1947 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 2nd place Western Division 8-4-0 .667 |
| Head Coach: George Halas |
| Hunk Anderson | Line |
| Paddy Driscoll | Backfield |
| Luke Johnsos | Assistant Coach |
| Gene Ronzani | Assistant Coach |
| George Wilson | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 8/22/1947 | A | College All-Stars | 0-16 | L | Chicago, IL | Solider Field | 105840 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1947 | N | Boston Yanks | 37-14 | W | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 12000 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1947 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 13-10 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Franklin Field | 61000 | |
| Wed | 9/17/1947 | H | Washington Redskins | 28-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 54723 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1947 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-29 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 25461 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1947 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 7-31 | L | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 51123 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1947 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 40-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34338 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1947 | H | Detroit Lions | 33-24 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 31960 | |
| Sun | 10/26/1947 | A | Washington Redskins | 56-20 | W | Washington, DC | Griffith Stadium | 36591 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1947 | A | Boston Yanks | 28-24 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 24894 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1947 | H | Green Bay Packers | 20-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 46112 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1947 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 41-21 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 37934 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1947 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 49-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34142 | |
| Thu | 11/27/1947 | A | Detroit Lions | 34-14 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 27214 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1947 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 14-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34215 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1947 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 21-30 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 48632 | |
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 |
| 3 | Eddie Allen | FB-LB | 6-1 | 200 | 29 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 4 |
| 82 | Ray Bray | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 237 | 30 | Western Michigan | 12 | 7 |
| 14 | Ed Cifers | RDE-ROE | 6-1 | 227 | 31 | Tennessee | 11 | 11 |
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | LB-C | 6-2 | 217 | 28 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12 | 4 |
| 24 | Fred Davis | LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 244 | 28 | Alabama | 12 | 8 |
| 21 | Chuck Drulis | LOG-MG? | 5-10 | 216 | 29 | Temple | 12 | 12 |
| 22 | Ed Ecker | OT-DT | 6-7 | 276 | 24 | John Carroll | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Tom Farris | S-QB | 6-1 | 185 | 27 | Wisconsin | 7 | 0 |
| 55 | Bob Fenimore | LOH-LDH | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Hugh Gallarneau | ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 190 | 30 | Stanford | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Thurman Garrett | C-LB? | 6-4 | 280 | 24 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 1 |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 198 | 26 | Jones County JC | 12 | 1 |
| 35 | Fred Hartman | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 229 | 30 | Rice | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | Mike Holovak | FB-LB | 6-1 | 216 | 28 | Boston College | 12 | 11 |
| 25 | Mike Jarmoluk | LOE-DE | 6-5 | 252 | 25 | Temple | 12 | 2 |
| 33 | Bill Johnson | ROG | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | Southern Methodist; North Carolina | 8 | 2 |
| 51 | Ken Kavanaugh | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 207 | 31 | Louisiana State | 12 | 6 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | ROE-RDE | 6-4 | 217 | 23 | Iowa | 12 | 3 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | LOH-LDH | 6-1 | 207 | 22 | Wisconsin | 12 | 11 |
| 29 | Ed Kolman | LOT-LDT | 6-2 | 232 | 32 | Temple | 12 | 12 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | QB-S | 5-11 | 197 | 31 | Columbia | 12 | 12 |
| 41 | Jack Matheson | LDE-OE? | 6-2 | 221 | 27 | Western Michigan | 6 | 1 |
| 5 | George McAfee | FB-LB-ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 178 | 29 | Duke | 12 | 12 |
| 57 | Ray McLean | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH-K | 5-10 | 168 | 32 | St. Anselm | 12 | 0 |
| 38 | Charles Milner | MLB-LOG | 6-1 | 217 | 25 | South Carolina; Duke | 12 | 4 |
| 44 | Frank Minini | ROH-ROH-FB-LB | 6-1 | 209 | 26 | San Jose State | 12 | 8 |
| 10 | Noah Mullins | LDH-ROH | 5-11 | 182 | 29 | Kentucky | 12 | 12 |
| 9 | Bill Osmanski | FB-LB | 5-11 | 197 | 32 | Holy Cross | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Joe Osmanski | FB-LB | 6-2 | 218 | 30 | Holy Cross | 12 | 12 |
