1950 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place National Conference 9-3-0 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: George Halas |
| Hunk Anderson | Line |
| Paddy Driscoll | Backfield |
| Luke Johnsos | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1950 | N | New York Yanks | 34-33 | W | Omaha, NE | Municipal Stadium | 10144 | |
| Fri | 8/18/1950 | N | New York Giants | 7-10 | L | Syracuse, NY | Archbold Stadium | 20000 | |
| Thu | 8/24/1950 | A | Baltimore Colts | 21-17 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 17000 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1950 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 30-14 | W | Lexington, KY | McLean Stadium | 16000 | |
| Fri | 9/1/1950 | A | Cleveland Browns | 23-27 | L | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 51076 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1950 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 38233 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1950 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 24-20 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 18219 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1950 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 32-20 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 35558 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1950 | A | Green Bay Packers | 21-31 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 24893 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1950 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 27-6 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 48025 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1950 | H | Green Bay Packers | 28-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 51065 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1950 | A | Richmond Rebels | 47-14 | W | Richmond, VA | City Stadium | 17000 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1950 | A | New York Yanks | 27-38 | L | New York, NY | Yankee Stadium | 48642 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1950 | A | Detroit Lions | 35-21 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 30410 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1950 | H | New York Yanks | 28-20 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 50102 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1950 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 38105 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1950 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 24-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 43478 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1950 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 10-20 | L | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 31919 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1950 | H | Detroit Lions | 6-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34604 | |
| National Conference Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/17/1950 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-24 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 83501 | |
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 | 28 | Purdue | 11 | 0 |
| 41 | Alf Bauman | RDT | 6-2 | 228 | 30 | Northwestern | 12 | 11 |
| 22 | George Blanda | QB-K | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | Kentucky | 11 | 0 |
| 57 | J.R. Boone | LOH | 5-8 | 162 | 25 | Tulsa | 10 | 0 |
| 38 | Ed Bradley | RDE | 6-0 | 212 | 24 | Wake Forest | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Ray Bray | ROG-MG | 6-0 | 237 | 33 | Western Michigan | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Al Campana | LDH-ROH-LOH | 5-11 | 181 | 24 | Youngstown State | 9 | 2 |
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | C-LB | 6-2 | 217 | 31 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | Ed Cody | LB | 5-9 | 190 | 27 | Boston College; Purdue | 10 | 0 |
| 81 | George Connor | LLB-LOT | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Holy Cross; Notre Dame | 11 | 11 |
| 24 | Fred Davis | LDT-LOT | 6-3 | 244 | 31 | Alabama | 12 | 12 |
| 19 | Harper Davis | LDH-ROH | 5-11 | 173 | 25 | Mississippi State | 12 | 11 |
| 40 | Frank Dempsey | RDT-LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 25 | Florida | 7 | 2 |
| 9 | Dick Flanagan | LOG | 6-0 | 216 | 24 | Ohio State | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Bill Garrett | RDT | 6-1 | 237 | 25 | Mississippi State | 6 | 0 |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | LOH-P | 5-11 | 198 | 29 | Jones County JC | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Wayne Hansen | LOG | 6-2 | 231 | 22 | Texas-El Paso | 12 | 2 |
| 29 | John Hoffman | FB-RDH-RS | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | Arkansas | 12 | 9 |
| 46 | Chuck Hunsinger | LOH | 6-0 | 188 | 25 | Florida | 10 | 1 |
| 51 | Ken Kavanaugh | LOE | 6-3 | 207 | 34 | Louisiana State | 12 | 7 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | ROE | 6-4 | 217 | 26 | Iowa | 12 | 0 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | LS-FB | 6-1 | 207 | 25 | Wisconsin | 12 | 12 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | QB | 5-11 | 197 | 34 | Columbia | 11 | 0 |
| 32 | Johnny Lujack | QB-K | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| 5 | George McAfee | RDH-ROH | 6-0 | 178 | 32 | Duke | 11 | 11 |
| 15 | Fred Morrison | FB-P | 6-2 | 215 | 24 | Ohio State | 12 | 4 |
