1939 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 2nd place • Western Division • 8-3-0 .727 |
| Head Coach: George Halas |
| Red Grange | Assistant Coach |
| Luke Johnsos | Assistant Coach |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Tue | 9/5/1939 | A | East Chicago Indians | 13-0 | W | East Chicago, IN | Roosevelt Stadium | 7500 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1939 | A | Glen Ellyn Stars | 55-6 | W | Wheaton, IL | Grange Field | 1500 | |
| Fri | 9/15/1939 | H | Cleveland Rams | 30-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 13254 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1939 | A | Green Bay Packers | 16-21 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 19192 | |
| Wed | 9/27/1939 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 26-6 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Xavier University Stadium | 5000 | |
| Mon | 10/2/1939 | A | Pittsburgh Pirates | 32-0 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 10325 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1939 | A | Cleveland Rams | 35-21 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 18209 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1939 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 44-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 29592 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1939 | A | New York Giants | 13-16 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 58693 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1939 | H | Detroit Lions | 0-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 30903 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1939 | H | Green Bay Packers | 30-27 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 40537 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1939 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-13 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 42496 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1939 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 27-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 21398 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1939 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 48-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 16055 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1939 | A | St. Louis Gunners | - | St. Louis, MO | Walsh Memorial Stadium | |||
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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 12/3/1939 | St. Louis Gunners | Canceled |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Chuck Apolskis | 38 | OE-DE | 6-2 | 207 | 25 | DePaul | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Bassi | 35 | ROG-RDG | 5-11 | 214 | 24 | Santa Clara | 10 | 1 |
| Frank Bausch | 24 | C-LB | 6-2 | 220 | 31 | Kansas | 11 | 8 |
| Ray Bray | 82 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 237 | 22 | Western Michigan | 11 | 0 |
| Chet Chesney | 28 | C-LB | 6-2 | 227 | 23 | DePaul | 6 | 1 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 2 | FB-LB-LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 5-11 | 225 | 26 | Boston University | 10 | 2 |
| Aldo Forte | 23 | LOG-LDG-ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 213 | 21 | Montana | 10 | 1 |
| Danny Fortmann | 21 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 210 | 23 | Colgate | 11 | 10 |
| Charlie Heileman | 8 | LOE-LDE | 6-2 | 197 | 24 | Iowa State | 2 | 0 |
| Bert Johnson | 3 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 212 | 27 | Kentucky | 1 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 42 | LOH-LDH-QB-S | 5-11 | 197 | 23 | Columbia | 11 | 7 |
| Bob MacLeod | 5 | ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 197 | 22 | Dartmouth | 9 | 1 |
| Jack Manders | 10 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 6-1 | 203 | 30 | Minnesota | 11 | 2 |
| Joe Maniaci | 11 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 212 | 25 | Fordham | 8 | 6 |
| Ed Manske | 7 | ROE-RDE | 6-0 | 185 | 27 | Northwestern | 11 | 1 |
| Bernie Masterson | 33 | QB-S | 6-3 | 195 | 28 | Nebraska | 11 | 7 |
| Les McDonald | 76 | LOE-LDE | 6-4 | 200 | 25 | Nebraska | 11 | 8 |
| George Musso | 16 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 262 | 29 | Millikin | 11 | 10 |
| Ray Nolting | 25 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Cincinnati | 11 | 9 |
| Bill Osmanski | 9 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 197 | 24 | Holy Cross | 10 | 3 |
| Billy Patterson | 57 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH0QB-S | 5-10 | 167 | 21 | Baylor | 9 | 1 |
| Dick Plasman | 14 | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 218 | 25 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 3 |
| Dick Schweidler | 31 | ROH-RDH-LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 182 | 25 | none | 5 | 0 |
| Alec Shellogg | 18 | ROT-RDT | 6-0 | 210 | 25 | Notre Dame | 1 | 1 |
| Sollie Sherman | 22 | QB-S-LOH-LDH | 6-1 | 190 | 22 | Chicago | 7 | 1 |
| Johnny Siegal | 6 | ROE-RDE-LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 205 | 21 | Columbia | 10 | 1 |
| Bob Snyder | 17 | LOH-LDH-ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 205 | 26 | Ohio University | 9 | 0 |
| Anton Stolfa | 5 | QB-S | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | Luther | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Stydahar | 13 | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 233 | 27 | West Virginia | 11 | 10 |
| Frank Sullivan | 12 | C-LB-LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 6-3 | 205 | 27 | Loyola (Louisiana) | 10 | 2 |
| Bob Swisher | 48 | LOH-LDH | 5-11 | 163 | 25 | Northwestern | 9 | 5 |
| Russ Thompson | 29 | ROT-RDT | 6-5 | 249 | 27 | Chadron State; Nebraska | 11 | 8 |
| Jack Torrance | 34 | ROT-RDT-LOG-LDG-ROG-RDG | 6-3 | 285 | 27 | Louisiana State | 8 | 2 |
| Milt Trost | 27 | LOT-LDT | 6-1 | 206 | 26 | Marquette | 9 | 1 |
| George Wilson | 30 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 199 | 25 | Northwestern | 10 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Sid Luckman | B | Columbia |
| 1 | 6 | Bill Osmanski | B | Holy Cross |
| 3 | 21 | John Wysocki | E | Villanova |
| 5 | 36 | Joe Delaney | T | Holy Cross |
| 7 | 56 | Charlie Heileman | E | Iowa State |
| 8 | 66 | Bob Dannies | C | Pittsburgh |
