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1983 Chicago Bears
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 311 points (19.4/g), 20th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 301 points (18.8/g), 5th.
Differential of 10 points (0.6/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.3-7.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 12th.
Simple Rating System: Total -1.1, Offense: -2.5, Defense: 1.5, SoS: -1.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Ditka (8-8-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Ed Hughes
Defensive Coordinator: Buddy Ryan
Training Camp: Lake Forest College (Lake Forest, Illinois)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Jim McMahon | 24 | 1 | 13 | 175 for 295, 2,184 yards, 12 td, 13 int, & 55 rushes for 307 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| RB | Walter Payton* | 29 | 8 | 16 | 314 rushes for 1,421 yards, 6 td, & 53 catches for 607 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Matt Suhey | 25 | 3 | 13 | 149 rushes for 681 yards, 4 td, & 49 catches for 429 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Willie Gault | 23 | Rook | 13 | 40 catches for 836 yards, 8 td, & 4 rushes for 31 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Ken Margerum | 25 | 2 | 9 | 21 catches for 336 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| TE | Emery Moorehead | 29 | 6 | 15 | 42 catches for 597 yards, 3 td, & 5 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| TE | Jay Saldi | 29 | 7 | 6 | 12 catches for 119 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Jimbo Covert | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| LG | Noah Jackson | 32 | 8 | 13 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 | |
| C | Dan Neal | 34 | 10 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 | |
| C | Jay Hilgenberg | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Kurt Becker | 25 | 1 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 | |
| RT | Keith Van Horne | 26 | 2 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 | |
| RT | Andy Frederick | 29 | 6 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1977 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Mike Hartenstine | 30 | 8 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Jim Osborne | 34 | 11 | 12 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| RDT | Steve McMichael | 26 | 3 | 10 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| RDE | Dan Hampton | 26 | 4 | 11 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| LLB | Otis Wilson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| MLB | Mike Singletary* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Al Harris | 27 | 4 | 11 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| RLB | Dan Rains | 29 | 1 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Mike Richardson | 22 | Rook | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Leslie Frazier | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Todd Bell | 25 | 2 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1981 |
| FS | Gary Fencik | 29 | 7 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| FS | Dave Duerson | 23 | Rook | 6 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bob Thomas | 31 | 8 | 0 | 14 of 25 field goals & 35 of 38 extra points | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| P | Bob Parsons | 33 | 11 | 0 | 79 punts for a 36.9 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Dennis McKinnon | 22 | Rook | 3 | 34 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Anthony Hutchison | 22 | Rook | 0 | 17 kick returns for a 15.2 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 10th / 256th pick / 1983 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Kelvin Atkins | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Illinois | 7/3/1960 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 212th pick / 1982 |
| 7 | Bob Avellini | 30 | QB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | Maryland | 8/28/1953 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 135th pick / 1975 |
| 84 | Brian Baschnagel | 29 | WR | 16 | 4 | 187 | 5-11 | Ohio St. | 1/8/1954 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 66th pick / 1976 |
| 79 | Kurt Becker | 25 | G | 16 | 14 | 271 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/22/1958 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 |
| 25 | Todd Bell | 25 | DB-LB | 15 | 15 | 207 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 11/28/1958 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1981 |
| 62 | Mark Bortz | 22 | G | 16 | 0 | 282 | 6-6 | Iowa | 2/12/1961 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
| 54 | Brian Cabral | 27 | LB | 16 | 4 | 233 | 6-1 | Colorado | 6/23/1956 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 95th pick / 1978 |
| 59 | Gary Campbell | 31 | LB | 6 | 4 | 218 | 6-1 | Colorado | 3/4/1952 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 10th / 291st pick / 1976 |
| 74 | Jimbo Covert | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 3/22/1960 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| 95 | Richard Dent | 23 | DE | 16 | 3 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee St. | 12/13/1960 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| 22 | Dave Duerson | 23 | DB | 16 | 6 | 207 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 11/28/1960 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| 88 | Pat Dunsmore | 26 | TE | 16 | 1 | 237 | 6-3 | Drake | 10/2/1957 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 107th pick / 1983 |
| 8 | Vince Evans | 28 | QB | 9 | 3 | 215 | 6-2 | USC | 6/14/1955 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 140th pick / 1977 |
