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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 (10-2-0)
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1948 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Sid Luckman | 32 | 9 | 8 | 89 for 163, 1,047 yards, 13 td, 14 int, & 8 rushes for 11 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
| FB | Don Kindt | 23 | 1 | 6 | 54 rushes for 189 yards, 2 td, & 11 catches for 137 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| FB | Mike Holovak | 29 | 2 | 5 | 30 rushes for 228 yards, 2 td, & 4 catches for 30 yards and 0 td | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1943 |
| LH | George Gulyanics | 27 | 1 | 8 | 119 rushes for 439 yards, 4 td, & 8 catches for 130 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | George McAfee | 30 | 8 | 8 | 92 rushes for 392 yards, 5 td, & 17 catches for 227 yards and 2 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| LE | Ken Kavanaugh | 32 | 8 | 7 | 18 catches for 352 yards, 6 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
| LT | Fred Davis | 30 | 7 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
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| LT | George Connor | 23 | Rook | 5 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| LG | Chuck Drulis | 30 | 6 | 10 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| C | Bulldog Turner+ | 29 | 8 | 11 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
| RG | Ray Bray | 31 | 9 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
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| RT | Walt Stickel | 26 | 2 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 215th pick / 1945 |
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| RE | Ed Cifers | 32 | 7 | 6 | 0 catches for 0 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 50th pick / 1941 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Johnny Lujack | 23 | Rook | 3 | 0 of 3 field goals & 44 of 46 extra points | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| P | George Gulyanics | 27 | 1 | 8 | 55 punts for a 44.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | George McAfee | 30 | 8 | 8 | 30 punt returns for a 13.9 average and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| KR | Frank Minini | 27 | 1 | 3 | 12 kick returns for a 30.8 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1947 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Alf Bauman | 28 | DT-T | 5 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 1/3/1920 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1942 |
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| J.R. Boone | 23 | E-HB | 11 | 1 | 162 | 5-8 | Tulsa | 7/28/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1948 |
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| Ray Bray | 31 | G-DG | 12 | 10 | 237 | 6-0 | North Carolina,Western Michigan | 2/1/1917 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
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| Jim Canady | 22 | B | 3 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Ark-Monticello,Texas | 1/14/1926 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 35th pick / 1947 |
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| Ed Cifers | 32 | E | 12 | 6 | 227 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 7/18/1916 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 50th pick / 1941 |
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| Stu Clarkson | 29 | LB-C | 10 | 1 | 217 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 7/4/1919 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 200th pick / 1942 |
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| George Connor | 23 | T-LB-DT-G | 11 | 5 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
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| Fred Davis | 30 | T-DT | 12 | 7 | 244 | 6-3 | Alabama | 2/15/1918 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
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| Billy deCorrevont | 30 | B | 10 | 2 | 186 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 11/26/1918 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 126th pick / 1942 |
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| Chuck Drulis | 30 | G-LB | 12 | 10 | 216 | 5-10 | Temple | 3/8/1918 | 6 | ||
| Fred Evans | 27 | HB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 5/23/1921 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 24th pick / 1943 |
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| Dick Flanagan | 22 | LB-G-C | 11 | 1 | 216 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/31/1926 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
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| Thurman Garrett | 25 | C | 10 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 2/17/1923 | 1 | ||
| George Gulyanics | 27 | HB | 12 | 8 | 198 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/11/1921 | 1 | ||
| Mike Holovak | 29 | FB-LB | 11 | 5 | 213 | 6-1 | Boston College | 9/19/1919 | 2 | Cleveland Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1943 |
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| Ken Kavanaugh | 32 | E | 12 | 7 | 207 | 6-3 | LSU | 11/23/1916 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
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| Jim Keane | 24 | E-DE | 11 | 4 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa,Northwestern | 1/11/1924 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 182nd pick / 1945 |
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| Don Kindt | 23 | DB-FB-HB | 12 | 6 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
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| Al Lawler | 26 | HB-DB | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-10 | Texas | 6/23/1922 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 215th pick / 1947 |
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| Bobby Layne | 22 | QB | 11 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 12/19/1926 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1948 |
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| Sid Luckman | 32 | QB-HB-DB | 12 | 8 | 197 | 6-0 | Columbia | 11/21/1916 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
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| Johnny Lujack | 23 | QB-DB | 9 | 3 | 186 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/4/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
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| George McAfee | 30 | HB-DB | 12 | 8 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/13/1918 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
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| Bill Milner | 29 | LB-G-DE | 12 | 2 | 228 | 6-1 | Duke,South Carolina | 3/7/1919 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 150th pick / 1944 |
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| Frank Minini | 27 | HB-BB | 12 | 3 | 209 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 12/23/1921 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 23rd pick / 1947 |
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| Noah Mullins | 30 | HB | 12 | 2 | 182 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 5/23/1918 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 90th pick / 1942 |
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| Hank Norberg | 28 | E | 10 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Stanford | 12/22/1920 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 169th pick / 1943 |
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| Joe Osmanski | 31 | FB | 12 | 1 | 218 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 12/26/1917 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 170th pick / 1941 |
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| Pat Preston | 27 | G | 12 | 2 | 216 | 6-2 | Duke,Wake Forest | 6/15/1921 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 159th pick / 1943 |
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| Wash Serini | 26 | DG-G-T | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/11/1922 | Rook | ||
| Allen Smith | 26 | E-DE | 10 | 4 | 218 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 3/29/1922 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 65th pick / 1947 |
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| Ed Sprinkle | 25 | DE-E-G-LB | 10 | 2 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 4 | ||
| Paul Stenn | 30 | T | 12 | 3 | 242 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/12/1918 | 6 | ||
| Walt Stickel | 26 | T-DT | 10 | 9 | 247 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania,Tulsa | 3/31/1922 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 215th pick / 1945 |
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| Bulldog Turner+ | 29 | C-T-LB-G | 12 | 11 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
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| Fred Venturelli | 31 | K | 1 | 0 | 235 | 5-11 | none | 8/22/1917 | Rook | ||
| Team Total | 27.4 | 12 | 213.4 | 6-0.9 | 2.9 |