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1963 Chicago Bears

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Record: 11-1-2, Finished 1st in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary

1963 NFL Champions

Scored 301 points (21.5/g), 10th of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 144 points (10.3/g), 1st.
 Differential of 157 points (11.2/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 11.9-2.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +29 (2.1/g), 1st.

Coached by George Halas (11-1-2)

1963 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 15 box W 1-0 @ Green Bay Packers 10 3 15 231 124 107 2 9 150 73 77 5
2 Sun September 22 box W 2-0 @ Minnesota Vikings 28 7 24 359 253 106 1 20 326 174 152 5
3 Sun September 29 box W 3-0 @ Detroit Lions 37 21 22 307 203 104 2 10 278 238 40 4
4 Sun October 6 box W 4-0 Baltimore Colts 10 3 15 281 134 147 1 11 210 165 45 2
5 Sun October 13 box W 5-0 @ Los Angeles Rams 52 14 22 286 201 85 3 14 203 137 66 8
6 Sun October 20 box L 5-1 @ San Francisco 49ers 14 20 20 314 243 71 4 22 326 134 192 1
7 Sun October 27 box W 6-1 Philadelphia Eagles 16 7 17 354 241 113 1 11 211 123 88 6
8 Sun November 3 box W 7-1 @ Baltimore Colts 17 7 18 276 112 164 14 192 90 102 3
9 Sun November 10 box W 8-1 Los Angeles Rams 6 0 18 276 168 108 1 10 88 29 59
10 Sun November 17 box W 9-1 Green Bay Packers 26 7 19 317 69 248 16 232 161 71 7
11 Sun November 24 box T 9-1-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 17 17 19 328 241 87 3 19 291 125 166 1
12 Sun December 1 box T 9-1-2 Minnesota Vikings 17 17 15 221 154 67 3 9 202 86 116 4
13 Sun December 8 box W 10-1-2 San Francisco 49ers 27 7 17 301 130 171 2 15 246 105 141 5
14 Sun December 15 box W 11-1-2 Detroit Lions 24 14 16 321 220 101 2 16 221 94 127 3
Playoffs
Championship December 29 box W 12-1-2 New York Giants 14 10

Team Stats and Rankings

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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 301 4172 911 4.6 257 221 404 2493 18 14 5.9 117 487 1679 15 3.4 108 25 11 32
Team Defense 144 3176 801 4.0 310 164 353 1734 10 36 4.5 96 412 1442 7 3.5 196 54 18 18
Lg Rank Offense 10 10 4 6 8 10 2 9 3 8 4 13 1 2
Lg Rank Defense 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 1 4 1 1 1 1 5

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Billy Wade* 33 QB 14 14 11-1-2 192 356 53.9 2301 15 4.2 12 3.4 63 6.5 5.4 12.0 164.4 74.0
Rudy Bukich 31 6 0 29 43 67.4 369 3 7.0 2 4.7 44 8.6 7.2 12.7 61.5 97.9
Ronnie Bull 23 hb 13 0 0 3 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Bobby Joe Green 27 P 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Roger LeClerc 27 K 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 27.4 14 11-1-2 221 404 54.7 2670 18 4.5 14 3.5 63 6.6 5.5 12.1 190.7 75.6
Opp Total 14 164 353 46.5 1734 10 2.8 36 10.2 4.9 0.6 10.6 123.9 31.1 36 311 4.5 -0.2

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
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
Joe Marconi* 29 FB 14 0 118 446 2 19 3.8 31.9 8.4 28 335 12.0 2 63 2.0 23.9 781 4 1
Ronnie Bull 23 hb 13 0 117 404 1 18 3.5 31.1 9.0 19 132 6.9 2 44 1.5 10.2 536 3 0
Willie Galimore 28 HB 13 0 85 321 5 51 3.8 24.7 6.5 13 131 10.1 0 44 1.0 10.1 452 5 5
Rick Casares 32 10 0 65 277 0 30 4.3 27.7 6.5 19 94 4.9 1 25 1.9 9.4 371 1 2
Billy Wade* 33 QB 14 14 45 132 6 17 2.9 9.4 3.2 132 6 5
Charlie Bivins 25 14 0 44 104 0 17 2.4 7.4 3.1 3 22 7.3 0 19 0.2 1.6 126 0 0
Rudy Bukich 31 6 0 7 1 1 2 0.1 0.2 1.2 1 1 0
Angelo Coia 25 12 0 2 2 0 4 1.0 0.2 0.2 11 116 10.5 1 18 0.9 9.7 118 1 0
Bobby Joe Green 27 P 14 0 2 -10 0 -6 -5.0 -0.7 0.1 -10 0 0
Johnny Morris 28 FL 13 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.8 0.1 47 705 15.0 2 51 3.6 54.2 715 2 2
Dave Whitsell 27 RCB 14 0 1 -8 0 -8 -8.0 -0.6 0.1 -8 0 1
Mike Ditka*+ 24 TE 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 59 794 13.5 8 63 4.2 56.7 794 8 0
Bo Farrington 27 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 21 335 16.0 2 58 1.5 23.9 335 2 0
Bob Jencks 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.4 6 0 0
Team Total 27.4 14 487 1679 15 51 3.4 119.9 34.8 221 2670 12.1 18 63 15.8 190.7 4349 33 16
Opp Total 14 412 1442 7 3.5 103.0 29.4 164 1734 10.6 10 11.7 123.9 3176 17 36

