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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 14.6, Offense: 8.6, Defense: 5.9, SoS: 5.0, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
George Halas (9-5-0)
Training Camp: St. Joseph's College (Rensselaer, Indiana)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Rudy Bukich | 33 | 12 | 12 | 176 for 312, 2,641 yards, 20 td, 9 int, & 28 rushes for 33 yards and 3 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953 |
| HB | Gale Sayers*+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | 166 rushes for 867 yards, 14 td, & 29 catches for 507 yards and 6 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Ronnie Bull | 25 | 3 | 0 | 91 rushes for 417 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 186 yards and 1 td | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
| FL | Johnny Morris | 30 | 7 | 0 | 53 catches for 846 yards, 4 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| SE | Jim Jones | 24 | Rook | 0 | 21 catches for 350 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 84th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 25th / 193rd pick / 1964 |
| TE | Mike Ditka* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 36 catches for 454 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Herman Lee | 34 | 8 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 | |
| LG | Mike Rabold | 28 | 6 | 0 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1959 | |
| C | Mike Pyle | 26 | 4 | 13 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
| RG | Jim Cadile | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 22nd / 169th pick / 1962 |
| RT | Bob Wetoska | 28 | 5 | 14 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dick Evey | 24 | 1 | 14 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | John Johnson | 24 | 2 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 80th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 20th / 155th pick / 1963 |
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| LDT | Stan Jones | 34 | 11 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 | |
| RDT | Earl Leggett | 32 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| RDE | Doug Atkins* | 35 | 12 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| LLB | Joe Fortunato*+ | 35 | 10 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| MLB | Dick Butkus*+ | 23 | Rook | 0 | 5 interceptions, 7 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Larry Morris | 32 | 10 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 | |
| LCB | Bennie McRae | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 Boston Patriots / 8th / 62nd pick / 1962 |
| RCB | Dave Whitsell | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Richie Petitbon | 27 | 6 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| RS | Rosey Taylor | 28 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Roger LeClerc | 29 | 5 | 0 | 11 of 26 field goals & 52 of 52 extra points | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 |
| P | Bobby Joe Green | 29 | 5 | 0 | 58 punts for a 42.7 average, 0 blocked | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| PR | Gale Sayers*+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 14.9 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| KR | Gale Sayers*+ | 22 | Rook | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 31.4 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Jon Arnett | 30 | HB-E | 14 | 0 | 197 | 5-11 | USC | 4/20/1935 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 2nd pick / 1957 |
| 81 | Doug Atkins* | 35 | DE | 14 | 0 | 257 | 6-8 | Tennessee | 5/8/1930 | 12 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 11th pick / 1953 |
| 49 | Charlie Bivins | 27 | HB-TE | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 10/16/1938 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 79th pick / 1960 |
| 10 | Rudy Bukich | 33 | QB | 14 | 12 | 195 | 6-1 | Iowa,USC | 3/15/1932 | 12 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953 |
| 29 | Ronnie Bull | 25 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 2/2/1940 | 3 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1962 |
| 51 | Dick Butkus*+ | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/9/1942 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1965 |
| 72 | Jim Cadile | 25 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-4 | San Jose St. | 7/16/1940 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 Oakland Raiders / 22nd / 169th pick / 1962 |
| 25 | J.C. Caroline | 32 | DB-HB | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Illinois | 1/17/1933 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 82nd pick / 1956 |
| 89 | Mike Ditka* | 26 | TE | 14 | 14 | 228 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 10/18/1939 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1961 Houston Oilers / 1st / 8th pick / 1961 |
| 79 | Dick Evey | 24 | DT-DE-G | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 2/12/1941 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1964 |
| 31 | Joe Fortunato*+ | 35 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | VMI,Mississippi St. | 3/28/1930 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 80th pick / 1952 |
| 61 | Bill George | 36 | LB-G-MG-DT | 2 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 10/27/1929 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1951 |
