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[[File:Mike Ditka.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Mike Ditka]] was the head coach of the Bears from [[1982 Chicago Bears season|1982]] to [[1992 Chicago Bears season|1992]] and was elected into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] in [[1988 in sports|1988]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DitkMi0.htm|title=Mike Ditka's Coaching Record|publisher=Pro Football Reference|access-date=March 18, 2008}}</ref>]]

There have been 18 head coaches for the [[Chicago Bears]], including coaches for the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and Chicago Staleys (1921). The Bears franchise was founded as the [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]] Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association.  The team moved to [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] in 1921, and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the American Professional Football Association (APFA) changed its name to the National Football League (NFL).

The Chicago Bears have played more than 1,000 games.  Of those games, five different coaches have won [[History of National Football League Championship|NFL championships]] with the team: [[George Halas]] in {{nfly|1921}}, [[NFL Championship Game, 1933|1933]], [[NFL Championship Game, 1940|1940]], [[NFL Championship Game, 1941|1941]], [[NFL Championship Game, 1946|1946]] and [[NFL Championship Game, 1963|1963]]; [[Ralph Jones]] in [[NFL Championship Game, 1932|1932]]; [[Heartley Anderson|Hunk Anderson]] and [[Luke Johnsos]] in [[NFL Championship Game, 1943|1943]]; and [[Mike Ditka]] in [[Super Bowl XX|1985]].<ref>{{cite web | work=NFLTeamHistory.com | url=http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/chicago_bears/championship_history.html | title=Chicago Bears Championship History | access-date=March 18, 2008 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517201444/http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/chicago_bears/championship_history.html | archive-date=May 17, 2008 | url-status=dead }}</ref>  George Halas is the only coach to have more than one tenure and is the all-time leader in games coached and games won, while Ralph Jones leads all coaches in winning percentage with .706.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JoneRa0.htm|title=Ralph Jones' Coaching Record|publisher=Pro Football Reference|access-date=March 18, 2008|archive-date=January 20, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120174804/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JoneRa0.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Abe Gibron]] is statistically the worst coach of the Bears in terms of winning percentage, with a .268 average.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/GibrAb0.htm|title=Abe Gibron's Coaching Record|publisher=Pro Football Reference|access-date=March 18, 2008|archive-date=October 2, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111002191341/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/GibrAb0.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Of the 18 Bears coaches, three have been elected to the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]: George Halas, [[Paddy Driscoll]], and Mike Ditka.<ref>{{cite web | title=Hall of Famers by Franchise | work=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] | url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.aspx | access-date=March 18, 2008 | archive-date=October 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015213446/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.aspx | url-status=live }}</ref>  Several former players have been head coach for the Bears, including George Halas, [[Heartley Anderson|Hunk Anderson]], Luke Johnsos, Paddy Driscoll, [[Jim Dooley]], [[Abe Gibron]] and Mike Ditka.

