1965 Chicago Bears Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1965 Chicago Bears Statistics
1965 Chicago Bears Roster

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

Chicago piled up points with 409 points, while the solid defense yielded 275. Gale Sayers rushed for a team-leading 867 yards for the Bears.

Rudy Bukich tossed for 2,641 yards. Johnny Morris hauled in 53 balls for 846 yards.

The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Dick Butkus picked off 5 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 409
Regular Season Points Against: 275

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 19, 1965 Chicago Bears 24 at San Francisco 49ers 52 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0
September 25, 1965 Chicago Bears 28 at Los Angeles Rams 30 L 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-2-0
October 3, 1965 Chicago Bears 14 at Green Bay Packers 23 L 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-3-0
October 10, 1965 Los Angeles Rams 6 at Chicago Bears 31 W 1-0-0 0-3-0 1-3-0
October 17, 1965 Chicago Bears 45 at Minnesota Vikings 37 W 1-0-0 1-3-0 2-3-0
October 24, 1965 Detroit Lions 10 at Chicago Bears 38 W 2-0-0 1-3-0 3-3-0
October 31, 1965 Green Bay Packers 10 at Chicago Bears 31 W 3-0-0 1-3-0 4-3-0
November 7, 1965 Baltimore Colts 26 at Chicago Bears 21 L 3-1-0 1-3-0 4-4-0
November 14, 1965 St. Louis Cardinals 13 at Chicago Bears 34 W 4-1-0 1-3-0 5-4-0
November 21, 1965 Chicago Bears 17 at Detroit Lions 10 W 4-1-0 2-3-0 6-4-0
November 28, 1965 Chicago Bears 35 at New York Giants 14 W 4-1-0 3-3-0 7-4-0
December 5, 1965 Chicago Bears 13 at Baltimore Colts 0 W 4-1-0 4-3-0 8-4-0
December 12, 1965 San Francisco 49ers 20 at Chicago Bears 61 W 5-1-0 4-3-0 9-4-0
December 19, 1965 Minnesota Vikings 24 at Chicago Bears 17 L 5-2-0 4-3-0 9-5-0


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