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1964 Chicago Bears
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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 6th in NFL West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 260 points (18.6/g), 10th of 14 in the NFL.
Allowed 379 points (27.1/g), 13th.
Differential of -119 points (-8.5/g), 13th.
Expected W-L: 4.1-9.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 7th.
Coached by George Halas (5-9-0)
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1964 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 | Billy Wade | 34 | 10 | 10 | 182 for 327, 1,944 yards, 13 td, 14 int, & 24 rushes for 96 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| QB | Rudy Bukich | 32 | 11 | 4 | 99 for 160, 1,099 yards, 12 td, 7 int, & 12 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953 |
| HB | Jon Arnett | 29 | 7 | 0 | 119 rushes for 400 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 223 yards and 2 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| FB | Ronnie Bull | 24 | 2 | 0 | 86 rushes for 320 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 35 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| FL | Johnny Morris+ | 29 | 6 | 0 | 93 catches for 1,200 yards, 10 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Rich Kreitling | 28 | 5 | 0 | 20 catches for 185 yards, 2 td | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1959 |
| TE | Mike Ditka*+ | 25 | 3 | 14 | 75 catches for 897 yards, 5 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Herman Lee | 33 | 7 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
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| LG | Mike Rabold | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1959 |
| C | Mike Pyle | 25 | 3 | 11 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
| C | George Burman | 22 | Rook | 5 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 210th pick / 1964 |
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| RG | Jim Cadile | 24 | 2 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 |
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| RT | Bob Wetoska | 27 | 4 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dick Evey | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Stan Jones | 33 | 10 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
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| RDT | Bob Kilcullen | 28 | 7 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
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| RDE | Doug Atkins | 34 | 11 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
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| LLB | Joe Fortunato*+ | 34 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| MLB | Bill George | 35 | 12 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| RLB | Larry Morris | 31 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| LCB | Bennie McRae | 25 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 |
| RCB | Dave Whitsell | 28 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Richie Petitbon | 26 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| RS | Rosey Taylor | 27 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Jencks | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 of 7 field goals & 29 of 32 extra points | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 25th pick / 1963 |
| P | Bobby Joe Green | 28 | 4 | 0 | 71 punts for a 44.5 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| PR | Jon Arnett | 29 | 7 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 9.9 average and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| KR | Billy Martin | 26 | 2 | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 22.2 average and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 30th / 235th pick / 1961 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Jon Arnett | 29 | HB-E | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | USC | 4/20/1935 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| Doug Atkins | 34 | DE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 11 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| Gary Barnes | 25 | WR | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-4 | Clemson | 9/13/1939 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 41st pick / 1962 |
| Charlie Bivins | 26 | HB-TE | 11 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 10/16/1938 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 79th pick / 1960 |
| Rudy Bukich | 32 | QB | 9 | 4 | 195 | 6-1 | Iowa,USC | 3/15/1932 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953 |
| Ronnie Bull | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 2/2/1940 | 2 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| George Burman | 22 | C-G-T | 14 | 5 | 255 | 6-3 | Northwestern | 12/1/1942 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 15th / 210th pick / 1964 |
| Jim Cadile | 24 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 7/16/1940 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 |
| J.C. Caroline | 31 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Illinois | 1/17/1933 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| Rick Casares | 33 | FB | 13 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Florida | 7/4/1931 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1954 |
| Mike Ditka*+ | 25 | TE | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 10/18/1939 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 |
| Dick Evey | 23 | DT-DE-G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 2/12/1941 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 |
| Joe Fortunato*+ | 34 | LB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi State,VMI | 3/28/1930 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| Bill George | 35 | LB-G-MG-DT | 8 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| Larry Glueck | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Villanova | 10/5/1941 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 34th pick / 1963 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 28 | P | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/7/1936 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| Bob Jencks | 23 | TE-K | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-5 | Miami (OH) | 7/15/1941 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 25th pick / 1963 |
| John Johnson | 23 | DT | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/5/1941 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 80th pick / 1963 |
| Stan Jones | 33 | G-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Maryland | 11/24/1931 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| Ted Karras | 30 | G-T-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Indiana | 1/31/1934 | 6 | |
| Bob Kilcullen | 28 | DT-DE-T | 12 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 5/13/1936 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
| Rich Kreitling | 28 | E | 14 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Auburn,Illinois | 3/13/1936 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1959 |
| Roger LeClerc | 28 | LB-K-C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Trinity (CT) | 10/1/1936 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 |
| Herman Lee | 33 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 8/29/1931 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
| Earl Leggett | 31 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/5/1933 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| Andy Livingston | 20 | RB | 2 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Phoenix College (JC) | 10/21/1944 | Rook | |
| Joe Marconi | 30 | FB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/6/1934 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| Bill Martin | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 10/27/1942 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 10th pick / 1964 |
| Billy Martin | 26 | HB | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | Minnesota | 6/6/1938 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 30th / 235th pick / 1961 |
| Bennie McRae | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Michigan | 12/8/1939 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 |
| Johnny Morris+ | 29 | FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | California-Santa Barbara | 9/26/1935 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| Larry Morris | 31 | LB-FB-HB | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 12/10/1933 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| Ed O'Bradovich | 24 | DE | 7 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Illinois | 5/21/1940 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| Richie Petitbon | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA),Tulane | 4/18/1938 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| Jim Purnell | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 12/12/1941 | Rook | |
| Mike Pyle | 25 | C | 11 | 11 | 250 | 6-3 | Yale | 7/18/1939 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
| Mike Rabold | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Indiana | 3/12/1937 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1959 |
| Mike Reilly | 22 | LB | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/27/1942 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 37th pick / 1964 |
| John Sisk Jr. | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Marquette,Miami (FL) | 7/15/1941 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 29th / 232nd pick / 1963 |
| Rosey Taylor | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 7/4/1937 | 3 | |
| Billy Wade | 34 | QB | 11 | 10 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| Bob Wetoska | 27 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/22/1937 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 |
| Dave Whitsell | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/14/1936 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 14 | 222.0 | 6-2.0 | 4.6 |