| 1958 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Owner | George Halas |
| General manager | George Halas |
| Head coach | George Halas |
| Home stadium | Wrigley Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–4 |
| Division place | 2nd (tied)NFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1958 season was theChicago Bears' 39th in theNational Football League. The team improved on their 5–7 record from 1957 and finished with an 8–4 record underGeorge Halas; the owner took over again as head coach in February for the reassignedPaddy Driscoll.[1] Halas's team improved to a respectable second place tie.
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources | |
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| 1 | September 28 | atGreen Bay Packers | W 34–20 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 32,150 | Recap | ||
| 2 | October 4, 1958 | atBaltimore Colts | L 38–51 | 1–1 | Baltimore Memorial Stadium | 52,622 | Recap | [2] | |
| 3 | October 12 | San Francisco 49ers | W 28–6 | 2–1 | Wrigley Field | 45,310 | Recap | ||
| 4 | October 19 | Los Angeles Rams | W 31–10 | 3–1 | Wrigley Field | 41,387 | Recap | ||
| 5 | October 26 | atSan Francisco 49ers | W 27–14 | 4–1 | Kezar Stadium | 59,441 | Recap | ||
| 6 | November 2 | atLos Angeles Rams | L 35–41 | 4–2 | L.A. Memorial Coliseum | 100,740 | Recap | ||
| 7 | November 9 | Green Bay Packers | W 24–10 | 5–2 | Wrigley Field | 48,424 | Recap | ||
| 8 | November 16 | Baltimore Colts | L 0–17 | 5–3 | Wrigley Field | 48,664 | Recap | ||
| 9 | November 23 | atDetroit Lions | W 20–7 | 6–3 | Briggs Stadium | 55,280 | Recap | ||
| 10 | November 30 | atPittsburgh Steelers | L 10–24 | 6–4 | Forbes Field | 20,094 | Recap | ||
| 11 | December 7 | Chicago Cardinals | W 30–14 | 7–4 | Wrigley Field | 41,617 | Recap | ||
| 12 | December 14 | Detroit Lions | W 21–16 | 8–4 | Wrigley Field | 38,346 | Recap | ||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. Saturday night game: October 4. | |||||||||
| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 381 | 203 | L2 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 344 | 278 | W3 | |
| Chicago Bears | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 7–3 | 298 | 230 | W2 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 4–6 | 257 | 324 | W2 | |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 261 | 276 | L2 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 1 | 10 | 1 | .091 | 0–9–1 | 193 | 382 | L7 | |
| NFL Eastern Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 7–3 | 246 | 183 | W4 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8–2 | 302 | 217 | L1 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 7 | 4 | 1 | .636 | 6–3–1 | 261 | 230 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 4 | 7 | 1 | .364 | 3–6–1 | 214 | 268 | W1 | |
| Chicago Cardinals | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 261 | 356 | L6 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 9 | 1 | .182 | 2–7–1 | 235 | 306 | L4 | |
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