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1938 Chicago Bears
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Record: 6-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 194 points (17.6/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 148 points (13.5/g), 4th.
Differential of 46 points (4.2/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 7.2-3.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.8/g), 3rd.
Coached by George Halas (6-5-0)
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1938 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 | 27 | 4 | 3 | 46 for 112, 848 yards, 5 td, 9 int, & 13 rushes for -16 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Ray Buivid | 23 | 1 | 6 | 17 for 48, 295 yards, 5 td, 2 int, & 32 rushes for 65 yards and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1937 |
| FB | Bert Johnson | 26 | 1 | 7 | 37 rushes for 138 yards, 2 td, & 0 catches for 0 yards and 0 td | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 42nd pick / 1937 |
| LH | Ray Nolting | 25 | 2 | 9 | 63 rushes for 297 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 90 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | Jack Manders | 29 | 5 | 10 | 67 rushes for 263 yards, 2 td, & 2 catches for 27 yards and 1 td | |
| LE | Dick Plasman | 24 | 1 | 6 | 8 catches for 117 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 28th pick / 1937 |
| LE | George Wilson | 24 | 1 | 5 | 4 catches for 81 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Joe Stydahar*+ | 26 | 2 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1936 |
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| LG | Danny Fortmann+ | 22 | 2 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 78th pick / 1936 |
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| C | Frank Bausch | 30 | 4 | 10 | ||
| RG | George Musso | 28 | 5 | 11 | ||
| RT | Russ Thompson | 26 | 2 | 5 | ||
| RT | Del Bjork* | 24 | 1 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 58th pick / 1937 |
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| RE | Les McDonald | 24 | 1 | 6 | 9 catches for 175 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1937 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jack Manders | 29 | 5 | 10 | 3 of 9 field goals & 10 of 12 extra points | |
| P | Chuck Apolskis | 24 | Rook | 0 | ||
| PR | Chuck Apolskis | 24 | Rook | 0 | ||
| KR | Chuck Apolskis | 24 | Rook | 0 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Apolskis | 24 | E | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6-2 | DePaul | 12/18/1914 | Rook | ||
| Dick Bassi | 23 | G | 9 | 0 | 214 | 5-11 | Santa Clara | 1/1/1915 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 4th / 36th pick / 1937 |
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| Frank Bausch | 30 | C | 11 | 10 | 220 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/14/1908 | 4 | ||
| Del Bjork* | 24 | T | 10 | 5 | 218 | 6-1 | Oregon | 6/27/1914 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 58th pick / 1937 |
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| Carl Brumbaugh | 32 | B | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Florida,Ohio State | 9/22/1906 | 8 | ||
| Ray Buivid | 23 | B | 11 | 6 | 195 | 6-1 | Marquette | 8/15/1915 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1937 |
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| Bill Conkright | 24 | C-LB-E-DE | 9 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 4/17/1914 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 48th pick / 1937 |
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| George Corbett | 30 | B | 7 | 3 | 179 | 5-9 | Millikin | 6/14/1908 | 6 | ||
| Fred Dreher | 25 | E | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Denver | 2/23/1913 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 110th pick / 1938 |
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| Gary Famiglietti | 25 | FB-HB | 9 | 3 | 225 | 6-0 | Boston University | 11/28/1913 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 25th pick / 1938 |
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| Danny Fortmann+ | 22 | G-LB | 11 | 10 | 210 | 6-0 | Colgate | 4/11/1916 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 78th pick / 1936 |
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| Sam Francis | 25 | FB-HB | 11 | 1 | 207 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 10/26/1913 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 1st pick / 1937 |
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| Lou Gordon | 30 | T-G-E | 2 | 1 | 224 | 6-5 | Illinois | 7/15/1908 | 8 | ||
| Bert Johnson | 26 | FB-BB-HB | 9 | 7 | 212 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 2/18/1912 | 1 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 5th / 42nd pick / 1937 |
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| Bill Karr | 27 | E | 10 | 4 | 190 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 3/29/1911 | 5 | ||
| Jack Manders | 29 | HB-FB | 11 | 10 | 203 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 1/13/1909 | 5 | ||
| Joe Maniaci | 24 | B | 9 | 1 | 212 | 6-1 | Fordham | 1/23/1914 | 2 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1936 |
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| Eggs Manske | 26 | E | 6 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 7/4/1912 | 3 | ||
| Bernie Masterson | 27 | QB | 11 | 3 | 195 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 8/10/1911 | 4 | ||
| Les McDonald | 24 | E | 10 | 6 | 200 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/19/1914 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1937 |
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| George Musso | 28 | G-T | 11 | 11 | 262 | 6-2 | Millikin | 4/8/1910 | 5 | ||
| Ray Nolting | 25 | HB | 11 | 9 | 185 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 11/8/1913 | 2 | ||
| Reino Nori | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 165 | 5-7 | Northern Illinois | 2/26/1913 | 1 | ||
| John Oelerich | 22 | HB | 2 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | St. Ambrose | 2/7/1916 | Rook | ||
| Dick Plasman | 24 | E-T | 8 | 6 | 218 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 4/6/1914 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 28th pick / 1937 |
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| Gene Ronzani | 29 | B | 8 | 1 | 200 | 5-9 | Marquette | 3/28/1909 | 5 | ||
| Dick Schweidler | 23 | HB | 10 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 8/18/1915 | Rook | ||
| Joe Stydahar*+ | 26 | T | 11 | 10 | 233 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh,West Virginia | 3/16/1912 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1936 |
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| Frank Sullivan | 26 | C-LB | 10 | 1 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA) | 8/16/1912 | 3 | ||
| Bob Swisher | 24 | HB | 9 | 0 | 163 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 7/14/1914 | Rook | ||
| Russ Thompson | 26 | T | 11 | 5 | 249 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 5/10/1912 | 2 | ||
| Milt Trost | 25 | T-E | 10 | 1 | 206 | 6-1 | Marquette | 3/4/1913 | 3 | ||
| George Wilson | 24 | E-DE | 11 | 5 | 199 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 2/3/1914 | 1 | ||
| Gust Zarnas | 25 | G | 10 | 1 | 220 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 12/16/1913 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 40th pick / 1938 |
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| Joe Zeller | 30 | G-E | 11 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Indiana | 5/2/1908 | 6 | ||
| Team Total | 25.8 | 11 | 204.5 | 6-0.8 | 2.4 |