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1954 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 301 points (25.1/g), 5th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 279 points (23.2/g), 8th.
Differential of 22 points (1.8/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-5.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 9th.
Coached by George Halas (8-4-0)
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1954 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 | George Blanda | 27 | 5 | 7 | 131 for 281, 1,929 yards, 15 td, 17 int, & 19 rushes for 41 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| QB | Zeke Bratkowski | 23 | Rook | 5 | 67 for 130, 1,087 yards, 8 td, 17 int, & 15 rushes for 35 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| FB | Chick Jagade* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 157 rushes for 498 yards, 3 td, & 24 catches for 172 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948 |
| LH | Billy Stone | 29 | 5 | 0 | 79 rushes for 306 yards, 3 td, & 35 catches for 395 yards and 3 td | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| RH | Jim Dooley | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 34 catches for 658 yards and 7 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| LE | Harlon Hill* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 45 catches for 1,124 yards, 12 td | Chicago Bears / 15th / 174th pick / 1954 |
| LT | Bill Wightkin | 27 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
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| LG | Fred Williams | 25 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
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| C | Wayne Hansen | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| RG | Kline Gilbert | 24 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1953 |
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| RT | Stan Jones | 23 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| RE | John Hoffman | 29 | 5 | 0 | 28 catches for 354 yards, 1 td, & 39 rushes for 178 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Larry Brink | 31 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 150th pick / 1948 |
| LDT | John Kreamcheck | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 89th pick / 1953 |
| MG | Bill George* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| RDT | Bill Bishop* | 23 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Ed Sprinkle* | 31 | 10 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | George Connor | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| RLB | Bones Weatherly | 26 | 4 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 |
| LDH | S.J. Whitman | 28 | 3 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 22nd / 259th pick / 1951 |
| RDH | McNeil Moore | 21 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 18th / 210th pick / 1954 |
| LS | Stan Wallace | 23 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1954 |
| RS | John Helwig | 27 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 11th / 140th pick / 1950 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 27 | 5 | 7 | 8 of 16 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Zeke Bratkowski | 23 | Rook | 5 | 39 punts for a 41.0 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| PR | Billy Stone | 29 | 5 | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 2.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| KR | Chick Jagade* | 28 | 5 | 0 | 11 kick returns for a 17.7 average and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Billy Anderson | 25 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Compton Community College (CA) | 3/3/1929 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1953 |
| 73 | Bill Bishop* | 23 | DT-T | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 5/8/1931 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| 16 | George Blanda | 27 | QB | 8 | 7 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| 12 | Zeke Bratkowski | 23 | QB | 12 | 5 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/20/1931 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| 81 | Larry Brink | 31 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 236 | 6-5 | Northern Illinois | 9/12/1923 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 17th / 150th pick / 1948 |
| 15 | Ed Brown | 26 | QB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 10/26/1928 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| 32 | Leon Campbell | 27 | FB | 6 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 7/1/1927 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 15th pick / 1950 |
| 65 | Herman Clark | 24 | G-MG-LB | 5 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/30/1930 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 44th pick / 1952 |
| 71 | George Connor | 29 | T-LB-DT-G | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Holy Cross,Notre Dame | 1/21/1925 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 5th pick / 1946 |
| 64 | Ted Daffer | 25 | DE | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 9/24/1929 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 21st / 248th pick / 1952 |
| 70 | Buddy Davis | 25 | T | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama State | 12/19/1929 | 1 | |
| 43 | Jim Dooley | 24 | B-E-FL-TE | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1930 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| 61 | Bill George* | 25 | LB-G-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| 62 | Kline Gilbert | 24 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 11/22/1930 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1953 |
| 51 | Wayne Hansen | 26 | LB-C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| 80 | John Helwig | 27 | LB-DB-DE | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/5/1927 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 140th pick / 1950 |
| 87 | Harlon Hill* | 22 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | North Alabama | 5/4/1932 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 15th / 174th pick / 1954 |
| 89 | John Hoffman | 29 | HB-FB-E-LB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Arkansas | 12/8/1925 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 49th pick / 1949 |
| 30 | Chick Jagade* | 28 | FB | 11 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Indiana | 12/9/1926 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 14th / 118th pick / 1948 |
| 78 | Stan Jones | 23 | G-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Maryland | 11/24/1931 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| 6 | Don Kindt | 29 | DB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 7/2/1925 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1947 |
| 58 | John Kreamcheck | 28 | DT | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | William & Mary | 1/7/1926 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 89th pick / 1953 |
| 49 | Jimmy Lesane | 24 | DB-HB | 3 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | The Citadel,Virginia | 3/8/1930 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 20th / 236th pick / 1952 |
| 74 | Paul Lipscomb | 31 | T-DT | 11 | 0 | 246 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 1/13/1923 | 9 | |
| 28 | Lloyd Lowe | 26 | DB-HB | 1 | 0 | 155 | 5-10 | North Texas | 12/18/1928 | 1 | |
| 83 | Bill McColl | 24 | E | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/2/1930 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1952 |
| Bucky McElroy | 25 | HB | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 1/23/1929 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 75th pick / 1953 |
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| 76 | Ed Meadows | 22 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Duke | 2/19/1932 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 30th pick / 1954 |
| 29 | McNeil Moore | 21 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Rice,Sam Houston State | 6/26/1933 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 18th / 210th pick / 1954 |
| 39 | Pete Perini | 26 | FB-LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 2/10/1928 | Rook | |
| 88 | Gene Schroeder | 25 | E-DB | 5 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/3/1929 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1951 |
| 20 | Ray Gene Smith | 26 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Midwestern State | 11/27/1928 | Rook | |
| 7 | Ed Sprinkle* | 31 | DE-E-G-LB | 12 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Hardin-Simmons,Navy | 9/3/1923 | 10 | |
| 45 | Billy Stone | 29 | HB-DB | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-0 | Bradley | 10/25/1925 | 5 | Chicago Cardinals / 12th / 120th pick / 1949 |
| 55 | Larry Strickland | 23 | C | 12 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/3/1931 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 13th / 150th pick / 1953 |
| 40 | Stan Wallace | 23 | DB-HB | 7 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/15/1931 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1954 |
| 50 | Bones Weatherly | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 218 | 6-5 | Rice | 12/26/1928 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 72nd pick / 1949 |
| 22 | S.J. Whitman | 28 | DB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tulsa | 8/17/1926 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 22nd / 259th pick / 1951 |
| 72 | Bill Wightkin | 27 | T-DE-E | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1927 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| 75 | Fred Williams | 25 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/8/1929 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 12 | 215.9 | 6-1.8 | 2.5 |