1983 Chicago Bears season

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1983 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Mike Ditka
Home Field	Soldier Field

Results
Record	8-8
Place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Timeline

Previous Season	Next Season
1982	1984

The 1983 Chicago Bears season was their 64th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted an 8-8 record under second year head coach Mike Ditka, but missed postseason play. Jim McMahon was the quarterback. He completed 175 of 295 pass attempts.

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v • d • e Chicago Bears

Formerly the Decatur Staleys and the Chicago Staleys • Based in Chicago, Illinois

The Franchise	History • Seasons • Records • Players • Head Coaches

Stadiums	Staley Field • Wrigley Field • Soldier Field • Memorial Stadium • Soldier Field II

Culture	Brian's Song • The Super Bowl Shuffle • Da Super Fans • Staley Da Bear • Quarterbacks • Logos and Uniforms • Halas Hall • A.E. Staley • Jack Brickhouse

The Rivalries	Bears-Packers Rivalry

Lore	Fog Bowl • 1932 Playoff Game • First NFL Championship Game • "The Sneakers Game" • Monsters of the Midway • 46 Defense • '85 Bears • Super Bowl XX • Thanksgiving Classic • Bears 73, Redskins 0 • Instant Replay Game

Important Figures	George Halas • Edward Sternaman • George Halas, Jr. • Bronko Nagurski • George McAfee • Harold (Red) Grange • Ed Healey • Jim Finks • Doug Atkins • Bill George • Bill Hewitt • Willie Galimore • Dick Butkus • Mike Singletary • Mike Ditka • Walter Payton • Brian Piccolo • Gale Sayers • Ralph Jones • Heartley Anderson • Luke Johnsos • Paddy Driscoll • Jim Dooley • Abe Gibron • Jack Pardee • Neill Armstrong • Jim McMahon • Matt Suhey • Michael McCaskey • Willie Gault • Kevin Butler • Jim Covert • Dan Hampton • Richard Dent • Steve McMichael • William Perry • Otis Wilson • Wilber Marshall • Gary Fencik • Sid Luckman • George Blanda • Bobby Douglass • Clyde Turner • Kyle Orton • Erik Kramer • Doug Flutie • Neal Anderson • Jim Harbaugh • Cade McNown • Brian Urlacher • Rex Grossman • Tommie Harris • Greg Olsen • Devin Hester • Curtis Enis • Walt Harris • Marty Booker • Jim Miller • Rashaan Salaam

Retired Numbers	3 • 5 • 7 • 28 • 34 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 51 • 56 • 61 • 66 • 77

Key Personnel	Owner: Virginia Halas McCaskey • Chairman: Michael McCaskey • President/CEO: Ted Phillips • General Manager: Jerry Angelo • Head Coach: Lovie Smith

League Championships (9)	1921 • 1932 • 1933 • 1940 • 1941 • 1943 • 1946 • 1963 • 1985

NFL Championship Appearances (10)	1933 • 1934 • 1937 • 1940 • 1941 • 1942 • 1943 • 1946 • 1956 • 1963

Super Bowl Appearances (2)	1985 (XX) • 2006 (XLI)

NFL seasons (89)	1920 · 1921 · 1922 · 1923 · 1924 · 1925 · 1926 · 1927 · 1928 · 1929 · 1930 · 1931 · 1932 · 1933 · 1934 · 1935 · 1936 · 1937 · 1938 · 1939 · 1940 · 1941 · 1942 · 1943 · 1944 · 1945 · 1946 · 1947 · 1948 · 1949 · 1950 · 1951 · 1952 · 1953 · 1954 · 1955 · 1956 · 1957 · 1958 · 1959 · 1960 · 1961 · 1962 · 1963 · 1964 · 1965 · 1966 · 1967 · 1968 · 1969 · 1970 · 1971 · 1972 · 1973 · 1974 · 1975 · 1976 · 1977 · 1978 · 1979 · 1980 · 1981 · 1982 · 1983 · 1984 · 1985 · 1986 · 1987 · 1988 · 1989 · 1990 · 1991 · 1992 · 1993 · 1994 · 1995 · 1996 · 1997 · 1998 · 1999 · 2000 · 2001 · 2002 · 2003 · 2004 · 2005 · 2006 · 2007 · 2008

Current League Affiliations	League: National Football League • Conference: National Football Conference • Division: North Division

Local Broadcast Affiliates	NBC 5 Chicago • WBBM Newsradio 780

1983 NFL season v • d • e
AFC	East	Central	West	NFC	East	Central	West
	Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver		Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
	Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City		NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
	Miami	Houston	LA Raiders		Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego		St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
	NY Jets		Seattle		Washington	Tampa Bay
1983 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XVIII