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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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Bobby Douglass 25 3 14 75 for 198, 1,246 yards, 9 td, 12 int, & 141 rushes for 968 yards and 8 td

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 41st pick / 1969

RB Cyril Pinder 26 4 0 87 rushes for 300 yards, 3 td, & 1 catch for 13 yards and 0 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 39th pick / 1968

RB Don Shy 27 5 0 91 rushes for 342 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 109 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967

FB Jim Harrison 24 1 0 167 rushes for 622 yards, 2 td, & 8 catches for 30 yards and 1 td

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 28th pick / 1971

WR George Farmer 24 2 0 14 catches for 380 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for -13 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 54th pick / 1970

WR Jim Seymour 26 2 0 10 catches for 165 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -9 yards and 0 td

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1969

TE Earl Thomas 24 1 0 20 catches for 365 yards, 3 td, & 5 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td

Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1971

LT Randy B. Jackson 28 5 0 1 fumble recovered

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 25th pick / 1966
Chicago Bears / 4th / 51st pick / 1966

LG Glen Holloway 24 2 0 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Bears / 10th / 235th pick / 1970

C Rich Coady 28 2 0 2 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 11th / 289th pick / 1968

RG Bob Newton 23 1 0

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971

RT Bob Asher 24 2 0

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 27th pick / 1970

 Defensive Starters
LDE Tony McGee 23 1 14

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1971

LDT Jim Osborne 23 Rook 13 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972

RDT Bill Line 24 Rook 0 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
RDE Steve DeLong 29 7 0

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965
Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1965

LLB Doug Buffone 28 6 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966
San Diego Chargers / 8th / 72nd pick / 1966

MLB Dick Butkus*+ 30 7 0 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965
Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1965

RLB Ross Brupbacher 24 2 0 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 1970

LCB Charlie Ford 24 1 0 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1971

RCB Joe Taylor 33 5 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1962

SS Ron Smith* 29 7 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
FS Jerry Moore 23 1 0 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1971

 Special Teams Starters
K Mac Percival 32 5 0 12 of 24 field goals & 26 of 26 extra points
P Bobby Joe Green 36 12 0 67 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959

PR Ron Smith* 29 7 0 26 punt returns for a 6.3 average and 0 td
KR Ron Smith* 29 7 0 30 kick returns for a 30.8 average and 1 td

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Lionel Antoine 22 T 5 0 262 6-6 Southern Illinois 8/31/1950 Rook

Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1972

Bob Asher 24 T-G 14 0 250 6-5 Vanderbilt 6/13/1948 2

Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 27th pick / 1970

Ross Brupbacher 24 LB 14 0 215 6-3 Texas A&M 4/7/1948 2

Chicago Bears / 4th / 100th pick / 1970

Doug Buffone 28 LB 14 0 230 6-3 Louisville 6/27/1944 6

Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966
San Diego Chargers / 8th / 72nd pick / 1966

Dick Butkus*+ 30 LB 14 0 245 6-3 Illinois 12/9/1942 7

Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd pick / 1965
Denver Broncos / 2nd / 9th pick / 1965

Rich Buzin 26 T 2 0 255 6-5 Penn State 1/25/1946 4

New York Giants / 2nd / 41st pick / 1968

Jim Cadile 32 G-T 6 0 240 6-4 San Jose State 7/16/1940 10

Chicago Bears / 4th / 49th pick / 1962
Oakland Raiders / 22nd / 169th pick / 1962

Craig Clemons 23 DB 14 0 195 5-11 Iowa 6/1/1949 Rook

Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1972

Rich Coady 28 C-TE 14 0 245 6-3 Memphis 12/17/1944 2

Chicago Bears / 11th / 289th pick / 1968

Steve DeLong 29 DE-DT 14 0 252 6-2 Tennessee 7/3/1943 7

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 6th pick / 1965
Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1965