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Rosey Taylor*+ 26 RS 14 0 12 51 0 13 4.3 6 118 0 29 19.7 169
Johnny Morris 28 FL 13 0 16 164 0 42 10.3 879
Ronnie Bull 23 hb 13 0 7 105 0 26 15.0 641
Billy Martin 25 4 0 2 62 0 38 31.0 4 99 0 26 24.8 161
Charlie Bivins 25 14 0 2 40 0 22 20.0 166
Rick Casares 32 10 0 2 18 0 10 9.0 389
Joe Marconi* 29 FB 14 0 2 15 0 15 7.5 796
Willie Galimore 28 HB 13 0 1 19 0 19 19.0 471
John Johnson 22 12 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 10
Mike Pyle* 24 C 14 14 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 27.4 14 30 277 0 42 9.2 26 424 0 29 16.3 5050
Opp Total 14 34 0 52 1261 0 24.3

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
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
Bobby Joe Green 27 P 14 0 64 2974 66 0 46.5
Bob Jencks 22 14 0 10 1 10.0% 37 35 94.6%
Roger LeClerc 27 K 14 0 23 13 56.5%
Team Total 27.4 14 33 14 42.4% 37 35 94.6% 64 2974 66 0 46.5
Opp Total 14 17 6 35.3% 18 18 100.0% 73 3154 43.2

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Doug Atkins*+ 33 RDE 14 0 1 0 0 0 1
Charlie Bivins 25 14 0 0 1 0 0
J.C. Caroline 30 14 0 1 3 0 3
Rick Casares 32 10 0 2 0 0 0
Joe Fortunato*+ 33 LLB 14 0 2 30 0 19 0 3 7 0
Willie Galimore 28 HB 13 0 5 0 0 0
Bill George+ 34 MLB 14 0 1 4 0 4
Larry Glueck 22 14 0 1 14 0 14
Stan Jones 32 LDT 13 0 0 1 0 0
Ted Karras 29 LG 14 0 0 1 0 0
Bob Kilcullen 27 LDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
Roger LeClerc 27 K 14 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Earl Leggett 30 RDT 12 0 0 1 0 0
Joe Marconi* 29 FB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Bennie McRae 24 LCB 14 0 6 90 1 44
Johnny Morris 28 FL 13 0 2 2 0 0
Larry Morris 30 RLB 14 0 0 1 0 0
Ed O'Bradovich 23 lde 6 0 0 2 0 0
Richie Petitbon*+ 25 LS 14 0 8 161 1 66 0 2 0 0
Rosey Taylor*+ 26 RS 14 0 9 172 1 46 0 3 29 0
Billy Wade* 33 QB 14 14 5 1 0 0
Bob Wetoska 26 RT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Dave Whitsell 27 RCB 14 0 6 61 1 39 1 1 21 0
Team Total 27.4 14 36 537 4 66 16 23 57 0 1
Opp Total 14 20 36 18

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Mike Ditka*+ 24 TE 14 14 8 48
Roger LeClerc 27 K 14 0 13 39
Bob Jencks 22 14 0 35 1 38
Billy Wade* 33 QB 14 14 6 36
Willie Galimore 28 HB 13 0 5 30
Joe Marconi* 29 FB 14 0 2 2 24
Ronnie Bull 23 hb 13 0 1 2 18
Bo Farrington 27 SE 14 0 2 12
Johnny Morris 28 FL 13 0 2 12
Rudy Bukich 31 6 0 1 6
Rick Casares 32 10 0 1 6
Angelo Coia 25 12 0 1 6
Bennie McRae 24 LCB 14 0 1 6
Richie Petitbon*+ 25 LS 14 0 1 6
Rosey Taylor*+ 26 RS 14 0 1 6
Dave Whitsell 27 RCB 14 0 1 6
Doug Atkins*+ 33 RDE 14 0 1 2
Team Total 27.4 14 15 18 4 35 14 1 301
Opp Total 14 7 10 18 6 144