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1948 Chicago Bears

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Record: 10-2-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 375 points (31.2/g), 3rd of 10 in the NFL.
 Allowed 151 points (12.6/g), 1st.
 Differential of 224 points (18.7/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 10.8-1.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.5/g), 3rd.

Coached by George Halas

Training Camp: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1948 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
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 3 CHI Bobby Layne HOF QB 15 1948 1962 2 6 17 126 175 1814 3700 26768 196 243 611 2451 25 Texas
1 10 CHI Max Bumgardner DE 1 1948 1948 0 0 0 0 11 Texas
3 21 CHI Dub Garrett G 3 1948 1950 0 0 2 1 28 Mississippi St.
5 32 CHI Knox Ramsey G 6 1948 1953 0 0 5 25 69 William & Mary
6 44 CHI Bob Brugge B 0 0 0 Ohio St.
8 62 CHI Shorty McWilliams DB 2 1949 1950 0 0 1 10 22 5 10 113 0 1 13 54 0 Army
9 74 CHI Malachi Mills T 0 0 0 Virginia Military
10 83 CHI Dick Flanagan LB 8 1948 1955 0 0 5 40 84 5 14 0 Ohio St.
11 92 CHI Jim McDowell G 0 0 0 William & Mary
12 104 CHI Mel Sheehan E 0 0 0 Missouri
13 113 CHI Dick Scott C 0 0 0 Navy
14 122 CHI Ollie Cline FB 6 1948 1953 0 0 3 13 64 281 1094 6 34 299 1 Ohio St.
15 134 CHI Rob Goode B 0 0 0 Texas A&M
16 143 CHI Clyde Grimenstein E 0 0 0 Purdue
17 152 CHI John Fallon G 0 0 0 Notre Dame
18 164 CHI Ray Brown B 0 0 0 Virginia
19 173 CHI Bob Hileman C 0 0 0 California
20 182 CHI Thurman Gay T 0 0 0 Oklahoma St.
21 194 CHI Ralph (Peppy) Blount E 0 0 0 Texas
22 203 CHI J.R. Boone E 6 1948 1953 0 0 2 14 63 2 2 2 0 0 130 497 5 69 1251 7 Tulsa
23 212 CHI Jim Duncan E 0 0 0 Wake Forest
24 224 CHI Jimmy Gatewood B 0 0 0 Georgia
25 233 CHI George Brumm C 0 0 0 Pacific
26 242 CHI Paul Dietzel C 0 0 0
27 254 CHI Ed Clasby B 0 0 0 Boston Col.
28 263 CHI Fred Hardison E 0 0 0 Duke
29 272 CHI Frank Van Deren E 0 0 0 California
30 284 CHI Al Pietkiewicz E 0 0 0 San Francisco
31 291 CHI Norm Cox QB 2 1946 1947 0 0 0 0 5 1 2 9 0 0 2 9 0 TCU
32 297 CHI Truett Smith B 0 0 0 Mississippi St.