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1946 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-2-1, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
1946 NFL Champions
Scored 289 points (26.3/g), 1st of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 193 points (17.5/g), 5th.
Differential of 96 points (8.7/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 7.9-3.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +15 (1.4/g), 2nd.
Coached by George Halas (8-2-1)
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1946 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 | Sid Luckman | 30 | 7 | 5 | 110 for 229, 1,826 yards, 17 td, 16 int, & 25 rushes for -76 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
| FB | Joe Osmanski | 29 | Rook | 6 | 55 rushes for 201 yards, 2 td, & 2 catches for 14 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 18th / 170th pick / 1941 |
| LH | Dante Magnani | 29 | 6 | 7 | 68 rushes for 277 yards, 0 td, & 14 catches for 156 yards and 1 td | Cleveland Rams / 19th / 175th pick / 1940 |
| RH | Hugh Gallarneau | 29 | 5 | 5 | 112 rushes for 476 yards, 6 td, & 12 catches for 185 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1941 |
| LE | Ken Kavanaugh | 30 | 6 | 4 | 18 catches for 337 yards, 5 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
| LT | Fred Davis | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
| LG | Chuck Drulis | 28 | 4 | 8 | 4 fumbles recovered | |
| C | Bulldog Turner+ | 27 | 6 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
| RG | Pat Preston | 25 | Rook | 6 | 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 17th / 159th pick / 1943 |
| RG | Ray Bray | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
| RT | Mike Jarmoluk | 24 | Rook | 7 | 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
| RE | Ed Sprinkle | 23 | 2 | 9 | 7 catches for 124 yards, 2 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Frank Maznicki | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 of 9 field goals & 25 of 26 extra points | Chicago Bears / 8th / 70th pick / 1942 |
| P | Sid Luckman | 30 | 7 | 5 | 33 punts for a 37.4 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
| PR | Hugh Gallarneau | 29 | 5 | 5 | 10 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1941 |
| KR | Bill Osmanski | 31 | 7 | 4 | 8 kick returns for a 25.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1939 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Baisi | 29 | G | 4 | 2 | 217 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 9/6/1917 | 6 | ||
| Connie Mack Berry | 31 | E | 6 | 3 | 215 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1915 | 7 | ||
| Ray Bray | 29 | G-DG | 10 | 5 | 237 | 6-0 | North Carolina,Western Michigan | 2/1/1917 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
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| Stu Clarkson | 27 | LB-C | 11 | 2 | 217 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 7/4/1919 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 200th pick / 1942 |
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| Fred Davis | 28 | T-DT | 11 | 7 | 244 | 6-3 | Alabama | 2/15/1918 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
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| Chuck Drulis | 28 | G-LB | 11 | 8 | 216 | 5-10 | Temple | 3/8/1918 | 4 | ||
| Tom Farris | 26 | QB | 11 | 3 | 185 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 9/16/1920 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 99th pick / 1942 |
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| John Federovitch | 29 | T | 3 | 0 | 263 | 6-5 | Davis & Elkins | 6/26/1917 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 59th pick / 1941 |
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| Aldo Forte | 28 | G-T | 6 | 1 | 213 | 6-0 | Montana | 1/20/1918 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 191st pick / 1939 |
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| Hugh Gallarneau | 29 | HB | 11 | 5 | 190 | 6-0 | Stanford | 4/2/1917 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1941 |
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| Bill Geyer | 27 | HB | 1 | 0 | 173 | 5-10 | Colgate | 10/3/1919 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 100th pick / 1942 |
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| Mike Jarmoluk | 24 | DT-T-MG | 11 | 7 | 232 | 6-5 | Temple | 10/22/1922 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 62nd pick / 1945 |
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| Ken Kavanaugh | 30 | E | 10 | 4 | 207 | 6-3 | LSU | 11/23/1916 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
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| Jim Keane | 22 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa,Northwestern | 1/11/1924 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 18th / 182nd pick / 1945 |
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| Ed Kolman | 31 | T | 11 | 4 | 232 | 6-2 | Temple | 10/21/1915 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 37th pick / 1940 |
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| Walt Lamb | 26 | E | 11 | 3 | 195 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 12/21/1920 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 10th / 89th pick / 1943 |
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| Sid Luckman | 30 | QB-HB-DB | 11 | 5 | 197 | 6-0 | Columbia | 11/21/1916 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
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| Dante Magnani | 29 | HB-WB | 10 | 7 | 182 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 3/16/1917 | 6 | Cleveland Rams / 19th / 175th pick / 1940 |
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| Bob Margarita | 26 | HB | 1 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Brown | 11/3/1920 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 216th pick / 1944 |
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| Frank Maznicki | 26 | HB | 4 | 3 | 181 | 5-9 | Boston College | 7/19/1920 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 70th pick / 1942 |
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| George McAfee | 28 | HB-DB | 3 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/13/1918 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
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| Ray McLean | 31 | HB | 10 | 3 | 168 | 5-10 | St. Anselm | 12/6/1915 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 192nd pick / 1940 |
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| Rudy Mucha | 28 | G-C | 5 | 1 | 236 | 6-1 | Washington | 7/22/1918 | 5 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 4th pick / 1941 |
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| Noah Mullins | 28 | HB | 10 | 3 | 182 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 5/23/1918 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 10th / 90th pick / 1942 |
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| Bill Osmanski | 31 | FB | 9 | 4 | 197 | 5-11 | Holy Cross | 12/29/1915 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1939 |
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| Joe Osmanski | 29 | FB | 8 | 6 | 218 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 12/26/1917 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 18th / 170th pick / 1941 |
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| Don Perkins | 29 | B | 8 | 0 | 196 | 6-0 | Wisconsin-Platteville | 9/18/1917 | 2 | ||
| Pat Preston | 25 | G | 11 | 6 | 216 | 6-2 | Duke,Wake Forest | 6/15/1921 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 17th / 159th pick / 1943 |
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| Lloyd Reese | 26 | B | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 6/17/1920 | Rook | ||
| John Schiechl | 29 | C | 11 | 3 | 244 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 8/22/1917 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 13th pick / 1940 |
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| Dick Schweidler | 31 | HB | 5 | 2 | 182 | 6-0 | St. Louis | 8/18/1915 | 8 | ||
| Ed Sprinkle | 23 | DE-E-G-LB | 11 | 9 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 2 | ||
| Walt Stickel | 24 | T-DT | 11 | 3 | 247 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania,Tulsa | 3/31/1922 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 21st / 215th pick / 1945 |
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| Joe Stydahar | 34 | T | 10 | 1 | 233 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh,West Virginia | 3/16/1912 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1936 |
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| Bulldog Turner+ | 27 | C-T-LB-G | 11 | 8 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
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| George Wilson | 32 | E-DE | 11 | 4 | 199 | 6-1 | Northwestern | 2/3/1914 | 9 | ||
| Team Total | 28.1 | 11 | 210.3 | 6-1.0 | 4.2 |