1927 Chicago Bears season

1927 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	9–3–2
League place	3rd NFL

Season Overview

The 1927 Chicago Bears season was their eighth regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9–3–2 record under head coach George Halas earning them a third-place finish in the team standings behind the New York Giants and the Green Bay Packers. Notable games during this season were a split of the season series with the New York Yankees, led by former and future Bear Red Grange, a split of the season's games against crosstown rivals Chicago Cardinals, two wins over the Green Bay Packers, and, oddest of all, a win and a tie over the Frankford Yellowjackets. What makes the games with Frankford so notable is they were played back to back on December 3 and 4, with the first game in Frankford and the second in Chicago. The Bears also played the eventual champion New York Giants, losing 13–7. Paddy Driscoll, William Senn, and Joey Sternaman again starred for the Bears. Driscoll ran for 5 touchdowns and threw 4 others; Senn had 3 rushing TDs and 2 receiving scores; and Sternaman ran for and caught 1 touchdown each, while passing for another. Owner and coach George Halas continued to play well, scoring 3 touchdowns himself, 2 on defense.

Future Hall of Fame Players

• Paddy Driscoll, Back
• George Halas, End
• Ed Healey, Tackle
• Link Lyman, Tackle
• George Trafton, Center

Other Leading Players

• William Senn, Back
• Ed Sternaman, Back
• Joe Sternaman, Quarterback
• Laurie Walquist, Quarterback

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Location	Result	Score	Record
Sep 25	at Chicago Cardinals	Normal Park	Win	9–0	1–0–0
Oct 2	at Green Bay Packers	Green Bay City Stadium	Win	7–6	2–0–0
Oct 16	New York Yankees	Wrigley Field	Win	12–0	3–0–0
Oct 23	Cleveland Bulldogs	Wrigley Field	Win	14–12	4–0–0
Oct 30	Dayton Triangles	Wrigley Field	Win	14–6	5–0–0
Nov 6	Providence Steam Roller	Wrigley Field	Tie	0–0	5–0–1
Nov 8	at New York Yankees	Yankee Stadium	Loss	6–26	5–1–1
Nov 13	Pottsville Maroons	Wrigley Field	Win	30–12	6–1–1
Nov 20	Green Bay Packers	Wrigley Field	Win	14–6	7–1–1
Nov 24	Chicago Cardinals	Wrigley Field	Loss	0–3	7–2–1
Nov 27	at New York Giants	Polo Grounds	Loss	7–13	7–3–1
Dec. 3	at Frankford Yellowjackets	Shibe Park	Tie	0–0	7–3–2
Dec. 4	Frankford Yellowjackets	Wrigley Field	Win	9–0	8–3–2
Dec. 11	Duluth Eskimos	Wrigley Field	Win	27–14	9–3–2

Standings

NFL standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	11	1	1	.917	197	20	W9
Green Bay Packers	7	2	1	.778	113	43	W1
Chicago Bears	9	3	2	.750	149	98	W2
Cleveland Bulldogs	8	4	1	.667	209	107	W5
Providence Steam Roller	8	5	1	.615	105	88	W3
New York Yankees	7	8	1	.467	142	174	L4
Frankford Yellow Jackets	6	9	3	.400	152	166	L1
Pottsville Maroons	5	8	0	.385	80	163	L1
Chicago Cardinals	3	7	1	.300	69	134	L1
Dayton Triangles	1	6	1	.143	15	57	L4
Duluth Eskimos	1	8	0	.111	68	134	L7
Buffalo Bisons	0	5	0	.000	8	123	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.