1978 Chicago Bears season

1978 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Neill Armstrong
General manager	Jim Finks
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1978 Chicago Bears season was their 59th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 7–9 record in the first year of Coach Neill Armstrong, yet another below .500 record in the 1970s.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 3, 1978	St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–10	52,791
2	September 10, 1978	at San Francisco 49ers	W 16–13	49,502
3	September 17, 1978	at Detroit Lions	W 19–0	65,982
4	September 25, 1978	Minnesota Vikings	L 24–20	53,551
5	October 1, 1978	Oakland Raiders	L 25–19	52,848
6	October 8, 1978	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–14	56,267
7	October 16, 1978	at Denver Broncos	L 16–7	75,008
8	October 22, 1978	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 33–19	68,146
9	October 29, 1978	Detroit Lions	L 21–17	53,378
10	November 5, 1978	Seattle Seahawks	L 31–29	50,697
11	November 12, 1978	at Minnesota Vikings	L 17–14	43,286
12	November 19, 1978	Atlanta Falcons	W 13–7	46,022
13	November 26, 1978	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 14–3	42,373
14	December 4, 1978	at San Diego Chargers	L 40–7	48,492
15	December 10, 1978	Green Bay Packers	W 14–0	34,306
16	December 16, 1978	at Washington Redskins	W 14–10	49,774

Game summaries

Week 2

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 3 3 3 7 16 49ers 7 3 0 3 13 Date: September 10 Location: Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 64°F, wind 13 mph

Scoring summary 1 CHI Bob Thomas 32 yard field goal Bears 3–0 1 SF O.J. Simpson 8 yard pass from Steve DeBerg (Ray Wersching kick) 49ers 7–3 2 CHI Bob Thomas 44 yard field goal 49ers 7–6 2 SF Ray Wersching 44 yard field goal 49ers 10–6 3 CHI Bob Thomas 38 yard field goal 49ers 10–9 4 SF Ray Wersching 27 yard field goal 49ers 13–9 4 CHI Roland Harper 1 yard run (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 16–13

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Week 16

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 0 7 0 14 Redskins 0 3 0 7 10 Date: December 16 Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 46°F • Wind 11

Scoring summary 1 CHI Walter Payton 44-yard run (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 7–0 2 WSH Mark Moseley 33-yard field goal Bears 7–3 3 CHI Steve Schubert 73-yard punt return (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 14–3 4 WSH Jean Fugett 17-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick) Bears 14–10

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Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Minnesota Vikings^(3)	8	7	1	.531	5–2–1	7–4–1	294	306	L2
Green Bay Packers	8	7	1	.531	5–2–1	6–5–1	249	269	L2
Detroit Lions	7	9	0	.438	4–4	5–7	290	300	W2
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	3–5	7–5	253	274	W2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	5	11	0	.313	2–6	3–11	241	259	L4

References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com