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1962 Chicago Bears

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Record: 9-5-0, Finished 3rd in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 321 points (22.9/g), 4th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 287 points (20.5/g), 5th.
 Differential of 34 points (2.4/g), 4th.
 Expected W-L: 7.9-6.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 5th.

Simple Rating System: Total 6.1, Offense: 2.7, Defense: 3.4, SoS: 3.6, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by George Halas

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

Team Stats and Rankings

Tot Yds & TO 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 321 4549 844 5.4 228 229 430 3060 20 28 6.7 128 386 1489 17 3.9 88 44 16 12
Team Defense 287 4147 849 4.9 228 170 363 2074 14 23 5.0 101 438 2073 17 4.7 108 47 24 19
Lg Rank Offense 4 6 12 2 6 7 11 7 11 12 4 11 9 6
Lg Rank Defense 5 5 4 4 4 3 9 3 8 11 7 13 3 1

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 16 boxscore W 1-0 @ San Francisco 49ers 30 14 12 271 13 258 14 193 72 121 2
2 Sun September 23 boxscore W 2-0 @ Los Angeles Rams 27 23 18 364 227 137 18 398 249 149 5
3 Sun September 30 boxscore L 2-1 @ Green Bay Packers 0 49 7 176 91 85 5 21 409 165 244 1
4 Sun October 7 boxscore W 3-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 13 0 12 249 135 114 16 259 130 129 5
5 Sun October 14 boxscore L 3-2 San Francisco 49ers 27 34 17 467 381 86 5 16 299 105 194 2
6 Sun October 21 boxscore W 4-2 Baltimore Colts 35 15 18 408 306 102 2 19 415 331 84 5
7 Sun October 28 boxscore L 4-3 @ Detroit Lions 3 11 8 75 15 60 1 13 188 109 79 3
8 Sun November 4 boxscore L 4-4 Green Bay Packers 7 38 16 212 147 65 7 25 376 161 215
9 Sun November 11 boxscore W 5-4 Minnesota Vikings 31 30 22 347 259 88 8 13 290 147 143 3
10 Sun November 18 boxscore W 6-4 @ Dallas Cowboys 34 33 28 504 437 67 2 14 301 144 157 1
11 Sun November 25 boxscore W 7-4 @ Baltimore Colts 57 0 27 505 407 98 1 10 118 57 61 5
12 Sun December 2 boxscore L 7-5 New York Giants 24 26 23 380 274 106 4 22 343 170 173 4
13 Sun December 9 boxscore W 8-5 Los Angeles Rams 30 14 11 273 186 87 5 14 333 105 228 5
14 Sun December 16 boxscore W 9-5 Detroit Lions 3 0 9 318 182 136 4 13 225 129 96 6

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 QBR Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
9 Billy Wade 32 QB 14 14 9-5-0 225 412 54.6 3172 18 4.4 24 5.8 73 7.7 6.0 14.1 226.6 70.0 3 4
14 Rudy Bukich 30 5 0 3 13 23.1 79 1 7.7 4 30.8 65 6.1 -6.2 26.3 15.8 38.5
29 Ronnie Bull 22 HB 14 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
35 Rick Casares 31 13 0 1 2 50.0 35 1 50.0 0 0.0 35 17.5 27.5 35.0 2.7 135.4
Team Total 26.6 14 9-5-0 229 430 53.3 3286 20 4.7 28 6.5 73 7.6 5.6 14.3 234.7 66.7 3 4
Opp Total 14 170 363 46.8 2460 14 3.9 23 6.3 6.8 4.70 14.5 175.7 55.8 48 386 5.0 3.2 11.7

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
29 Ronnie Bull 22 HB 14 0 113 363 1 24 3.2 25.9 8.1 31 331 10.7 0 52 2.2 23.6 694 1 5
34 Joe Marconi 28 FB 13 0 89 406 5 57 4.6 31.2 6.8 23 306 13.3 1 63 1.8 23.5 712 6 0
35 Rick Casares 31 13 0 75 255 2 18 3.4 19.6 5.8 10 71 7.1 1 24 0.8 5.5 326 3 4
28 Willie Galimore 27 7 0 43 233 2 77 5.4 33.3 6.1 5 56 11.2 0 29 0.7 8.0 289 2 0
9 Billy Wade 32 QB 14 14 40 146 5 21 3.7 10.4 2.9 146 5 7
49 Charlie Bivins 24 12 0 14 44 1 15 3.1 3.7 1.2 3 52 17.3 0 28 0.3 4.3 96 1 1
22 Billy Martin 24 KR 14 0 9 28 1 12 3.1 2.0 0.6 1 8 8.0 0 8 0.1 0.6 36 1 3
47 Johnny Morris 27 FL/PR 14 0 2 7 0 7 3.5 0.5 0.1 58 889 15.3 5 73 4.1 63.5 896 5 2
79 Art Anderson 26 RT 14 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 0.5 0.1 7 0 0
89 Mike Ditka* 23 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 58 904 15.6 5 69 4.1 64.6 904 5 4
46 Angelo Coia 24 9 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 22 361 16.4 4 71 2.4 40.1 361 4 0
84 Bo Farrington 26 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 197 15.2 1 51 0.9 14.1 197 1 0
39 John Adams 25 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 111 22.2 3 59 0.4 7.9 111 3 0
Team Total 26.6 14 386 1489 17 77 3.9 106.4 27.6 229 3286 14.3 20 73 16.4 234.7 4775 37 29
Opp Total 14 438 2073 17 4.7 148.1 31.3 170 2074 12.2 14 12.1 148.1 4147 31 37

