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1975 Chicago Bears

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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 191 points (13.6/g), 24th of 26 in the NFL.
 Allowed 379 points (27.1/g), 25th.
 Differential of -188 points (-13.4/g), 25th.
 Expected W-L: 2.3-11.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -13 (-0.9/g), 21st.

Coached by Jack Pardee (4-10-0)

1975 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

Glossary · CSV · PRE
Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 21 box L 0-1 Baltimore Colts 7 35 6 121 74 47 2 26 304 136 168
2 Sun September 28 box W 1-1 Philadelphia Eagles 15 13 14 294 161 133 2 21 327 199 128 2
3 Sun October 5 box L 1-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 3 28 10 192 89 103 2 23 355 215 140 2
4 Sun October 12 box L 1-3 @ Detroit Lions 7 27 16 238 193 45 5 21 320 193 127 1
5 Sun October 19 box L 1-4 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 3 34 16 242 46 196 1 25 303 146 157
6 Mon October 27 box L 1-5 Minnesota Vikings 9 13 11 216 79 137 3 18 331 181 150 1
7 Sun November 2 box L 1-6 Miami Dolphins 13 46 16 283 190 93 2 20 439 316 123 1
8 Sun November 9 box W 2-6 Green Bay Packers 27 14 15 261 113 148 3 13 309 268 41 3
9 Sun November 16 box L 2-7 @ San Francisco 49ers 3 31 11 200 44 156 2 21 335 102 233 3
10 Sun November 23 box L 2-8 @ Los Angeles Rams 10 38 12 216 111 105 3 17 340 141 199 1
11 Sun November 30 box L 2-9 @ Green Bay Packers 7 28 11 132 44 88 6 22 309 116 193 4
12 Sun December 7 box W 3-9 Detroit Lions 25 21 15 313 173 140 4 19 345 192 153 3
13 Sun December 14 box L 3-10 St. Louis Cardinals 20 34 18 326 259 67 2 19 362 172 190 1
14 Sun December 21 box W 4-10 @ New Orleans Saints 42 17 19 458 263 195 3 17 197 129 68 5

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 191 3492 829 4.2 190 191 356 1839 9 23 4.7 99 441 1653 11 3.7 74 40 17 17
Team Defense 379 4576 981 4.7 446 208 399 2506 22 13 5.8 143 547 2070 25 3.8 282 27 14 21
Lg Rank Offense 24 24 26 17 24 23 17 23 22 22 21 21 18 13
Lg Rank Defense 25 17 22 20 18 22 23 16 19 17 25 8 23 17

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%
Gary Huff 24 QB 14 9 114 205 55.6 1083 3 1.5 9 4.4 49 5.3 3.5 9.5 77.4 57.0 16 168 4.1 2.4 7.2
Bob Avellini 22 8 4 67 126 53.2 942 6 4.8 11 8.7 57 7.5 4.0 14.1 117.8 57.0 13 144 5.7 2.6 9.4
Bobby Douglass 28 1 1 8 20 40.0 87 0 0.0 2 10.0 34 4.4 -0.2 10.9 87.0 14.0 2 13 3.4 -0.7 9.1
Mike Adamle 26 rb 14 7 2 2 100.0 57 0 0.0 0 0.0 44 28.5 28.5 28.5 4.1 118.7 1 5 17.3 17.3 33.3
Bob Grim 30 WR 14 12 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Bob Parsons 25 TE 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Walter Payton 21 RB 13 7 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0
Team Total 25.4 14 191 356 53.7 2169 9 2.5 23 6.5 57 6.1 3.4 11.4 154.9 53.7 32 330 4.7 2.3 8.2
Opp Total 14 208 399 52.1 2506 22 5.5 13 3.3 6.3 5.4 12.0 179.0 76.5 35 319 5.8 4.2

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
Walter Payton 21 RB 13 7 196 679 7 54 3.5 52.2 15.1 33 213 6.5 0 40 2.5 16.4 892 7 9
Roland Harper 22 FB 13 10 100 453 1 32 4.5 34.8 7.7 27 191 7.1 0 27 2.1 14.7 644 1 3
Mike Adamle 26 rb 14 7 94 353 1 21 3.8 25.2 6.7 15 111 7.4 0 25 1.1 7.9 464 1 4
Cid Edwards 32 8 0 27 73 0 16 2.7 9.1 3.4 11 86 7.8 1 14 1.4 10.8 159 1 1
Johnny Musso 25 2 0 6 33 0 16 5.5 16.5 3.0 33 0 0
Bobby Douglass 28 1 1 5 34 1 18 6.8 34.0 5.0 34 1 0
Gary Huff 24 QB 14 9 5 7 0 10 1.4 0.5 0.4 7 0 4
Bo Rather 25 WR 14 14 4 24 0 18 6.0 1.7 0.3 39 685 17.6 2 54 2.8 48.9 709 2 2
Bob Avellini 22 8 4 4 -3 1 1 -0.8 -0.4 0.5 -3 1 2
Bob Grim 30 WR 14 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 28 374 13.4 2 57 2.0 26.7 374 2 0
Greg Latta 23 14 4 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 16 202 12.6 3 34 1.1 14.4 202 3 1
Bob Parsons 25 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 13 184 14.2 1 38 0.9 13.1 184 1 2
Steve Schubert 24 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 5 68 13.6 0 16 0.4 5.7 68 0 1
George Farmer 27 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 32 16.0 0 17 1.0 16.0 32 0 0
Noah Jackson 24 LG 14 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 17 17.0 0 17 0.1 1.2 17 0 0
Jeff Sevy 24 RT 14 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6.0 0 6 0.1 0.4 6 0 0
Team Total 25.4 14 441 1653 11 54 3.7 118.1 31.5 191 2169 11.4 9 57 13.6 154.9 3822 20 35
Opp Total 14 547 2070 25 3.8 147.9 39.1 208 2506 12.0 22 14.9 179.0 4576 47 29

