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1985 Chicago Bears
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Record: 15-1-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1985 Super Bowl Champions
Scored 456 points (28.5/g), 2nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 198 points (12.4/g), 1st.
Differential of 258 points (16.1/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 14.1-1.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +23 (1.4/g), 1st.
Coached by Mike Ditka (15-1-0)
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Hands down the greatest defense in history. Totally vicious. Dan Hampton was the best defensive player I have ever seen.
1985 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* | 26 | 3 | 11 | 178 for 313, 2,392 yards, 15 td, 11 int, & 47 rushes for 252 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| QB | Steve Fuller | 28 | 6 | 5 | 53 for 107, 777 yards, 1 td, 5 int, & 24 rushes for 77 yards and 5 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1979 |
| RB | Walter Payton*+ | 31 | 10 | 16 | 324 rushes for 1,551 yards, 9 td, & 49 catches for 483 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Matt Suhey | 27 | 5 | 16 | 115 rushes for 471 yards, 1 td, & 33 catches for 295 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Willie Gault | 25 | 2 | 16 | 33 catches for 704 yards, 1 td, & 5 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Dennis McKinnon | 24 | 2 | 13 | 31 catches for 555 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Emery Moorehead | 31 | 8 | 14 | 35 catches for 481 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| LT | Jimbo Covert*+ | 25 | 2 | 15 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
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| LG | Mark Bortz | 24 | 2 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Jay Hilgenberg* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Tom Thayer | 24 | Rook | 13 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Keith Van Horne | 28 | 4 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Hampton* | 28 | 6 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| LDE | Mike Hartenstine | 32 | 10 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Steve McMichael+ | 28 | 5 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| RDT | William Perry | 23 | Rook | 9 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| RDT | Dan Hampton* | 28 | 6 | 15 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Richard Dent*+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | 17.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Otis Wilson* | 28 | 5 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| MLB | Mike Singletary*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Wilber Marshall | 23 | 1 | 15 | 6.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Mike Richardson | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Leslie Frazier | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Dave Duerson* | 25 | 2 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Gary Fencik | 31 | 9 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kevin Butler | 23 | Rook | 0 | 31 of 37 field goals & 51 of 51 extra points | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| P | Maury Buford | 25 | 3 | 0 | 68 punts for a 42.2 average, 1 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Ken Taylor | 22 | Rook | 1 | 25 punt returns for a 7.9 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Willie Gault | 25 | 2 | 16 | 22 kick returns for a 26.2 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Brad Anderson | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-2 | Arizona,BYU | 1/12/1961 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 212th pick / 1984 |
| Tom Andrews | 23 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Louisville | 1/11/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 98th pick / 1984 |
| Kurt Becker | 27 | G | 3 | 3 | 271 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/22/1958 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 |
| Mark Bortz | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-6 | Iowa | 2/12/1961 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
| Maury Buford | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/18/1960 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| Kevin Butler | 23 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/24/1962 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| Brian Cabral | 29 | LB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Colorado | 6/23/1956 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 95th pick / 1978 |
| Jimbo Covert*+ | 25 | T | 15 | 15 | 277 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 3/22/1960 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| Richard Dent*+ | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 12/13/1960 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| Dave Duerson* | 25 | DB | 15 | 15 | 207 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 11/28/1960 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| Gary Fencik | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | 9 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| Leslie Frazier | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-0 | Alcorn State | 4/3/1959 | 4 | |
| Andy Frederick | 31 | T | 16 | 1 | 257 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 7/25/1954 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1977 |
| Steve Fuller | 28 | QB | 16 | 5 | 198 | 6-4 | Clemson | 1/5/1957 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1979 |
| Willie Gault | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 9/5/1960 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| Shaun Gayle | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 3/8/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 271st pick / 1984 |
| Dennis Gentry | 26 | WR-RB | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/10/1959 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| Dan Hampton* | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 32 | DE | 16 | 8 | 251 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/27/1953 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| Jay Hilgenberg* | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | 4 | |
| Stefan Humphries | 23 | G | 11 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Michigan | 1/20/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1984 |
| Tyrone Keys | 26 | DE-LB | 16 | 0 | 272 | 6-7 | Mississippi State | 10/24/1959 | 2 | New York Jets / 5th / 113th pick / 1981 |
| James Maness | 22 | WR | 8 | 0 | 174 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/1/1963 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1985 |
| Ken Margerum | 27 | WR | 16 | 2 | 175 | 6-0 | Stanford | 10/5/1958 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| Wilber Marshall | 23 | LB | 16 | 15 | 231 | 6-1 | Florida | 4/18/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 24 | WR | 14 | 13 | 185 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/22/1961 | 2 | |
| Jim McMahon* | 26 | QB | 13 | 11 | 195 | 6-1 | BYU | 8/21/1959 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| Steve McMichael+ | 28 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| Emery Moorehead | 31 | TE-WR | 15 | 14 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | 8 | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| Jim Morrissey | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 12/24/1962 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| Keith Ortego | 22 | WR | 7 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 8/30/1963 | Rook | |
| Walter Payton*+ | 31 | RB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 7/25/1954 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| William Perry | 23 | DT-DE | 16 | 9 | 235 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/16/1962 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| Reggie Phillips | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 170 | 5-10 | SMU | 12/12/1960 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 49th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Richardson | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 187 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 5/23/1961 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| Ron Rivera | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 239 | 6-3 | California | 1/7/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| Thomas Sanders | 23 | RB | 15 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 1/4/1962 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 250th pick / 1985 |
| Mike Singletary*+ | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| Matt Suhey | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 217 | 5-11 | Penn State | 7/7/1958 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| Ken Taylor | 22 | DB | 16 | 1 | 185 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 9/2/1963 | Rook | |
| Tom Thayer | 24 | G-C | 16 | 13 | 271 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1961 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
| Calvin Thomas | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 239 | 5-11 | Illinois | 1/7/1960 | 3 | |
| Cliff Thrift | 29 | LB | 16 | 2 | 232 | 6-1 | East Central (OK) | 5/3/1956 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1979 |
| Mike Tomczak | 23 | QB | 6 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/23/1962 | Rook | |
| Keith Van Horne | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Henry Waechter | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/13/1959 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 173rd pick / 1982 |
| Otis Wilson* | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 227 | 6-2 | Louisville,Syracuse | 9/15/1957 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| Tim Wrightman | 25 | TE | 16 | 3 | 237 | 6-3 | UCLA | 3/27/1960 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 16 | 224.9 | 6-1.8 | 3.0 |