1951 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 4th place National Conference 7-5-0 .583 |
| Head Coach: George Halas |
| Paddy Driscoll | Backfield |
| Luke Johnsos | Assistant Coach |
| Clark Shaughnessy | Technical Advisor |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Thu | 8/23/1951 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-42 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 65134 | |
| Sun | 8/26/1951 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 24-7 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 38836 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1951 | N | New York Giants | 0-14 | L | Memphis, TN | Crump Stadium | 10822 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1951 | H | Cleveland Browns | 21-32 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 67342 | |
| Sat | 9/15/1951 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 31-6 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Municipal Stadium | 48221 | |
| Wed | 9/19/1951 | N | Washington Redskins | 21-19 | W | Kansas City, MO | Blues Stadium | 8212 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1951 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 21-23 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 21113 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1951 | A | Green Bay Packers | 31-20 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 24666 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1951 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 14-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 33781 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1951 | H | New York Yanks | 24-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 37697 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1951 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 13-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 43727 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1951 | A | Detroit Lions | 28-23 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 34778 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1951 | A | Washington Redskins | 27-0 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 31737 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1951 | H | Detroit Lions | 28-41 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 43709 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1951 | H | Green Bay Packers | 24-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 36771 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1951 | A | Cleveland Browns | 21-42 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 40969 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1951 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 17-42 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 50286 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1951 | A | New York Yanks | 45-21 | W | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 13075 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1951 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 14-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 15085 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| 26 | Dick Barwegen | LOG | 6-1 | 227 | 29 | Purdue | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | George Blanda | K-LB | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Kentucky | 11 | 0 |
| 57 | J.R. Boone | LOH | 5-8 | 162 | 26 | Tulsa | 10 | 0 |
| 62 | Ray Bray | ROG-MG | 6-0 | 237 | 34 | Western Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Campana | RDH-ROH | 5-11 | 181 | 25 | Youngstown State | 5 | 5 |
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | RLB | 6-2 | 217 | 32 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12 | 12 |
| 81 | George Connor | LOT-LLB | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | Holy Cross; Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| 89 | Les Cowan | LDT-LDE | 6-5 | 235 | 26 | McMurry | 9 | 2 |
| 24 | Fred Davis | LDT-LOT | 6-3 | 244 | 32 | Alabama | 12 | 11 |
| 40 | Frank Dempsey | MLB-ROG | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | Florida | 12 | 1 |
| 34 | Kayo Dottley | FB | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Mississippi | 12 | 5 |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | LOH-FB | 5-11 | 198 | 30 | Jones County JC | 12 | 4 |
| 14 | Wayne Hansen | RDT | 6-2 | 231 | 23 | Texas-El Paso | 12 | 12 |
| 29 | John Hoffman | LOE | 6-2 | 215 | 26 | Arkansas | 12 | 8 |
| 46 | Chuck Hunsinger | LOH | 6-0 | 188 | 26 | Florida | 12 | 7 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | ROE | 6-4 | 217 | 27 | Iowa | 12 | 2 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | LDH-LOH | 6-1 | 207 | 26 | Wisconsin | 12 | 12 |
| 32 | Johnny Lujack | QB-RDH | 6-0 | 186 | 26 | Notre Dame | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | Fred Morrison | FB-P | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | Ohio State | 12 | 7 |
| 55 | Bob Moser | LB-MG | 6-3 | 238 | 23 | Pacific | 12 | 0 |
| 58 | Ed Neal | MG | 6-4 | 285 | 33 | Louisiana State; Tulane; Ouachita Baptist | 7 | 0 |
