1946 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 8-2-1 .800 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: George Halas |
| Hunk Anderson | Line |
| Paddy Driscoll | Assistant Coach |
| Luke Johnsos | Ends |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 9/1/1946 | H | New York Giants | 19-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 32367 | |
| Thu | 9/5/1946 | A | Boston Yanks | 24-17 | W | Boston, MA | Fenway Park | 34496 | |
| Fri | 9/13/1946 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-12 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Shibe Park | 92800 | |
| Tue | 9/17/1946 | A | Akron Bears | 38-13 | W | Akron, OH | Rubber Bowl | 14583 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1946 | N | Washington Redskins | 20-14 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 51580 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1946 | A | Green Bay Packers | 30-7 | W | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 25049 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1946 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 34-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 39263 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1946 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 28-28 | T | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 44211 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1946 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 41221 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1946 | A | New York Giants | 0-14 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 62359 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1946 | H | Green Bay Packers | 10-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 46321 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1946 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 27-21 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 68381 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1946 | H | Washington Redskins | 24-20 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 43315 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1946 | H | Detroit Lions | 42-6 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 24270 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1946 | H | Chicago Cardinals | 28-35 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 47511 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1946 | A | Detroit Lions | 45-24 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 19579 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/15/1946 | A | New York Giants | 24-14 | W | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 58346 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Al Baisi | 26 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 215 | 29 | West Virginia | 8 | 1 |
| Connie Mack Berry | 23 | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 215 | 31 | North Carolina State | 8 | 3 |
| Ray Bray | 82 | ROG-RDG | 6-0 | 237 | 29 | Western Michigan | 11 | 11 |
| Stu Clarkson | 31 | LLB-C | 6-2 | 217 | 27 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11 | 11 |
| Fred Davis | 24 | LOT-LDT | 6-3 | 244 | 27 | Alabama | 11 | 11 |
| Chuck Drulis | 21 | LOG-LDG | 5-10 | 216 | 28 | Temple | 11 | 11 |
| Tom Farris | 36 | S-QB | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Wisconsin | 11 | 0 |
| John Federovitch | 34 | OT-DT | 6-5 | 263 | 29 | Davis & Elkins | 3 | 0 |
| Aldo Forte | 14 | OG-DG | 6-0 | 213 | 28 | Montana | 6 | 0 |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 8 | ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 190 | 29 | Stanford | 11 | 9 |
| Bill Geyer | 11 | DB | 5-10 | 173 | 27 | Colgate | 1 | 0 |
| Mike Jarmoluk | 25 | ROT-RDT | 6-5 | 252 | 24 | Temple | 11 | 11 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 51 | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 207 | 30 | Louisiana State | 10 | 4 |
| Jim Keane | 20 | OE-DE | 6-4 | 217 | 22 | Iowa | 10 | 0 |
| Ed Kolman | 29 | LOT-LDT-ROT-RDT | 6-2 | 232 | 31 | Temple | 10 | 5 |
| Walt Lamb | 12 | LOE-LDE | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Oklahoma | 9 | 2 |
| Sid Luckman | 42 | QB-S | 5-11 | 197 | 30 | Columbia | 12 | 11 |
| Dante Magnani | 3 | LOH-LDH | 5-10 | 182 | 29 | St. Mary's (California) | 10 | 10 |
| Bob Margarita | 33 | LOH-LDH | 5-10 | 183 | 26 | Brown | 1 | 0 |
| Frank Maznicki | 4 | LOH-DB-K | 5-9 | 181 | 26 | Boston College | 9 | 4 |
| George McAfee | 5 | S-ROH | 6-0 | 178 | 28 | Duke | 4 | 3 |
| Ray McLean | 57 | DB-ROH | 5-10 | 168 | 31 | St. Anselm | 9 | 7 |
| Rudy Mucha | 16 | LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 236 | 28 | Washington | 11 | 2 |
| Noah Mullins | 10 | RDH-ROH? | 5-11 | 182 | 28 | Kentucky | 10 | 9 |
| Bill Osmanski | 9 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 197 | 31 | Holy Cross | 11 | 5 |
| Joe Osmanski | 18 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 218 | 29 | Holy Cross | 9 | 6 |
| Don Perkins | 6 | FB-LB | 6-0 | 196 | 29 | Wisconsin-Platteville | 10 | 0 |
| Pat Preston | 53 | ROG-RDG-LOG-LDG | 6-2 | 216 | 25 | Wake Forest; Duke | 10 | 4 |
| Lloyd Reese | 22 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 240 | 26 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
| Johnny Schiechl | 41 | C-LB | 6-3 | 244 | 29 | Santa Clara | 10 | 3 |
