Skip to content
News | Bears scores from the 1970s
72°F
Friday, April 24th 2026

eNewspaper

Trending:

News

Bears scores from the 1970s

Chicago Tribune
By
PUBLISHED: | UPDATED:
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready...



1979

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

8-4		 New York Jets W, 27-14

8-11		 at New Orleans Saints W, 13-6

8-18		 Cincinnati Bengals W, 17-13

8-25		 at St. Louis Cardinals L, 7-10

Regular season

9-2		 Green Bay Packers W, 6-3

9-9		 Minnesota Vikings W, 26-7

9-16		 at Dallas Cowboys L, 20-24

9-23		 at Miami Dolphins L, 16-31

9-30		 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 13-17

10-7		 at Buffalo Bills W, 7-0

10-14		 New England Patriots L, 7-27

10-21		 at Minnesota Vikings L, 27-30

10-28		 at San Francisco 49ers W, 28-27

11-4		 Detroit Lions W, 35-7

11-11		 Los Angeles Rams W, 27-23

11-18		 New York Jets W, 23-13

11-22		 at Detroit Lions L, 0-20

12-2		 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 14-0

12-9		 at Green Bay Packers W, 15-14

12-16		 St. Louis Cardinals W, 42-6

Postseason

12-23		 at Philadelphia Eagles L, 17-27



1978

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

8-5		 Oakland Raiders L, 13-14

8-12		 St. Louis Cardinals L, 14-26

8-19		 at Cincinnati Bengals L, 3-27

8-24		 at Seattle Seahawks L, 7-16

Regular season

9-3		 St. Louis Cardinals W, 17-10

9-10		 at San Francisco 49ers W, 16-13

9-17		 at Detroit Lions W, 19-0

9-25		 Minnesota Vikings L, 20-24

10-1		 Oakland Raiders L (OT)-19-25

10-8		 at Green Bay Packers L, 14-24

10-16		 at Denver Broncos L, 7-16

10-22		 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L, 19-33

10-29		 Detroit Lions L, 17-21

11-5		 Seattle Seahawks L, 29-31

11-12		 at Minnesota Vikings L, 14-17

11-19		 Atlanta Falcons W, 13-7

11-26		 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 14-3

12-4		 at San Diego Chargers L, 7-40

12-10		 Green Bay Packers W, 14-0

12-16		 at Washington Redskins W, 14-10



1977

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

7-30		 New York Jets W, 20-6

8-6		 New Orleans Saints L, 14-20

8-13		 Oakland Raiders W, 20-13

8-20		 Houston Oilers W, 14-10

8-25		 Cleveland Browns L, 7-14

9-2		 St. Louis Cardinals L, 14-23

9-10		 Cincinnati Bengals L, 6-24

Regular season

9-18		 Detroit Lions W, 30-20

9-25		 at St. Louis Cardinals L, 13-16

10-2		 at New Orleans Saints L, 24-42

10-10		 Los Angeles Rams W, 24-23

10-16		 at Minnesota Vikings L (OT)-16-22

10-23		 Atlanta Falcons L, 10-16

10-30		 at Green Bay Packers W, 26-0

11-6		 at Houston Oilers L, 0-47

11-13		 Kansas City Chiefs W, 28-27

11-20		 Minnesota Vikings W, 10-7

11-24		 at Detroit Lions W, 31-14

12-4		 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 10-0

12-11		 Green Bay Packers W, 21-10

12-18		 at New York Giants W (OT)-12-9

Postseason

12-26		 at Dallas Cowboys L, 7-37


1976

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

7-31		 Denver Broncos W, 15-14

8-7		 Seattle Seahawks W, 27-16

8-14		 Baltimore Colts W, 25-14

8-21		 St. Louis Cardinals L, 14-20

8-28		 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W, 10-7

9-3		 Washington Redskins W, 9-7

Regular season

9-12		 Detroit Lions W, 10-3

9-19		 at San Francisco 49ers W, 19-12

9-26		 Atlanta Falcons L, 0-10

10-3		 Washington Redskins W, 33-7

10-10		 at Minnesota Vikings L, 19-20

10-17		 at Los Angeles Rams L, 12-20

10-24		 at Dallas Cowboys L, 21-31

10-31		 Minnesota Vikings W, 14-13

11-7		 Oakland Raiders L, 27-28

11-14		 Green Bay Packers W, 24-13

11-21		 at Detroit Lions L, 10-14

11-28		 at Green Bay Packers W, 16-10

12-5		 at Seattle Seahawks W, 34-7

12-12		 Denver Broncos L, 14-28



1975

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

8-9		 San Diego Chargers W, 22-0

8-16		 Green Bay Packers L, 9-13

8-23		 St. Louis Cardinals W, 14-13

8-30		 Denver Broncos L, 0-13

9-6		 Miami Dolphins L, 10-21

9-13		 Houston Oilers L, 13-24

Regular season

9-21		 Baltimore Colts L, 7-35

9-28		 Philadelphia Eagles W, 15-13

10-5		 at Minnesota Vikings L, 3-28

10-12		 at Detroit Lions L, 7-27

10-19		 at Pittsburgh Steelers L, 3-34

