1965 Chicago Bears season

1965 Chicago Bears season
OwnerGeorge Halas
General managerGeorge Halas
Head coachGeorge Halas
Home stadiumWrigley Field
Results
Record9–5
Division place3rd Western
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1965 Chicago Bears season was their 46th regular season in the National Football League. The team improved upon the dismal 5–9 record of the previous season, and finished with a 9–5 record that earned them a third-place finish in the NFL Western Conference.

The Bears started the season 0–3, but thanks to rookies Gale Sayers and Dick Butkus, the team won 9 of the last 11 games. Sayers had a magnificent rookie season, and in one game against the San Francisco 49ers at Chicago's Wrigley Field on December 12, he scored six touchdowns in a 61–20 Bears win, the first time the Bears scored 61 points in a regular-season game. Sayers would set an NFL rookie record with 22 touchdowns in one season. The six-touchdown performance tied an NFL record and set a new Bears record. Quarterback Rudy Bukich completed 176 of 312 passes for 2,641 yards and 20 touchdowns.

The 1965 Bears draft class was named No. 8 on NFL Top 10 draft classes.

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