| Dick Schweidler | 48 | ROH-RDH | 6-0 | 182 | 32 | none | 10 | 2 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 7 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | Hardin-Simmons; Navy | 11 | 11 |
| Walt Stickel | 45 | ROT-DT | 6-3 | 247 | 24 | Tulsa; Pennsylvania | 10 | 3 |
| Joe Stydahar | 13 | ROT-DT-K | 6-4 | 233 | 34 | West Virginia | 11 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 66 | RLB-C | 6-1 | 237 | 27 | Hardin-Simmons | 11 | 11 |
| George Wilson | 30 | ROE-LDE | 6-1 | 199 | 32 | Northwestern | 11 | 11 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 4 | Johnny Lujack | QB | Notre Dame |
| 2 | 14 | Julie Rykovich | B | Illinois |
| 3 | 19 | Frank Broyles | QB | Georgia Tech |
| 4 | 29 | Ernie Knotts | G | Duke |
| 5 | 34 | Don Schneider | B | Pennsylvania |
| 6 | 44 | Ted Scruggs | E | Rice |
| 7 | 54 | Wendell Beard | T | California |
| 8 | 64 | John Zeigler | B | Colorado |
| 9 | 74 | Walt Dropo | E | Connecticut |
| 10 | 84 | Bill Harris | C | Auburn |
| 11 | 94 | Eddie Allen | B | Pennsylvania |
| 12 | 104 | Frank Bauman | E | Illinois |
| 13 | 114 | Reed Nostrum | T | Utah |
| 14 | 124 | Dick Chatterton | B | Brigham Young |
| 15 | 134 | Johnny Timko | C | Temple |
| 16 | 144 | Ted Hazelwood | T | North Carolina |
| 17 | 154 | Dick Johnson | C | Baylor |
| 18 | 164 | Art Boettcher | B | Shurtleff |
| 19 | 174 | Tom Gallagher | B | Illinois |
| 20 | 184 | Johnny Adams | B | Denver |
| 21 | 194 | Dean Widseth | T | Bemidji State |
| 22 | 204 | George Kochins | T | Bucknell |
| 23 | 214 | Al Hoisch | B | UCLA |
| 24 | 224 | Visco Grgich | E | Santa Clara |
| 25 | 234 | Allen Richards | B | Cincinnati |
| 26 | 244 | Jesse Tunstill | B | Kentucky |
| 27 | 254 | Ken Smock | B | Purdue |
| 28 | 264 | Howard Weldon | G | North Carolina |
| 29 | 274 | Johnny Cook | B | Georgia |
| 30 | 284 | Harry Franck | B | Northwestern |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 55 | 86 | 87 | 61 | 289 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 55 | 56 | 45 | 193 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 211 | 112 | 82 | 17 | / % | / % | 104 | 940 | |
| Opponents Totals | 137 | 57 | 68 | 12 | / % | / % | 76 | 716 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Gallarneau | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Frank Maznicki | 0 | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 37 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Bill Osmanski | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jim Keane | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| George McAfee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ray McLean | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Dick Schweidler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ed Sprinkle | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Joe Osmanski | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Lloyd Reese | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Joe Stydahar | 0 | 12 | 13 | 92.3 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Stu Clarkson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| George Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 37 | 40 | 92.5 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 289 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 25 | 26 | 96.2 | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 193 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Maznicki | 4 | 9 | 44.4 | 0 | 28 | 2/5 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| Joe Stydahar | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | |
| Team Totals | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 28 | 2/6 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 11 | 36.4 | 0 | 3/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Gallarneau | 112 | 476 | 4.3 | 52t | 6 |
| Bill Osmanski | 78 | 343 | 4.4 | 20t | 5 |
| Dante Magnani | 68 | 277 | 4.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Joe Osmanski | 55 | 201 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 |
| Don Perkins | 34 | 105 | 3.1 | 36 | 0 |
| Noah Mullins | 20 | 102 | 5.1 | 45 | 0 |
| Dick Schweidler | 20 | 94 | 4.7 | 27t | 3 |
| Lloyd Reese | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 16 | 2 |
| George McAfee | 14 | 53 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Maznicki | 19 | 43 | 2.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 16 | 29 | 1.8 | 11 | 1 |
| Bob Margarita | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Rudy Mucha | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Tom Farris | 12 | -11 | -0.9 | 6 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 25 | -76 | -3.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 496 | 1719 | 3.5 | 52t | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 334 | 1044 | 3.1 | 84t | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Luckman | 229 | 110 | 48.0 | 103 | 1826 | 8.0 | 16.6 | 48t | 17 | 7.4 | 16 | 7.0 | 71.0 | |||
| Tom Farris | 21 | 8 | 38.1 | 10 | 108 | 5.1 | 13.5 | 20t | 1 | 4.8 | 3 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 31.5 |
| Noah Mullins | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 118.8 | |||
| George McAfee | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 56.3 | |||
