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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.5, Offense: -5.5, Defense: 5.9, SoS: -5.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
George Halas
Training Camp: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| K | Johnny Lujack*+ | 25 | 2 | 12 | 3 of 5 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points | 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 |
| LDT | George Connor*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| LG | Dick Barwegan*+ | 29 | 3 | 0 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 | |
| C | Bulldog Turner* | 31 | 10 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 | |
| MG | Ray Bray* | 33 | 11 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 | |
| RT | Paul Stenn | 32 | 8 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Ed Sprinkle* | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| 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 | |
| RDT | Alf Bauman | 30 | 3 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1942 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| PR | George McAfee | 32 | 10 | 0 | 33 punt returns for a 8.6 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| S | Don Kindt | 25 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 | |
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | Dick Barwegan*+ | 29 | LG | 11 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/25/1921 | 3 | 10 | Bos/Bkn Yanks/Tigers / 6th / 44th pick / 1945 |
| 41 | Alf Bauman | 30 | RDT | 12 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Northwestern | 1/3/1920 | 3 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 15th pick / 1942 |
| 22 | George Blanda | 23 | 11 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 1 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 | |
| 57 | J.R. Boone | 25 | 10 | 0 | 162 | 5-8 | Tulsa | 7/28/1925 | 2 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 203rd pick / 1948 | |
| 38 | Ed Bradley | 24 | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 9/16/1926 | Rook | 1 | Chicago Bears / 16th / 206th pick / 1950 | |
| 82 | Ray Bray* | 33 | MG | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-0 | West. Michigan,North Carolina | 2/1/1917 | 11 | 17 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 76th pick / 1939 |
| 10 | Al Campana | 24 | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Youngstown St. | 2/25/1926 | Rook | 2 | ||
| 31 | Stu Clarkson | 31 | 11 | 0 | 217 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 7/4/1919 | 8 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 22nd / 200th pick / 1942 | |
| 16 | Ed Cody | 27 | RLB | 10 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Boston Col.,Purdue | 2/27/1923 | 3 | 8 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 36th pick / 1946 |
| 81 | George Connor*+ | 25 | LDT | 11 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | 2 | 20 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| 24 | Fred Davis* | 32 | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Alabama | 2/15/1918 | 9 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 25th pick / 1941 | |
| 19 | Harper Davis | 25 | 12 | 0 | 173 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 12/11/1925 | 1 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1949 | |
| 40 | Frank Dempsey | 25 | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/27/1925 | Rook | 2 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 166th pick / 1950 | |
| 9 | Dick Flanagan | 24 | 1 | 0 | 216 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 10/31/1926 | 2 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 83rd pick / 1948 | |
| 44 | Dub Garrett | 25 | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 1/29/1925 | 2 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 21st pick / 1948 | |
| 39 | George Gulyanics | 29 | LH | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Alabama | 6/11/1921 | 3 | 5 | |
| 14 | Wayne Hansen | 22 | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | Rook | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 | |
| 29 | John Hoffman | 25 | FB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/8/1925 | 1 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| 46 | Chuck Hunsinger | 25 | KR | 10 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Florida | 7/25/1925 | Rook | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1950 |
| 51 | Ken Kavanaugh | 34 | LE | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | LSU | 11/23/1916 | 10 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 22nd pick / 1940 |
| 20 | Jim Keane | 26 | 12 | 0 | 217 | 6-4 | Iowa,Northwestern | 1/11/1924 | 4 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 182nd pick / 1945 | |
| 6 | Don Kindt | 25 | S | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 3 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| 42 | Sid Luckman | 34 | 11 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Columbia | 11/21/1916 | 11 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 2nd pick / 1939 | |
| 32 | Johnny Lujack*+ | 25 | K | 12 | 12 | 186 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/4/1925 | 2 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1946 |
| 5 | George McAfee | 32 | PR | 12 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Duke | 3/13/1918 | 10 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 2nd pick / 1940 |
| 15 | Fred Morrison | 24 | P | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 10/7/1926 | Rook | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| 18 | Fred Negus | 27 | MLB | 11 | 0 | 208 | 6-1 | Michigan,Wisconsin | 11/7/1923 | 3 | 8 | Cleveland Rams / 7th / 59th pick / 1945 |
| 37 | Red O'Quinn | 25 | LDH | 12 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 9/7/1925 | Rook | 8 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 31st pick / 1949 |
| 12 | Steve Romanik | 26 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Villanova | 5/27/1924 | Rook | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 | |
| 11 | Julie Rykovich | 27 | RH | 12 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Notre Dame,Illinois | 4/6/1923 | 3 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 14th pick / 1946 |
| 23 | Wash Serini | 28 | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 3/11/1922 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle* | 27 | RDE | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 6 | 14 | |
| 35 | Paul Stenn | 32 | RT | 12 | 0 | 242 | 6-2 | Villanova | 7/12/1918 | 8 | 5 | |
| 66 | Bulldog Turner* | 31 | C | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons | 3/10/1919 | 10 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1940 |
| 45 | Bones Weatherly | 22 | LLB | 6 | 0 | 218 | 6-5 | Rice | 12/26/1928 | Rook | 8 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 |
| 53 | Bill Wightkin | 23 | LDE | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1927 | Rook | 9 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 12 | 211.7 | 6-1.2 | 3.4 |