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1940 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1940 NFL Champions
Scored 238 points (21.6/g), 2nd of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 152 points (13.8/g), 4th.
Differential of 86 points (7.8/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 8.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (2.1/g), 1st.
Coached by
George Halas
Training Camp: St. John's Military Academy (Delafield, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| P | Sid Luckman* | 24 | 1 | 7 | 27 punts for a 42.5 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
| FB | Bill Osmanski* | 25 | 1 | 6 | 50 rushes for 192 yards, 3 td, & 1 catch for 13 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1939 |
| LH | Ray Nolting* | 27 | 4 | 11 | 78 rushes for 373 yards, 1 td, & 3 catches for 36 yards and 0 td | |
| RH | George McAfee | 22 | Rook | 8 | 47 rushes for 253 yards, 2 td, & 7 catches for 117 yards and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| LE | Dick Plasman* | 26 | 3 | 8 | 11 catches for 245 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 28th pick / 1937 |
| LT | Joe Stydahar*+ | 28 | 4 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1936 | |
| LG | Danny Fortmann*+ | 24 | 4 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 78th pick / 1936 | |
| C | Bulldog Turner* | 21 | Rook | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 | |
| RG | George Musso* | 30 | 7 | 6 | ||
| KR | Lee Artoe* | 23 | Rook | 7 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 97th pick / 1940 | |
| RE | George Wilson* | 26 | 3 | 5 | 4 catches for 90 yards, 1 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jack Manders | 31 | 7 | 2 | 2 of 3 field goals & 17 of 18 extra points | |
| P | Sid Luckman* | 24 | 1 | 7 | 27 punts for a 42.5 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
| KR | Lee Artoe* | 23 | Rook | 7 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 97th pick / 1940 | |
| KR | Lee Artoe* | 23 | Rook | 7 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 97th pick / 1940 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee Artoe* | 23 | KR | 11 | 7 | 234 | 6-3 | Santa Clara,California | 3/2/1917 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 97th pick / 1940 | |
| Al Baisi* | 23 | g | 7 | 1 | 217 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 9/6/1917 | Rook | 0 | ||
| Frank Bausch* | 32 | c | 10 | 2 | 220 | 6-3 | Kansas | 6/14/1908 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Ray Bray* | 23 | g | 6 | 1 | 237 | 6-0 | West. Michigan,North Carolina | 2/1/1917 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 | |
| Chet Chesney* | 24 | 3 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | DePaul | 3/9/1916 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Harry Clarke* | 24 | 11 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 12/1/1916 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 117th pick / 1940 | ||
| Gary Famiglietti* | 27 | fb | 11 | 2 | 225 | 6-0 | Boston Univ. | 11/28/1913 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 25th pick / 1938 | |
| Aldo Forte* | 22 | g | 10 | 4 | 213 | 6-0 | Montana | 1/20/1918 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 191st pick / 1939 | |
| Danny Fortmann*+ | 24 | LG | 10 | 10 | 210 | 6-0 | Colgate | 4/11/1916 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 78th pick / 1936 | |
| Ken Kavanaugh* | 24 | 11 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | LSU | 11/23/1916 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 | ||
| Ed Kolman* | 25 | t | 10 | 6 | 232 | 6-2 | Temple | 10/21/1915 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 37th pick / 1940 | |
| Sid Luckman* | 24 | P | 11 | 7 | 197 | 6-0 | Columbia | 11/21/1916 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 | |
| Jack Manders | 31 | K | 10 | 2 | 203 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 1/13/1909 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Joe Maniaci* | 26 | fb | 11 | 4 | 212 | 6-1 | Fordham | 1/23/1914 | 4 | 0 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 6th / 49th pick / 1936 | |
| Eggs Manske* | 28 | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 7/4/1912 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Phil Martinovich* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | Pacific | 2/9/1915 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Bernie Masterson* | 29 | qb | 7 | 2 | 195 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 8/10/1911 | 6 | 0 | ||
| George McAfee | 22 | RH | 10 | 8 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/13/1918 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 | |
| Ray McLean* | 25 | 10 | 0 | 168 | 5-10 | St. Anselm | 12/6/1915 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 192nd pick / 1940 | ||
| Joe Mihal* | 24 | t | 11 | 1 | 234 | 6-2 | Purdue | 4/2/1916 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 19th pick / 1939 | |
| George Musso* | 30 | RG | 6 | 6 | 262 | 6-2 | Millikin | 4/8/1910 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Ray Nolting* | 27 | LH | 11 | 11 | 185 | 5-11 | Cincinnati | 11/8/1913 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Bob Nowaskey* | 22 | e | 10 | 2 | 205 | 6-0 | George Washington | 2/3/1918 | Rook | 0 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 55th pick / 1940 | |
| Bill Osmanski* | 25 | FB | 8 | 6 | 197 | 5-11 | Holy Cross | 12/29/1915 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1939 | |
| Dick Plasman* | 26 | LE | 11 | 8 | 218 | 6-3 | Vanderbilt | 4/6/1914 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 28th pick / 1937 | |
| Hampton Pool* | 25 | e | 5 | 4 | 221 | 6-3 | California,Army,Stanford | 3/11/1915 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 77th pick / 1940 | |
| Solly Sherman* | 23 | qb | 7 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | Chicago | 9/25/1917 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 166th pick / 1939 | |
| John Siegal* | 22 | e | 8 | 3 | 203 | 6-1 | Columbia | 5/15/1918 | 1 | 0 | Brooklyn Dodgers / 17th / 155th pick / 1939 | |
| Bob Snyder* | 27 | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Ohio | 2/6/1913 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Joe Stydahar*+ | 28 | LT | 10 | 7 | 233 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh,West Virginia | 3/16/1912 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1936 | |
| Bob Swisher* | 26 | 9 | 0 | 163 | 5-11 | Northwestern | 7/14/1914 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Jack Torrance* | 28 | t | 7 | 1 | 285 | 6-5 | LSU | 6/20/1912 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bulldog Turner* | 21 | C | 11 | 9 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 | |
| George Wilson* | 26 | RE | 11 | 5 | 199 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 2/3/1914 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Team Total | 25.3 | 11 | 211.7 | 6-1.0 | 2.0 |
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