| 18 | Fred Negus | RLB | 6-1 | 210 | 27 | Wisconsin; Michigan; Wisconsin | 11 | 10 |
| 37 | Red O'Quinn | RS | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Wake Forest | 12 | 10 |
| 12 | Steve Romanik | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Villanova | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Julie Rykovich | ROH-P | 6-2 | 204 | 27 | Illinois; Notre Dame; Illinois | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Wash Serini | ROG | 6-2 | 236 | 28 | Kentucky | 12 | 0 |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 206 | 27 | Hardin-Simmons; Navy | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | Paul Stenn | ROT | 6-1 | 242 | 32 | Villanova | 12 | 12 |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner | C | 6-1 | 237 | 31 | Hardin-Simmons | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | Gerry Weatherly | MLB | 6-5 | 218 | 22 | Rice | 6 | 2 |
| 53 | Bill Wightkin | LDE-LOE | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Notre Dame | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Chuck Hunsinger | B | Florida |
| 1 | 10 | Harper Davis | B | Mississippi State |
| 1 | 10 | Fred Morrison | B | Ohio State |
| 2 | 22 | Fred Negus | C | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 24 | Kayo Dottley | B | Mississippi |
| 3 | 35 | Jim Clark | T | Mississippi |
| 3 | 36 | Steve Romanik | B | Villanova |
| 4 | 48 | Tom Novak | C | Nebraska |
| 4 | 50 | Dom Papaleo | G | Boston College |
| 4 | 52 | Glenn Dobbs | B | Tulsa |
| 5 | 62 | Ernie Zalejski | B | Notre Dame |
| 5 | 65 | Al Beasley | G | St. Mary's (California) |
| 6 | 72 | Gaspar Perricone | B | Northwestern |
| 6 | 76 | Wayne Hansen | C | Texas-El Paso |
| 6 | 80 | John Cunningham | E | California |
| 7 | 88 | Rollin Prather | E | Kansas State |
| 7 | 93 | Johnny Donaldson | B | Georgia |
| 8 | 102 | Sam Nevills | T | Oregon |
| 9 | 107 | Floyd Reid | B | Georgia |
| 8 | 108 | George Maddock | T | Northwestern |
| 9 | 114 | Dick Braznell | B | Missouri |
| 9 | 121 | Bob Leonetti | G | Wake Forest |
| 10 | 128 | Al Wahl | T | Michigan |
| 10 | 136 | George Bernhardt | G | Illinois |
| 11 | 140 | John Helwig | G | Notre Dame |
| 12 | 154 | Kenny Roof | B | Oklahoma State |
| 13 | 166 | Frank Dempsey | T | Florida |
| 14 | 180 | Al Hover | G | Louisiana State |
| 15 | 192 | Jimmy Glisson | B | Tulane |
| 16 | 206 | Ed Bradley | E | Wake Forest |
| 17 | 218 | Ray Janaszek | B | Dayton |
| 18 | 232 | Rupe Andrews | B | Stanford |
| 19 | 244 | Billy Bye | B | Minnesota |
| 20 | 258 | Jim Crawford | G | Mississippi |
| 21 | 270 | Bob Angle | B | Iowa State |
| 22 | 284 | Jim Byler | G | North Carolina State |
| 23 | 296 | Bill Bigham | T | Harding |
| 24 | 310 | Walt Polenske | B | Pacific |
| 25 | 322 | Perry Samuels | B | Texas |
| 26 | 336 | George Sella | B | Princeton |
| 27 | 348 | Wilton Davis | B | Hardin-Simmons |
| 28 | 362 | Jim Kenary | B | Harvard |
| 29 | 374 | Fred Nadherny | B | Yale |
| 30 | 388 | Al Markert | T | Minnesota |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 47 | 74 | 82 | 76 | |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 52 | 27 | 94 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 236 | 141 | 85 | 10 | / % | / % | 85 | 738 | |
| Opponents Totals | 178 | 67 | 88 | 23 | / % | / % | 77 | 671 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lujack | 11 | 34 | 35 | 97.1 | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 0 | 109 |
| Julie Rykovich | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| George Blanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 18 | |
| John Hoffman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ken Kavanaugh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| George Gulyanics | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Chuck Hunsinger | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gerry Weatherly | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Al Campana | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Harper Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Garrett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Kindt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Fred Morrison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Red O'Quinn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Wash Serini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 34 | 36 | 94.4 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 1 | 279 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 24 | 28 | 85.7 | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 0 | 207 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 0 | 41 | 0/9 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| Johnny Lujack | 3 | 5 | 60.0 | 1 | 16 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 1 | 41 | 3/14 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 2/2 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 12 | 41.7 | 1/ | 4/ | 0/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Gulyanics | 146 | 571 | 3.9 | 31 | 2 |
| Johnny Lujack | 63 | 397 | 6.3 | 40 | 11 |
| Julie Rykovich | 122 | 394 | 3.2 | 18 | 7 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 61 | 326 | 5.3 | 45 | 2 |
| Fred Morrison | 66 | 252 | 3.8 | 25 | 1 |
| John Hoffman | 42 | 154 | 3.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Al Campana | 45 | 134 | 3.0 | 23 | 1 |
| Harper Davis | 10 | 57 | 5.7 | 36t | 1 |
