1937 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 9-1-1 .900 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: George Halas |
| Red Grange | Assistant Coach |
| Luke Johnsos | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 9/6/1937 | A | Pan American All-Americans | 0-6 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 25000 | |
| Tue | 9/7/1937 | A | Oklahoma All-Stars | 25-0 | W | Oklahoma City, OK | Oklahoma City University Stadium | 5500 | |
| Fri | 9/10/1937 | A | Calumet All-Stars | 34-0 | W | East Chicago, IN | Roosevelt High School Stadium | 12000 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1937 | A | Des Moines Comets | 39-0 | W | Peoria, IL | Woodruff Field | 2500 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1937 | A | Green Bay Packers | 14-2 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 16658 | |
| Tue | 9/21/1937 | A | Duluth All-Stars | 49-18 | W | Duluth, MN | Public School Stadium | 7500 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1937 | A | Brandt Florals | 60-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Mills Stadium | 5000 | |
| Thu | 9/30/1937 | A | Austin Bears | 47-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Mills Stadium | 5000 | |
| Mon | 10/4/1937 | A | Pittsburgh Pirates | 7-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 22511 | |
| Wed | 10/6/1937 | A | Warren Red Jackets | 49-7 | W | Erie, PA | Memorial Stadium | 10000 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1937 | A | Cleveland Rams | 20-2 | W | Cleveland, OH | League Park | 5000 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1937 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 16-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 22978 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1937 | H | Detroit Lions | 28-20 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34530 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1937 | A | New York Giants | 3-3 | T | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 50449 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1937 | H | Green Bay Packers | 14-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 44977 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1937 | H | Brooklyn Dodgers | 29-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 7065 | |
| Thu | 11/25/1937 | A | Detroit Lions | 13-0 | W | Detroit, MI | University of Detroit Stadium | 24173 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1937 | H | Cleveland Rams | 15-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 4188 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1937 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 42-28 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 7313 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/12/1937 | H | Washington Redskins | 21-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 15878 | |
| Sat | 12/18/1937 | A | Southern All-Stars | 28-13 | W | Memphis, TN | Crump Stadium | 2000 | |
| Sun | 1/16/1938 | A | Texas All-Stars | 19-10 | W | Houston, TX | Buff Stadium | 6000 | |
| Sun | 1/23/1938 | N | Washington Redskins | 0-13 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 5000 | |
| Sun | 1/30/1938 | A | Southern All-Stars | 41-20 | W | New Orleans, LA | City Park Stadium | 7000 | |
| Sun | 2/6/1938 | A | Washington Redskins | 16-10 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 8000 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/1937 | Brandt Florals | Postponed from 9/24 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Frank Bausch | 24 | C-LB | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | Kansas | 9 | 7 |
| Kay Bell | 26 | ROG-DG | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Washington State | 10 | 1 |
| John Bettridge | 9 | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 187 | 27 | Ohio State | 3 | 0 |
| Del Bjork | 82 | ROT-DT | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Oregon | 11 | 4 |
| Carl Brumbaugh | 8 | WB-RDH | 5-10 | 170 | 31 | Ohio State; Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Buivid | 9 | TB-LDH-FB-LB | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Marquette | 6 | 0 |
| Bill Conkright | 47 | C-LB | 6-1 | 203 | 23 | Oklahoma | 8 | 1 |
| George Corbett | 5 | BB-S | 5-9 | 179 | 29 | Millikin | 2 | 0 |
| John Doehring | 11 | FB-LB-TB-LDH | 6-0 | 216 | 28 | none | 3 | 0 |
| Beattie Feathers | 48 | TB-LDH | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Tennessee | 11 | 7 |
| Danny Fortmann | 21 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 210 | 21 | Colgate | 10 | 9 |
| Sam Francis | 38 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 207 | 24 | Nebraska | 8 | 3 |
| Henry Hammond | 15 | LOE-LDE | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Rhodes | 6 | 3 |
| Bill Karr | 22 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | West Virginia | 10 | 8 |
| Jack Manders | 10 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Minnesota | 11 | 9 |
| Ed Manske | 18 | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Northwestern | 11 | 6 |
| Bernie Masterson | 33 | BB-S-WB-RDH | 6-3 | 195 | 26 | Nebraska | 10 | 5 |
| Les McDonald | 76 | LOE-LDE | 6-4 | 200 | 23 | Nebraska | 8 | 1 |
| Keith Molesworth | 4 | BB-S-TB-LDH-FB-LB | 5-9 | 167 | 32 | Monmouth (Illinois) | 9 | 3 |
| George Musso | 16 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 262 | 27 | Millikin | 11 | 10 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 3 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 226 | 29 | Minnesota | 10 | 8 |
| Ray Nolting | 25 | TB-LDH-BB-S | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Cincinnati | 11 | 4 |
| Vern Oech | 23 | LOG-DLG | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Montana; Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Plasman | 14 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 218 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 2 |
| Pug Rentner | 7 | WB-RDH-TB-LDH | 6-1 | 186 | 27 | Northwestern | 10 | 2 |
| Gene Ronzani | 6 | QB-S-FB-LB-WB0RDH-TB-LDH | 5-9 | 200 | 28 | Marquette | 11 | 3 |
| Joe Stydahar | 13 | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 233 | 25 | West Virginia | 10 | 9 |
