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1965 Chicago Bears

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

Scored 409 points (29.2/g), 2nd of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 275 points (19.6/g), 2nd.
 Differential of 134 points (9.6/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 10.1-3.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 2nd.

Coached by George Halas (9-5-0)

1965 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Drafted Players

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Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 3 CHI Dick Butkus HOF LB 9 1965 1973 5 8 9 97 119 1 28 0 Illinois
1 4 CHI Gale Sayers HOF RB 7 1965 1971 5 4 5 54 68 4 18 111 1 2 991 4956 39 112 1307 9 Kansas
1 6 CHI Steve DeLong DE 8 1965 1972 0 1 6 36 103 Tennessee
4 45 CHI Jim Nance RB 8 1965 1973 2 2 7 46 101 1341 5401 45 133 870 1 Syracuse
6 73 CHI Tony Carey HB 0 0 0 Notre Dame
7 88 CHI Dick Gordon WR 10 1965 1974 1 2 6 34 115 15 90 0 243 3594 36 Michigan State
7 90 CHI Mickey Sutton DB 1 1966 1966 0 0 0 1 5 Auburn
8 101 CHI Brian Schweda DE 3 1966 1968 0 0 2 14 38 Kansas
9 116 CHI Ken Ambrusko B 0 0 0 Maryland
10 129 CHI Dennis Murphy DT 1 1965 1965 0 0 0 1 2 Florida
11 144 CHI Frank Cornish DT 7 1966 1972 0 0 2 23 83 Grambling State
12 157 CHI Steve Cox T 0 0 0 South Carolina
13 172 CHI Dave Daniels DT 1 1966 1966 0 0 0 1 14 Florida A&M
14 185 CHI Dave Pivec TE 4 1966 1969 0 0 0 7 45 14 146 1 Notre Dame
15 200 CHI Art Robinson B 0 0 0 Cal State-Los Angeles
16 213 CHI Frank Pitts WR 10 1965 1974 0 0 5 33 127 28 257 1 175 2897 27 Saginaw Valley State
17 228 CHI Tom LaFramboise QB 0 0 0 Louisville
18 241 CHI Mike Schwager T 0 0 0 Northwestern
19 256 CHI Lou Bobich K 0 0 0 Michigan State
20 269 CHI Ralph Kurek RB 6 1965 1970 0 0 0 7 81 121 434 2 26 299 0 Wisconsin