1957 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 5th place • Western Conference • 5-7-0 .417 |
| Head Coach: Paddy Driscoll |
| George Connor | Assistant Coach |
| Phil Handler | Assistant Coach |
| Luke Johnsos | Assistant Coach |
| Sid Luckman | Quarterbacks |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/17/1957 | N | Pittsburgh Steelers | 24-7 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 18000 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1957 | N | Baltimore Colts | 24-24 | T | Cincinnati, OH | Xavier Stadium | ||
| Fri | 8/30/1957 | N | New York Giants | 17-24 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 32000 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1957 | N | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-14 | W | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 11563 | |
| Sat | 9/14/1957 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 37-10 | W | Pittsburgh, PA | Forbes Field | 24689 | |
| Fri | 9/20/1957 | H | Cleveland Browns | 29-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 47354 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1957 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-21 | L | Green Bay, WI | City Stadium | 32132 | |
| Sat | 10/5/1957 | A | Baltimore Colts | 10-21 | L | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 46558 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1957 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 17-21 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 45310 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1957 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 34-26 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 47337 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1957 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-21 | L | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 59593 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1957 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 16-10 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 80456 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1957 | H | Green Bay Packers | 21-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 47183 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1957 | H | Baltimore Colts | 14-29 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 47168 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1957 | A | Detroit Lions | 27-7 | W | Detroit, MI | Briggs Stadium | 55749 | |
| Sun | 12/1/1957 | H | Washington Redskins | 3-14 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 39148 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1957 | A | Chicago Cardinals | 14-6 | W | Chicago, IL | Comiskey Park | 43735 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1957 | H | Detroit Lions | 13-21 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 41088 | |
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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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Doug Atkins | 81 | RDE | 6-8 | 257 | 27 | Tennessee | 12 | 6 |
| Bill Bishop | 73 | RDT | 6-4 | 248 | 26 | North Texas | 11 | 11 |
| George Blanda | 16 | K-QB | 6-1 | 210 | 30 | Kentucky | 12 | 0 |
| M.L. Brackett | 63 | LOT-LOG | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Auburn | 8 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 12 | QB-P | 6-4 | 204 | 26 | Georgia | 12 | 3 |
| Ed Brown | 15 | QB-P | 6-2 | 209 | 29 | Hartnell JC; San Francisco | 12 | 9 |
| J.C. Caroline | 25 | LS-LOH | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Illinois | 12 | 12 |
| Rick Casares | 35 | FB-P | 6-2 | 226 | 26 | Florida | 12 | 12 |
| Herman Clark | 65 | LOG | 6-3 | 258 | 27 | Oregon State | 12 | 12 |
| John Damore | 50 | OG-C | 6-0 | 228 | 24 | Northwestern | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Dooley | 43 | ROE | 6-4 | 198 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 12 | 12 |
| Ron Drzewiecki | 22 | LOH | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Marquette | 8 | 0 |
| Joe Fortunato | 31 | RLB-FB | 6-0 | 225 | 27 | Virginia Military Institute; Mississippi State | 12 | 10 |
| Willie Galimore | 28 | LOH | 6-1 | 187 | 22 | Florida A&M | 12 | 12 |
| Bill George | 61 | MLB | 6-2 | 237 | 28 | Wake Forest | 12 | 12 |
| Kline Gilbert | 62 | ROT | 6-2 | 233 | 27 | Mississippi | 12 | 12 |
| Wayne Hansen | 51 | LLB-C | 6-2 | 231 | 29 | Texas-El Paso | 12 | 12 |
| Harlon Hill | 87 | LOE | 6-3 | 199 | 25 | North Alabama | 8 | 8 |
| Jack Hoffman | 82 | LDE | 6-5 | 234 | 27 | Xavier (Ohio) | 12 | 12 |
| Perry Jeter | 21 | ROH-LOH | 5-7 | 178 | 26 | San Bernardino Valley JC; Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Johnson | 49 | RDH | 6-3 | 198 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 3 |
| Stan Jones | 78 | ROG | 6-1 | 252 | 26 | Maryland | 12 | 12 |
| Bob Kilcullen | 84 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 245 | 23 | Texas Tech | 12 | 1 |
