1953 Chicago Bears season
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The 1953 season was the
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' 34th in the
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. The team failed to improve on their 5–7 record from 1952 and finished at 3–8–1 under head coach and owner
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, fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference. In the season finale, the Bears lost to the crosstown
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, who were previously winless.


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Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago. The Bears compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) North division. The Bears have won nine NF ...
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