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1953 Chicago Bears

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Record: 3-8-1, Finished 4th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 218 points (18.2/g), 6th of 12 in the NFL.
 Allowed 262 points (21.8/g), 7th.
 Differential of -44 points (-3.7/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 4.7-7.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -14 (-1.2/g), 12th.

Simple Rating System: Total -4.6, Offense: -4.5, Defense: -0.0, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by George Halas (3-8-1)

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

Team Stats and Rankings

Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 218 3628 830 4.4 214 206 446 2499 15 30 5.4 119 367 1129 9 3.1 79 51 21 16
Team Defense 262 4152 820 5.1 213 174 364 2376 14 14 6.2 109 437 1776 15 4.1 94 37 23 10
Lg Rank Offense 6 6 3 1 4 7 9 6 11 11 9 11 12 9
Lg Rank Defense 7 11 10 7 11 4 12 11 9 10 8 7 9 2

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 27 boxscore L 0-1 @ Baltimore Colts 9 13 20 334 225 109 8 9 164 74 90 3
2 Sun October 4 boxscore W 1-1 @ Green Bay Packers 17 13 16 220 139 81 4 13 270 188 82 5
3 Sun October 11 boxscore L 1-2 Baltimore Colts 14 16 15 235 134 101 5 19 327 216 111 2
4 Sun October 18 boxscore L 1-3 San Francisco 49ers 28 35 17 265 191 74 4 20 379 128 251 3
5 Sun October 25 boxscore L 1-4 @ Los Angeles Rams 24 38 24 376 296 80 6 19 525 312 213 1
6 Sun November 1 boxscore L 1-5 @ San Francisco 49ers 14 24 19 273 244 29 2 29 495 278 217 4
7 Sun November 8 boxscore T 1-5-1 Green Bay Packers 21 21 17 288 234 54 3 15 331 237 94 2
8 Sun November 15 boxscore W 2-5-1 @ Washington Redskins 27 24 25 354 117 237 5 14 291 177 114 4
9 Sun November 22 boxscore L 2-6-1 Detroit Lions 16 20 17 335 225 110 5 28 417 240 177 2
10 Sun November 29 boxscore W 3-6-1 Los Angeles Rams 24 21 10 303 177 126 1 19 356 215 141 4
11 Sun December 6 boxscore L 3-7-1 @ Detroit Lions 7 13 13 247 193 54 6 12 309 137 172 4
12 Sun December 13 boxscore L 3-8-1 Chicago Cardinals 17 24 21 398 324 74 2 16 288 174 114 3

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
16 George Blanda 26 QB/K 12 12 3-8-1 169 362 46.7 2164 14 3.9 23 6.4 72 6.0 3.9 12.8 180.3 52.3 0 0
10 Tommy O'Connell 23 12 0 33 67 49.3 437 1 1.5 4 6.0 40 6.5 4.1 13.2 36.4 50.4 0 0
12 Steve Romanik 29 1 0 1-3-0 1 8 12.5 9 0 0.0 2 25.0 9 1.1 -10.1 9.0 9.0 0.0 0 0
14 Willie Thrower 23 1 0 3 8 37.5 27 0 0.0 1 12.5 12 3.4 -2.3 9.0 27.0 7.8 0 0
25 Eddie Macon 26 RS/PR 12 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0
Team Total 25.6 12 4-11-1 206 446 46.2 2637 15 3.4 30 6.7 72 5.9 3.6 12.8 219.8 48.4 0 0
Opp Total 12 174 364 47.8 2530 14 3.8 14 3.8 7.0 6.0 14.5 210.8 67.7 19 154 6.2 5.3 5.0

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
15 Fred Morrison 27 P/FB 12 0 95 307 2 17 3.2 25.6 7.9 16 214 13.4 0 44 1.3 17.8 521 2 2
45 Billy Stone 28 LH 12 0 72 169 2 28 2.3 14.1 6.0 34 376 11.1 4 51 2.8 31.3 545 6 7
34 John Dottley 25 fb 10 0 58 150 1 12 2.6 15.0 5.8 5 21 4.2 0 8 0.5 2.1 171 1 4
25 Eddie Macon 26 RS/PR 12 0 40 130 1 17 3.3 10.8 3.3 6 24 4.0 2 10 0.5 2.0 154 3 2
89 John Hoffman* 28 RH 12 0 32 95 3 34 3.0 7.9 2.7 28 341 12.2 1 40 2.3 28.4 436 4 2
16 George Blanda 26 QB/K 12 12 24 62 0 16 2.6 5.2 2.0 69 0 3
32 Leon Campbell 26 KR 12 0 22 130 0 39 5.9 10.8 1.8 5 74 14.8 0 47 0.4 6.2 204 0 3
35 Bobby Jack Floyd 24 8 0 16 70 0 16 4.4 8.8 2.0 9 63 7.0 0 16 1.1 7.9 133 0 1
10 Tommy O'Connell 23 12 0 7 16 0 17 2.3 1.3 0.6 16 0 3
12 Steve Romanik 29 1 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0 0 0
43 Jim Dooley 23 LE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 53 841 15.9 4 72 4.4 70.1 841 4 1
83 Bill McColl 23 RE 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 36 453 12.6 4 55 3.0 37.8 453 4 2
82 Dick Hensley 26 LDE 11 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 117 29.3 0 50 0.4 10.6 117 0 0
28 Lloyd Lowe 25 7 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 34 8.5 0 11 0.6 4.9 34 0 1
46 Billy Anderson 24 RDH 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 33 11.0 0 16 0.3 2.8 33 0 0
86 Bill Wightkin 26 le 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 22 11.0 0 13 0.2 1.8 22 0 0
71 George Connor*+ 28 LT 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 17 17.0 0 17 0.1 1.4 17 0 0
Team Total 25.6 12 367 1129 9 39 3.1 94.1 30.6 206 2637 12.8 15 72 17.2 219.8 3766 24 32
Opp Total 12 437 1776 15 4.1 148.0 36.4 174 2376 13.7 14 14.5 198.0 4152 29 34

