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1956 Chicago Bears season

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Head coach
  
Paddy Driscoll

Home field
  
Wrigley Field

Division place
  
1st NFL Western

Owner
  
George Halas

Record
  
9–2–1

Playoff finish
  
Lost NFL Championship (Giants, 47–7)

The 1956 Chicago Bears season was their 37th regular season and 11th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9–2–1 record under first-year head coach Paddy Driscoll to win the Western Conference and played in their first NFL championship game since 1946.

The title game against the New York Giants was at Yankee Stadium and the Giants won, 47–7.

Standings

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

References

1956 Chicago Bears season Wikipedia