After Ditka was fired following the 1992 season, the Bears went through six head coaches starting with [[Dave Wannstedt]], who coached until 1998. [[Dick Jauron]] took over in 1999 until he was fired in 2003. [[Lovie Smith]] was hired on January 14, 2004.<ref name=zorn>{{cite news | work=Yahoo Sports | url=https://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/bears/2004-01-14-smith-bears_x.htm | title=Bears hire Smith to be head coach | access-date=March 18, 2008 | date=January 16, 2004}}</ref> Smith was fired on December 31, 2012, after the Bears missed the playoffs with a 10–6 record after starting the season 7–1.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-chicago-bears-fire-coach-lovie-smith-2012,0,1783180.story|title=Lovie Smith out after nine seasons as Bears coach|first=Dan|last=Pompei|work=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=December 31, 2012|access-date=December 31, 2012|archive-date=December 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121231202354/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-chicago-bears-fire-coach-lovie-smith-2012,0,1783180.story|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 16, 2013, [[Marc Trestman]] was hired to be the new head coach to take Smith's place.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-16/sports/chi-bears-hire-marc-trestman-20130115_1_head-coach-marc-trestman-coach-trestman| title=Trestman chosen to be bears new head coach| work=[[Chicago Tribune]]| first=Brad| last=Biggs| date=January 16, 2013| access-date=December 6, 2014| archive-date=December 25, 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225012319/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2013-01-16/sports/chi-bears-hire-marc-trestman-20130115_1_head-coach-marc-trestman-coach-trestman| url-status=dead}}</ref> Trestman was fired on December 29, 2014, with a 13–19 record over two seasons.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/chicago-bears-fire-marc-trestman-0ap3000000451258|title=Chicago Bears fire Marc Trestman|work=[[National Football League]]|publisher=NFL Enterprises LLC|date=December 29, 2014|access-date=December 29, 2014|archive-date=June 21, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200621163423/https://www.nfl.com/news/chicago-bears-fire-marc-trestman-0ap3000000451258|url-status=live}}</ref> On January 16, 2015, [[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]] was hired as the new head coach of the team.<ref>{{cite web| title=Bears hire John Fox as new head coach| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-hire-john-fox-coach-story.html| website=Chicago Tribune| date=January 16, 2015| access-date=January 19, 2015| archive-date=January 19, 2015| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150119192501/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/chi-bears-hire-john-fox-coach-story.html| url-status=live}}</ref> He compiled a 14–34 record over three seasons before being fired on January 1, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|last=Patra|first=Kevin|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/chicago-bears-fire-coach-john-fox-after-5-11-season-0ap3000000901544|title=Chicago Bears fire coach John Fox after 5-11 season|publisher=[[National Football League]]|date=January 1, 2018|access-date=January 1, 2018|archive-date=July 30, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200730153618/https://www.nfl.com/news/chicago-bears-fire-coach-john-fox-after-5-11-season-0ap3000000901544|url-status=live}}</ref> A week later, [[Matt Nagy]] became the new head coach.<ref>{{cite news|last=Biggs|first=Brad|url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-bears-matt-nagy-coach-20180108-story.html|title=Bears hire Matt Nagy as franchise's 16th head coach|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=January 8, 2018|access-date=January 8, 2018|archive-date=January 8, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180108231857/http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-bears-matt-nagy-coach-20180108-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Nagy was fired after the 2021 season. Matt Eberflus was named the new head coach on January 27, 2022. After losing a sixth game in a row on Thanksgiving, November 28, 2024, Eberflus was fired and finished with a .304 winning percentage, the third worst in team history. Thomas Brown was named interim Head Coach for the remaining 5 games of the season. Ben Johnson was named the current head coach of the team on January 21, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cronin |first=Courtney |date=2025-01-20 |title=Bears name Lions OC Johnson new head coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43495034/sources-bears-finalizing-deal-hire-lions-ben-johnson-coach |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=[[ESPN]] |language=en}}</ref>

[[File:GeorgeHalasBaseball.jpg|upright|thumb|right|[[George Halas]], founder of the Bears, shown here during his brief career with the [[New York Yankees]] in [[1919 in sports|1919]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/h/halasge01.shtml|title=George Halas' Statistics|publisher=Baseball Reference|access-date=March 20, 2008}}</ref>]]

==Key==

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;"
|-
|'''#'''
|Number of coaches
|-
|'''GC'''
|Games Coached
|-
|'''W'''
|Wins
|-
|'''L'''
|Loses
|-
|'''T'''
|Ties
|-
|'''Win%'''
|[[Winning percentage]]
|-
|'''–'''
|Returning from previous year(s) of coaching
|-
|style="background-color:#FFE6BD"| {{0}}{{0}}†
|Elected into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] as a coach
|-
|style="background-color:#E4D00A"|{{0}}{{0}}‡
|Elected into the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] as a player
|-
|style="background-color:#ddffdd"| {{0}}{{0}}*
|Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Bears
|-
|style="background-color:#CCCCFF"| {{0}}{{0}}§
|Spent head coaching career in both [[Canadian Football League|CFL]] and NFL
|}

==Coaches==
:''Note: Statistics are accurate through the end of the [[2024 NFL season]].''

