1922 Chicago Bears season

1922 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field
Results
Record	9–3
League place	2nd NFL

The 1922 Chicago Bears season was their third regular season completed in the National Football League, which changed its name from the APFA, and the first under the new franchise name. The team changed the name from Staleys to Bears because Halas wanted his football franchise's nickname to reflect that of the team whose field he used, that being the Chicago Cubs.

The team was unable to improve on their 9–1–1 record from 1921 and finished with a 9–3 record under head coach/player George Halas, earning them a second-place finish in the team standings, the second time in the last three years. Two of the three losses were to the Chicago Cardinals, both shutouts suffered "away" at Comiskey Park where the Cardinals played their home games. The other loss was to eventual NFL champion Canton Bulldogs. In none of their other games were the Bears seriously challenged, with most either shutouts or relative blowouts. Ed "Dutch" Sternaman led the Bears in scoring for the third straight season, with three touchdowns, 6 field goals, and 5 PATs, finishing with 41 points. His brother Joe Sternaman joined the team and starred by scoring 5 touchdowns and adding 2 PATs.

Future Hall of Fame players

• George Halas, end
• Ed Healey, tackle (from Rock Island)
• George Trafton, center

Other leading players

• Ed Sternaman, back
• Joe Sternaman, quarterback (rookie from Illinois)
• Laurie Walquist, quarterback (rookie from Illinois)

Departed players from 1920

• Guy Chamberlin, End (went to Canton)

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	October 1	at Racine Legion	W 6–0	1–0
2	October 8	at Rock Island Independents	W 10–6	2–0
3	October 15	Rochester Jeffersons	W 7–0	3–0
4	October 22	Buffalo All-Americans	W 7–0	4–0
5	October 29	Canton Bulldogs	L 6–7	4–1
6	November 5	Dayton Triangles	W 9–0	5–1
7	November 12	Oorang Indians	W 33–6	6–1
8	November 19	Rock Island Independents	W 3–0	7–1
9	November 26	Akron Pros	W 20–10	8–1
10	November 30	at Chicago Cardinals	L 0–6	8–2
11	December 3	Toledo Maroons	W 22–0	9–2
12	December 10	at Chicago Cardinals	L 0–9	9–3

Standings

NFL standings
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Canton Bulldogs	10	0	2	1.000	184	15	W6
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	123	44	L1
Chicago Cardinals	8	3	0	.727	96	50	W1
Toledo Maroons	5	2	2	.714	94	59	L2
Rock Island Independents	4	2	1	.667	154	27	L1
Racine Legion	6	4	1	.600	122	56	L1
Dayton Triangles	4	3	1	.571	80	62	W1
Green Bay Packers (Blues)	4	3	3	.571	70	54	W2
Buffalo All-Americans	5	4	1	.556	87	41	W2
Akron Pros	3	5	2	.375	146	95	L3
Milwaukee Badgers	2	4	3	.333	51	71	L3
Oorang Indians	3	6	0	.333	69	190	W2
Minneapolis Marines	1	3	0	.250	19	40	L1
Louisville Brecks	1	3	0	.250	13	140	W1
Evansville Crimson Giants	0	3	0	.000	6	88	L3
Rochester Jeffersons	0	4	1	.000	13	76	L4
Hammond Pros	0	5	1	.000	0	69	L2
Columbus Panhandles	0	8	0	.000	24	174	L8

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