1972 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 4th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 4-9-1 .321 |
| Head Coach: Abe Gibron |
| Zeke Bratkowski | Passers/Pass Receivers |
| Chuck Cherundolo | Defensive Line |
| Whitey Dovell | Offensive Line |
| Bill George | Linebackers/Defensive Backs |
| Perry Moss | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1972 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-24 | L | South Bend, IN | Notre Dame Stadium | 32391 | |
| Thu | 8/10/1972 | A | Houston Oilers | 20-17 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 38343 | |
| Sun | 8/20/1972 | A | New England Patriots | 17-27 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 50892 | |
| Sun | 8/27/1972 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-10 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 47222 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1972 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-24 | T | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 51324 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1972 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-33 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48112 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1972 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 21-37 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1972 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 13-13 | T | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1972 | H | Detroit Lions | 24-38 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1972 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-20 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56263 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1972 | A | Cleveland Browns | 17-0 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 72339 | |
| Mon | 10/23/1972 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 13-10 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1972 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 27-10 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50464 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1972 | A | Detroit Lions | 0-14 | L | Detroit, MI | Tiger Stadium | 54418 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1972 | H | Green Bay Packers | 17-23 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1972 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 21-34 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1972 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 3-13 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55701 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1972 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 10-23 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 49784 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1972 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 21-12 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 65720 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1972 | A | Oakland Raiders | 21-28 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54711 | |
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 |
| Lionel Antoine | 79 | OT | 6-6 | 255 | 22 | Southern Illinois | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Asher | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 24 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 14 |
| Ross Brupbacher | 31 | RLB | 6-3 | 215 | 24 | Texas A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Doug Buffone | 55 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| Dick Butkus | 51 | MLB | 6-3 | 244 | 30 | Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Rich Buzin | 73 | OT | 6-4 | 251 | 26 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Cadile | 72 | OG | 6-3 | 239 | 32 | San Jose CC; San Jose State | 6 | 0 |
| Craig Clemons | 25 | S | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Iowa | 14 | 0 |
| Rich Coady | 52 | C | 6-3 | 245 | 28 | Memphis | 14 | 14 |
| Steve DeLong | 87 | RDE | 6-3 | 251 | 29 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Douglass | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 223 | 25 | Kansas | 14 | 14 |
| George Farmer | 43 | WR | 6-4 | 214 | 24 | UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| Charlie Ford | 32 | LCB | 6-3 | 185 | 24 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 88 | P | 5-11 | 175 | 36 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Florida | 14 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gunn | 30 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 24 | Southern California | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Harrison | 35 | RB | 6-4 | 236 | 24 | Missouri | 14 | 14 |
| Glen Holloway | 61 | LOG | 6-2 | 253 | 24 | North Texas | 14 | 14 |
| Willie Holman | 85 | LDE | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | South Carolina State | 4 | 4 |
| Larry Horton | 64 | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 23 | Centerville JC; Iowa | 10 | 0 |
| John Huarte | 7 | QB | 6-0 | 188 | 29 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Randy Jackson | 65 | LOT | 6-5 | 246 | 28 | Florida | 14 | 14 |
| Ernie Janet | 64 | OG | 6-4 | 247 | 23 | Washington | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Jeter | 29 | CB | 6-1 | 203 | 35 | Iowa | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Kosins | 33 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 23 | Dayton | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Lawson | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Western Michigan | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Line | 67 | RDT | 6-7 | 260 | 24 | Air Force; Southern Methodist | 13 | 8 |
| Garry Lyle | 44 | RS | 6-2 | 197 | 27 | George Washington | 3 | 3 |
| Matt Maslowski | 46 | FL | 6-3 | 210 | 23 | San Diego | 1 | 0 |
| Tony McGee | 71 | LDE-RDT | 6-3 | 249 | 23 | Wyoming; Bishop | 14 | 14 |
| Bill McKinney | 54 | LB | 6-1 | 226 | 27 | West Texas A&M | 8 | 0 |
| Jerry Moore | 18 | RS | 6-3 | 208 | 23 | Arkansas | 13 | 11 |
| Bob Newton | 78 | ROG | 6-5 | 260 | 23 | Cerritos JC; Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 23 | Southern University | 14 | 13 |
