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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)
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1972 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 | 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 |
| 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 |
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| RT | Bob Asher | 24 | 2 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 27th pick / 1970 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tony McGee | 23 | 1 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1971 |
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| 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 |
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| LLB | Doug Buffone | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 60th pick / 1966 |
| MLB | Dick Butkus*+ | 30 | 7 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd 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 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 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 |
| Dick Butkus*+ | 30 | LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/9/1942 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 3rd 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Randy B. Jackson | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Florida | 3/6/1944 | 5 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 25th 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 |