{| class="wikitable"
|align="center" colspan="19" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|border=2}};" | '''Decatur Staleys'''
|-
! rowspan="2" | #{{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
! rowspan="2" | Image
! rowspan="2" | Name
! rowspan="2" | Term
! colspan="5" | Regular season
! colspan="3" | Playoffs
! rowspan="2" | Achievements
|-
! GC
! W
! L
! T
! Win%{{ref label|Note1|b|b}}
! GC
! W
! L
|-
|(1){{ref label|Note1|a|a}}
||[[File:1919_Robert_E._Brannan_(cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Robert E. Brannan]]{{ref label|Note1|c|c}}
|{{center|[[1919 Decatur Staleys season|1919]]}}
|rowspan="1" colspan="8"|{{center|''Not Available''{{ref label|Note1|d|d}}}}
|Central Illinois Championship
|-
|align="center" colspan="19" style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Chicago Bears|border=2}};" | '''Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears'''
|-
|-bgcolor="#FFE6BD"
|1 (2)
|[[File:1922 George Halas (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[George Halas]]{{ref label|Note1|e|e}} †
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| [[1920 Decatur Staleys season|1920]]–[[1929 Chicago Bears season|1929]] *
|134
|84
|31
|19
|.730
|valign="middle" colspan="3" |''No postseason''{{ref label|Note1|f|f}}
|'''NFL Championship''' ({{nfly|1921}})
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|2 (3)
|[[File:Ralph Jones.jpg|60px]]
|[[Ralph Jones]] *
|[[1930 Chicago Bears season|1930]]–[[1932 Chicago Bears season|1932]]
|41
|24
|10
|7
|.706
| – 
| – 
| – 
|'''NFL Championship''' ([[NFL Playoff Game, 1932|1932]])
|-bgcolor="#FFE6BD"
| –
|[[File:1922 George Halas (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[George Halas]]{{ref label|Note1|e|e}}†
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| [[1933 Chicago Bears season|1933]]–[[1942 Chicago Bears season|1942]] *
|110
|84
|22
|4
|.799
|6
|4
|2
|3× '''NFL Championships''' ([[NFL Championship Game, 1933|1933]], [[NFL Championship Game, 1940|1940]]–[[NFL Championship Game, 1941|41]])
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|3 (4)
||[[File:Hunk Anderson 1942 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Heartley Anderson|Hunk Anderson]]{{ref label|Note1|g|g}} *
|[[1942 Chicago Bears season|1942]]–[[1945 Chicago Bears season|1945]]
|36
|23
|11
|2
|.676
|2
|1
|1
|rowspan="2"|'''NFL Championship''' ([[NFL Championship Game, 1943|1943]])
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|4 (5)
|[[File:Luke Johnsos 1942 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Luke Johnsos]]{{ref label|Note1|g|g}} *
|[[1942 Chicago Bears season|1942]]–[[1945 Chicago Bears season|1945]]
|36
|23
|11
|2
|.676
|2
|1
|1
|-bgcolor="#FFE6BD"
| –
|[[File:George Halas 1952 Bowman.jpg|60px]]
|[[George Halas]]{{ref label|Note1|e|e}} †
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| [[1946 Chicago Bears season|1946]]–[[1955 Chicago Bears season|1955]] *
|119
|75
|42
|2
|.641
|2
|1
|1
|'''NFL Championship''' ([[NFL Championship Game, 1946|1946]])
|-bgcolor="#E4D00A"
|5 (6)
|[[File:Paddy Driscoll.jpg|60px]]
|[[Paddy Driscoll]] ‡
|[[1956 Chicago Bears season|1956]]–[[1957 Chicago Bears season|1957]]
|24
|14
|9
|1
|.609
|1
|0
|1
|
|-bgcolor="#FFE6BD"
| –
|[[File:George Halas 1952 Bowman.jpg|60px]]
|[[George Halas]]{{ref label|Note1|e|e}} †
|bgcolor="#ddffdd"| [[1958 Chicago Bears season|1958]]–[[1967 Chicago Bears season|1967]] *
|134
|75
|53
|6
|.588
|1
|1
|0
|'''NFL Championship''' ([[NFL Championship Game, 1963|1963]])<br> [[National Football League Coach of the Year Award#AP NFL Coach of the Year|AP Coach of the Year]] (1963, 1965)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=2283709 |title=Bears' Smith wins AP Coach award |date=January 7, 2006 |access-date=March 31, 2008 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=ESPN |archive-date=April 27, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060427212033/http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2283709 |url-status=live }}</ref><br /> [[National Football League Coach of the Year Award#Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year|Sporting News Coach of the Year]] (1963, 1965)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.2007-superbowl.com/NFL_Coach.html |title=Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year |access-date=March 31, 2008 |work=Super Bowl |archive-date=February 7, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080207190338/http://www.2007-superbowl.com/NFL_Coach.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><br /> [[National Football League Coach of the Year Award#UPI NFL Coach of the Year|UPI NFL Coach of the Year]] (1963, 1965)<ref>{{cite book |title=Halas by Halas: The Autobiography of George Halas |last=Halas |first=George |date=1979 |publisher=McGraw-Hill |isbn=0-07-025549-0}}</ref>