| 53 | Pat Preston | ROG-RDG | 6-2 | 216 | 26 | Wake Forest; Duke | 5 | 2 |
| 11 | Russ Reader | HB-DH | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Michigan State | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Nick Sacrinty | QB-S | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Wake Forest | 10 | 0 |
| 32 | Allen Smith | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Copiah-Lincoln CC; Mississippi | 12 | 11 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 206 | 24 | Hardin-Simmons; Navy | 12 | 5 |
| 45 | Walt Stickel | ROT-RDT | 6-3 | 247 | 25 | Tulsa; Pennsylvania | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | C-LB | 6-1 | 237 | 28 | Hardin-Simmons | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| Bonus | 1 | Bob Fenimore | B | Oklahoma State |
| 1 | 11 | Don Kindt | B | Wisconsin |
| 3 | 23 | Frank Minini | B | San Jose State |
| 5 | 32 | Lloyd Merriman | B | Stanford |
| 5 | 35 | Jim Canady | B | Texas |
| 6 | 42 | Roger Stephens | B | Cincinnati |
| 6 | 45 | Harlan Wetz | T | Texas |
| 7 | 55 | Reid Moseley | E | Georgia |
| 8 | 65 | Allen Smith | E | Mississippi |
| 9 | 75 | Dwight Eddleman | B | Illinois |
| 10 | 85 | Arnold Tucker | B | Army |
| 11 | 95 | Larry Hatch | B | Washington |
| 12 | 105 | Tony Adamle | C | Ohio State |
| 13 | 115 | Emile Fritz | G | Maryland |
| 14 | 125 | Jim Turner | T | California |
| 15 | 135 | Wayne Goodall | E | Oklahoma City |
| 16 | 145 | Vern Gagne | E | Minnesota |
| 17 | 155 | Wally Dreyer | B | Wisconsin |
| 18 | 165 | Walt Pupa | B | North Carolina |
| 19 | 175 | John McLellan | T | Montana State |
| 18 | 185 | Billie Cromer | B | North Texas |
| 21 | 195 | Russ Reader | B | Michigan State |
| 22 | 205 | Jim Batchelor | B | Texas A&M-Commerce |
| 23 | 215 | Al Lawler | B | Texas |
| 24 | 225 | Gordon Berlin | C | Washington |
| 25 | 235 | John Cunningham | E | California |
| 26 | 245 | Max Morris | B | Northwestern |
| 27 | 255 | Bill Morris | E | Oklahoma |
| 28 | 265 | Joe Billy Baumgardner | B | Texas |
| 29 | 275 | Jerry McCarthy | E | Pennsylvania |
| 30 | 285 | Jack Pierce | B | Illinois |
| 31 | 293 | Ed Ehlers | B | Purdue |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 83 | 97 | 72 | 111 | |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 85 | 36 | 89 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 263 | 122 | 123 | 18 | / % | / % | 107 | 1020 | |
| Opponents Totals | 206 | 78 | 96 | 32 | / % | / % | 75 | 580 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Kavanaugh | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Jim Keane | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Ray McLean | 1 | 44 | 52 | 84.6 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 50 |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| George Gulyanics | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| George McAfee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bob Fenimore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ed Cifers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Don Kindt | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Frank Minini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Fred Hartman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Holovak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Jarmoluk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Osmanski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Thurman Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 53 | 45 | 53 | 84.9 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 363 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 1 | 241 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurman Garrett | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Ray McLean | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 8 | 15 | 53.3 | 2/ | 4/ | 1/ | 0/ | 1/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Osmanski | 64 | 328 | 5.1 | 24t | 1 |
| Mike Holovak | 51 | 281 | 5.5 | 52 | 1 |
| Don Kindt | 61 | 266 | 4.4 | 48 | 2 |
| George Gulyanics | 35 | 212 | 6.1 | 46t | 4 |
| George McAfee | 63 | 209 | 3.3 | 39 | 3 |
| Bob Fenimore | 53 | 189 | 3.6 | 13 | 1 |
| Frank Minini | 26 | 132 | 5.1 | 33t | 2 |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 39 | 89 | 2.3 | 8 | 6 |
| Sid Luckman | 10 | 86 | 8.6 | 40t | 1 |
| Ray McLean | 10 | 58 | 5.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Noah Mullins | 9 | 55 | 6.1 | 41 | 0 |
| Bill Osmanski | 10 | 37 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Eddie Allen | 12 | 16 | 1.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Sacrinty | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Tom Farris | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 448 | 1959 | 4.4 | 52 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 392 | 1423 | 3.6 | 7 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Luckman | 323 | 176 | 176 | 116 | 2712 | 8.4 | 15.4 | 81t | 24 | 7.4 | 31 | 9.6 | 68 | 2644 | 67.7 | |
| Nick Sacrinty | 48 | 15 | 15 | 30 | 299 | 6.2 | 19.9 | 44 | 5 | 10.4 | 3 | 6.3 | 41 | 258 | 62.8 | |
| Bob Fenimore | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 9.0 | 13.5 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 95.1 |
| George Gulyanics | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 27.5 | 55.0 | 55 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 56.3 |
