Team Facts

Firsts, Records, Odds & Ends

Franchise Granted:

September 17, 1920 as the Decatur Staleys, Charter Member of NFL

First Season:

1920; Moved to Chicago, 1921; changed nickname to Bears, 1922

Super Bowl Championship:

XX

NFL Championships:

1921, 1932, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1963

NFC Championships:

1985, 2006

NFL Western Division Championships:

1933, 1934, 1937, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1956, 1963

NFC Central Division Championships:

1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 2001

NFC North Division Championships:

2005, 2006, 2010, 2018

All-Time Record:

(At Start of 2025 Season)

798-646-42

Retired Uniform Numbers:

#3 Bronko Nagurski

#5 George McAfee

#7 George Halas

#28 Willie Galimore

#34 Walter Payton

#40 Gale Sayers

#41 Brian Piccolo

#42 Sid Luckman

#51 Dick Butkus

#56 Bill Hewitt

#61 Bill George

#66 Bulldog Turner

#77 Red Grange

#89 Mike Ditka

  • First Game: A 20-0 victory over Moline, 10/3/20.

  • First Winning Season: 1920 (10-1-2).

  • First Championship Season: 1921

  • First Player Deal: The Bears purchased tackle Ed Healey's contract from the Rock Island Independents for $100, 11/27/22.

  • First Player Drafted: T Joe Stydahar, 1936.

  • First Bears Elected to the Hall of Fame: HB Red Grange, Owner/Coach/E George Halas, FB Bronko Nagurski, 1963 Charter Members.

  • First To Pass 400 Yards In A Game: Sid Luckman, 433 yards vs. the New York Giants, 11/14/43.

  • First to Rush 100 Yards In A Game: Bronko Nagurski, 124 yards vs. the Portsmouth Spartans, 11/26/33 (the first year official statistics were recorded).

  • First 1,000-Yard Rusher: Beattie Feathers became the first back in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a season. He gained 1,004 yards in 1934.

  • First Super Bowl Appearance: A 46-10 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XX, 1/26/86.

  • Most Career Rushing Yards: Walter Payton, 16,726 yards (1975-1987).

  • Most Career Passing Yards: Jay Cutler, 23,443 yards (2009-2016).

  • Most Career Receiving Yards: Johnny Morris, 5,059 yards (1958-1967).

  • All-Time Leading Scorer: Robbie Gould, 1,207 points (2005-2015)