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
22 Billy Martin 24 KR 14 0 17 62 0 19 3.6 25 515 0 47 20.6 613
47 Johnny Morris 27 FL/PR 14 0 20 208 0 33 10.4 1104
49 Charlie Bivins 24 12 0 12 243 0 37 20.3 339
29 Ronnie Bull 22 HB 14 0 9 235 0 35 26.1 929
24 Rosey Taylor 25 RS 14 0 2 11 1 11 5.5 4 98 0 33 24.5 109
34 Joe Marconi 28 FB 13 0 2 30 0 21 15.0 742
87 Ed O'Bradovich 22 LDE 14 0 1 8 0 8 8.0 8
Team Total 26.6 14 39 281 1 33 7.2 53 1129 0 47 21.3 6185
Opp Total 14 32 0 60 1514 0 25.2

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
88 Bobby Joe Green 26 P 14 0 69 3018 72 0 43.7
83 Roger LeClerc 26 K 14 0 27 13 48.1% 40 36 90.0%
Team Total 26.6 14 27 13 48.1% 40 36 90.0% 69 3018 72 0 43.7
Opp Total 14 31 16 51.6% 34 31 91.2% 71 2968 41.8

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
9 Billy Wade 32 QB 14 14 0 7 2 0 0
29 Ronnie Bull 22 HB 14 0 0 5 3 21 0
17 Richie Petitbon* 24 LS 14 0 6 212 1 101 0 0 1 1 23 0
89 Mike Ditka* 23 TE 14 14 0 4 3 0 1
22 Billy Martin 24 KR 14 0 0 3 3 0 0
87 Ed O'Bradovich 22 LDE 14 0 0 0 5 0 0
23 Dave Whitsell 26 RCB 14 0 5 45 0 26 0
35 Rick Casares 31 13 0 0 4 0 0 0
71 Earl Leggett 29 RDT 14 0 0 0 4 5 0
33 Larry Morris 29 RLB 14 0 2 9 0 9 0 0 0 2 0 0
24 Rosey Taylor 25 RS 14 0 2 64 1 43 0 0 1 1 6 0
31 Joe Fortunato* 32 LLB 14 0 3 44 0 36 0
81 Doug Atkins* 32 RDE 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
25 J.C. Caroline 29 LCB 14 0 2 21 0 21 0
61 Bill George 33 MLB 13 0 2 26 0 15 0
78 Stan Jones 31 LG 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
74 Bob Kilcullen 26 LDT 14 0 0 0 2 0 0
26 Bennie McRae 23 14 0 1 47 0 47 0 0 0 1 0 0
47 Johnny Morris 27 FL/PR 14 0 0 2 0 0 0
79 Art Anderson 26 RT 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
49 Charlie Bivins 24 12 0 0 1 0 0 0
88 Bobby Joe Green 26 P 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
34 Joe Marconi 28 FB 13 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 Don Mullins 23 9 0 0 0 1 0 0
50 Mike Pyle 23 C 14 14 0 0 1 0 0
63 Bob Wetoska 25 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
75 Fred Williams 33 14 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.6 14 23 468 2 101 0 0 29 37 55 1
Opp Total 14 28 37 13 2

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
83 Roger LeClerc 26 K 14 0 36 13 75
89 Mike Ditka* 23 TE 14 14 5 1 6 36
34 Joe Marconi 28 FB 13 0 5 1 6 36
47 Johnny Morris 27 FL/PR 14 0 5 5 30
9 Billy Wade 32 QB 14 14 5 5 30
46 Angelo Coia 24 9 0 4 4 24
39 John Adams 25 14 0 3 3 18
35 Rick Casares 31 13 0 2 1 3 18
28 Willie Galimore 27 7 0 2 2 12
24 Rosey Taylor 25 RS 14 0 1 1 2 12
49 Charlie Bivins 24 12 0 1 1 6
29 Ronnie Bull 22 HB 14 0 1 1 6
84 Bo Farrington 26 SE 14 0 1 1 6
22 Billy Martin 24 KR 14 0 1 1 6
17 Richie Petitbon* 24 LS 14 0 1 1 6
Team Total 26.6 14 17 20 1 1 2 41 36 13 321
Opp Total 14 17 14 31 16 2 287