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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.
Coached by George Halas (3-8-1)
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1953 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 | George Blanda | 26 | 4 | 12 | 169 for 362, 2,164 yards, 14 td, 23 int, & 24 rushes for 62 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| FB | Fred Morrison | 27 | 3 | 0 | 95 rushes for 307 yards, 2 td, & 16 catches for 214 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| FB | John Dottley | 25 | 2 | 0 | 58 rushes for 150 yards, 1 td, & 5 catches for 21 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 24th pick / 1950 |
| LH | Billy Stone | 28 | 4 | 0 | 72 rushes for 169 yards, 2 td, & 34 catches for 376 yards and 4 td | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| RH | John Hoffman* | 28 | 4 | 0 | 32 rushes for 95 yards, 3 td, & 28 catches for 341 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| LE | Jim Dooley | 23 | 1 | 0 | 53 catches for 841 yards, 4 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| LE | Bill Wightkin | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 catches for 22 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| LT | George Connor*+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| LG | John Badaczewski | 31 | 7 | 0 | ||
| C | Wayne Hansen | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| RG | Bill George | 24 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
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| RT | Kline Gilbert | 23 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1953 |
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| RE | Bill McColl | 23 | 1 | 0 | 36 catches for 453 yards, 4 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1952 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dick Hensley | 26 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 11th / 106th pick / 1949 |
| LDT | Fred Williams* | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| MG | John Kreamcheck | 27 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 89th pick / 1953 |
| RDT | Bill Bishop | 22 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Ed Sprinkle | 30 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Frank Dempsey | 28 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 13th / 166th pick / 1950 |
| RLB | Bones Weatherly | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 |
| LDH | S.J. Whitman | 27 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 22nd / 259th pick / 1951 |
| RDH | Billy Anderson | 24 | Rook | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1953 |
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| LS | Don Kindt* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| RS | Eddie Macon | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1952 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 26 | 4 | 12 | 7 of 20 field goals & 27 of 27 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Fred Morrison | 27 | 3 | 0 | 65 punts for a 42.6 average, 2 blocked | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| PR | Eddie Macon | 26 | 1 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 4.0 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1952 |
| KR | Leon Campbell | 26 | 3 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 23.9 average and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 15th pick / 1950 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Anderson | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 3/3/1929 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1953 |
| Billy Autrey | 20 | C | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stephen F. Austin | 1/17/1933 | Rook | |
| John Badaczewski | 31 | G-DG | 12 | 0 | 239 | 6-1 | Case Western Reserve | 1/27/1922 | 7 | |
| Bill Bishop | 22 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 5/8/1931 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| George Blanda | 26 | QB | 12 | 12 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Leon Campbell | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/1/1927 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 15th pick / 1950 |
| George Connor*+ | 28 | T-LB-DT-G | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| Buddy Davis | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama State | 12/19/1929 | Rook | |
| Frank Dempsey | 28 | LB-MG-G-T | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Florida | 5/27/1925 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 166th pick / 1950 |
| Jim Dooley | 23 | B-E-FL-TE | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1930 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| John Dottley | 25 | FB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 8/25/1928 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 24th pick / 1950 |
| George Figner | 22 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Colorado | 4/30/1931 | Rook | |
| Bobby Jack Floyd | 24 | FB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | TCU | 12/8/1929 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 15th / 172nd pick / 1952 |
| Bill George | 24 | LB-G-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| Kline Gilbert | 23 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 11/22/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1953 |
| Wayne Hansen | 25 | LB-C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| Johnny Hatley | 23 | G-DT | 10 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Baylor,Sul Ross State | 3/16/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 16th / 185th pick / 1953 |
| John Helwig | 26 | LB-DB-DE | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/5/1927 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 11th / 140th pick / 1950 |
| Dick Hensley | 26 | E-DE | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 9/8/1927 | 4 | New York Giants / 11th / 106th pick / 1949 |
| John Hoffman* | 28 | HB-FB-E-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/8/1925 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| Don Kindt* | 28 | DB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| John Kreamcheck | 27 | DT | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | William & Mary | 1/7/1926 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 89th pick / 1953 |
| Howie Livingston | 31 | FB-WB-HB | 2 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/15/1922 | 9 | |
| Lloyd Lowe | 25 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 155 | 5-10 | North Texas | 12/18/1928 | Rook | |
| Eddie Macon | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 177 | 6-0 | Pacific | 3/7/1927 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 20th pick / 1952 |
| Bill McColl | 23 | E | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/2/1930 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1952 |
| Fred Morrison | 27 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/7/1926 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1950 |
| Bob Moser | 25 | C | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Pacific | 12/26/1928 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1951 |
| Tommy O'Connell | 23 | QB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Illinois,Notre Dame | 9/26/1930 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 18th / 212th pick / 1952 |
| Rex Proctor | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Rice | 12/1/1929 | Rook | |
| Steve Romanik | 29 | QB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Villanova | 5/27/1924 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 36th pick / 1950 |
| Jerry Shipkey | 28 | LB-FB-DB | 8 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | UCLA,USC | 10/31/1925 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 58th pick / 1947 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 30 | DE-E-G-LB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 9 | |
| Billy Stone | 28 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Bradley | 10/25/1925 | 4 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| Willie Thrower | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 3/22/1930 | Rook | |
| Bones Weatherly | 25 | LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-5 | Rice | 12/26/1928 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 |
| S.J. Whitman | 27 | DB | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/17/1926 | 2 | Chicago Cardinals / 22nd / 259th pick / 1951 |
| Bill Wightkin | 26 | T-DE-E | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1927 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| Fred Williams* | 24 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/8/1929 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 12 | 213.0 | 6-1.6 | 2.3 |