| 9 | 76 | Ray Bray | G | Western Michigan |
| 10 | 86 | Walt Wood | B | Tennessee |
| 11 | 96 | Al Braga | B | San Francisco |
| 12 | 106 | Hal Roise | B | Idaho |
| 13 | 116 | Ed Bock | G | Iowa State |
| 14 | 126 | Anton Stolfa | B | Luther |
| 15 | 136 | Bob Voigts | T | Northwestern |
| 16 | 146 | Ken Armstrong | T | Tarkio |
| 17 | 156 | Raphael Masters | E | Newberry |
| 18 | 166 | Sollie Sherman | B | Chicago |
| 19 | 176 | Ed Simonich | B | Notre Dame |
| 20 | 186 | George Vogler | C | Oklahoma State |
| 21 | 191 | Aldo Forte | T | Montana |
| 22 | 196 | Everett Kischer | B | Iowa State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 30 | 125 | 64 | 79 | 298 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 38 | 35 | 47 | 157 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 148 | / % | / % | 416 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | / % | / % |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 4 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 50 |
| Bill Osmanski | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Joe Maniaci | 5 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 37 |
| Bob MacLeod | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Ray Nolting | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Dick Plasman | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Les McDonald | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob Swisher | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ed Manske | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bernie Masterson | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sollie Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Johnny Siegal | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Snyder | 0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Joe Stydahar | 0 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Gary Famiglietti | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Patterson | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 42 | 31 | 42 | 73.8 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 298 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 19 | 21 | 90.5 | 4 | 0 | 157 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 0 | 38 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Joe Maniaci | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 0 | 21 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Bob Snyder | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 27 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Dick Plasman | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 0 | 38 | 1/2 | 2/2 | 2/6 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 0/ | 1/ | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Osmanski | 121 | 699 | 5.8 | 7 | |
| Joe Maniaci | 77 | 544 | 7.1 | 4 | |
| Ray Nolting | 50 | 216 | 4.3 | 2 | |
| Bob Swisher | 30 | 192 | 6.4 | 2 | |
| Gary Famiglietti | 33 | 128 | 3.9 | 0 | |
| Bob Macleod | 17 | 88 | 5.2 | 1 | |
| Jack Manders | 25 | 63 | 2.5 | 3 | |
| Bob Snyder | 15 | 56 | 3.7 | 0 | |
| Sid Luckman | 24 | 42 | 1.8 | 0 | |
| Billy Patterson | 14 | 34 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| Dick Schweidler | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| Bert Johnson | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | |
| Les McDonald | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Sollie Sherman | 3 | -5 | -1.7 | 0 | |
| Bernie Masterson | 21 | -31 | -1.5 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 439 | 2043 | 4.7 | 21 | |
| Opponents Totals | 353 | 812 | 2.3 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Masterson | 113 | 44 | 38.9 | 60 | 914 | 8.1 | 20.8 | 8 | 7.1 | 9 | 8.0 | 58.6 | ||||
| Sid Luckman | 51 | 23 | 45.1 | 24 | 636 | 12.5 | 27.7 | 5 | 9.8 | 4 | 7.8 | 91.6 | ||||
| Billy Patterson | 38 | 14 | 36.8 | 20 | 227 | 6.0 | 16.2 | 3 | 7.9 | 4 | 10.5 | 44.4 | ||||
| Bob Snyder | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 5 | 135 | 11.3 | 27.0 | 45 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 44.1 | |||
| Sollie Sherman | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 2 | 43 | 10.8 | 21.5 | 30 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 88.5 | |||
| Joe Maniaci | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 10 | 5.0 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 64.6 | |||
| Dick Plasman | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 39.6 | |||||
| Team Totals | 221 | 89 | 40.3 | 113 | 1965 | 8.9 | 22.1 | 16 | 7.2 | 19 | 8.6 | 61.0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 319 | 133 | 41.7 | 161 | 1768 | 5.5 | 13.3 | 9 | 2.8 | 25 | 7.8 | 36.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Plasman | 19 | 403 | 21.2 | 3 | |
| Les McDonald | 16 | 261 | 16.3 | 3 | |
| Ed Manske | 10 | 321 | 32.1 | 60 | 2 |
| Bob MacLeod | 10 | 231 | 23.1 | 53 | 3 |
| Bob Swisher | 7 | 228 | 32.6 | 1 | |
| Ray Nolting | 6 | 87 | 14.5 | 1 | |
| George Wilson | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | |
| Gary Famiglietti | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Johnny Siegal | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 32t | 1 |
| Bill Osmanski | 3 | 65 | 21.7 | 28 | 1 |
| Dick Schweidler | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Bernie Masterson | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Sollie Sherman | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 |
| Joe Stydahar | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 89 | 1965 | 22.1 | 16 | |
| Opponents Totals | 133 | 1768 | 13.3 | 9 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Luckman | 1 | ||||
| Bob MacLeod | 1 | ||||
| Ray Nolting | 1 | ||||
| Sollie Sherman | 1 | ||||
| Team Totals | 25 | 4 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Luckman | 27 | 1169 | 43.3 | 67 | ||||||
| Ray Nolting | 12 | 463 | 38.6 | 47 | ||||||
| Billy Patterson | 8 | 300 | 37.5 | 53 | ||||||
| Bob Snyder | 7 | 291 | 41.6 | 46 | ||||||
| Bob Swisher | 3 | 93 | 31.0 | 36 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 57 | 41.0 | 67 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 427 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 427 | 0 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Maniaci | 1 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 33 | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 2 |
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