| 37 | Red O'Quinn | DB | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Wake Forest | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Romanik | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Villanova | 12 | 4 |
| 86 | Brad Rowland | DB-ROH | 6-1 | 195 | 23 | McMurry | 12 | 4 |
| 11 | Julie Rykovich | ROH | 6-2 | 204 | 28 | Illinois; Notre Dame; Illinois | 12 | 11 |
| 88 | Gene Schroeder | RS-ROE | 6-3 | 192 | 22 | Virginia | 12 | 12 |
| 23 | Wash Serini | ROG-RDT | 6-2 | 236 | 29 | Kentucky | 12 | 7 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | RDE-ROE | 6-1 | 206 | 28 | Hardin-Simmons; Navy | 12 | 12 |
| 68 | Jerry Stautberg | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 228 | 22 | Cincinnati | 6 | 0 |
| 35 | Paul Stenn | ROT | 6-1 | 242 | 33 | Villanova | 12 | 0 |
| 5 | Billy Stone | LS-ROH | 6-0 | 191 | 26 | Bradley | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | C | 6-1 | 237 | 32 | Hardin-Simmons | 12 | 0 |
| 33 | Wilford White | LOH-K | 5-9 | 171 | 23 | Arizona State | 6 | 1 |
| 53 | Bill Wightkin | LDE-LOE | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Notre Dame | 11 | 11 |
| 9 | Bobby Williams | QB-P | 6-1 | 197 | 21 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Bobby Williams | QB | Notre Dame |
| 1 | 10 | Billy Stone | B | Bradley |
| 1 | 12 | Gene Schroeder | E | Virginia |
| 2 | 23 | Bill George | T | Wake Forest |
| 3 | 36 | Wilford White | B | Arizona State |
| 4 | 47 | Bob Moser | C | Pacific |
| 4 | 49 | Tom Jelley | E | Miami (Florida) |
| 5 | 60 | Brad Rowland | B | McMurry |
| 6 | 71 | Herb Falkenberg | B | Trinity (Texas) |
| 7 | 84 | Paul Lea | T | Tulane |
| 8 | 95 | Clair Mayes | G | Oklahoma |
| 9 | 108 | Bill Gregus | B | Wake Forest |
| 10 | 120 | J.W. Sherrill | B | Tennessee |
| 11 | 133 | Tom Hardiman | B | Georgetown (DC) |
| 12 | 144 | Larry Hairston | T | Nevada-Reno |
| 13 | 157 | Charley Wright | B | West Texas A&M |
| 14 | 168 | Bailey Woods | B | Abilene Christian |
| 15 | 181 | Sid Hall | C | Pacific |
| 16 | 192 | Frank Volm | E | Marquette |
| 17 | 205 | Don Dufek | B | Michigan |
| 18 | 216 | Chuck Brown | G | Illinois |
| 19 | 229 | Ed Lisak | B | Oklahoma |
| 20 | 240 | Larry Smith | C | South Carolina |
| 21 | 253 | Larry Higgins | B | Fordham |
| 22 | 264 | Bob Hanson | G | Montana |
| 23 | 277 | Rene Hlavac | T | Nebraska-Omaha |
| 24 | 288 | Pete Dokas | E | Mansfield |
| 25 | 301 | Johnny Miller | B | Northwestern |
| 26 | 312 | Buddy Rogers | B | Arkansas |
| 27 | 325 | Jerry Taylor | C | Wyoming |
| 28 | 336 | Leon Campbell | B | Arkansas |
| 29 | 349 | John Justice | G | Santa Clara |
| 30 | 360 | Charley Butler | E | George Washington |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 45 | 84 | 77 | 80 | |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 92 | 80 | 96 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 256 | 141 | 90 | 25 | / % | / % | 118 | 1107 | |
| Opponents Totals | 228 | 100 | 101 | 27 | / % | / % | 102 | 1022 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lujack | 7 | 10 | 11 | 90.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 | |
| George Blanda | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 0 | 44 |
| Kayo Dottley | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| George Gulyanics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Chuck Hunsinger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Julie Rykovich | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Gene Schroeder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Wilford White | 2 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 16 |
| John Hoffman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ed Sprinkle | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Billy Stone | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Keane | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Kindt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Romanik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Wightkin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 0 | 286 |
| Opponents Totals | 39 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 282 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 6 | 17 | 35.3 | 1 | 46 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 0/1 |
| Wilford White | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 28 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 7 | 19 | 36.8 | 1 | 46 | 1/6 | 2/5 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 2/ | 0/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kayo Dottley | 127 | 670 | 5.3 | 38 | 3 |
| George Gulyanics | 105 | 403 | 3.8 | 30 | 4 |
| Julie Rykovich | 83 | 399 | 4.8 | 56t | 4 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 73 | 369 | 5.1 | 39 | 3 |
| Johnny Lujack | 47 | 171 | 3.6 | 22 | 7 |
| Billy Stone | 30 | 123 | 4.1 | 42t | 1 |
| Fred Morrison | 29 | 96 | 3.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Wilford White | 9 | 86 | 9.6 | 38 | 1 |
| Brad Rowland | 10 | 50 | 5.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Steve Romanik | 12 | 23 | 1.9 | 10 | 1 |
