1972 Chicago Bears Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Abe Gibron (4-9-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1972 Chicago Bears Statistics
1972 Chicago Bears Roster

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Chicago chalked up 225 points, while the defensive unit yielded 275. Bobby Douglass rushed for a team-leading 968 yards for the Bears.

Bobby Douglass threw for 1,246 yards. Earl Thomas hauled in 20 balls, while George Farmer added 380 receiving yards.

Charlie Ford picked off 7 opponent throws.

Abe Gibron coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 225
Regular Season Points Against: 275

Date Game Res Home Road Record
September 17, 1972 Atlanta Falcons 37 at Chicago Bears 21 L 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-1-0
September 24, 1972 Los Angeles Rams 13 at Chicago Bears 13 T 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-1-1
October 1, 1972 Detroit Lions 38 at Chicago Bears 24 L 0-2-1 0-0-0 0-2-1
October 8, 1972 Chicago Bears 17 at Green Bay Packers 20 L 0-2-1 0-1-0 0-3-1
October 15, 1972 Chicago Bears 17 at Cleveland Browns 0 W 0-2-1 1-1-0 1-3-1
October 23, 1972 Minnesota Vikings 10 at Chicago Bears 13 W 1-2-1 1-1-0 2-3-1
October 29, 1972 Chicago Bears 27 at St. Louis Cardinals 10 W 1-2-1 2-1-0 3-3-1
November 5, 1972 Chicago Bears 0 at Detroit Lions 14 L 1-2-1 2-2-0 3-4-1
November 12, 1972 Green Bay Packers 23 at Chicago Bears 17 L 1-3-1 2-2-0 3-5-1
November 19, 1972 San Francisco 49ers 34 at Chicago Bears 21 L 1-4-1 2-2-0 3-6-1
November 26, 1972 Cincinnati Bengals 13 at Chicago Bears 3 L 1-5-1 2-2-0 3-7-1
December 3, 1972 Chicago Bears 10 at Minnesota Vikings 23 L 1-5-1 2-3-0 3-8-1
December 10, 1972 Chicago Bears 21 at Philadelphia Eagles 12 W 1-5-1 3-3-0 4-8-1
December 17, 1972 Chicago Bears 21 at Oakland Raiders 28 L 1-5-1 3-4-0 4-9-1


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