| 92 | Rob Fada | 22 | G | 5 | 3 | 265 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 5/7/1961 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 230th pick / 1983 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | 29 | DB | 7 | 7 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | 7 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| 24 | Jeff Fisher | 25 | DB | 8 | 3 | 188 | 5-10 | USC | 2/25/1958 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 177th pick / 1981 |
| 21 | Leslie Frazier | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-0 | Alcorn St. | 4/3/1959 | 2 | |
| 71 | Andy Frederick | 29 | T | 16 | 6 | 257 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 7/25/1954 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1977 |
| 83 | Willie Gault | 23 | WR | 16 | 13 | 181 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 9/5/1960 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| 29 | Dennis Gentry | 24 | WR-RB | 15 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/10/1959 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| 99 | Dan Hampton | 26 | DE-DT | 11 | 11 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| 90 | Al Harris | 27 | DE-LB | 13 | 11 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 12/31/1956 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | 30 | DE | 16 | 16 | 251 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/27/1953 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| 67 | Perry Hartnett | 23 | G | 2 | 0 | 278 | 6-5 | SMU | 4/28/1960 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 116th pick / 1982 |
| 63 | Jay Hilgenberg | 24 | C-G | 16 | 8 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | 2 | |
| 32 | Anthony Hutchison | 22 | RB | 16 | 0 | 186 | 5-10 | Texas Tech | 2/4/1961 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 10th / 256th pick / 1983 |
| 65 | Noah Jackson | 32 | G | 13 | 13 | 267 | 6-2 | Tampa | 4/14/1951 | 8 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
| 72 | John Janata | 22 | T | 15 | 0 | 274 | 6-7 | Illinois | 4/10/1961 | Rook | |
| 98 | Tyrone Keys | 24 | DE-LB | 14 | 4 | 272 | 6-7 | Mississippi St. | 10/24/1959 | Rook | New York Jets / 5th / 113th pick / 1981 |
| 82 | Ken Margerum | 25 | WR | 15 | 9 | 175 | 6-0 | Stanford | 10/5/1958 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| 85 | Dennis McKinnon | 22 | WR | 16 | 3 | 185 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 8/22/1961 | Rook | |
| 9 | Jim McMahon | 24 | QB | 14 | 13 | 195 | 6-1 | BYU | 8/21/1959 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| 76 | Steve McMichael | 26 | DT-NT | 16 | 10 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| 87 | Emery Moorehead | 29 | TE-WR | 16 | 15 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | 6 | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| 58 | Jerry Muckensturm | 30 | LB | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Arkansas St. | 10/13/1953 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 190th pick / 1976 |
| 52 | Dan Neal | 34 | C-G | 8 | 8 | 250 | 6-4 | Kentucky | 8/30/1949 | 10 | Baltimore Colts / 11th / 270th pick / 1973 |
| 67 | Tim Norman | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-6 | Illinois | 7/10/1959 | Rook | |
| 68 | Jim Osborne | 34 | DT | 16 | 12 | 250 | 6-3 | Southern | 9/7/1949 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 182nd pick / 1972 |
| 86 | Bob Parsons | 33 | TE-P | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-4 | Penn St. | 6/29/1950 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 117th pick / 1972 |
| 34 | Walter Payton* | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson St. | 7/25/1954 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| 20 | Kevin Potter | 24 | DB | 8 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Missouri | 12/19/1959 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 9th / 226th pick / 1983 |
| 53 | Dan Rains | 29 | LB | 15 | 5 | 224 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 4/26/1954 | 1 | |
| 27 | Mike Richardson | 22 | DB | 16 | 14 | 187 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 5/23/1961 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| 81 | Jay Saldi | 29 | TE-WR | 13 | 6 | 225 | 6-3 | South Carolina | 10/8/1954 | 7 | |
| 44 | Terry Schmidt | 31 | DB | 13 | 3 | 177 | 6-0 | Ball St. | 5/28/1952 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 121st pick / 1974 |
| 89 | James Scott | 31 | WR | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) | 3/28/1952 | 7 | New York Jets / 8th / 193rd pick / 1975 |
| 57 | Dave Simmons | 26 | LB | 13 | 0 | 221 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 1/19/1957 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 153rd pick / 1979 |
| 50 | Mike Singletary* | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| 69 | Revie Sorey | 30 | G | 3 | 2 | 260 | 6-2 | Illinois | 9/10/1953 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 110th pick / 1975 |
| 19 | Ray Stachowicz | 24 | P | 2 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 3/6/1959 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1981 |
| 26 | Matt Suhey | 25 | RB | 16 | 13 | 217 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 7/7/1958 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| 16 | Bob Thomas | 31 | K | 16 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/7/1952 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 388th pick / 1974 |
| 33 | Calvin Thomas | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 239 | 5-11 | Illinois | 1/7/1960 | 1 | |
| 78 | Keith Van Horne | 26 | T | 14 | 10 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| 80 | Rickey Watts | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Tulsa | 5/16/1957 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 39th pick / 1979 |
| 43 | Walt Williams | 29 | DB | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Ashland,New Mexico St. | 7/10/1954 | 6 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1977 |
| 55 | Otis Wilson | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-2 | Syracuse,Louisville | 9/15/1957 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 226.1 | 6-1.9 | 3.6 |