1970 Chicago Bears season

1970 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Jim Dooley
Owner	George Halas
Home field	Wrigley Field Dyche Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	4th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
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1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 3 7 7 24 Giants 10 3 0 3 16 Date: September 19 Location: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST Game weather: 71°F, wind 13 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 Giants Pete Gogolak 25-yard field goal Giants 3–0 1 Bears Cecil Turner 95-yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick) Bears 7–3 1 Giants Ron Johnson 12-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick) Giants 10–7 2 Giants Pete Gogolak 20-yard field goal Giants 13–7 2 Bears Mac Percival 28-yard field goal Giants 13–10 3 Bears Jack Concannon 1-yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 17–13 4 Giants Pete Gogolak 45-yard field goal Bears 17–16 4 Bears Dick Gordon 19-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Bears 24–16

Scoring summary
1		Giants	Pete Gogolak 25-yard field goal	Giants 3–0
1		Bears	Cecil Turner 95-yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 7–3
1		Giants	Ron Johnson 12-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Pete Gogolak kick)	Giants 10–7
2		Giants	Pete Gogolak 20-yard field goal	Giants 13–7
2		Bears	Mac Percival 28-yard field goal	Giants 13–10
3		Bears	Jack Concannon 1-yard run (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 17–13
4		Giants	Pete Gogolak 45-yard field goal	Bears 17–16
4		Bears	Dick Gordon 19-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 24–16

1 2 3 4 Total Eagles 6 3 0 7 16 • Bears 7 10 0 3 20 Date: September 27 Location: Dyche Stadium • Evanston, Illinois Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 52°F • Wind 9

Scoring summary 1 CHI Cecil Turner 96-yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick) Bears 7–0 1 PHI Gary Ballman 7-yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed) Bears 7–6 2 CHI Mac Percival 17-yard field goal Bears 10–6 2 PHI Mark Moseley 42-yard field goal Bears 10–9 2 CHI Dick Gordon 12-yard pass from Ronnie Bull (Mac Percival kick) Bears 17–9 4 PHI Lee Bouggess 10-yard run (Mark Moseley kick) Bears 17–16 4 CHI Mac Percival 36-yard field goal Bears 20–16

Scoring summary
1		CHI	Cecil Turner 96-yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 7–0
1		PHI	Gary Ballman 7-yard pass from Norm Snead (kick failed)	Bears 7–6
2		CHI	Mac Percival 17-yard field goal	Bears 10–6
2		PHI	Mark Moseley 42-yard field goal	Bears 10–9
2		CHI	Dick Gordon 12-yard pass from Ronnie Bull (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 17–9
4		PHI	Lee Bouggess 10-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)	Bears 17–16
4		CHI	Mac Percival 36-yard field goal	Bears 20–16

1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 10 3 7 3 23 Falcons 0 7 7 0 14 Date: November 1 Location: Atlanta Stadium, Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 62°F; wind 7

Scoring summary Q1 CHI Shy 1 yard run (Percival kick) CHI 7–0 Q1 CHI Percival 30 yard field goal CHI 10–0 Q2 ATL Gipson 20 yard pass from Berry (Vinyard kick) CHI 10–7 Q2 CHI Percival 47 yard field goal CHI 13–7 Q3 ATL Mitchell 17 yard pass from Berry (Vinyard kick) ATL 14–13 Q3 CHI Turner 94 yard kickoff return (Percival kick) CHI 20–14 Q4 CHI Percival 31 yard field goal CHI 23–14

Scoring summary
Q1		CHI	Shy 1 yard run (Percival kick)	CHI 7–0
Q1		CHI	Percival 30 yard field goal	CHI 10–0
Q2		ATL	Gipson 20 yard pass from Berry (Vinyard kick)	CHI 10–7
Q2		CHI	Percival 47 yard field goal	CHI 13–7
Q3		ATL	Mitchell 17 yard pass from Berry (Vinyard kick)	ATL 14–13
Q3		CHI	Turner 94 yard kickoff return (Percival kick)	CHI 20–14
Q4		CHI	Percival 31 yard field goal	CHI 23–14

1 2 3 4 Total Bills 6 0 0 7 13 • Bears 0 14 7 10 31 Date: November 22 Location: Wrigley Field • Chicago, Illinois Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 43°F • Wind 22

Scoring summary 1 BUF Butch Byrd 23-yard interception return (kick failed) Bills 6–0 2 CHI Dick Gordon 36-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) Bears 7–6 2 CHI Jim Seymour 36-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) Bears 14–6 3 CHI Jim Seymour 53-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) Bears 21–6 4 BUF Marlin Briscoe 17-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick) Bears 21–13 4 CHI Mac Percival 37-yard field goal Bears 24–13 4 CHI Dick Gordon 28-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick) Bears 31–13

Scoring summary
1		BUF	Butch Byrd 23-yard interception return (kick failed)	Bills 6–0
2		CHI	Dick Gordon 36-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 7–6
2		CHI	Jim Seymour 36-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 14–6
3		CHI	Jim Seymour 53-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 21–6
4		BUF	Marlin Briscoe 17-yard pass from Dennis Shaw (Grant Guthrie kick)	Bears 21–13
4		CHI	Mac Percival 37-yard field goal	Bears 24–13
4		CHI	Dick Gordon 28-yard pass from Bobby Douglass (Mac Percival kick)	Bears 31–13

Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears

1 2 3 4 Total Packers 3 0 0 14 17 • Bears 14 7 7 7 35 Date: Sunday, December 13 Location: Wrigley Field, Chicago, Illinois Game start: 1:00 p.m. CST Game weather: 32°F, wind 11 mph Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary 1 Bears Dick Gordon 15-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Bears 7–0 1 Bears George Farmer 42-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Bears 14–0 1 Packers Dale Livingston 32-yard field goal Bears 14–3 2 Bears Jack Concannon 15-yard run (Mac Percival kick) Bears 21–3 3 Bears Dick Gordon 25-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Bears 28–3 4 Packers Donny Anderson 7-yard run (Dale Livingston kick) Bears 28–10 4 Bears Ray Ogden 6-yard pass from Jack Concannon (Mac Percival kick) Bears 35–10 4 Packers John Hilton 29-yard pass from Rick Norton (Dale Livingston kick) Bears 35–17

The 1970 Chicago Bears season was their 51st regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 6–8 record, another below .500 showing, but a significant improvement over their 1–13 record of the previous season.

The Bears hosted their first home game of the season at Northwestern University's Dyche Stadium as an experiment. The Bears anticipated that their Wrigley Field landlord, the Chicago Cubs, might play in the 1970 National League Championship Series and World Series, and that Wrigley Field would be unavailable (at least for installation of temporary seating in right field) until well into October. (In fact, the Cubs were in contention in the National League East until the final week of the 1970 season.) In addition, the NFL was pressuring the Bears to move out of Wrigley Field, because it had no lights and its seating capacity was under 50,000 (even with additional seating in right field for football games). The Bears planned to move to Evanston for the 1971 season, but Evanston residents petitioned city officials to block the move, and the Big Ten Conference ultimately barred the Bears from using Dyche Stadium. The Bears ultimately moved to Chicago's Soldier Field,

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

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