1965 Chicago Bears season
{{short description|NFL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Chicago Bears
| year = 1965
| record = 9–5
| division_place = 3rd Western
| coach = George Halas
| general manager = George Halas
| owner = George Halas
| stadium = Wrigley Field
| playoffs = Did not qualify
| shortnavlink = Bears seasons
}}
The 1965 Chicago Bears season was their 46th regular season completed in the National Football League. The team finished with a 9–5 record, earning them a third-place finish in the NFL Western Conference. The club improved over the dismal 5–9 record of the previous season.
–QB Rudy Bukich 176 for 312, 2,641 yards, 20 touchdowns.
They started the season 0–3, but thanks to rookies Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus, the team won 9 of the last 11 games. Sayers had a magnificent rookie season, and in one game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago's Wrigley Field on December 12, he scored six touchdowns in a 61–20 Bears win, the first time the Bears scored 61 points in a regular-season game.{{cite web|last=Mayer|first=Larry|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/chalk-talk/article-1/Which-players-were-part-of-trade-that-landed-Cutler/aad1049b-68be-47ce-8795-f9c510fbcc54|title=Which players were part of trade that landed Cutler?|publisher=Chicago Bears|date=2013-03-06|access-date=2013-03-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130310031348/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/chalk-talk/article-1/Which-players-were-part-of-trade-that-landed-Cutler/aad1049b-68be-47ce-8795-f9c510fbcc54|archive-date=2013-03-10|url-status=dead}} Sayers would set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns in one season.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN|0-7611-2480-2}}, p. 408 The six-touchdown performance tied an NFL record and set a new Bears record.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN|0-7611-2480-2}}, p. 106
The 1965 Bears draft class was named No. 8 on NFL Top 10 draft classes.{{cite web|url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d80798fca&template=with-video&confirm=true |title=NFLs top 10 draft classes in league history |work=National Football League |access-date=2012-07-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102144536/http://www.nfl.com/draft/story?id=09000d5d80798fca&template=with-video&confirm=true |archive-date=2012-11-02 }}
Off-season
=NFL draft=
Roster
{{NFL final roster
| year = 1965
| team = Chicago Bears
| prefix =
| active =
| inactive =
| PS =
| quarterbacks =
- {{player|10}} Rudy Bukich
- {{player| 9}} Billy Wade
| running_backs =
- {{player|21}} Jon Arnett
- {{player|29}} Ronnie Bull FB
- {{player|32}} Ralph Kurek
- {{player|34}} Joe Marconi
- {{player|40}} Gale Sayers
| wide_receivers =
- {{player|45}} Dick Gordon
- {{player|80}} Jim Jones
- {{player|47}} Johnny Morris
- {{player|84}} Ron Smith CB
| tight_ends =
- {{player|89}} Mike Ditka
- {{player|85}} Billy Martin
| offensive_linemen =
- {{player|70}} Herm Lee T
- {{player|57}} Dick Leeuwenburg T
- {{player|50}} Mike Pyle C
- {{player|64}} Mike Rabold G
- {{player|67}} George Seals G
- {{player|63}} Bob Wetoska T
| Defensive Linemen =
- {{player|81}} Doug Atkins DE
- {{player|79}} Dick Evey DT
- {{player|76}} John Johnson DT
- {{player|78}} Stan Jones DT
- {{player|74}} Bob Kilcullen DT
- {{player|71}} Earl Leggett DT
- {{player|87}} Ed O'Bradovich DE
| linebackers =
- {{player|51}} Dick Butkus
- {{player|31}} Joe Fortunato
- {{player|83}} Roger LeClerc K
- {{player|53}} Jim Purnell
| defensive_backs =
- {{player|43}} Larry Glueck
- {{player|26}} Bennie McRae CB
- {{player|17}} Richie Petitbon S
- {{player|24}} Rosey Taylor S
- {{player|23}} Dave Whitsell CB
| special_teams =
- {{player|88}} Bobby Joe Green P
| reserve_lists =
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}}
Regular season
=Schedule=
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| style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|year=1965|border=2}}"| Week
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! 1 | September 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | L 24–52 | 0–1 |
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! 2 | September 26 | at Los Angeles Rams | L 28–30 | 0–2 |
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! 3 | October 3 | at Green Bay Packers | L 14–23 | 0–3 |
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! 4 | October 10 | Los Angeles Rams | W 31–6 | 1–3 |
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! 5 | October 17 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 45–37 | 2–3 |
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! 6 | October 24 | W 38–10 | 3–3 | Wrigley Field |
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! 7 | October 31 | Green Bay Packers | W 31–10 | 4–3 | Wrigley Field |
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! 8 | November 7 | L 21–26 | 4–4 | Wrigley Field |
