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1972 Chicago Bears

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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 225 points (16.1/g), 21st of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 275 points (19.6/g), 15th.
 Differential of -50 points (-3.6/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 5.4-8.6.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 12th.

Coached by Abe Gibron (4-9-1)

1972 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 17 box L 0-1 Atlanta Falcons 21 37 15 283 69 214 3 16 319 146 173 2
2 Sun September 24 box T 0-1-1 Los Angeles Rams 13 13 11 170 26 144 4 8 171 65 106 3
3 Sun October 1 box L 0-2-1 Detroit Lions 24 38 21 327 74 253 3 21 312 115 197
4 Sun October 8 box L 0-3-1 @ Green Bay Packers 17 20 13 258 119 139 1 17 341 240 101 2
5 Sun October 15 box W 1-3-1 @ Cleveland Browns 17 0 13 310 54 256 1 9 163 126 37 1
6 Mon October 23 box W 2-3-1 Minnesota Vikings 13 10 17 241 46 195 4 12 282 231 51 4
7 Sun October 29 box W 3-3-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 27 10 15 329 180 149 2 17 269 119 150 4
8 Sun November 5 box L 3-4-1 @ Detroit Lions 0 14 9 146 24 122 1 21 326 135 191 4
9 Sun November 12 box L 3-5-1 Green Bay Packers 17 23 19 296 117 179 3 8 163 40 123 2
10 Sun November 19 box L 3-6-1 San Francisco 49ers 21 34 15 356 223 133 3 20 376 266 110
11 Sun November 26 box L 3-7-1 Cincinnati Bengals 3 13 9 216 106 110 2 13 271 113 158 2
12 Sun December 3 box L 3-8-1 @ Minnesota Vikings 10 23 5 91 1 90 3 19 341 261 80 3
13 Sun December 10 box W 4-8-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 21 12 13 250 36 214 4 18 230 147 83 4
14 Sun December 17 box L 4-9-1 @ Oakland Raiders 21 28 15 195 33 162 1 25 359 168 191 4

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 225 3468 773 4.5 190 78 205 1108 9 13 4.7 54 536 2360 15 4.4 124 35 22 12
Team Defense 275 3923 841 4.7 352 180 342 2172 16 21 6.0 108 476 1751 11 3.7 224 35 14 20
Lg Rank Offense 21 23 24 26 26 25 6 22 3 4 14 6 18 25
Lg Rank Defense 15 13 10 12 14 14 10 17 15 8 7 3 10 14

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS 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%
Bobby Douglass 25 QB 14 14 75 198 37.9 1246 9 4.5 12 6.1 85 6.3 4.0 16.6 89.0 49.8 32 175 4.7 2.7 13.9
John Huarte 28 2 0 2 5 40.0 14 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 2.8 2.8 7.0 7.0 47.9 0 0 2.8 2.8 0.0
Bobby Joe Green 36 P 14 0 1 2 50.0 23 0 0.0 1 50.0 23 11.5 -11.0 23.0 1.6 52.1 0 0 11.5 -11.0 0.0
Team Total 26.1 14 78 205 38.0 1283 9 4.4 13 6.3 85 6.3 3.8 16.4 91.6 48.1 32 175 4.7 2.6 13.5
Opp Total 14 180 342 52.6 2172 16 4.7 21 6.1 6.4 4.1 12.1 155.1 62.4 23 173 6.0 3.3

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
Jim Harrison 24 FB 14 0 167 622 2 19 3.7 44.4 11.9 8 30 3.8 1 20 0.6 2.1 652 3 7
Bobby Douglass 25 QB 14 14 141 968 8 57 6.9 69.1 10.1 968 8 9
Don Shy 27 rb 13 0 91 342 1 22 3.8 26.3 7.0 10 109 10.9 0 28 0.8 8.4 451 1 5
Cyril Pinder 26 RB 13 0 87 300 3 19 3.4 23.1 6.7 1 13 13.0 0 13 0.1 1.0 313 3 4
Roger Lawson 23 12 0 33 106 1 14 3.2 8.8 2.8 8 120 15.0 0 40 0.7 10.0 226 1 2
Earl Thomas 24 TE 14 0 5 13 0 8 2.6 0.9 0.4 20 365 18.3 3 44 1.4 26.1 378 3 1
Cecil Turner 28 14 0 3 0 0 11 0.0 0.0 0.2 3 71 23.7 0 36 0.2 5.1 71 0 2
Gary Kosins 23 14 0 3 5 0 3 1.7 0.4 0.2 2 15 7.5 1 8 0.1 1.1 20 1 1
George Farmer 24 WR 14 0 2 -13 0 -2 -6.5 -0.9 0.1 14 380 27.1 2 85 1.0 27.1 367 2 0
Jim Seymour 26 WR 14 0 1 -9 0 -9 -9.0 -0.6 0.1 10 165 16.5 1 35 0.7 11.8 156 1 0
Bob Parsons 22 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1 6 6.0 1 6 0.1 0.5 6 1 1
Dick Butkus*+ 30 MLB 14 0 1 28 0 28 28.0 2.0 0.1 28 0 0
John Huarte 28 2 0 1 -2 0 -2 -2.0 -1.0 0.5 -2 0 1
Bob Wallace 27 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.1 0.6 9 0 0
Team Total 26.1 14 536 2360 15 57 4.4 168.6 38.3 78 1283 16.4 9 85 5.6 91.6 3643 24 40
Opp Total 14 476 1751 11 3.7 125.1 34.0 180 2172 12.1 16 12.9 155.1 3923 27 37

