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1943 Chicago Bears

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Record: 8-1-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

1943 NFL Champions

Scored 303 points (30.3/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 157 points (15.7/g), 4th.
 Differential of 146 points (14.6/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 8.3-1.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.5/g), 6th.

Coached by Hunk Anderson (8-1-1) (co-coach with Luke Johnsos) and Luke Johnsos (8-1-1)

1943 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Sid Luckman+ 27 4 3 110 for 202, 2,194 yards, 28 td, 12 int, & 22 rushes for -40 yards and 1 td

Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939

QB Bob Snyder 30 6 7 7 for 26, 116 yards, 0 td, 4 int, & 6 rushes for -20 yards and 0 td
FB Gary Famiglietti 30 5 4 64 rushes for 229 yards, 2 td, & 1 catch for 10 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 25th pick / 1938

LH Harry Clarke+ 27 3 10 120 rushes for 556 yards, 2 td, & 23 catches for 535 yards and 7 td

Chicago Bears / 13th / 117th pick / 1940

RH Dante Magnani 26 3 7 51 rushes for 310 yards, 2 td, & 6 catches for 88 yards and 1 td

Cleveland Rams / 19th / 175th pick / 1940

LE Jim Benton 27 5 7 13 catches for 235 yards, 3 td

Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 11th pick / 1938

LT Bill Steinkemper 30 Rook 9
LG Danny Fortmann+ 27 7 9

Chicago Bears / 9th / 78th pick / 1936

C Bulldog Turner+ 24 3 10

Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940

RG George Musso 33 10 10
RT Al Hoptowit 28 1 10

Cleveland Rams / 11th / 91st pick / 1938

RE George Wilson 29 6 10 21 catches for 293 yards, 5 td
 Special Teams Starters
K Bob Snyder 30 6 7 2 of 7 field goals & 39 of 42 extra points
P Sid Luckman+ 27 4 3 34 punts for a 35.9 average, 1 blocked

Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939

PR Harry Clarke+ 27 3 10 10 punt returns for a 15.8 average and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 13th / 117th pick / 1940

KR Harry Clarke+ 27 3 10 13 kick returns for a 25.1 average and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 13th / 117th pick / 1940

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Al Babartsky 28 T 9 0 225 6-0 Fordham 4/19/1915 5

Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 35th pick / 1938

Jim Benton 27 E 9 7 200 6-3 Arkansas 9/25/1916 5

Cleveland Rams / 2nd / 11th pick / 1938

Connie Mack Berry 28 E 10 2 215 6-3 North Carolina State 4/19/1915 4
Harry Clarke+ 27 HB-DB 10 10 186 6-0 West Virginia 12/1/1916 3

Chicago Bears / 13th / 117th pick / 1940

Bernie Digris 24 T-G 2 0 212 6-0 Holy Cross 6/9/1919 Rook
Gary Famiglietti 30 FB-HB 10 4 225 6-0 Boston University 11/28/1913 5

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 25th pick / 1938

Danny Fortmann+ 27 G-LB 10 9 210 6-0 Colgate 4/11/1916 7

Chicago Bears / 9th / 78th pick / 1936

Bill Geyer 24 HB 3 3 173 5-10 Colgate 10/3/1919 1

Chicago Bears / 11th / 100th pick / 1942

Pete Gudauskas 27 G 6 0 222 6-2 Murray State 10/19/1916 3
Al Hoptowit 28 T 10 10 217 6-1 Washington State 9/7/1915 1

Cleveland Rams / 11th / 91st pick / 1938

Tony Ippolito 26 G 9 0 220 5-10 Purdue 9/19/1917 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 54th pick / 1939

Jim Logan 27 G 9 1 190 5-10 Indiana 12/22/1916 Rook
Sid Luckman+ 27 QB-HB-DB 10 3 197 6-0 Columbia 11/21/1916 4

Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939

Dante Magnani 26 HB-WB 10 7 182 5-10 St. Mary's (CA) 3/16/1917 3

Cleveland Rams / 19th / 175th pick / 1940

Bob Masters 32 HB 2 0 200 5-11 Baylor 6/26/1911 6
Al Matuza 25 C 10 0 200 6-2 Georgetown (DC) 9/11/1918 2

Chicago Bears / 8th / 68th pick / 1941

Doug McEnulty 21 FB-HB 8 3 215 6-3 Wichita State 1/16/1922 Rook
Ray McLean 28 HB 10 0 168 5-10 St. Anselm 12/6/1915 3

Chicago Bears / 21st / 192nd pick / 1940

Monte Merkel 27 G 1 1 215 5-10 Kansas 11/6/1916 Rook
Fred Mundee 30 C-LB 5 0 220 6-1 Notre Dame 5/20/1913 Rook
George Musso 33 G-T 10 10 262 6-2 Millikin 4/8/1910 10
Bronko Nagurski 35 FB-LB-T 8 0 226 6-2 Minnesota 11/3/1908 13
Ray Nolting 30 HB 7 0 185 5-11 Cincinnati 11/8/1913 7
Bill Osmanski 28 FB 4 3 197 5-11 Holy Cross 12/29/1915 4

Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1939

Hampton Pool 28 E 10 0 221 6-3 Army,California,Stanford 3/11/1915 3

Chicago Bears / 9th / 77th pick / 1940

John Siegal 25 E-DE 3 1 203 6-1 Columbia 5/15/1918 4

Brooklyn Dodgers / 17th / 155th pick / 1939

Dom Sigillo 30 T-G 6 0 230 6-0 Xavier (OH) 3/7/1913 Rook
Bob Snyder 30 TB-QB 10 7 200 6-0 Ohio 2/6/1913 6
Bill Steinkemper 30 T 10 9 220 6-2 Notre Dame 12/27/1913 Rook
Bob Steuber 22 HB 1 0 200 6-2 DePauw,Missouri 10/25/1921 Rook

Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1943

Bulldog Turner+ 24 C-T-LB-G 10 10 237 6-1 Hardin-Simmons 3/10/1919 3

Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940

Joe Vodicka 22 HB 3 0 189 5-10 Illinois State 3/4/1921 Rook
George Wilson 29 E-DE 10 10 199 6-1 Northwestern 2/3/1914 6
Team Total 27.4 10 207.9 6-0.4 3.3