still playing in Houston as the Houston Oilers.
- ↑ When they first met, the Redskins were still playing as the Boston Braves.
- ↑ In the absence of official records for the 1920 season, the Akron Pros were named champions at a league meeting. In addition, the game plan provided for playing against teams that were not part of the league.
- ↑ The team with the best record at the end of the season was named champions.
- ↑ After the regular season, the Bears and the Portsmouth Spartans had the same record, which is why the two teams played the first play-off game of the NFL. The result was included in the final table, whereby the Bears had the best record and were named champions.
- ↑ a b The Bears have contested two Perfect Seasons during their history . In the first, they lost in the 1934 championship game against the Giants, having previously finished the season 13-0. The second denied them the Redskins in 1942 in the championship game after the season ended 11-0. In addition, the Bears did not achieve a "three-peat", i.e. three consecutive NFL championships.
- ↑ With the victory of the Bears over the Redskins in the NFL championship game in 1940, the NFL record with the highest point difference was set.
- ↑ After the regular season, the Bears and the Rams shared first place. To decide who would play in the NFL championship game, a play-off game was played as a decision, which the Rams won.
- ↑ The 1967 season was the first season in NFL history to be divided into two conferences, which in turn were divided into two divisions. Before 1967, the NFL was either divided into two conferences, or two divisions, or not at all.
- ↑ As a result of the NFL-AFL association, the league was divided into two conferences, the conference in which the Packers played was referred to as the "NFC Central Division" and later the "NFC North Division".
- ↑ The NFL increased the regular season by two games - from 14 to 16.
- ↑ In the 1982 season only nine instead of 16 games were played due to a strike by the players. Eight teams per conference were qualified for the play-offs. This was dependent on their regular season records, which they achieved in the conference instead of in the division.
- ↑ Due to a player strike, the 1987 season was shortened to 15 games.
- ↑ The game became known as the so-called Fog Bowl .
- ↑ a b The players won the election for the NFL MVP , which was awarded as the Joe F. Carr Trophy until 1947.
- ↑ Don Lund was drafted as running back by the Bears . However, he decided to pursue a career in baseball because there he saw a greater opportunity for himself. In baseball he played in the position of outfielder .
- ↑ Steve DeLong first signed with the San Diego Chargers , who played in the AFL and selected him 6th in the AFL Draft. There he played from 1965 to 1971 . Then played another season with the Bears.
- ↑ George Rice signed with the Houston Oilers , who played in the AFL and selected him 21st in the AFL Draft. There he played from 1966 to 1969 .
- ↑ a b The players were voted NFL Rookie of the Year .
- ↑ Salaam won the Heisman Trophy in 1994, making it the best college football player.
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- Chicago Bears on pro-football-reference.com
- Passing records on pro-football-reference.com
- Rushing records on pro-football-reference.com
- Receiving records on pro-football-reference.com
- Defense records on pro-football-reference.com
- Return records on pro-football-reference.com
- Kicking & Punting records on pro-football-reference.com
- Head-to-head on pro-football-reference.com
- NFL Draft History on nfl.com