| J.R. Boone | 13 | 15 | 1.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 574 | 2308 | 4.0 | 45 | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 388 | 1449 | 3.7 | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Lujack | 254 | 121 | 47.6 | 112 | 1731 | 6.8 | 14.3 | 70 | 4 | 1.6 | 21 | 8.3 | 117 | 1614 | 41.0 | |
| Sid Luckman | 37 | 13 | 35.1 | 22 | 180 | 4.9 | 13.8 | 44t | 1 | 2.7 | 2 | 5.4 | 23 | 157 | 38.1 | |
| George Gulyanics | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 118.8 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| George McAfee | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Steve Romanik | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 296 | 135 | 45.6 | 137 | 1927 | 6.5 | 14.3 | 70 | 5 | 1.7 | 24 | 8.1 | 140 | 1787 | 39.1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 354 | 169 | 47.7 | 169 | 2265 | 6.4 | 13.4 | 11 | 3.1 | 16 | 4.5 | 357 | 1908 | 60.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Keane | 36 | 433 | 12.0 | 70 | 0 |
| Julie Rykovich | 21 | 344 | 16.4 | 39 | 0 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 17 | 331 | 19.5 | 67t | 2 |
| Fred Morrison | 13 | 86 | 6.6 | 15 | 0 |
| George Gulyanics | 12 | 137 | 11.4 | 42 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 8 | 161 | 20.1 | 44t | 2 |
| J.R. Boone | 8 | 139 | 17.4 | 31 | 0 |
| Al Campana | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 30 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 27 | 0 |
| Don Kindt | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 42t | 1 |
| Bill Wightkin | 3 | 24 | 8.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Harper Davis | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 0 |
| George Connor | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Johnny Lujack | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 135 | 1927 | 14.3 | 70 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 169 | 2265 | 13.4 | 11 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Davis | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 41 | 0 |
| Red O'Quinn | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 38 | 1 |
| Gerry Weatherly | 2 | 58 | 29.0 | 35t | 2 |
| George McAfee | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 19 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 |
| Johnny Lujack | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| George Connor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Al Campana | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 283 | 17.7 | 41 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 396 | 16.5 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Morrison | 57 | 2470 | 43.3 | 65 | 0 | |||||
| George Gulyanics | 6 | 201 | 33.5 | 51 | 1 | |||||
| George Blanda | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 30 | 1 | |||||
| Julie Rykovich | 1 | 48 | 48.0 | 48 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 66 | 2749 | 41.7 | 65 | 2 | 303 | 37.1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 87 | 3453 | 39.7 | 601 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.R. Boone | 17 | 215 | 12.6 | 48 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 33 | 284 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 | |
| John Hoffman | 7 | 75 | 10.7 | 20 | 0 | |
| Harper Davis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Don Kindt | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 60 | 601 | 10.0 | 48 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 303 | 12.6 | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Hunsinger | 12 | 343 | 28.6 | 33 | 0 | |
| Fred Morrison | 10 | 261 | 26.1 | 37 | 0 | |
| Al Campana | 4 | 54 | 13.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| John Hoffman | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Don Kindt | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 18 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Paul Stenn | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Harper Davis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Alf Bauman | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ed Sprinkle | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | |
| George Connor | 0 | 9 | 9L | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 35 | 818 | 23.4 | 37 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 44 | 848 | 19.3 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Campana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Cody | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Garrett | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 62 | 1 |
| George Gulyanics | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wayne Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Hoffman | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Jim Keane | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lujack | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Morrison | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Julie Rykovich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Sprinkle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Stenn | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerry Weatherly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Wightkin | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 23 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 62 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 1 |
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