| Frank Sullivan | 12 | C-LB | 6-3 | 205 | 25 | Loyola (Louisiana) | 8 | 3 |
| Russ Thompson | 29 | ROT-RDT | 6-5 | 249 | 25 | Chadron State; Nebraska | 10 | 7 |
| Milt Trost | 27 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 206 | 24 | Marquette | 11 | 2 |
| George Wilson | 30 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 199 | 23 | Northwestern | 11 | 2 |
| Joe Zeller | 17 | LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 203 | 29 | Indiana | 11 | 2 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Les McDonald | E | Nebraska |
| 2 | 18 | Marv Stewart | C | Louisiana State |
| 3 | 28 | Dick Plasman | E | Vanderbilt |
| 4 | 38 | Henry Hammond | E | Rhodes |
| 5 | 48 | Bill Conkright | C | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 58 | Del Bjork | T | Oregon |
| 7 | 68 | Buck Friedman | B | Rice |
| 8 | 78 | Steve Toth | B | Northwestern |
| 9 | 88 | Al Guepe | B | Marquette |
| 10 | 98 | Ed Wade | T | Utah State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 25 | 62 | 85 | 29 | 201 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 30 | 16 | 37 | 100 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 114 | / % | / % | 505 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | / % | / % | 110 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 5 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 8 | 0 | 69 | ||
| Ed Manske | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Les McDonald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Bill Karr | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Ray Nolting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Dick Plasman | 1 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Sam Francis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | ||
| Ray Buivid | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Beattie Feathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Bernie Masterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Pug Rentner | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Gene Ronzani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| George Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Keith Molesworth | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
| Team Totals | 26 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 8 | 1 | 201 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 2 | 2 | 100 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 8 | 35 | 2/ | 2/ | 4/ | 0/ | 0/ | |||
| Team Totals | 8 | 35 | 2/ | 2/ | 4/ | 0/ | 0/ | |||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 42 | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Nolting | 106 | 424 | 4.0 | 2 | |
| Bronko Nagurski | 73 | 343 | 4.7 | 1 | |
| Jack Manders | 73 | 319 | 4.4 | 0 | |
| Beattie Feathers | 66 | 211 | 3.2 | 1 | |
| Sam Francis | 48 | 129 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| Pug Rentner | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | |
| Keith Molesworth | 20 | 53 | 2.7 | 0 | |
| John Doehring | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Ray Buivid | 19 | 24 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Gene Ronzani | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | |
| Bill Karr | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Bettridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Masterson | 30 | -21 | -0.7 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 479 | 1612 | 3.4 | 5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 412 | 933 | 2.3 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Masterson | 72 | 26 | 26 | 39 | 615 | 8.5 | 23.7 | 9 | 12.5 | 7 | 9.7 | 67.8 | ||||
| Ray Buivid | 35 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 205 | 5.9 | 12.1 | 6 | 17.1 | 2 | 5.7 | 82.7 | ||||
| Gene Ronzani | 13 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 84 | 6.5 | 21.0 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 22.6 | |||
| Bronko Nagurski | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 35 | 17.5 | 35.0 | 35t | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 135.4 | |||
| Sam Francis | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 5.7 | 11.3 | 19 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 67.4 | |||
| John Doehring | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8.3 | 12.5 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 92.4 | |||
| Beattie Feathers | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2.0 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 42.4 | |||
| Keith Molesworth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||
| Ray Nolting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0.0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 147 | 56 | 56 | 78 | 1014 | 6.9 | 18.1 | 17 | 11.6 | 13 | 8.8 | 64.3 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 195 | 78 | 78 | 100 | 1292 | 6.6 | 16.6 | 7 | 3.6 | 17 | 8.7 | 38.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les McDonald | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 4 | |
| Ed Manske | 9 | 225 | 25.0 | 64t | 3 |
| Bill Karr | 7 | 188 | 26.9 | 42 | 2 |
| Jack Manders | 7 | 163 | 23.3 | 63t | 4 |
| Pug Rentner | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 33 | 1 |
| Ray Nolting | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Keith Molesworth | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 0 | |
| Dick Plasman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 1 | |
| Gene Ronzani | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 1 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Buivid | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4t | 1 |
| Sam Francis | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 56 | 1014 | 18.1 | 17 | |
| Opponents Totals | 78 | 1292 | 16.6 | 7 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | 1 | ||||
| Jack Manders | 1 | ||||
| Ed Manske | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 17 | 3 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | ||||||||||
| Opponents Totals | 263 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 263 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26 | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
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