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|6 (7)
|[[File:Jim Dooley - 1952 Bowman Large.jpg|60px]]
|[[Jim Dooley]] *
|[[1968 Chicago Bears season|1968]]–[[1971 Chicago Bears season|1971]]
|56
|20
|36
|0
|.357
| – 
| – 
| – 
|
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|7 (8)
|
|[[Abe Gibron]] *
|[[1972 Chicago Bears season|1972]]–[[1974 Chicago Bears season|1974]]
|42
|11
|30
|1
|.268
| – 
| – 
| – 
|
|-
|8 (9)
|[[File:Jack Pardee as Houston Cougars head football coach.jpg|60px]]
|[[Jack Pardee]]
|[[1975 Chicago Bears season|1975]]–[[1977 Chicago Bears season|1977]]
|42
|20
|22
|0
|.476
|1
|0
|1
| [[National Football League Coach of the Year Award#UPI NFL Coach of the Year|UPI NFC Coach of the Year]] (1976)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/PardJa0.htm |title=Jack Pardee |access-date=March 31, 2008 |work=Sports Reference, LLC. |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112185443/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/PardJa0.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#CCCCFF"
|9 (10)
|[[File:Neill Armstrong - 1948 Bowman.jpg|60px]]
|[[Neill Armstrong]] *
|[[1978 Chicago Bears season|1978]]–[[1981 Chicago Bears season|1981]]
|64
|30
|34
|0
|.469
|1
|0
|1
|
|-bgcolor="#E4D00A"
|10 (11)
|[[File:Mike Ditka 2008 NFL Experience 48-DPA-02 01 02 08 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Mike Ditka]] ‡
|[[1982 Chicago Bears season|1982]]–[[1992 Chicago Bears season|1992]]
|168
|106
|62
|0
|.631
|12
|6
|6
|'''Super Bowl Championship''' ([[Super Bowl XX|1985]])<br>AP Coach of the Year (1985, 1988)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/hof-ditka.asp|title=89 – Mike Ditka|access-date=March 31, 2008|work=chicagobears.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071220123238/http://www.chicagobears.com/tradition/hof-ditka.asp|archive-date=December 20, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref><br /> [[National Football League Coach of the Year Award#Pro Football Weekly NFL Coach of the Year|Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year]] (1988)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://archive.profootballweekly.com/content/archives/draft_1998/dickey_042299.asp |title=Ditka's delirium |access-date=March 31, 2008 |last=Dickey |first=Glenn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916143434/http://archive.profootballweekly.com/content/archives/draft_1998/dickey_042299.asp |archive-date=September 16, 2008 }}</ref><br /> Sporting News Coach of the Year (1985)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationwidespeakers.com/speaker/80/mike-ditka/nfl-coaching-legend|title=MIKE DITKA|access-date=March 31, 2008|work=Nationwide Speakers Bureau, Inc.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405125918/http://www.nationwidespeakers.com/speaker/80/mike-ditka/nfl-coaching-legend|archive-date=April 5, 2008}}</ref><br /> UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1985, 1988)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bearshistory.com/lore/mikeditka.aspx |title=Mike Ditka, Chicago Bear '61–'66; '82–'92 |access-date=March 31, 2008 |last=Taylor |first=Roy |archive-date=July 5, 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705093420/http://www.bearshistory.com/lore/mikeditka.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|11 (12)
|[[File:Dave Wannstedt.jpg|60px]]
|[[Dave Wannstedt]]
|[[1993 Chicago Bears season|1993]]–[[1998 Chicago Bears season|1998]]
|96
|40
|56
|0
|.417
|2
|1
|1
|UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1994)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WannDa0.htm |title=Dave Wannstedt |access-date=March 31, 2008 |work=Sports Reference, LLC. |archive-date=December 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101210093644/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WannDa0.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|12 (13)