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
25 Eddie Macon 26 RS/PR 12 0 17 68 0 15 4.0 13 373 0 70 28.7 595
32 Leon Campbell 26 KR 12 0 19 455 0 41 23.9 659
28 Lloyd Lowe 25 7 0 15 51 0 28 3.4 1 26 0 26 26.0 111
46 Billy Anderson 24 RDH 12 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 5 127 0 28 25.4 167
15 Fred Morrison 27 P/FB 12 0 4 43 0 14 10.8 564
45 Billy Stone 28 LH 12 0 4 12 0 10 3.0 557
89 John Hoffman* 28 RH 12 0 2 32 0 17 16.0 468
71 George Connor*+ 28 LT 12 0 1 21 0 21 21.0 38
62 Frank Dempsey 28 LLB 11 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 5
80 John Helwig 26 12 0 1 12 0 12 12.0 12
7 Ed Sprinkle 30 RDE 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
86 Bill Wightkin 26 le 12 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 22
Team Total 25.6 12 38 143 0 28 3.8 48 1089 0 70 22.7 4998
Opp Total 12 34 1 36 844 0 23.4

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
15 Fred Morrison 27 P/FB 12 0 65 2766 65 2 42.6
16 George Blanda 26 QB/K 12 12 20 7 35.0% 27 27 100.0%
46 Billy Anderson 24 RDH 12 0 1 46 46 0 46.0
72 Bill George 24 RG 12 0 1 0.0%
Team Total 25.6 12 21 7 33.3% 27 27 100.0% 66 2812 65 2 42.6
Opp Total 12 30 11 36.7% 33 31 93.9% 73 2664 36.5

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
6 Don Kindt* 28 LS 12 0 6 172 1 67 0 0 0 3 0 0
45 Billy Stone 28 LH 12 0 0 7 1 6 0
34 John Dottley 25 fb 10 0 0 4 2 0 0
16 George Blanda 26 QB/K 12 12 0 3 2 0 0
89 John Hoffman* 28 RH 12 0 1 27 0 27 0 0 2 2 0 0
32 Leon Campbell 26 KR 12 0 0 3 1 0 0
84 Bones Weatherly 25 RLB 12 0 1 13 0 13 0 0 0 3 0 0
73 Bill Bishop 22 RDT 12 0 1 30 0 30 0 0 0 2 0 0
43 Jim Dooley 23 LE 12 0 0 1 2 0 0
25 Eddie Macon 26 RS/PR 12 0 0 2 1 0 0
83 Bill McColl 23 RE 12 0 0 2 1 0 1
10 Tommy O'Connell 23 12 0 0 3 0 0 0
7 Ed Sprinkle 30 RDE 12 0 0 1 2 0 0
22 S.J. Whitman 27 LDH 9 0 2 36 0 30 0 0 0 1 0 0
62 Frank Dempsey 28 LLB 11 0 0 0 2 10 0
28 Lloyd Lowe 25 7 0 1 6 0 6 0 0 1 0 0 0
15 Fred Morrison 27 P/FB 12 0 0 2 0 0 0
75 Fred Williams* 24 LDT 12 0 0 0 2 0 0
71 George Connor*+ 28 LT 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
21 George Figner 22 5 0 1 4 0 4 0
35 Bobby Jack Floyd 24 8 0 0 1 0 0 0
51 Wayne Hansen 25 C 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
80 John Helwig 26 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
82 Dick Hensley 26 LDE 11 0 0 0 1 8 0 1
58 John Kreamcheck 27 MG 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
55 Bob Moser 25 6 0 0 0 1 0 0
47 Rex Proctor 24 3 0 1 4 0 4 0
86 Bill Wightkin 26 le 12 0 0 0 1 0 1
Team Total 25.6 12 14 292 1 67 0 0 32 34 24 2 1
Opp Total 12 17 34 11

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
16 George Blanda 26 QB/K 12 12 27 7 48
45 Billy Stone 28 LH 12 0 2 4 6 36
83 Bill McColl 23 RE 12 0 4 1 5 30
43 Jim Dooley 23 LE 12 0 4 4 24
89 John Hoffman* 28 RH 12 0 3 1 4 24
25 Eddie Macon 26 RS/PR 12 0 1 2 3 18
15 Fred Morrison 27 P/FB 12 0 2 2 12
34 John Dottley 25 fb 10 0 1 1 6
6 Don Kindt* 28 LS 12 0 1 1 6
7 Ed Sprinkle 30 RDE 12 0 1 1 6
86 Bill Wightkin 26 le 12 0 1 1 6
82 Dick Hensley 26 LDE 11 0 1 2
Team Total 25.6 12 9 15 2 1 1 28 27 7 1 218
Opp Total 12 15 14 1 31 11 262