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
Ron Smith* 29 SS 14 0 26 163 0 29 6.3 30 924 1 94 30.8 1087
Cecil Turner 28 14 0 16 409 0 57 25.6 480
Craig Clemons 23 14 0 2 15 0 10 7.5 2 53 0 27 26.5 68
Dick Butkus*+ 30 MLB 14 0 1 15 0 15 15.0 43
Glen Holloway 24 LG 14 0 1 28 0 28 28.0 28
Larry Horton 23 10 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 3
Cyril Pinder 26 RB 13 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 327
Team Total 26.1 14 28 178 0 29 6.4 52 1528 2 94 29.4 5349
Opp Total 14 24 0 42 1025 0 24.4

Kicking & Punting

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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 36 P 14 0 67 2758 58 0 41.2
Mac Percival 32 K 14 0 6 6 4 3 4 2 9 1 1 24 12 50.0% 26 26 100.0%
Dick Butkus*+ 30 MLB 14 0 1 1 100.0%
Team Total 26.1 14 6 6 4 3 4 2 9 1 1 24 12 50.0% 27 27 100.0% 67 2758 58 0 41.2
Opp Total 14 27 19 70.4% 31 30 96.8% 62 2666 43.0

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
Ross Brupbacher 24 RLB 14 0 1 11 0 11 0 1 0 0
Doug Buffone 28 LLB 14 0 1 0 0 0
Dick Butkus*+ 30 MLB 14 0 2 19 0 14 0 4 11 0
Craig Clemons 23 14 0 1 0 0 0
Rich Coady 28 C 14 0 2 2 -21 0
Bobby Douglass 25 QB 14 14 9 5 0 0
Charlie Ford 24 LCB 14 0 7 104 0 43 0 1 0 0
Bobby Joe Green 36 P 14 0 1 2 -13 0
Jim Harrison 24 FB 14 0 7 2 0 0
Glen Holloway 24 LG 14 0 0 1 0 0
John Huarte 28 2 0 1 1 0 0
Randy B. Jackson 28 LT 14 0 0 1 5 0
Bob Jeter 35 10 0 2 0 0 0
Gary Kosins 23 14 0 1 1 0 0
Roger Lawson 23 12 0 2 0 0 0
Bill Line 24 RDT 13 0 0 1 0 0
Garry Lyle 27 3 0 2 52 0 35
Jerry Moore 23 FS 13 0 1 5 0 5 0 2 1 0
Jim Osborne 23 LDT 14 13 0 2 0 0
Bob Parsons 22 13 0 1 0 -9 0
Bob Pifferini 22 14 0 0 1 0 0
Cyril Pinder 26 RB 13 0 4 1 0 0
Andy Rice 32 14 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Rowden 23 2 0 0 1 0 0
Don Shy 27 rb 13 0 5 0 0 0
Ron Smith* 29 SS 14 0 1 2 0 2 3 0 0 0
Joe Taylor 33 RCB 14 0 4 0 0 0
Earl Thomas 24 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Cecil Turner 28 14 0 2 0 0 0
Team Total 26.1 14 21 193 0 43 40 30 -26 0
Opp Total 14 32 37 23 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Mac Percival 32 K 14 0 26 12 62
Bobby Douglass 25 QB 14 14 8 48
Earl Thomas 24 TE 14 0 3 1 24
Jim Harrison 24 FB 14 0 2 1 18
Cyril Pinder 26 RB 13 0 3 18
George Farmer 24 WR 14 0 2 12
Ross Brupbacher 24 RLB 14 0 1 6
Gary Kosins 23 14 0 1 6
Roger Lawson 23 12 0 1 6
Bob Parsons 22 13 0 1 6
Jim Seymour 26 WR 14 0 1 6
Don Shy 27 rb 13 0 1 6
Ron Smith* 29 SS 14 0 1 6
Dick Butkus*+ 30 MLB 14 0 1 1
Team Total 26.1 14 15 9 2 1 27 12 225
Opp Total 14 11 16 30 19 1 275