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1931 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL
NFL Season Summary
Scored 145 points (11.2/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 92 points (7.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 53 points (4.1/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 9.7-3.3.
Coached by Ralph Jones (8-5-0)
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1931 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Carl Brumbaugh | 25 | 1 | 9 | ||
| FB | Bronko Nagurski | 23 | 1 | 8 | ||
| LH | Gardie Grange | 25 | 2 | 3 | ||
| RH | Joe Lintzenich | 23 | 1 | 7 | ||
| RH | Dick Nesbitt | 24 | 1 | 6 | ||
| LE | Luke Johnsos+ | 26 | 2 | 13 | ||
| LT | Link Lyman | 33 | 9 | 9 | ||
| LT | Cookie Tackwell | 25 | 1 | 4 | ||
| LG | Zuck Carlson | 27 | 2 | 8 | ||
| LG | Paul Schuette | 25 | 3 | 5 | ||
| C | Bert Pearson | 26 | 2 | 12 | ||
| RG | Bill Buckler | 30 | 5 | 8 | ||
| RG | Danny McMullen | 25 | 2 | 5 | ||
| RT | Lloyd Burdick | 23 | Rook | 7 | ||
| RE | Hoot Drury | 25 | 1 | 6 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Carl Brumbaugh | 25 | 1 | 9 | ||
| P | Carl Brumbaugh | 25 | 1 | 9 | ||
| PR | Carl Brumbaugh | 25 | 1 | 9 | ||
| KR | Carl Brumbaugh | 25 | 1 | 9 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Brumbaugh | 25 | B | 12 | 9 | 170 | 5-10 | Florida,Ohio State | 9/22/1906 | 1 | ||
| Bill Buckler | 30 | G-T-E | 13 | 8 | 238 | 6-0 | Alabama | 4/29/1901 | 5 | ||
| Lloyd Burdick | 23 | T | 9 | 7 | 248 | 6-4 | Illinois | 8/8/1908 | Rook | ||
| Zuck Carlson | 27 | G-T-C-LB | 11 | 8 | 208 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 11/12/1904 | 2 | ||
| Hoot Drury | 25 | E | 10 | 6 | 189 | 6-4 | Idaho,St. Louis | 2/18/1906 | 1 | ||
| Bud Edwards | 23 | B | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Brown | 3/21/1908 | 1 | ||
| Latham Flanagan | 24 | E | 2 | 2 | 185 | 6-2 | Carnegie Mellon | 1/17/1907 | Rook | ||
| Paul Franklin | 25 | B-E | 12 | 3 | 198 | 6-2 | Franklin (IN) | 2/10/1906 | Rook | ||
| Gardie Grange | 25 | HB-E | 12 | 3 | 173 | 6-0 | Illinois | 12/2/1906 | 2 | ||
| Red Grange+ | 28 | HB-BB-DB-TB | 13 | 11 | 180 | 6-0 | Illinois | 6/13/1903 | 6 | ||
| Jesse Hibbs | 25 | T | 9 | 4 | 195 | 6-0 | USC | 1/11/1906 | Rook | ||
| Leo Jensvold | 23 | HB | 1 | 0 | 173 | 5-8 | Iowa | 3/29/1908 | Rook | ||
| Herb Joesting | 26 | FB | 6 | 2 | 194 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 4/17/1905 | 2 | ||
| Luke Johnsos+ | 26 | E | 13 | 13 | 195 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 12/6/1905 | 2 | ||
| Eddie Kawal | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Illinois,Widener | 10/13/1909 | Rook | ||
| Joe Lintzenich | 23 | HB | 11 | 7 | 187 | 5-11 | St. Louis | 3/26/1908 | 1 | ||
| Link Lyman | 33 | T | 11 | 9 | 233 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 11/30/1898 | 9 | ||
| Babe Lyon | 24 | T-G | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 3/30/1907 | 2 | ||
| Gus Mastrogany | 24 | E | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Iowa | 10/25/1907 | Rook | ||
| Danny McMullen | 25 | G | 11 | 5 | 231 | 5-8 | Nebraska | 5/8/1906 | 2 | ||
| Keith Molesworth | 26 | HB-QB | 11 | 2 | 167 | 5-10 | Monmouth (IL) | 10/20/1905 | Rook | ||
| Don Murry | 61 | T-E-G | 13 | 0 | 191 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 0/0/0 | 9 | ||
| Denny Myers | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Iowa | 11/10/1905 | Rook | ||
| Bronko Nagurski | 23 | FB-LB-T | 10 | 8 | 226 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/3/1908 | 1 | ||
| Dick Nesbitt | 24 | HB-FB | 13 | 6 | 204 | 6-0 | Drake | 11/12/1907 | 1 | ||
| Bert Pearson | 26 | C-G | 13 | 12 | 206 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 3/22/1905 | 2 | ||
| Paul Schuette | 25 | G | 11 | 5 | 220 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 3/10/1906 | 3 | ||
| Bill Senn | 26 | B | 1 | 0 | 177 | 6-0 | Knox | 7/14/1905 | 5 | ||
| Larry Steinbach | 31 | T-G | 4 | 3 | 214 | 6-0 | St. Thomas | 12/23/1900 | 1 | ||
| Cookie Tackwell | 25 | E-T | 4 | 4 | 215 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 3/27/1906 | 1 | ||
| George Trafton | 35 | C | 11 | 1 | 230 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/6/1896 | 11 | ||
| Laurie Walquist | 33 | B | 10 | 4 | 167 | 5-8 | Illinois | 3/9/1898 | 9 | ||
| Team Total | 27.1 | 13 | 200.9 | 6-0.4 | 2.5 |