| J.R. Boone | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Al Campana | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Bobby Williams | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 539 | 2408 | 4.5 | 56t | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 372 | 1958 | 5.3 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Romanik | 101 | 43 | 42.6 | 49 | 791 | 7.8 | 18.4 | 54t | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 8.9 | 108 | 683 | 43.0 | |
| Johnny Lujack | 176 | 85 | 48.3 | 83 | 1295 | 7.4 | 15.2 | 78t | 8 | 4.5 | 8 | 4.5 | 94 | 1201 | 69.2 | |
| Bobby Williams | 33 | 14 | 42.4 | 17 | 146 | 4.4 | 10.4 | 19t | 1 | 3.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 81 | 65 | 40.7 | |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 95.8 |
| Wilford White | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Julie Rykovich | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 315 | 143 | 45.4 | 152 | 2239 | 7.1 | 15.7 | 78t | 12 | 3.8 | 20 | 6.3 | 283 | 1956 | 55.8 | |
| Opponents Totals | 337 | 160 | 47.5 | 156 | 2431 | 7.2 | 15.2 | 21 | 6.2 | 21 | 6.2 | 343 | 2088 | 66.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hoffman | 28 | 394 | 14.1 | 78t | 2 |
| Gene Schroeder | 24 | 461 | 19.2 | 75t | 3 |
| Billy Stone | 18 | 320 | 17.8 | 62t | 1 |
| Jim Keane | 15 | 247 | 16.5 | 37 | 1 |
| Kayo Dottley | 14 | 225 | 16.1 | 77t | 1 |
| George Gulyanics | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 6 | 133 | 22.2 | 51 | 0 |
| J.R. Boone | 6 | 117 | 19.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 19t | 1 |
| Wilford White | 4 | 45 | 11.3 | 22 | 1 |
| Don Kindt | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 12 | 1 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 7 | 1 |
| Bill Wightkin | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 47 | 0 |
| Brad Rowland | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 143 | 2239 | 15.7 | 78t | 12 |
| Opponents Totals | 160 | 2431 | 15.2 | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gene Schroeder | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Johnny Lujack | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 31 | 0 |
| George Connor | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 11 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Stu Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 216 | 10.3 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 321 | 16.1 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Morrison | 57 | 2227 | 39.1 | 67 | 1 | |||||
| Bobby Williams | 4 | 145 | 36.3 | 50 | 0 | |||||
| Brad Rowland | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 62 | 2390 | 38.5 | 67 | 1 | 251 | 34.5 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 66 | 2490 | 37.7 | 374 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilford White | 14 | 131 | 9.4 | 19 | 0 | |
| Billy Stone | 14 | 120 | 8.6 | 58 | 0 | |
| J.R. Boone | 14 | 113 | 8.1 | 23 | 0 | |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 371 | 8.6 | 58 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 251 | 10.0 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Morrison | 13 | 353 | 27.2 | 86 | 0 | |
| Brad Rowland | 15 | 350 | 23.3 | 48 | 0 | |
| Billy Stone | 5 | 108 | 21.6 | 30 | 0 | |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Fred Davis | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 16 | 0 | |
| George Blanda | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Wayne Hansen | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Gene Schroeder | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| George Connor | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Wash Serini | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 46 | 974 | 21.2 | 86 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 977 | 25.7 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Barwegen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| Les Cowan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| Fred Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank Dempsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayo Dottley | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Gulyanics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Hansen | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Kindt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Johnny Lujack | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Morrison | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Moser | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Red O'Quinn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Romanik | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Brad Rowland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Sprinkle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 56 | 1 |
| Paul Stenn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Stone | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wilford White | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Williams | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 15 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 80 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 21 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 1 |
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