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1968 Chicago Bears
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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in NFL Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 250 points (17.9/g), 10th of 16 in the NFL.
Allowed 333 points (23.8/g), 12th.
Differential of -83 points (-5.9/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 4.7-9.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.5/g), 12th.
Coached by Jim Dooley (7-7-0)
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1968 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 | Jack Concannon | 25 | 4 | 7 | 71 for 143, 715 yards, 5 td, 9 int, & 28 rushes for 104 yards and 2 td | Boston Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 |
| QB | Virgil Carter | 23 | Rook | 5 | 55 for 122, 769 yards, 4 td, 5 int, & 48 rushes for 265 yards and 4 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 142nd pick / 1967 |
| HB | Gale Sayers+ | 25 | 3 | 0 | 138 rushes for 856 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 117 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 |
| FB | Ronnie Bull | 28 | 6 | 0 | 107 rushes for 472 yards, 3 td, & 17 catches for 145 yards and 0 td | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| FL | Cecil Turner | 24 | Rook | 0 | 14 catches for 208 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 16 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 127th pick / 1968 |
| SE | Dick Gordon | 24 | 3 | 0 | 29 catches for 477 yards, 4 td | Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965 |
| TE | Austin Denney | 24 | 1 | 0 | 23 catches for 247 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 160th pick / 1966 |
| LT | Randy B. Jackson | 24 | 1 | 14 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 25th pick / 1966 |
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| LG | George Seals | 26 | 4 | 0 | New York Giants / 4th / 52nd pick / 1964 |
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| C | Mike Pyle | 29 | 7 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
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| RG | Jim Cadile | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 |
| RT | Bob Wetoska | 31 | 8 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ed O'Bradovich | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| LDT | John Johnson | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 80th pick / 1963 |
| RDT | Dick Evey | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 |
| RDE | Loyd Phillips | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1967 |
| LLB | Doug Buffone | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Dick Butkus*+ | 26 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
| RLB | Jim Purnell | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Bennie McRae | 29 | 6 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 |
| RCB | Joe Taylor | 29 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1962 |
| LS | Richie Petitbon | 30 | 9 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| RS | Rosey Taylor* | 31 | 7 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Mac Percival | 28 | 1 | 0 | 25 of 36 field goals & 25 of 25 extra points | |
| P | Jon Kilgore | 25 | 3 | 0 | 35 punts for a 35.2 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Cecil Turner | 24 | Rook | 0 | 9 punt returns for a 2.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 127th pick / 1968 |
| KR | Cecil Turner | 24 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 18.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 127th pick / 1968 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Doug Buffone | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Louisville | 6/27/1944 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966 |
| Rudy Bukich | 36 | QB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Iowa,USC | 3/15/1932 | 15 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 24th pick / 1953 |
| Ronnie Bull | 28 | RB | 13 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 2/2/1940 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 1st / 3rd pick / 1962 |
| Dick Butkus*+ | 26 | LB | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/9/1942 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965 |
| Jim Cadile | 28 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 7/16/1940 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962 |
| Virgil Carter | 23 | QB | 7 | 5 | 192 | 6-1 | BYU | 11/9/1945 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 142nd pick / 1967 |
| Clarence Childs | 30 | DB-HB | 4 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 1/13/1938 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 20th / 154th pick / 1961 |
| Jack Concannon | 25 | QB | 7 | 7 | 205 | 6-3 | Boston College | 2/25/1943 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1964 |
| Frank Cornish | 24 | DT | 13 | 0 | 282 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 6/20/1944 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 144th pick / 1965 |
| Austin Denney | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 1/2/1944 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 11th / 160th pick / 1966 |
| Dick Evey | 27 | DT-DE-G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 2/12/1941 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 12th pick / 1964 |
| Curt Gentry | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Md-Eastern Shore | 8/8/1941 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 257th pick / 1966 |
| Dick Gordon | 24 | WR-SE-FL | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 1/1/1944 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 88th pick / 1965 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 32 | P | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Florida | 5/7/1936 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959 |
| Major Hazelton | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Florida A&M | 9/9/1944 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 57th pick / 1968 |
| Willie Holman | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Carolina State | 2/27/1945 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 181st pick / 1968 |
| Mike Hull | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | USC | 1/2/1945 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 16th pick / 1968 |
| Randy B. Jackson | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Florida | 3/6/1944 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 25th pick / 1966 |
| John Johnson | 27 | DT | 14 | 3 | 260 | 6-5 | Indiana | 7/5/1941 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 80th pick / 1963 |
| Bob D. Jones | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 196 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 8/25/1945 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1967 |
| Jon Kilgore | 25 | P | 7 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Auburn | 12/3/1943 | 3 | |
| Doug Kriewald | 23 | G | 13 | 1 | 245 | 6-4 | West Texas A&M | 8/30/1945 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 143rd pick / 1967 |
| Rudy Kuechenberg | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Indiana | 2/7/1943 | 1 | |
| Ralph Kurek | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 2/23/1943 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 20th / 269th pick / 1965 |
| Andy Livingston | 24 | RB | 4 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Phoenix College (JC) | 10/21/1944 | 4 | |
| Garry Lyle | 23 | DB-RB | 12 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | George Washington | 10/20/1945 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1967 |
| Wayne Mass | 22 | T | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Clemson | 3/11/1946 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 99th pick / 1968 |
| Bennie McRae | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Michigan | 12/8/1939 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1962 |
| Ed O'Bradovich | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Illinois | 5/21/1940 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 91st pick / 1962 |
| Mac Percival | 28 | K | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 2/26/1940 | 1 | |
| Richie Petitbon | 30 | DB | 14 | 0 | 206 | 6-3 | Loyola (LA),Tulane | 4/18/1938 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 21st pick / 1959 |
| Loyd Phillips | 23 | DE | 13 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 5/2/1945 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 10th pick / 1967 |
| Brian Piccolo | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 10/31/1943 | 2 | |
| Bob Pickens | 25 | T | 5 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Nebraska,Wisconsin | 2/2/1943 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 44th pick / 1966 |
| Dan Pride | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Jackson State,Tennessee State | 6/7/1942 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 10th / 90th pick / 1966 |
| Jim Purnell | 27 | LB | 14 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 12/12/1941 | 4 | |
| Mike Pyle | 29 | C | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-3 | Yale | 7/18/1939 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 89th pick / 1961 |
| Larry Rakestraw | 26 | QB | 7 | 2 | 195 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/22/1942 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 11th / 87th pick / 1964 |
| Mike Reilly | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/27/1942 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 37th pick / 1964 |
| Gale Sayers+ | 25 | RB | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Kansas | 5/30/1943 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1965 |
| George Seals | 26 | G-DT-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Missouri | 10/2/1942 | 4 | New York Giants / 4th / 52nd pick / 1964 |
| Joe Taylor | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina A&T | 8/27/1939 | 1 | New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1962 |
| Rosey Taylor* | 31 | DB | 14 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 7/4/1937 | 7 | |
| Cecil Turner | 24 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 176 | 5-10 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 4/2/1944 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 127th pick / 1968 |
| Emilio Vallez | 22 | TE | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 4/30/1946 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 316th pick / 1968 |
| Bob Wallace | 23 | WR-TE | 12 | 0 | 211 | 6-3 | Texas-El Paso | 10/7/1945 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1968 |
| Bob Wetoska | 31 | T-G-C | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/22/1937 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 49th pick / 1959 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 14 | 218.7 | 6-2.1 | 3.1 |