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
Virgil Livers 23 RCB 14 7 42 456 0 39 10.9 26 529 0 40 20.3 985
Steve Schubert 24 12 0 6 33 0 16 5.5 9 146 0 25 16.2 247
Walter Payton 21 RB 13 7 14 444 0 70 31.7 1336
Earl Douthitt 23 9 0 13 333 0 64 25.6 333
Bill Knox 24 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 4 67 0 21 16.8 67
Roland Harper 22 FB 13 10 4 67 0 18 16.8 711
Doug Plank 22 SS 14 14 3 23 0 12 7.7 23
Mike Adamle 26 rb 14 7 1 27 0 27 27.0 491
Jim Osborne 26 12 3 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Bo Rather 25 WR 14 14 1 6 0 6 6.0 715
Ted Vactor 31 4 0 1 25 0 25 25.0 25
Team Total 25.4 14 52 512 0 39 9.8 74 1644 0 70 22.2 5978
Opp Total 14 49 0 43 893 0 20.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Bob Parsons 25 TE 14 0 93 3625 60 0 39.0
Bob Thomas 23 K 14 0 7 3 6 5 7 4 3 1 23 13 56.5% 22 18 81.8%
Walter Payton 21 RB 13 7 1 39 39 0 39.0
Team Total 25.4 14 7 3 6 5 7 4 3 1 23 13 56.5% 22 18 81.8% 94 3664 60 0 39.0
Opp Total 14 18 14 77.8% 48 47 97.9% 86 3560 41.4

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
Mike Adamle 26 rb 14 7 4 1 0 0
Bob Avellini 22 8 4 2 1 0 0
John Babinecz 25 14 1 1 15 0 15
Waymond Bryant 23 RLB/mlb 13 13 0 3 0 0
Doug Buffone 31 LLB 14 0 1 12 0 12 0 1 0 0
Craig Clemons 26 FS 14 0 2 109 1 76 0 3 3 0
Earl Douthitt 23 9 0 1 1 17 0
Cid Edwards 32 8 0 1 0 0 0
Allan Ellis 24 LCB 14 14 2 4 0 4
Larry Ely 28 MLB 12 0 1 2 0 2 0 1 0 0
Carl Gersbach 28 10 0 1 4 0 4
Jimmy Gunn 27 4 0 1 5 0 5
Roland Harper 22 FB 13 10 3 1 0 0
Richard Harris 27 RDE 12 8 0 1 0 0
Mike Hartenstine 22 LDE 14 14 0 2 5 0 1
Gary Huff 24 QB 14 9 4 0 0 0
Noah Jackson 24 LG 14 14 0 1 0 0
Bill Knox 24 14 0 0 1 0 0
Greg Latta 23 14 4 1 3 0 0
Virgil Livers 23 RCB 14 7 2 40 1 40 5 3 0 0
Mark Nordquist 30 RG 14 13 0 1 0 0
Bob Parsons 25 TE 14 0 2 2 -34 0
Walter Payton 21 RB 13 7 9 1 0 0
Dan Peiffer 24 C 11 11 0 1 0 0
Doug Plank 22 SS 14 14 2 50 0 29
Bo Rather 25 WR 14 14 2 1 0 0
Steve Schubert 24 12 0 1 1 0 0
Jeff Sevy 24 RT 14 12 0 1 0 0
Team Total 25.4 14 13 241 2 76 35 31 -9 0 1
Opp Total 14 32 29 15 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bob Thomas 23 K 14 0 18 13 57
Walter Payton 21 RB 13 7 7 42
Greg Latta 23 14 4 3 18
Bob Grim 30 WR 14 12 2 12
Bo Rather 25 WR 14 14 2 12
Mike Adamle 26 rb 14 7 1 6
Bob Avellini 22 8 4 1 6
Craig Clemons 26 FS 14 0 1 6
Bobby Douglass 28 1 1 1 6
Cid Edwards 32 8 0 1 6
Roland Harper 22 FB 13 10 1 6
Virgil Livers 23 RCB 14 7 1 6
Bob Parsons 25 TE 14 0 1 6
Mike Hartenstine 22 LDE 14 14 1 2
Team Total 25.4 14 11 9 2 18 13 1 191
Opp Total 14 25 22 47 14 1 379