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! 9 | November 14 | W 34–13 | 5–4 | Wrigley Field |
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! 10 | November 21 | at Detroit Lions | W 17–10 | 6–4 |
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! 11 | November 28 | at New York Giants | W 35–14 | 7–4 |
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! 12 | December 5 | at Baltimore Colts | W 13–0 | 8–4 |
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! 13 | December 12 | San Francisco 49ers | W 61–20 | 9–4 | Wrigley Field |
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! 14 | December 19 | Minnesota Vikings | L 17–24 | 9–5 | Wrigley Field |
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|colspan="8"| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |
=Game summaries=
==Week 1==
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==Week 4==
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=LeClerc 26-yard field goal |Score= CHI 10–0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team=LA |Event=Gossett 16-yard field goal |Score= CHI 10–3}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time= |Team=LA |Event= Gossett 13-yard field goal |Score= CHI 10–6}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=Sayers 80-yard pass from Bukich (LeClerc kick) |Score= CHI 17–6}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q4 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event= Bukich 1-yard run (LeClerc kick) |Score= CHI 24–6}}
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- Rudy Bukich 16/22, 299 Yds
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==Week 5==
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team= MIN|Event=Cox 38-yard field goal |Score= CHI 14–3}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= Q2|Time= |Team= MIN|Event=Mason 4-yard run (Cox kick) |Score= CHI 14–10}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team= CHI|Event=LeClerc 12-yard field goal |Score= CHI 17–10}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time= |Team= MIN|Event= Cox 40-yard field goal |Score= CHI 17–13}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time= |Team= MIN|Event= Cox 28-yard field goal |Score= CHI 17–16}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= Q3|Time= |Team= MIN|Event= Brown 40-yard run (Cox kick) |Score= MIN 23–17}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= Q3|Time= |Team= CHI|Event= Sayers 18-yard pass from Bukich (LeClerc kick) |Score= CHI 24–23}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= Q4|Time= |Team= MIN|Event= Tarkenton 2-yard run (Cox kick) |Score= MIN 30–24}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= Q4|Time= |Team= CHI|Event= Sayers 25-yard pass from Bukich (LeClerc kick) |Score= CHI 31–30}}
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- Gale Sayers 297 all-purpose Yds
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==Week 6==
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==Week 7==
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|H1=0 |H2=17 |H3=7 |H4=7
|Date=October 31
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=Roger LeClerc 24-yard field goal |Score= Packers 7–3}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=Jimmy Jones 13-yard pass from Rudy Bukich (Roger LeClerc kick) |Score= Bears 10–7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=CHI |Event=Gale Sayers 10-yard run (Roger LeClerc kick) |Score= Bears 17–7}}
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[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196510310chi.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com]
{{Clear}}
==Week 8==
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==Week 9==
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==Week 10==
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==Week 11==
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==Week 12==
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==Week 13==
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;49ers
- John Brodie
19/37, 250 Yds, 2 TD, INT - Ken Willard
10 Rush, 24 Yds - Dave Parks
9 Rec, 129 Yds, TD
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- Rudy Bukich
16/32, 247 Yds, 3 TD - Gale Sayers
9 Rush, 114 Yds, 4 TD - Jimmy Jones
3 Rec, 113 Yds, TD
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Gale Sayers Six Touchdown Game. His last touchdown came on a 85-yard punt return.
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==Week 14==
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{{Clear}}
Standings
{{1965 NFL Western standings}}
Awards and records
- Gale Sayers, NFL rookie record, most touchdowns in one season (22)
- Gale Sayers, NFL record (tied), most touchdowns in one game (6)
- Gale Sayers, club record, most touchdowns in one game (6)
References
{{reflist}}
{{Chicago Bears}}
{{Chicago Bears seasons}}
{{1965 NFL season by team}}