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1950 Chicago Bears
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Record: 9-3-0, Finished 1st in NFL National Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 279 points (23.2/g), 5th of 13 in the NFL.
Allowed 207 points (17.2/g), 5th.
Differential of 72 points (6.0/g), 5th.
Expected W-L: 8.0-4.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -9 (-0.8/g), 10th.
Coached by George Halas (9-3-0)
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1950 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary 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*+ | 25 | 2 | 12 | 121 for 254, 1,731 yards, 4 td, 21 int, & 63 rushes for 397 yards and 11 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| FB | John Hoffman | 25 | 1 | 0 | 42 rushes for 154 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 161 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| LH | George Gulyanics | 29 | 3 | 0 | 146 rushes for 571 yards, 2 td, & 12 catches for 137 yards and 0 td | |
| RH | Julie Rykovich | 27 | 3 | 0 | 122 rushes for 394 yards, 7 td, & 21 catches for 344 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
| LE | Ken Kavanaugh | 34 | 10 | 0 | 17 catches for 331 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
| LE | Bill Wightkin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 3 catches for 24 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| LT | George Connor*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
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| LG | Dick Barwegan*+ | 29 | 3 | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
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| C | Bulldog Turner* | 31 | 10 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
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| RG | Ray Bray* | 33 | 11 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
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| RT | Paul Stenn | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RE | Ed Sprinkle* | 27 | 6 | 0 | 4 catches for 70 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bill Wightkin | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | George Connor*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| MG | Ray Bray* | 33 | 11 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
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| RDT | Alf Bauman | 30 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1942 |
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| RDE | Ed Sprinkle* | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Bones Weatherly | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 |
| MLB | Fred Negus | 27 | 3 | 0 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 59th pick / 1945 |
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| RLB | Ed Cody | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 36th pick / 1946 |
| LDH | Red O'Quinn | 25 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 31st pick / 1949 |
| RDH | George McAfee | 32 | 10 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| S | Don Kindt | 25 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
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| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Johnny Lujack*+ | 25 | 2 | 12 | 3 of 5 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| P | Fred Morrison | 24 | Rook | 0 | 57 punts for a 43.3 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| PR | George McAfee | 32 | 10 | 0 | 33 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| KR | Chuck Hunsinger | 25 | Rook | 0 | 12 kick returns for a 28.6 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Dick Barwegan*+ | 29 | G | 11 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/25/1921 | 3 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
| Alf Bauman | 30 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 1/3/1920 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1942 |
| George Blanda | 23 | QB | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| J.R. Boone | 25 | E-HB | 10 | 0 | 162 | 5-8 | Tulsa | 7/28/1925 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1948 |
| Ed Bradley | 24 | G | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 9/16/1926 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 16th / 206th pick / 1950 |
| Ray Bray* | 33 | G-DG | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | North Carolina,Western Michigan | 2/1/1917 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
| Al Campana | 24 | DB-HB | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Youngstown State | 2/25/1926 | Rook | |
| Stu Clarkson | 31 | LB-C | 11 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 7/4/1919 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 200th pick / 1942 |
| Ed Cody | 27 | FB | 10 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Boston College,Purdue | 2/27/1923 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 36th pick / 1946 |
| George Connor*+ | 25 | T-LB-DT-G | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| Fred Davis* | 32 | T-DT | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Alabama | 2/15/1918 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 |
| Harper Davis | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 12/11/1925 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1949 |
| Frank Dempsey | 25 | LB-MG-G-T | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/27/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 13th / 166th pick / 1950 |
| Dick Flanagan | 24 | LB-G-C | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 10/31/1926 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 |
| Dub Garrett | 25 | G-DT | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 1/29/1925 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 21st pick / 1948 |
| George Gulyanics | 29 | HB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/11/1921 | 3 | |
| Wayne Hansen | 22 | LB-C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| John Hoffman | 25 | HB-FB-E-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/8/1925 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| Chuck Hunsinger | 25 | HB | 10 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Florida | 7/25/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 34 | E | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | LSU | 11/23/1916 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
| Jim Keane | 26 | E-DE | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa,Northwestern | 1/11/1924 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 182nd pick / 1945 |
| Don Kindt | 25 | DB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| Sid Luckman | 34 | QB-HB-DB | 11 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Columbia | 11/21/1916 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 |
| Johnny Lujack*+ | 25 | QB-DB | 12 | 12 | 186 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/4/1925 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| George McAfee | 32 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/13/1918 | 10 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| Fred Morrison | 24 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1926 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| Fred Negus | 27 | C-LB | 11 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 11/7/1923 | 3 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 59th pick / 1945 |
| Red O'Quinn | 25 | DB-E | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 9/7/1925 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 31st pick / 1949 |
| Steve Romanik | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Villanova | 5/27/1924 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 |
| Julie Rykovich | 27 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Illinois,Notre Dame | 4/6/1923 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
| Wash Serini | 28 | DG-G-T | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/11/1922 | 2 | |
| Ed Sprinkle* | 27 | DE-E-G-LB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 6 | |
| Paul Stenn | 32 | T | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/12/1918 | 8 | |
| Bulldog Turner* | 31 | C-T-LB-G | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
| Bones Weatherly | 22 | LB | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-5 | Rice | 12/26/1928 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 |
| Bill Wightkin | 23 | T-DE-E | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1927 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 12 | 211.7 | 6-1.2 | 3.4 |