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1982 Chicago Bears
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Record: 3-6-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 141 points (15.7/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 174 points (19.3/g), 13th.
Differential of -33 points (-3.7/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 3.4-5.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 13th.
Coached by Mike Ditka (3-6-0)
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1982 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 | Jim McMahon | 23 | Rook | 7 | 120 for 210, 1,501 yards, 9 td, 7 int, & 24 rushes for 105 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| RB | Walter Payton | 28 | 7 | 9 | 148 rushes for 596 yards, 1 td, & 32 catches for 311 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Matt Suhey | 24 | 2 | 8 | 70 rushes for 206 yards, 3 td, & 36 catches for 333 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Brian Baschnagel | 28 | 6 | 9 | 12 catches for 194 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Ken Margerum | 24 | 1 | 9 | 14 catches for 207 yards, 3 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Emery Moorehead | 28 | 5 | 9 | 30 catches for 363 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| LT | Phil McKinnely | 28 | 6 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 246th pick / 1976 |
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| LG | Noah Jackson | 31 | 7 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
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| C | Dan Neal | 33 | 9 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
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| RG | Jeff Williams | 27 | 5 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1977 |
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| RT | Keith Van Horne | 25 | 1 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Hartenstine | 29 | 7 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Jim Osborne | 33 | 10 | 9 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Dan Hampton* | 25 | 3 | 9 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Al Harris | 26 | 3 | 7 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| LLB | Otis Wilson | 25 | 2 | 9 | 2.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| MLB | Mike Singletary | 24 | 1 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Gary Campbell | 30 | 5 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 291st pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Terry Schmidt | 30 | 8 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Leslie Frazier | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Gary Fencik | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| FS | Len Walterscheid | 28 | 5 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Roveto | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 of 13 field goals & 10 of 10 extra points | |
| P | Bob Parsons | 32 | 10 | 0 | 58 punts for a 41.3 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Dennis Gentry | 23 | Rook | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 5.2 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| KR | Rickey Watts | 25 | 3 | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 23.6 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1979 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Bob Avellini | 29 | QB | 2 | 2 | 208 | 6-2 | Maryland | 8/28/1953 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1975 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 28 | WR | 9 | 9 | 187 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 1/8/1954 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| Kurt Becker | 24 | G | 5 | 0 | 271 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/22/1958 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 |
| Todd Bell | 24 | DB-LB | 9 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 11/28/1958 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1981 |
| Brian Cabral | 26 | LB | 8 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Colorado | 6/23/1956 | 3 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 95th pick / 1978 |
| Gary Campbell | 30 | LB | 9 | 9 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 3/4/1952 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 291st pick / 1976 |
| Al Chesley | 25 | LB | 4 | 2 | 240 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 8/23/1957 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 296th pick / 1979 |
| Jerry Doerger | 22 | C-T | 2 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 7/18/1960 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 200th pick / 1982 |
| Robin Earl | 27 | TE-RB | 9 | 1 | 242 | 6-5 | Washington | 3/18/1955 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1977 |
| Vince Evans | 27 | QB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 6/14/1955 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 140th pick / 1977 |
| Gary Fencik | 28 | DB | 9 | 9 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Fisher | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | USC | 2/25/1958 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 177th pick / 1981 |
| Leslie Frazier | 23 | DB | 9 | 6 | 189 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 4/3/1959 | 1 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 23 | WR-RB | 9 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/10/1959 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| Dan Hampton* | 25 | DE-DT | 9 | 9 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| Roland Harper | 29 | RB | 8 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 2/28/1953 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 17th / 420th pick / 1975 |
| Al Harris | 26 | DE-LB | 8 | 7 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 12/31/1956 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 29 | DE | 9 | 9 | 251 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/27/1953 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| Perry Hartnett | 22 | G | 9 | 4 | 278 | 6-5 | SMU | 4/28/1960 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 116th pick / 1982 |
| Reuben Henderson | 24 | DB | 4 | 3 | 196 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State,San Diego State | 10/3/1958 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 150th pick / 1981 |
| Bruce Herron | 28 | LB | 9 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | New Mexico | 4/14/1954 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 180th pick / 1977 |
| Jay Hilgenberg | 23 | C-G | 9 | 0 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | 1 | |
| Bruce Huther | 28 | LB | 4 | 0 | 221 | 6-1 | New Hampshire | 7/23/1954 | 5 | |
| Noah Jackson | 31 | G | 9 | 9 | 267 | 6-2 | Tampa | 4/14/1951 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 28 | T-G | 9 | 1 | 274 | 6-4 | Harvard | 3/10/1954 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1976 |
| Ken Margerum | 24 | WR | 9 | 9 | 175 | 6-0 | Stanford | 10/5/1958 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| Willie McClendon | 25 | RB | 9 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Georgia | 9/13/1957 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1979 |
| Phil McKinnely | 28 | T-G-TE | 8 | 8 | 248 | 6-4 | UCLA | 7/8/1954 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 246th pick / 1976 |
| Jim McMahon | 23 | QB | 8 | 7 | 195 | 6-1 | BYU | 8/21/1959 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| Steve McMichael | 25 | DT-NT | 9 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 2 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| Emery Moorehead | 28 | TE-WR | 9 | 9 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | 5 | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 29 | LB | 6 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 10/13/1953 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1976 |
| Dan Neal | 33 | C-G | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/30/1949 | 9 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
| Jim Osborne | 33 | DT | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/7/1949 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| Bob Parsons | 32 | TE-P | 9 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn State | 6/29/1950 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| Walter Payton | 28 | RB | 9 | 9 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 7/25/1954 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| Doug Plank | 29 | DB | 1 | 1 | 200 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/4/1953 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 291st pick / 1975 |
| Dan Rains | 28 | LB | 2 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 4/26/1954 | Rook | |
| John Roveto | 24 | K | 7 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | La-Lafayette | 2/20/1958 | 1 | |
| Terry Schmidt | 30 | DB | 9 | 9 | 177 | 6-0 | Ball State | 5/28/1952 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| James Scott | 30 | WR | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Trinity Valley Community College (TX) | 3/28/1952 | 6 | New York Jets / 8th / 193rd pick / 1975 |
| Mike Singletary | 24 | LB | 9 | 9 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| Matt Suhey | 24 | RB | 9 | 8 | 217 | 5-11 | Penn State | 7/7/1958 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| Bob Thomas | 30 | K | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 7 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| Calvin Thomas | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 239 | 5-11 | Illinois | 1/7/1960 | Rook | |
| Keith Van Horne | 25 | T | 9 | 9 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Henry Waechter | 23 | DE-DT | 9 | 2 | 270 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/13/1959 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 173rd pick / 1982 |
| Len Walterscheid | 28 | DB | 9 | 8 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern Utah | 9/13/1954 | 5 | |
| Rickey Watts | 25 | WR | 9 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 5/16/1957 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1979 |
| Brooks Williams | 28 | TE | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 12/7/1954 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 199th pick / 1978 |
| Jeff Williams | 27 | G-T | 5 | 5 | 256 | 6-4 | Rhode Island | 4/15/1955 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 134th pick / 1977 |
| Walt Williams | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ashland,New Mexico State | 7/10/1954 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1977 |
| Otis Wilson | 25 | LB | 9 | 9 | 227 | 6-2 | Louisville,Syracuse | 9/15/1957 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 9 | 224.0 | 6-1.7 | 3.8 |