| Team Totals | 253 | 120 | 47.4 | 114 | 1950 | 7.7 | 16.3 | 48t | 18 | 7.1 | 19 | 7.5 | 66.1 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 257 | 108 | 42.0 | 122 | 1610 | 6.3 | 14.9 | 14 | 5.4 | 27 | 10.5 | 41.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Kavanaugh | 18 | 337 | 18.7 | 38t | 5 |
| Ray McLean | 17 | 348 | 20.5 | 48t | 2 |
| Jim Keane | 14 | 331 | 23.6 | 42t | 3 |
| Dante Magnani | 14 | 156 | 11.1 | 38 | 1 |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 12 | 185 | 15.4 | 36t | 1 |
| George Wilson | 11 | 104 | 9.5 | 17 | 1 |
| George McAfee | 10 | 137 | 13.7 | 25t | 3 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 7 | 124 | 17.7 | 34t | 2 |
| Connie Mack Berry | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Bill Osmanski | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Frank Maznicki | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Joe Osmanski | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Don Perkins | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Tom Farris | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Walt Lamb | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Dick Schweidler | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 120 | 1950 | 16.3 | 48t | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 108 | 1610 | 14.9 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Farris | 4 | 43 | 10.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Noah Mullins | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 64 | 0 |
| Stu Clarkson | 3 | 79 | 26.3 | 60t | 1 |
| Johnny Schiechl | 3 | 26 | 8.7 | 15 | 0 |
| George McAfee | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Frank Maznicki | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Ed Sprinkle | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Dick Schweidler | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bill Osmanski | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Drulis | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 27 | 465 | 17.2 | 64 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 300 | 16.7 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Mucha | 23 | 896 | 39.0 | 53 | 1 | |||||
| Sid Luckman | 33 | 1235 | 37.4 | 69 | 0 | |||||
| Jim Keane | 2 | 79 | 39.5 | 47 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 58 | 2210 | 38.1 | 69 | 1 | 256 | 32.7 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 2629 | 44.6 | 336 | 37.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh Gallarneau | 10 | 99 | 9.9 | 22 | 0 | |
| Ray McLean | 7 | 87 | 12.4 | 23 | 0 | |
| Noah Mullins | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 21 | 0 | |
| Tom Farris | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | |
| Jim Keane | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Dick Schweidler | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Frank Maznicki | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Bill Osmanski | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 336 | 11.6 | 24 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 256 | 10.7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Osmanski | 8 | 203 | 25.4 | 50 | 0 | |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 3 | 96 | 32.0 | 46 | 0 | |
| Dick Schweidler | 3 | 63 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Joe Osmanski | 3 | 54 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| Ray McLean | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 26 | 0 | |
| Dante Magnani | 3 | 50 | 16.7 | 23 | 0 | |
| Frank Maznicki | 2 | 65 | 32.5 | 48 | 0 | |
| Ed Sprinkle | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 | |
| Tom Farris | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Noah Mullins | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Bill Geyer | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 800 | 21.6 | 50 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 799 | 16.0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Baisi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Bray | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Stu Clarkson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chuck Drulis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Farris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | |
| Hugh Gallarneau | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Jarmoluk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Kavanaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walt Lamb | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -17 | 0 | |
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| George McAfee | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noah Mullins | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Osmanski | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 0 | |
| Joe Osmanski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Don Perkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pat Preston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Schweidler | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Sprinkle | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 44 | 1 |
| Walt Stickel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Stydahar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 12 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 22 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 0 |
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