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1949 Chicago Bears
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 332 points (27.7/g), 4th of 10 in the NFL.
Allowed 218 points (18.2/g), 3rd.
Differential of 114 points (9.5/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 8.8-3.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 7th.
Coached by George Halas (9-3-0)
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1949 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 | Johnny Lujack | 24 | 1 | 7 | 162 for 312, 2,658 yards, 23 td, 22 int, & 8 rushes for 64 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| FB | Don Kindt | 24 | 2 | 6 | 41 rushes for 118 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 118 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| FB | John Hoffman | 24 | Rook | 6 | 53 rushes for 216 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 373 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| LH | George Gulyanics | 28 | 2 | 11 | 102 rushes for 452 yards, 5 td, & 16 catches for 165 yards and 1 td | |
| RH | George McAfee | 31 | 9 | 6 | 42 rushes for 161 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 157 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| LE | Ken Kavanaugh | 33 | 9 | 10 | 29 catches for 655 yards, 9 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
| LT | George Connor | 24 | 1 | 6 | 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| LT | Fred Davis | 31 | 8 | 6 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
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| LG | Chuck Drulis | 31 | 7 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Bulldog Turner | 30 | 9 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
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| RG | Ray Bray | 32 | 10 | 11 | 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
| RT | Walt Stickel | 27 | 3 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 21st / 215th pick / 1945 |
| RE | Jim Keane | 25 | 3 | 6 | 47 catches for 696 yards, 6 td | Chicago Bears / 18th / 182nd pick / 1945 |
| RE | Ed Sprinkle | 26 | 5 | 6 | 4 catches for 69 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 5 yards and 0 td | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Johnny Lujack | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1 of 1 field goal & 42 of 44 extra points | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| P | George Gulyanics | 28 | 2 | 11 | 29 punts for a 47.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | George McAfee | 31 | 9 | 6 | 24 punt returns for a 11.6 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| KR | Wally Dreyer | 26 | Rook | 1 | 13 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 17th / 155th pick / 1947 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alf Bauman | 29 | DT-T | 12 | 1 | 228 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 1/3/1920 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1942 |
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| George Blanda | 22 | QB | 12 | 2 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
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| J.R. Boone | 24 | E-HB | 12 | 1 | 162 | 5-8 | Tulsa | 7/28/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1948 |
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| Ray Bray | 32 | G-DG | 12 | 11 | 237 | 6-0 | North Carolina,Western Michigan | 2/1/1917 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
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| Jim Canady | 23 | B | 5 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Ark-Monticello,Texas | 1/14/1926 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 35th pick / 1947 |
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| Stu Clarkson | 30 | LB-C | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 7/4/1919 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 200th pick / 1942 |
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| Ed Cody | 26 | FB | 8 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Boston College,Purdue | 2/27/1923 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 36th pick / 1946 |
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| George Connor | 24 | T-LB-DT-G | 12 | 6 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
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| Fred Davis | 31 | T-DT | 12 | 6 | 244 | 6-3 | Alabama | 2/15/1918 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
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| Billy deCorrevont | 31 | B | 8 | 0 | 186 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 11/26/1918 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 126th pick / 1942 |
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| Wally Dreyer | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 1 | 170 | 5-10 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 2/25/1923 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 17th / 155th pick / 1947 |
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| Chuck Drulis | 31 | G-LB | 12 | 6 | 216 | 5-10 | Temple | 3/8/1918 | 7 | ||
| Jack Dugger | 26 | T-DE | 6 | 2 | 230 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 1/13/1923 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 12th pick / 1945 |
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| Dick Flanagan | 23 | LB-G-C | 12 | 2 | 216 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/31/1926 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
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| George Gulyanics | 28 | HB | 11 | 11 | 198 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/11/1921 | 2 | ||
| John Hoffman | 24 | HB-FB-E-LB | 12 | 6 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/8/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
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| Ken Kavanaugh | 33 | E | 12 | 10 | 207 | 6-3 | LSU | 11/23/1916 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
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| Jim Keane | 25 | E-DE | 12 | 6 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa,Northwestern | 1/11/1924 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 182nd pick / 1945 |
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| Don Kindt | 24 | DB-FB-HB | 12 | 6 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
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| Sid Luckman | 33 | QB-HB-DB | 11 | 2 | 197 | 6-0 | Columbia | 11/21/1916 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
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| Johnny Lujack | 24 | QB-DB | 12 | 7 | 186 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/4/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
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| Dante Magnani | 32 | HB-WB | 6 | 1 | 182 | 5-10 | St. Mary's (CA) | 3/16/1917 | 9 | Cleveland Rams / 19th / 175th pick / 1940 |
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| George McAfee | 31 | HB-DB | 12 | 6 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/13/1918 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
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| Bill Milner | 30 | LB-G-DE | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Duke,South Carolina | 3/7/1919 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 150th pick / 1944 |
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| Joe Osmanski | 32 | FB | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Holy Cross | 12/26/1917 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 18th / 170th pick / 1941 |
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| Bob Perina | 28 | DB-TB-HB | 12 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Princeton | 1/16/1921 | 3 | ||
| Pat Preston | 28 | G | 12 | 4 | 216 | 6-2 | Duke,Wake Forest | 6/15/1921 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 159th pick / 1943 |
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| Julie Rykovich | 26 | HB-DB | 11 | 3 | 204 | 6-2 | Illinois,Notre Dame | 4/6/1923 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
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| Wash Serini | 27 | DG-G-T | 12 | 1 | 236 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/11/1922 | 1 | ||
| Ed Sprinkle | 26 | DE-E-G-LB | 12 | 6 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 5 | ||
| Paul Stenn | 31 | T | 11 | 5 | 242 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/12/1918 | 7 | ||
| Walt Stickel | 27 | T-DT | 12 | 6 | 247 | 6-3 | Pennsylvania,Tulsa | 3/31/1922 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 215th pick / 1945 |
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| Frank Szymanski | 26 | C | 11 | 0 | 225 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 7/6/1923 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1945 |
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| Bulldog Turner | 30 | C-T-LB-G | 12 | 12 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
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| Team Total | 27.7 | 12 | 211.2 | 6-0.8 | 3.9 |