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1944 Chicago Bears
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Record: 6-3-1, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 258 points (25.8/g), 2nd of 11 in the NFL.
Allowed 172 points (17.2/g), 7th.
Differential of 86 points (8.6/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 7.2-2.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.2/g), 6th.
Coached by Hunk Anderson (6-3-1) (co-coach with Luke Johnsos)and Luke Johnsos (6-3-1)
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1944 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | CarAV | G | Cmp | Att | Yds | TD | Int | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | College/Univ | |
| 1 | 9 | CHI | Ray Evans | TB | 1 | 1948 | 1948 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 64 | 137 | 924 | 5 | 17 | 99 | 343 | 2 | 7 | 93 | 0 | Kansas | |
| 3 | 24 | CHI | Rudy Smeja | E | 3 | 1944 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 166 | 1 | Michigan | |||||||||
| 5 | 40 | CHI | Abe Croft | E | 2 | 1944 | 1945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 152 | 2 | SMU | |||||||||
| 6 | 51 | CHI | C.B. Stanley | T | 1 | 1946 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | Tulsa | ||||||||||||
| 7 | 62 | CHI | Darwin Seeley | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stanford | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | 73 | CHI | Randall (Buck) Fawcett | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Stanford | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | 84 | CHI | Jack Morton | E | 3 | 1945 | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 62 | 1 | Purdue | |||||||||
| 10 | 95 | CHI | Bill Starford | C | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wake Forest | ||||||||||||||||
| 11 | 106 | CHI | Lin Houston | G | 8 | 1946 | 1953 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 98 | Ohio State | |||||||||||
| 12 | 117 | CHI | J.P. Moore | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Vanderbilt | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 | 128 | CHI | Bill Duffey | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgetown (DC) | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | 139 | CHI | Joe Hartley | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | LSU | ||||||||||||||||
| 15 | 150 | CHI | Bill Milner | LB | 4 | 1947 | 1950 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 48 | Duke | |||||||||||
| 16 | 161 | CHI | Buckets Hirsch | QB | 3 | 1947 | 1949 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 4 | 7 | 0 | Northwestern | |||||||||
| 17 | 172 | CHI | Ed Ryckeley | E | 0 | 0 | 0 | Georgia Tech | ||||||||||||||||
| 18 | 183 | CHI | Howdy Plasman | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Miami (FL) | ||||||||||||||||
| 19 | 194 | CHI | Barry French | G | 4 | 1947 | 1951 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 49 | Purdue | |||||||||||
| 20 | 205 | CHI | Paul Taylor | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | USC | ||||||||||||||||
| 21 | 216 | CHI | Bob Margarita | HB | 3 | 1944 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 204 | 960 | 7 | 38 | 524 | 2 | Brown | ||||||
| 22 | 227 | CHI | Ed Davis | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Oklahoma | ||||||||||||||||
| 23 | 238 | CHI | Dick Jamison | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | USC | ||||||||||||||||
| 24 | 249 | CHI | Jack Bortka | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kansas State | ||||||||||||||||
| 25 | 260 | CHI | Roy Ruskusky | E | 1 | 1947 | 1947 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | St. Mary's (CA) | ||||||||||||
| 26 | 271 | CHI | Harry Franck | B | 0 | 0 | 0 | Northwestern | ||||||||||||||||
| 27 | 282 | CHI | Jack McKewan | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Alabama | ||||||||||||||||
| 28 | 293 | CHI | Charlie Mitchell | HB | 2 | 1945 | 1946 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | Tulsa | ||||||||||||
| 29 | 304 | CHI | Pat Boyle | G | 0 | 0 | 0 | Wisconsin | ||||||||||||||||
| 30 | 315 | CHI | Bernie Pepper | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Missouri | ||||||||||||||||
| 31 | 321 | CHI | Karl Vogt | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Villanova | ||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 327 | CHI | Bob Endres | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | Colgate | ||||||||||||||||