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Team photo
The
1932 season
was the
Chicago Bears
' 13th in the
National Football League
. The team was able to improve on their 9?4?1 record from 1931 and finished with a 7?1?6 record under third-year head coach
Ralph Jones
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Season overview
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The season started strangely with three consecutive 0?0 ties. After a 2?0 loss to the
Packers
, the Bears had scored zero points in four games. After that, the offense got on track and the defense stayed incredibly stingy. The Bears were undefeated in their last nine "regular season" games (there was no established playoff system), with six wins, four by shutout, and three ties.
The team that gave the Bears the most trouble was the
Portsmouth Spartans
. The club tied with the Spartans with identical 6?1 records (ties did not count then and were omitted), so a
playoff game
was set up to determine a winner. The Bears defeated the Spartans, 9?0 in the first-ever NFL postseason game, which oddly enough was played indoors at
Chicago Stadium
because it was expected to be cold at
Wrigley Field
and organizers wanted to maximize the attendance and gate revenue.
For the year, the powerful tandem of
Red Grange
and
Bronko Nagurski
again paced the Bears as Grange scored 7 touchdowns and Nagurski ran for 4 and also passed for 3 more.
Keith Molesworth
also contributed with 3 touchdowns on his own while passing for 3 more.
Luke Johnsos
had probably his finest season, catching two touchdown passes and scoring twice on defense as well. Coach Ralph Jones also found a reliable
kicker
in
Paul "Tiny" Engebretson
.
Future Hall of Fame players
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Other leading players
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Players departed from 1931
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- Link Lyman
, tackle (did not play for unknown reasons)
Schedule
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The December 18 game was added to break the tie and is known as the
1932 NFL Playoff Game
, and moved indoors to
Chicago Stadium
due to inclement weather.
Standings
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- Note:
Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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The Bears and Spartans records include the result of the
1932 NFL Playoff Game
; thus, the Spartans are ranked third behind the Packers.
Awards
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References
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Formerly the
Decatur Staleys
(1920) and the
Chicago Staleys
(1921)
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Franchise
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Records
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Stadiums
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Culture
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Lore
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Rivalries
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Minor league affiliates
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Retired numbers
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Key personnel
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Division championships (21)
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Conference championships (4)
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League championships (9)
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Media
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- Broadcasters
- Radio:
- Personnel:
- Television:
- WFLD
(pre-season and most regular season games through
Fox
, official pre-game and post-game alternate)
- Marquee Sports Network
(official post-game and in-season programming)
- Personnel:
- Lou Canellis (gameday television host, pre-season sideline reporter)
- Adam Amin
(pre-season play-by-play)
- Jim Miller
(pre-season analyst)
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Current league affiliations
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