|
|[[Dick Jauron]]
|[[1999 Chicago Bears season|1999]]–[[2003 Chicago Bears season|2003]]
|80
|35
|45
|0
|.438
|1
|0
|1
|AP Coach of the Year (2001)<br />Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (2001)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JaurDi0.htm |title=Dick Jauron |access-date=March 31, 2008 |work=Sports Reference, LLC |archive-date=September 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110904082935/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/JaurDi0.htm |url-status=live }}</ref><br />Sporting News Coach of the Year (2001)
|-
|13 (14)
|[[File:Lovie Smith (cropped 2).jpg|60px]]
|[[Lovie Smith]]
|[[2004 Chicago Bears season|2004]]–[[2012 Chicago Bears season|2012]]
|144
|81
|63
|0
|.563
|6
|3
|3
|AP Coach of the Year (2005)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chicagobears.com/team/coach.asp?coach_id=1|title=Lovie Smith|access-date=March 31, 2008|work=chicagoBears.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304013359/http://www.chicagobears.com/team/coach.asp?coach_id=1|archive-date=March 4, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref><br /> Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (2005)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/SmitLo0.htm |title=Lovie Smith |access-date=March 31, 2008 |work=Sports Reference, LLC. |archive-date=January 22, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230122044924/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/SmitLo0.htm |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-style="background-color:#CCCCFF"
|14 (15)
|[[File:Marc Trestman 2017 (cropped).JPG|60px]]
|[[Marc Trestman]] §
|[[2013 Chicago Bears season|2013]]–[[2014 Chicago Bears season|2014]]
|32
|13
|19
|0
|.406
|
|
|
|
|-
|15 (16)
|[[File:John-Fox NFL-Coaches-Tour June-2010.jpg|60px]]
|[[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]]
|[[2015 Chicago Bears season|2015]]–[[2017 Chicago Bears season|2017]]
|48
|14
|34
|0
|.291
|
|
|
|
|-bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|16 (17)
|[[File:Matt Nagy-P20230605AS-1193 (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Matt Nagy]]*
|[[2018 Chicago Bears season|2018]]–[[2021 Chicago Bears season|2021]]
|65
|34
|31
|0
|{{winpct|34|31}}
|2
|0
|2
|AP Coach of the Year (2018)<ref>{{cite news|last=Biggs|first=Brad|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-bears-matt-nagy-nfl-coach-of-the-year-20190202-story.html|title=Matt Nagy caps his 1st Bears season with the NFL Coach of the Year Award|newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=February 2, 2019|access-date=February 2, 2019|archive-date=February 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190203044815/https://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/football/bears/ct-spt-bears-matt-nagy-nfl-coach-of-the-year-20190202-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Pro Football Writers Association|PFWA]] Coach of the Year (2018)<ref>{{cite web|last=Ellis|first=Cam|url=https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/matt-nagy-named-head-coach-year-pro-football-writers-america|title=Matt Nagy named Head Coach of the Year by Pro Football Writers of America|publisher=[[NBC Sports Chicago]]|date=January 17, 2019|access-date=January 17, 2019|archive-date=January 19, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190119121447/https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/matt-nagy-named-head-coach-year-pro-football-writers-america|url-status=live}}</ref>
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|17 (18)
|[[File:Matt Eberflus (7494384) (cropped).jpg|60px]]
|[[Matt Eberflus]]*
|[[2022 Chicago Bears season|2022]]–[[2024 Chicago Bears season|2024]]
|46
|14
|32
|0
|{{winpct|14|32}}
|
|
|
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 18 (19)
|
| {{sortname|Thomas|Brown|dab=American football coach}}*
| [[2024 Chicago Bears season|2024]]
| 5
| 1
| 4
| 0
| .200
|
|
|
|
|- bgcolor="#ddffdd"
|19 (20)
|
|[[Ben Johnson (American football coach)|Ben Johnson]]*
|[[2025 Chicago Bears season|2025]]–present
|0
|0
|0
|0
|.000
|
|
|
|
|-
|-
|}