10-27		 Minnesota Vikings L, 9-13

11-2		 Miami Dolphins L, 13-46

11-9		 Green Bay Packers W, 27-14

11-16		 at San Francisco 49ers L, 3-31

11-23		 at Los Angeles Rams L, 10-38

11-30		 at Green Bay Packers L, 7-28

12-7		 Detroit Lions W, 25-21

12-14		 St. Louis Cardinals L, 20-34

12-21		 at New Orleans Saints W, 42-17



1974

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

8-3		 St. Louis Cardinals L, 7-10

8-12		 Pittsburgh Steelers L, 21-50

8-17		 Green Bay Packers L, 10-20

8-26		 Baltimore Colts W, 20-16

8-31		 Houston Oilers L, 20-37

9-9		 Miami Dolphins L, 7-30

Regular season

9-15		 Detroit Lions W, 17-9

9-22		 New York Jets L, 21-23

9-29		 at Minnesota Vikings L, 7-11

10-6		 New Orleans Saints W, 24-10

10-13		 at Atlanta Falcons L, 10-13

10-21		 Green Bay Packers W, 10-9

10-27		 at Buffalo Bills L, 6-16

11-3		 Minnesota Vikings L, 0-17

11-10		 at Green Bay Packers L, 3-20

11-17		 San Francisco 49ers L, 0-34

11-24		 at Detroit Lions L, 17-34

12-1		 New York Giants W, 16-13

12-8		 at San Diego Chargers L, 21-28

12-15		 at Washington Redskins L, 0-42



1973

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

8-4		 Green Bay Packers T, 13-13

8-11		 Houston Oilers W, 34-7

8-18		 Miami Dolphins T, 9-9

8-26		 Buffalo Bills W, 13-10

9-1		 St. Louis Cardinals W, 31-20

9-9		 Washington Redskins L, 3-7

Regular season

9-16		 Dallas Cowboys L, 17-20

9-23		 Minnesota Vikings L, 13-22

9-30		 at Denver Broncos W, 33-14

10-7		 at New Orleans Saints L, 16-21

10-14		 at Atlanta Falcons L, 6-46

10-21		 New England Patriots L, 10-13

10-28		 Houston Oilers W, 35-14

11-4		 at Green Bay Packers W, 31-17

11-12		 at Kansas City Chiefs L, 7-19

11-18		 Detroit Lions L, 7-30

11-25		 at Minnesota Vikings L, 19-31

12-2		 Los Angeles Rams L, 0-26

12-9		 at Detroit Lions L, 7-40

12-16		 Green Bay Packers L, 0-21



1972

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

8-5		 Kansas City Chiefs L, 10-24

8-10		 Houston Oilers W, 20-17

8-20		 New England Patriots L, 17-27

8-27		 Green Bay Packers L, 7-10

9-3		 Buffalo Bills T, 24-24

9-9		 St. Louis Cardinals L, 14-33

Regular season

9-17		 Atlanta Falcons L, 21-37

9-24		 Los Angeles Rams T, 13-13

10-1		 Detroit Lions L, 24-38

10-8		 at Green Bay Packers L, 17-20

10-15		 at Cleveland Browns W, 17-0

10-23		 Minnesota Vikings W, 13-10

10-29		 at St. Louis Cardinals W, 27-10

11-5		 at Detroit Lions L, 0-14

11-12		 Green Bay Packers L, 17-23

11-19		 San Francisco 49ers L, 21-34

11-26		 Cincinnati Bengals L, 3-13

12-3		 at Minnesota Vikings L, 10-23

12-10		 at Philadelphia Eagles W, 21-12

12-17		 at Oakland Raiders L, 21-28



1971

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

8-7		 Green Bay Packers W, 2-0

8-14		 Baltimore Colts L, 13-21

8-21		 Minnesota Vikings L, 14-34

8-28		 Cleveland Browns W, 20-19

9-4		 Houston Oilers L, 17-37

9-12		 Denver Broncos W, 33-17

Regular season

9-19		 Pittsburgh Steelers W, 17-15

9-26		 at Minnesota Vikings W, 20-17

10-3		 at Los Angeles Rams L, 3-17

10-10		 New Orleans Saints W, 35-14

10-17		 at San Francisco 49ers L, 0-13

10-24		 at Detroit Lions W, 28-23

10-31		 Dallas Cowboys W, 23-19

11-7		 Green Bay Packers L, 14-17

11-14		 Washington Redskins W, 16-15

11-21		 Detroit Lions L, 3-28

11-29		 at Miami Dolphins L, 3-34

12-5		 at Denver Broncos L, 3-6

12-12		 at Green Bay Packers L, 10-31

12-19		 Minnesota Vikings L, 10-27



1970

Date		 Opponent Score

Preseason

8-8		 Houston Oilers W, 23-13

8-15		 Green Bay Packers T, 6-6

8-24		 San Diego Chargers L, 9-14

8-29		 St. Louis Cardinals L, 3-24

9-5		 Denver Broncos L, 17-30

9-11		 Minnesota Vikings L, 30-31

Regular season

9-19		 at New York Giants W, 24-16

9-27		 Philadelphia Eagles W, 20-16

10-5		 at Detroit Lions L, 14-28

10-11		 Minnesota Vikings L, 0-24

10-18		 San Diego Chargers L, 7-20

10-25		 Detroit Lions L, 10-16

11-1		 at Atlanta Falcons W, 23-14

11-8		 San Francisco 49ers L, 16-37

11-15		 at Green Bay Packers L, 19-20

11-22		 Buffalo Bills W, 31-13

11-29		 at Baltimore Colts L, 20-21

12-5		 at Minnesota Vikings L, 13-16

12-13		 Green Bay Packers W, 35-17

12-20		 at New Orleans Saints W, 24-3

More in News