| 43 | Larry Glueck | 24 | DB | 12 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Villanova | 10/5/1941 | 2 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 34th pick / 1963 Chicago Bears / 3rd / 38th pick / 1963 |
| 45 | Dick Gordon | 21 | WR-SE-FL | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 1/1/1944 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965 |
| 88 | Bobby Joe Green | 29 | P | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/7/1936 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| 76 | John Johnson | 24 | DT | 13 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/5/1941 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 80th pick / 1963 New York Jets / 20th / 155th pick / 1963 |
| 80 | Jim Jones | 24 | SE-FL-WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 3/3/1941 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 84th pick / 1964 Denver Broncos / 25th / 193rd pick / 1964 |
| 78 | Stan Jones | 34 | G-DT-T | 6 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Maryland | 11/24/1931 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 54th pick / 1953 |
| 74 | Bob Kilcullen | 29 | DT-DE-T | 8 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 5/13/1936 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 96th pick / 1957 |
| 32 | Ralph Kurek | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 2/23/1943 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 20th / 269th pick / 1965 |
| 83 | Roger LeClerc | 29 | LB-K-C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Trinity (CT) | 10/1/1936 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 15th / 177th pick / 1959 |
| 70 | Herman Lee | 34 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 244 | 6-4 | Florida A&M | 8/29/1931 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 23rd / 270th pick / 1954 |
| 57 | Dick Leeuwenburg | 23 | T | 9 | 0 | 242 | 6-5 | Stanford | 3/26/1942 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 17th / 134th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 11th / 154th pick / 1964 |
| 71 | Earl Leggett | 32 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | LSU | 3/5/1933 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1957 |
| 48 | Andy Livingston | 21 | RB | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Phoenix College (JC) | 10/21/1944 | 1 | |
| 34 | Joe Marconi | 31 | FB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 2/6/1934 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1956 |
| 85 | Bill Martin | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-4 | Georgia Tech | 10/27/1942 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 10th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1964 |
| 26 | Bennie McRae | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Michigan | 12/8/1939 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 Boston Patriots / 8th / 62nd pick / 1962 |
| 47 | Johnny Morris | 30 | FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | California-Santa Barbara | 9/26/1935 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 137th pick / 1958 |
| 33 | Larry Morris | 32 | LB-FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Georgia Tech | 12/10/1933 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 7th pick / 1955 |
| 73 | Dennis Murphy | 22 | DT | 2 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Florida | 3/9/1943 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 6th / 42nd pick / 1965 Chicago Bears / 10th / 129th pick / 1965 |
| 87 | Ed O'Bradovich | 25 | DE | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Illinois | 5/21/1940 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| 17 | Richie Petitbon | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA),Tulane | 4/18/1938 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| 53 | Jim Purnell | 24 | LB | 12 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 12/12/1941 | 1 | |
| 50 | Mike Pyle | 26 | C | 13 | 13 | 250 | 6-3 | Yale | 7/18/1939 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
| 64 | Mike Rabold | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 239 | 6-2 | Indiana | 3/12/1937 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 19th pick / 1959 |
| 62 | Mike Reilly | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/27/1942 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 37th pick / 1964 Chicago Bears / 4th / 47th pick / 1964 |
| 40 | Gale Sayers*+ | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Kansas | 5/30/1943 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 5th pick / 1965 |
| 67 | George Seals | 23 | G-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Missouri | 10/2/1942 | 1 | New York Giants / 4th / 52nd pick / 1964 San Diego Chargers / 8th / 64th pick / 1964 |
| 84 | Ron Smith | 22 | DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 5/3/1943 | Rook | |
| 24 | Rosey Taylor | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 7/4/1937 | 4 | |
| 9 | Billy Wade | 35 | QB | 5 | 2 | 202 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 10/4/1930 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1952 |
| 63 | Bob Wetoska | 28 | T-G-C | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/22/1937 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 |
| 23 | Dave Whitsell | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/14/1936 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 24th / 289th pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 27.3 | 14 | 222.2 | 6-2.0 | 4.8 |