<!--==Coordinators==

===Defensive coordinators===
The [[Monsters of the Midway]] is most widely known as the nickname for the National Football League's Chicago Bears since the 1940s. Although the nickname is sometimes applied to the Bears team as a whole, it is primarily applied to the defensive side of the ball. This is due to the Bears having a long tradition of tough and intimidating defenses that date back to the beginning of the franchise.<ref>{{cite news|title= Chicago Bears – A Tradition of Defense|date=March 13, 2013|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY5m64cMOro |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140629231841/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iY5m64cMOro |archive-date=June 29, 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Both the initial association of the nickname to the Bears and its 1980s revival were due mainly to the Bears' strong defensive performances. Founder [[George Halas]] primarily played defensive end and the Bears have been credited as defensive innovators, with schemes such as the 4-3 Defense, nickel defense, 46 Defense and the Tampa 2. Over the years, 10 of the Bears defenses were ranked among the 100 stingiest defenses of all time by Cold Hard Football Facts—more than any other franchise.<ref>{{cite news|title= Monsters of the Midway: We Need The Chicago Bears More Than Ever|work=Cold Hard Football Facts|author=Kerry Byrne|date=April 4, 2013|url=http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/content/monsters-the-midway-we-need-the-chicago-bears-more-than-ever/22058/}}</ref>

The following list is a List of '''Chicago Bears [[Defensive Coordinator]]s'''.

====1950s====
*[[Clark Shaughnessy]] 1951–1962 – Creator of the first proper [[4–3 defense|4-3 defense]]

====1960s====
*[[George Allen (American football coach)|George Allen]] 1963–1965 – [[Pro Football Hall of Fame|HOF]], First coach to use "zone defense" against the pass and blitzing from defensive end position
*[[Jim Dooley]] 1961–1967 – Innovator of the "Dooley Shift" (Type of "[[nickel defense]]")
*[[Joe Fortunato (American football)|Joe Fortunato]] 1968
*[[Jimmy Carr (American football)|Jimmy Carr]] 1969 – First to use seven defensive backs, eleven-man fronts, zone blitz schemes and special zones

