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1937 Chicago Bears
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Record: 9-1-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 201 points (18.3/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 100 points (9.1/g), 1st.
Differential of 101 points (9.2/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 9.2-1.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +25 (2.3/g), 2nd.
Coached by George Halas (9-1-1)
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1937 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 | Bernie Masterson | 26 | 3 | 5 | 26 for 72, 615 yards, 9 td, 7 int, & 30 rushes for -21 yards and 1 td | |
| FB | Bronko Nagurski | 29 | 7 | 8 | 73 rushes for 343 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| LH | Beattie Feathers | 29 | 3 | 7 | 66 rushes for 211 yards, 1 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| RH | Jack Manders+ | 28 | 4 | 9 | 73 rushes for 319 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 163 yards and 4 td | |
| RH | Ray Nolting | 24 | 1 | 4 | 106 rushes for 424 yards, 2 td, & 4 catches for 64 yards and 0 td | |
| LE | Eggs Manske | 25 | 2 | 6 | 9 catches for 225 yards, 3 td | |
| LT | Joe Stydahar+ | 25 | 1 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1936 |
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| LG | Danny Fortmann | 21 | 1 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 78th pick / 1936 |
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| C | Frank Bausch | 29 | 3 | 7 | ||
| RG | George Musso+ | 27 | 4 | 10 | ||
| RT | Russ Thompson | 25 | 1 | 7 | ||
| RE | Bill Karr | 26 | 4 | 8 | 7 catches for 188 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 10 yards and 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Frank Bausch | 29 | 3 | 7 | ||
| P | Frank Bausch | 29 | 3 | 7 | ||
| PR | Frank Bausch | 29 | 3 | 7 | ||
| KR | Frank Bausch | 29 | 3 | 7 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Bausch | 29 | C | 9 | 7 | 220 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/14/1908 | 3 | ||
| Kay Bell | 23 | T-G | 10 | 1 | 220 | 6-2 | Washington State | 10/14/1914 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 10th / 97th pick / 1937 |
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| John Bettridge | 27 | FB | 3 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/19/1910 | Rook | ||
| Del Bjork | 23 | T | 10 | 4 | 218 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/27/1914 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 58th pick / 1937 |
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| Carl Brumbaugh | 31 | B | 1 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Florida,Ohio State | 9/22/1906 | 7 | ||
| Ray Buivid | 22 | B | 6 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/15/1915 | Rook | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1937 |
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| Bill Conkright | 23 | C-LB-E-DE | 8 | 1 | 203 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/17/1914 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 48th pick / 1937 |
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| George Corbett | 29 | B | 1 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Millikin | 6/14/1908 | 5 | ||
| John Doehring | 28 | B | 3 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | none | 11/6/1909 | 5 | ||
| Beattie Feathers | 29 | HB-WB | 11 | 7 | 185 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 8/4/1908 | 3 | ||
| Danny Fortmann | 21 | G-LB | 10 | 9 | 210 | 6-0 | Colgate | 4/11/1916 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 78th pick / 1936 |
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| Sam Francis | 24 | FB-HB | 8 | 3 | 207 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 10/26/1913 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1937 |
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| Henry Hammond | 24 | E | 6 | 3 | 190 | 5-11 | Rhodes | 2/23/1913 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 38th pick / 1937 |
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| Bill Karr | 26 | E | 10 | 8 | 190 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 3/29/1911 | 4 | ||
| Jack Manders+ | 28 | HB-FB | 11 | 9 | 203 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 1/13/1909 | 4 | ||
| Eggs Manske | 25 | E | 11 | 6 | 185 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 7/4/1912 | 2 | ||
| Bernie Masterson | 26 | QB | 10 | 5 | 195 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 8/10/1911 | 3 | ||
| Les McDonald | 23 | E | 8 | 1 | 200 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/19/1914 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1937 |
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| Keith Molesworth | 32 | HB-QB | 9 | 3 | 167 | 5-10 | Monmouth (IL) | 10/20/1905 | 6 | ||
| George Musso+ | 27 | G-T | 11 | 10 | 262 | 6-2 | Millikin | 4/8/1910 | 4 | ||
| Bronko Nagurski | 29 | FB-LB-T | 10 | 8 | 226 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 11/3/1908 | 7 | ||
| Ray Nolting | 24 | HB | 11 | 4 | 185 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 11/8/1913 | 1 | ||
| Verne Oech | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Minnesota,Montana | 5/31/1913 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 42nd pick / 1936 |
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| Dick Plasman | 23 | E-T | 9 | 2 | 218 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 4/6/1914 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 28th pick / 1937 |
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| Pug Rentner | 27 | B | 10 | 2 | 187 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 9/18/1910 | 3 | ||
| Gene Ronzani | 28 | B | 11 | 3 | 200 | 5-9 | Marquette | 3/28/1909 | 4 | ||
| Joe Stydahar+ | 25 | T | 10 | 9 | 233 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh,West Virginia | 3/16/1912 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1936 |
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| Frank Sullivan | 25 | C-LB | 7 | 3 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA) | 8/16/1912 | 2 | ||
| Russ Thompson | 25 | T | 11 | 7 | 249 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 5/10/1912 | 1 | ||
| Milt Trost | 24 | T-E | 10 | 2 | 206 | 6-1 | Marquette | 3/4/1913 | 2 | ||
| George Wilson | 23 | E-DE | 11 | 2 | 199 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 2/3/1914 | Rook | ||
| Joe Zeller | 29 | G-E | 11 | 2 | 203 | 6-1 | Indiana | 5/2/1908 | 5 | ||
| Team Total | 25.8 | 11 | 203.8 | 6-0.8 | 2.3 |