The 1953 season was the Chicago Bears' 34th in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their 5âÂÂ7 record from 1952 and finished at 3âÂÂ8âÂÂ1 under head coach and owner George Halas, fourth place in the NFL's newly formed Western Conference. In the season finale, the Bears lost to the crosstown Cardinals, who were previously winless.