====1970s====
*[[Abe Gibron]] 1970–1971
*[[Bill George (American football player)|Bill George]] 1972
*[[Jimmy Carr (American football)|Jimmy Carr]] (2) 1973–74
*[[Jack Pardee]] (as head coach) 1975–1977

====1980s====
*[[Buddy Ryan]] 1978–1985 – Innovator of the [[46 defense|46 Defense]]
*[[Vince Tobin]] 1986–1992

====1990s====
*[[Bob Slowik]] 1993–1998
*[[Greg Blache]] 1999–2003

====2000s====
*[[Ron Rivera]] 2004–2006
*[[Bob Babich (American football coach)|Bob Babich]] 2007–2009

====2010s====
*[[Rod Marinelli]] 2010–2012
*[[Mel Tucker]] 2013–2014
*[[Vic Fangio]] 2015–present

===Offensive coordinators===
The following list is a List of '''Chicago Bears [[Offensive Coordinator]]s'''.
*[[Adam Gase]] 2015–present

===Special Teams Coordinators===
The following list is a List of '''Chicago Bears [[American football positions#Special teams|Special Teams]] Coordinators'''.
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==Footnotes==
* {{note label|Note1|a|a}}Official Chicago Bears record books list Halas as the first head coach in franchise history and therefore head coach Ben Johnson would be the 19th head coach in franchise history.
* {{note label|Note1|b|b}} The [[winning percentage]] is calculated using the formula:&nbsp;<math>\frac{Wins+\frac{1}{2}Ties}{Games}</math>
* {{note label|Note1|c|c}} Robert E. Brannan became the coach of the club when it was established by the [[A. E. Staley]] Company of [[Decatur, Illinois|Decatur]], [[Illinois]] in 1919 as a company team.
* {{note label|Note1|d|d}} No official records for the 1919 season in Chicago Bears record books, but the team finished the season 6–1.
* {{note label|Note1|e|e}} Halas' full coaching record with the Bears is 497 regular season games coached with a record of 318–148–31 and a W–L percentage of .682.  He is also 6–3 in 9 Playoff games.
* {{note label|Note1|f|f}} The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932.
* {{note label|Note1|g|g}} Anderson and Johnsos were co-Head Coaches from [[1942 Chicago Bears season|1942]] to [[1945 Chicago Bears season|1945]].  They were appointed by Halas when he left to serve in the [[United States Navy|US Navy]].
* {{note label|Note1|h|h}} Offensive coordinator [[Thomas Brown (American football coach)|Thomas Brown]] served as interim head coach for the final 5 games of the 2024 season.

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{cite web | title=Chicago Bears History | work=[[CBS Sports]] | url=http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/history/CHI | access-date=March 18, 2008 | archive-date=January 7, 2010 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100107201239/http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/teams/history/CHI | url-status=live }}
* {{cite web | title=Hall of Famers by Franchise | work=[[Pro Football Hall of Fame]] | url=http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.aspx | access-date=March 18, 2008 | archive-date=October 15, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015213446/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/teams.aspx | url-status=live }}
* {{cite web |title=Decatur Staleys Coaching Records and History |work=DatabaseFootball.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachteam.htm?tm=DEC&lg=apfa |access-date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121125251/http://databasefootball.com/coaches/coachteam.htm?tm=DEC&lg=apfa |archive-date=November 21, 2011 }}
* {{cite web |title=Chicago Staleys Coaching Records and History |work=DatabaseFootball.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachteam.htm?tm=CHS&lg=apfa |access-date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111121081305/http://databasefootball.com/coaches/coachteam.htm?tm=CHS&lg=apfa |archive-date=November 21, 2011 }}
* {{cite web |title=Chicago Bears Coaching Records and History |work=DatabaseFootball.com |url=http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachteam.htm?tm=CHI&lg=nfl |access-date=March 18, 2008 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130923014834/http://www.databasefootball.com/coaches/coachteam.htm?tm=chi&lg=nfl |archive-date=September 23, 2013 }}
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