| Ronnie Knox | 18 | DB | 6-1 | 198 | 22 | California; UCLA | 1 | 0 |
| Earl Leggett | 71 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 264 | 24 | Hinds CC; Louisiana State | 12 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 83 | ROH-ROE | 6-4 | 230 | 27 | Stanford | 12 | 10 |
| Ed Meadows | 86 | RDE-LDE | 6-2 | 221 | 25 | Duke | 12 | 6 |
| McNeil Moore | 29 | RS | 6-0 | 188 | 24 | Rice; Sam Houston State | 12 | 12 |
| Tom Roggeman | 67 | LB | 6-0 | 235 | 26 | Purdue | 12 | 0 |
| Gene Schroeder | 88 | LOE | 6-3 | 192 | 28 | Virginia | 12 | 4 |
| Ray Gene Smith | 20 | RDH-ROH | 5-10 | 188 | 29 | Cameron JC; Midwestern State | 9 | 9 |
| Larry Strickland | 55 | C | 6-4 | 248 | 26 | Tyler JC; North Texas | 11 | 10 |
| Stan Wallace | 40 | LLB-RLB | 6-3 | 208 | 26 | Illinois | 12 | 4 |
| Bobby Watkins | 45 | ROH | 5-9 | 196 | 25 | Ohio State | 12 | 2 |
| Bill Wightkin | 72 | LOT | 6-2 | 235 | 30 | Notre Dame | 11 | 11 |
| Fred Williams | 75 | LDT | 6-4 | 249 | 28 | Arkansas | 12 | 12 |
| Vic Zucco | 48 | LDH | 6-0 | 187 | 22 | Wayne State (Michigan); Michigan State | 12 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 13 | Earl Leggett | T | Louisiana State |
| 2 | 25 | Jim Swink | B | Texas Christian |
| 3 | 37 | Ronnie Knox | QB | UCLA |
| 4 | 49 | Jack Johnson | B | Miami (Florida) |
| 5 | 60 | Vic Zucco | B | Michigan State |
| 6 | 72 | Bo Dickinson | B | Southern Mississippi |
| 7 | 84 | Jerry DeLucca | T | Middle Tennessee State |
| 8 | 91 | Al Ward | B | Yale |
| 8 | 96 | Bob Kilcullen | T | Texas Tech |
| 9 | 108 | Bill Brown | G | Syracuse |
| 10 | 120 | Bill Murphy | E | Fresno State |
| 11 | 132 | Rogers Hampton | B | McNeese State |
| 12 | 144 | Larry Sorenson | T | Utah State |
| 13 | 156 | Don Williams | B | Texas Tech |
| 14 | 168 | Bob Schmidt | B | Memphis |
| 15 | 180 | Tony Hosek | E | West Virginia |
| 16 | 192 | Ed Heuring | E | Maryland |
| 17 | 204 | Don Heine | E | Murray State |
| 18 | 216 | Al Wharton | G | Maryland |
| 19 | 228 | Lee Hermsen | B | Marquette |
| 20 | 240 | Al Frazier | B | Florida A&M |
| 21 | 252 | Jerry Janes | E | Louisiana State |
| 22 | 264 | Tom Dalzell | T | Virginia Tech |
| 23 | 276 | Don Peroyea | T | Southeastern Louisiana |
| 24 | 288 | Ken Lutterbach | B | Evansville |
| 25 | 300 | Joe Ryan | C | Villanova |
| 26 | 312 | Gehrig Harris | B | Grambling State |
| 27 | 324 | Nick Brown | G | Fresno State |
| 28 | 336 | Tom Emerson | G | Oklahoma |
| 29 | 348 | Donnie Caraway | B | Houston |
| 30 | 359 | Sam Wesley | B | Oregon State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 55 | 85 | 27 | 36 | 203 |
| Opponents Totals | 58 | 31 | 52 | 70 | 211 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 188 | 82 | 92 | 14 | / % | / % | 63 | 614 | |
| Opponents Totals | 185 | 68 | 96 | 21 | / % | / % | 65 | 744 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 1 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 71 |
| Willie Galimore | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Rick Casares | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Harlon Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bobby Watkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ed Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Dooley | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Joe Fortunato | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill McColl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vic Zucco | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 23 | 23 | 23 | 100.0 | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 203 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 25 | 29 | 86.2 | 4 | 19 | 21.1 | 0 | 211 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 49 | 4/9 | 6/7 | 2/4 | 2/6 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 14 | 26 | 53.8 | 0 | 49 | 4/9 | 6/7 | 2/4 | 2/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 19 | 21.1 | 1/ | 2/ | 0/ | 1/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Casares | 204 | 700 | 3.4 | 25t | 6 |
| Willie Galimore | 127 | 538 | 4.2 | 67t | 5 |
| Bobby Watkins | 57 | 212 | 3.7 | 19 | 1 |
| Ed Brown | 31 | 129 | 4.2 | 31 | 1 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 12 | 83 | 6.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Drzewiecki | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 6 | 0 |
| Perry Jeter | 10 | 11 | 1.1 | 7 | 0 |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Harlon Hill | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 8 | 0 |
| J.C. Caroline | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 5 | -5 | -1.0 | 1t | 1 |
| Joe Fortunato | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 457 | 1686 | 3.7 | 67t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 419 | 1383 | 3.3 | 10 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Brown | 185 | 84 | 45.4 | 85 | 1321 | 7.1 | 15.7 | 74t | 6 | 3.2 | 16 | 8.6 | 116 | 1205 | 44.4 | |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 80 | 37 | 46.3 | 34 | 527 | 6.6 | 14.2 | 44 | 1 | 1.3 | 9 | 11.3 | 48 | 479 | 32.7 | |
