| 1966 Chicago Bears season | |
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| Owner | George Halas |
| General manager | George Halas |
| Head coach | George Halas |
| Home stadium | Wrigley Field |
| Results | |
| Record | 5–7–2 |
| Division place | 5thWestern |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1966 season was theChicago Bears' 47th in theNational Football League. The team failed to improve on their 9–5 record from 1965 and finished with a 5–7–2 record under head coachGeorge Halas, earning them a fifth-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. This was the franchise's second losing season in the past three.
| 1966 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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| 1 | 12 | George Rice | Defensive tackle | LSU | |
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| Chicago Bears 1966 roster | ||||||||
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| Quarterbacks Running backs Wide receivers Tight ends | Offensive linemen Defensive linemen | Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams
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| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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| 1 | September 11 | atDetroit Lions | L 3–14 | 0–1 | Tiger Stadium | 52,225 | |
| 2 | September 16 | atLos Angeles Rams | L 17–31 | 0–2 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 58,916 | |
| 3 | Bye | ||||||
| 4 | October 2 | atMinnesota Vikings | W 13–10 | 1–2 | Metropolitan Stadium | 47,426 | |
| 5 | October 9 | Baltimore Colts | W 27–17 | 2–2 | Wrigley Field | 47,452 | |
| 6 | October 16 | Green Bay Packers | L 0–17 | 2–3 | Wrigley Field | 48,573 | |
| 7 | October 23 | Los Angeles Rams | W 17–10 | 3–3 | Wrigley Field | 47,475 | |
| 8 | October 31 | atSt. Louis Cardinals | L 17–24 | 3–4 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49,516 | |
| 9 | November 6 | Detroit Lions | T 10–10 | 3–4–1 | Wrigley Field | 47,041 | |
| 10 | November 13 | San Francisco 49ers | T 30–30 | 3–4–2 | Wrigley Field | 47,078 | |
| 11 | November 20 | atGreen Bay Packers | L 6–13 | 3–5–2 | Lambeau Field | 50,861 | |
| 12 | November 27 | Atlanta Falcons | W 23–6 | 4–5–2 | Wrigley Field | 44,777 | |
| 13 | December 4 | atBaltimore Colts | L 16–21 | 4–6–2 | Memorial Stadium | 60,238 | |
| 14 | December 11 | atSan Francisco 49ers | L 14–41 | 4–7–2 | Kezar Stadium | 37,170 | |
| 15 | December 18 | Minnesota Vikings | W 41–28 | 5–7–2 | Wrigley Field | 45,191 | |
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| NFL Western Conference | |||||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| Green Bay Packers | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 335 | 163 | W5 | |
| Baltimore Colts | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 7–5 | 314 | 226 | W1 | |
| Los Angeles Rams | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 6–6 | 289 | 212 | L1 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 6 | 2 | .500 | 5–5–2 | 320 | 325 | L1 | |
| Chicago Bears | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 234 | 272 | W1 | |
| Detroit Lions | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 3–8–1 | 206 | 317 | L3 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 292 | 304 | L1 | |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Colts | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Bears | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
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