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1957 Chicago Bears
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Record: 5-7-0, Finished 5th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 203 points (16.9/g), 9th of 12 in the NFL.
Allowed 211 points (17.6/g), 3rd.
Differential of -8 points (-0.7/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 5.7-6.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-1.1/g), 12th.
Coached by Paddy Driscoll (5-7-0)
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1957 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 | Ed Brown | 29 | 3 | 8 | 84 for 185, 1,321 yards, 6 td, 16 int, & 31 rushes for 129 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| FB | Rick Casares* | 26 | 2 | 0 | 204 rushes for 700 yards, 6 td, & 25 catches for 225 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| LH | Willie Galimore | 22 | Rook | 0 | 127 rushes for 538 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 201 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 58th pick / 1956 |
| RH | Bill McColl | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 282 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1952 |
| RH | Bobby Watkins | 25 | 2 | 0 | 57 rushes for 212 yards, 1 td, & 3 catches for 90 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1955 |
| LE | Harlon Hill | 25 | 3 | 0 | 21 catches for 483 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 15th / 174th pick / 1954 |
| LT | Bill Wightkin | 30 | 7 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| LG | Herman Clark | 27 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 44th pick / 1952 |
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| C | Larry Strickland | 26 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 150th pick / 1953 |
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| RG | Stan Jones* | 26 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
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| RT | Kline Gilbert* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1953 |
| RE | Jim Dooley | 27 | 5 | 0 | 37 catches for 530 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jack Hoffman | 27 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1952 |
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| LDT | Fred Williams | 28 | 5 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
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| RDT | Bill Bishop | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| RDE | Doug Atkins* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| LLB | Stan Wallace | 26 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1954 |
| MLB | Bill George*+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Joe Fortunato | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| LDH | Vic Zucco | 22 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 5th / 60th pick / 1957 |
| RDH | Ray Gene Smith | 29 | 3 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LS | J.C. Caroline | 24 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| RS | McNeil Moore | 24 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 18th / 210th pick / 1954 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda | 30 | 8 | 0 | 14 of 26 field goals & 23 of 23 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Ed Brown | 29 | 3 | 8 | 34 punts for a 40.1 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| PR | Ron Drzewiecki | 24 | 2 | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 2.9 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1955 |
| KR | Ron Drzewiecki | 24 | 2 | 0 | 13 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1955 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Doug Atkins* | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| Bill Bishop | 26 | DT-T | 11 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 5/8/1931 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 90th pick / 1952 |
| George Blanda | 30 | QB | 12 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| M.L. Brackett | 24 | DE-DT-LB | 8 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Auburn | 7/4/1933 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 22nd pick / 1956 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 26 | QB | 12 | 4 | 210 | 6-2 | Georgia | 10/20/1931 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 17th pick / 1953 |
| Ed Brown | 29 | QB | 12 | 8 | 200 | 6-2 | San Francisco | 10/26/1928 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1952 |
| J.C. Caroline | 24 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Illinois | 1/17/1933 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| Rick Casares* | 26 | FB | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/4/1931 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| Herman Clark | 27 | G-MG-LB | 12 | 0 | 256 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/30/1930 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 44th pick / 1952 |
| John Damore | 24 | C-G | 4 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 10/20/1933 | Rook | New York Giants / 13th / 152nd pick / 1955 |
| Jim Dooley | 27 | B-E-FL-TE | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 2/8/1930 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1952 |
| Ron Drzewiecki | 24 | HB-DB | 8 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Marquette | 1/25/1933 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1955 |
| Joe Fortunato | 27 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi State,VMI | 3/28/1930 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| Willie Galimore | 22 | HB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 3/30/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 58th pick / 1956 |
| Bill George*+ | 28 | LB-G-MG-DT | 12 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| Kline Gilbert* | 27 | T-G | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 11/22/1930 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1953 |
| Wayne Hansen | 29 | LB-C-G-T | 12 | 0 | 231 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 10/6/1928 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 76th pick / 1950 |
| Harlon Hill | 25 | E-DB | 8 | 0 | 199 | 6-3 | North Alabama | 5/4/1932 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 174th pick / 1954 |
| Jack Hoffman | 27 | DE | 12 | 0 | 234 | 6-5 | Xavier (OH) | 3/11/1930 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1952 |
| Perry Jeter | 26 | HB | 9 | 0 | 178 | 5-7 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 5/17/1931 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 26th / 311th pick / 1955 |
| Jack Johnson | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 198 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/11/1933 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1957 |
| Stan Jones* | 26 | G-DT-T | 12 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Maryland | 11/24/1931 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| Bob Kilcullen | 21 | DT-DE-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 5/13/1936 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
| Ronnie Knox | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 198 | 6-1 | California,UCLA | 2/14/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 37th pick / 1957 |
| Earl Leggett | 24 | DT-DE | 12 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/5/1933 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| Bill McColl | 27 | E | 12 | 0 | 230 | 6-4 | Stanford | 4/2/1930 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 32nd pick / 1952 |
| Ed Meadows | 25 | DE-E | 12 | 0 | 221 | 6-2 | Duke | 2/19/1932 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 30th pick / 1954 |
| McNeil Moore | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Rice,Sam Houston State | 6/26/1933 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 18th / 210th pick / 1954 |
| Tom Roggeman | 26 | G | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Purdue | 9/5/1931 | 1 | |
| Gene Schroeder | 28 | E-DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 6-3 | Virginia | 3/3/1929 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1951 |
| Ray Gene Smith | 29 | DB-HB | 5 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Midwestern State | 11/27/1928 | 3 | |
| Larry Strickland | 26 | C | 11 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | North Texas | 9/3/1931 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 13th / 150th pick / 1953 |
| Stan Wallace | 26 | DB-HB | 12 | 0 | 208 | 6-3 | Illinois | 11/15/1931 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1954 |
| Bobby Watkins | 25 | HB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 3/30/1932 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1955 |
| Bill Wightkin | 30 | T-DE-E | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 7/28/1927 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 79th pick / 1949 |
| Fred Williams | 28 | DT-G | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/8/1929 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 56th pick / 1952 |
| Vic Zucco | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Michigan State,Wayne State (MI) | 9/4/1935 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 60th pick / 1957 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 12 | 219.3 | 6-1.9 | 3.0 |