Bobby Douglass 25 QB 14 14 225 6-4 Kansas 6/22/1947 3

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 41st pick / 1969

George Farmer 24 WR 14 0 214 6-4 UCLA 4/19/1948 2

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 54th pick / 1970

Charlie Ford 24 DB 14 0 185 6-3 Houston 12/10/1948 1

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1971

Bobby Joe Green 36 P 14 0 175 5-11 Florida 5/7/1936 12

San Francisco 49ers / 9th / 102nd pick / 1959

Jimmy Gunn 24 LB 14 0 220 6-1 USC 11/27/1948 2

Chicago Bears / 13th / 314th pick / 1970

Jim Harrison 24 RB 14 0 235 6-4 Missouri 9/10/1948 1

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 28th pick / 1971

Glen Holloway 24 G 14 0 250 6-3 North Texas 9/16/1948 2

Chicago Bears / 10th / 235th pick / 1970

Willie Holman 27 DE-DT 4 0 250 6-4 South Carolina State 2/27/1945 4

Chicago Bears / 7th / 181st pick / 1968

Larry Horton 23 DE-DT 10 0 248 6-4 Iowa 4/29/1949 Rook

Chicago Bears / 9th / 219th pick / 1972

John Huarte 28 QB 2 0 185 6-0 Notre Dame 4/6/1944 6

New York Jets / 2nd / 12th pick / 1965
Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 76th pick / 1965

Randy B. Jackson 28 T 14 0 250 6-5 Florida 3/6/1944 5

Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 25th pick / 1966
Chicago Bears / 4th / 51st pick / 1966

Ernie Janet 23 G 3 0 250 6-4 Washington 7/22/1949 Rook

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1971

Bob Jeter 35 DB-WR 10 0 200 6-1 Iowa 5/9/1937 9

Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 17th pick / 1960

Gary Kosins 23 RB 14 0 215 6-1 Dayton 1/21/1949 Rook

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 77th pick / 1972

Roger Lawson 23 RB 12 0 215 6-2 Western Michigan 9/28/1949 Rook

Chicago Bears / 15th / 377th pick / 1972

Bill Line 24 DT 13 0 260 6-7 Air Force,SMU 8/11/1948 Rook
Garry Lyle 27 DB-RB 3 0 198 6-2 George Washington 10/20/1945 4

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1967

Matt Maslowski 23 WR 1 0 210 6-3 San Diego 9/10/1949 1
Tony McGee 23 DE-DT 14 14 250 6-4 Bishop,Wyoming 1/18/1949 1

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1971

Bill McKinney 27 LB 8 0 226 6-1 West Texas A&M 7/14/1945 Rook

Chicago Bears / 16th / 402nd pick / 1972

Jerry Moore 23 DB 13 0 208 6-3 Arkansas 3/16/1949 1

Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1971

Bob Newton 23 G-T 14 0 257 6-4 Nebraska 8/16/1949 1

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1971

Jim Osborne 23 DT 14 13 250 6-3 Southern 9/7/1949 Rook

Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972

Bob Parsons 22 TE-P 13 0 234 6-4 Penn State 6/29/1950 Rook

Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972

Mac Percival 32 K 14 0 220 6-4 Texas Tech 2/26/1940 5
Bob Pifferini 22 LB 14 0 226 6-2 UCLA 6/27/1950 Rook

Chicago Bears / 6th / 133rd pick / 1972

Cyril Pinder 26 RB 13 0 210 6-2 Illinois 11/13/1946 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 39th pick / 1968

Andy Rice 32 DT 14 0 268 6-2 Texas Southern 9/6/1940 6
Larry Rowden 23 LB 2 0 220 6-2 Houston 3/17/1949 1

Chicago Bears / 10th / 245th pick / 1971

Jim Seymour 26 WR 14 0 210 6-4 Notre Dame 11/24/1946 2

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 10th pick / 1969

Don Shy 27 RB 13 0 210 6-1 San Diego State 11/15/1945 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1967

Ron Smith* 29 DB-WR 14 0 195 6-1 Wisconsin 5/3/1943 7
Bill Staley 26 DT 4 0 250 6-3 Utah State 9/9/1946 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 28th pick / 1968

Joe Taylor 33 DB 14 0 200 6-1 North Carolina A&T 8/27/1939 5

New York Giants / 15th / 209th pick / 1962

Earl Thomas 24 WR-TE 14 0 224 6-3 Houston 10/4/1948 1

Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1971

Cecil Turner 28 FL-WR 14 0 176 5-10 Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo 4/2/1944 4

Chicago Bears / 5th / 127th pick / 1968

Bob Wallace 27 WR-TE 14 0 211 6-3 Texas-El Paso 10/7/1945 4

Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1968

Team Total 26.1 14 225.9 6-2.7 3.0