| George Blanda | 19 | 8 | 42.1 | 8 | 65 | 3.4 | 8.1 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 15.8 | 13 | 52 | 11.8 | |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 32 | 16.0 | 32.0 | 82 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 95.8 |
| Team Totals | 286 | 130 | 45.5 | 128 | 1945 | 6.8 | 15.0 | 74t | 7 | 2.4 | 28 | 9.8 | 177 | 1768 | 36.9 | |
| Opponents Totals | 306 | 153 | 50.0 | 138 | 2212 | 7.2 | 14.5 | 15 | 4.9 | 15 | 4.9 | 479 | 1733 | 69.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Dooley | 37 | 530 | 14.3 | 32 | 1 |
| Rick Casares | 25 | 225 | 9.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Harlon Hill | 21 | 483 | 23.0 | 53 | 2 |
| Bill McColl | 19 | 282 | 14.8 | 30 | 1 |
| Willie Galimore | 15 | 201 | 13.4 | 56t | 2 |
| Bobby Watkins | 3 | 90 | 30.0 | 74t | 1 |
| Gene Schroeder | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Ray Gene Smith | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Perry Jeter | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 11 | 0 |
| J.C. Caroline | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Ron Drzewiecki | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 130 | 1945 | 15.0 | 74t | 7 |
| Opponents Totals | 153 | 2212 | 14.5 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Johnson | 4 | 36 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Vic Zucco | 3 | 20 | 6.7 | 14 | 0 |
| McNeil Moore | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Stan Wallace | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 21 | 0 |
| J.C. Caroline | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Wayne Hansen | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 185 | 12.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 574 | 20.5 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Brown | 34 | 1365 | 40.1 | 62 | 1 | |||||
| Zeke Bratkowski | 16 | 617 | 38.6 | 52 | 0 | |||||
| Jack Johnson | 11 | 398 | 36.2 | 50 | 0 | |||||
| Rick Casares | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 41 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 63 | 2447 | 38.8 | 62 | 1 | 244 | 35.0 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 3194 | 42.0 | 146 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Drzewiecki | 22 | 64 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 | |
| Vic Zucco | 11 | 58 | 5.3 | 25 | 0 | |
| J.C. Caroline | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 10 | 0 | |
| Perry Jeter | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 | |
| Ray Gene Smith | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 146 | 3.4 | 25 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 244 | 5.2 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Drzewiecki | 13 | 315 | 24.2 | 53 | 0 | |
| Vic Zucco | 8 | 224 | 28.0 | 73 | 0 | |
| Willie Galimore | 5 | 140 | 28.0 | 47 | 0 | |
| J.C. Caroline | 4 | 77 | 19.3 | 23 | 0 | |
| Perry Jeter | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| M.L. Brackett | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | |
| John Damore | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Fred Williams | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Rick Casares | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 836 | 21.4 | 73 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 33 | 860 | 26.1 | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Atkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Bishop | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Zeke Bratkowski | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ed Brown | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| J.C. Caroline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Casares | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Fortunato | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | |
| Willie Galimore | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill George | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kline Gilbert | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Wayne Hansen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harlon Hill | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Perry Jeter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Kilcullen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill McColl | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| McNeil Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tom Roggeman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ray Gene Smith | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Stan Wallace | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Watkins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Wightkin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Vic Zucco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 58 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 0 |
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