| Tom Farris | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 378 | 194 | 194 | 149 | 3093 | 8.2 | 15.9 | 81t | 29 | 7.7 | 35 | 9.3 | 65.9 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 345 | 161 | 161 | 157 | 2449 | 7.1 | 15.2 | 20 | 5.8 | 27 | 7.8 | 57.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Keane | 64 | 910 | 14.2 | 50 | 10 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 32 | 818 | 25.6 | 81t | 13 |
| George McAfee | 32 | 492 | 15.4 | 53 | 1 |
| Bob Fenimore | 15 | 219 | 14.6 | 29t | 2 |
| Ray McLean | 11 | 125 | 11.4 | 19t | 1 |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 7 | 56 | 8.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Mike Holovak | 7 | 119 | 17.0 | 60 | 0 |
| Joe Osmanski | 7 | 134 | 19.1 | 39 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Ed Cifers | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 22 | 1 |
| George Gulyanics | 3 | 22 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Mike Jarmoluk | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24t | 1 |
| Don Kindt | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Minini | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Matheson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Noah Mullins | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 194 | 3093 | 15.9 | 81t | 29 |
| Opponents Totals | 161 | 2449 | 15.2 | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noah Mullins | 6 | 113 | 18.8 | 51 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 2 | 103 | 51.5 | 96t | 1 |
| Bob Fenimore | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 71 | 0 |
| George Gulyanics | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Stu Clarkson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 1 | 49 | 49.0 | 49 | 0 |
| Ed Cifers | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Fred Hartman | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Charles Milner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Nick Sacrinty | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Frank Minini | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Tom Farris | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Thurman Garrett | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 491 | 18.2 | 96t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 408 | 11.7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gulyanics | 23 | 1031 | 44.8 | 56 | 0 | |||||
| Eddie Allen | 8 | 299 | 37.4 | 46 | 0 | |||||
| Sid Luckman | 5 | 177 | 35.4 | 42 | 0 | |||||
| George McAfee | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 40 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 38 | 1578 | 41.5 | 56 | 0 | 433 | 25.5 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 64 | 2715 | 42.4 | 495 | 33.7 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George McAfee | 18 | 261 | 14.5 | 35 | 0 | |
| Noah Mullins | 13 | 153 | 11.8 | 50 | 0 | |
| Ray McLean | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 24 | 0 | |
| Bob Fenimore | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| George Gulyanics | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 495 | 12.7 | 50 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 433 | 16.0 | 2 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Minini | 11 | 261 | 23.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| Don Kindt | 10 | 220 | 22.0 | 45 | 0 | |
| George Gulyanics | 5 | 124 | 24.8 | 40 | 0 | |
| Bill Osmanski | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 28 | 0 | |
| Mike Holovak | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | |
| Ray McLean | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 20 | 0 | |
| Ed Cifers | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| Allen Smith | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Mike Jarmoluk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 41 | 871 | 21.2 | 45 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 57 | 1000 | 17.5 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Allen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Bray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ed Cifers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stu Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Davis | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Ecker | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Farris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Fenimore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Gulyanics | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Jarmoluk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Keane | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Kindt | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 0 | |
| Sid Luckman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Matheson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray McLean | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Milner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Minini | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Noah Mullins | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 | |
| Joe Osmanski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pat Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 0 |
| Nick Sacrinty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| Walt Stickel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 23 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 20 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 2 |
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