| Bob Parsons | 86 | TE | 6-5 | 232 | 22 | Penn State | 13 | 0 |
| Mac Percival | 83 | K | 6-4 | 219 | 32 | Texas Tech | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Pifferini | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 226 | 22 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| Cyril Pinder | 22 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | Illinois | 13 | 7 |
| Andy Rice | 70 | LDT-RDT | 6-3 | 268 | 32 | Texas Southern | 14 | 2 |
| Larry Rowden | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Houston | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Seymour | 84 | WR | 6-4 | 210 | 26 | Notre Dame | 14 | 14 |
| Don Shy | 24 | RB | 6-1 | 208 | 27 | Mount San Antonio JC; San Diego State | 13 | 7 |
| Ron Smith | 48 | LS | 6-1 | 191 | 29 | Wisconsin | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Staley | 76 | DT | 6-3 | 249 | 26 | Utah State | 4 | 0 |
| Joe Taylor | 20 | RCB | 6-2 | 189 | 33 | North Carolina A&T State | 14 | 14 |
| Earl Thomas | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 215 | 24 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| Cecil Turner | 21 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 28 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Wallace | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 211 | 27 | Texas-El Paso | 14 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 3 | Lionel Antoine | T | Southern Illinois |
| 1 | 12 | Craig Clemons | DB | Iowa |
| 3 | 62 | Johnny Musso | RB | Alabama |
| 5 | 117 | Bob Parsons | TE | Penn State |
| 6 | 133 | Bob Pifferini | LB | UCLA |
| 7 | 167 | Jim Fassel | QB | Long Beach State |
| 7 | 182 | Jim Osborne | DT | Southern University |
| 8 | 192 | Ralph Wirtz | WR | North Dakota State |
| 9 | 219 | Larry Horton | DE | Iowa |
| 10 | 247 | Jack Turnbull | C | Oregon State |
| 11 | 272 | Ed Wimberly | DB | Jackson State |
| 12 | 297 | Doug Neill | RB | Texas A&M |
| 13 | 322 | Jay Rood | T | South Dakota-Springfield |
| 14 | 347 | Bob Brown | WR | Rice |
| 15 | 377 | Roger Lawson | RB | Western Michigan |
| 16 | 402 | Bill McKinney | LB | West Texas A&M |
| 17 | 427 | LaVerne Dickinson | DB | Southern University |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 35 | 43 | 54 | 93 | 225 |
| Opponents Totals | 76 | 100 | 53 | 46 | 275 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 190 | 124 | 54 | 12 | 62/181 34.3% | / % | 74 | 574 | |
| Opponents Totals | 224 | 96 | 108 | 20 | 76/192 39.6% | / % | 69 | 644 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Percival | 0 | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 62 |
| Bobby Douglass | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Earl Thomas | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jim Harrison | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Cyril Pinder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| George Farmer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ross Brupbacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Gary Kosins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roger Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Seymour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Shy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ron Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dick Butkus | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 225 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 30 | 31 | 96.8 | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 1 | 275 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mac Percival | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 45 | 6/6 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/9 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 24 | 50.0 | 0 | 45 | 6/6 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 1/9 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 27 | 70.4 | 4/4 | 7/8 | 6/8 | 1/3 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Douglass | 141 | 968 | 6.9 | 57t | 8 |
| Jim Harrison | 167 | 622 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 |
| Don Shy | 91 | 342 | 3.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Cyril Pinder | 87 | 300 | 3.4 | 19 | 3 |
| Roger Lawson | 33 | 106 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 |
| Dick Butkus | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Earl Thomas | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Kosins | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Turner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 |
| John Huarte | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Jim Seymour | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| George Farmer | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 536 | 2360 | 4.4 | 57t | 15 |
| Opponents Totals | 476 | 1751 | 3.7 | 45t | 11 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Douglass | 198 | 75 | 37.9 | 111 | 1246 | 6.3 | 16.6 | 85t | 9 | 4.5 | 12 | 6.1 | 32 | 175 | 1071 | 49.8 |
| John Huarte | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 14 | 2.8 | 7.0 | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 47.9 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 23 | 11.5 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 52.1 |
| Team Totals | 205 | 78 | 38.0 | 114 | 1283 | 6.3 | 16.4 | 85t | 9 | 4.4 | 13 | 6.3 | 32 | 175 | 1108 | 48.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 342 | 180 | 52.6 | 141 | 2345 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 64t | 16 | 4.7 | 21 | 6.1 | 23 | 173 | 2172 | 64.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Thomas | 20 | 365 | 18.3 | 44 | 3 |
| George Farmer | 14 | 380 | 27.1 | 85t | 2 |
| Jim Seymour | 10 | 165 | 16.5 | 35t | 1 |
| Don Shy | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 28 | 0 |
| Roger Lawson | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 40 | 0 |
| Jim Harrison | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Cecil Turner | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Gary Kosins | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 |
| Cyril Pinder | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Wallace | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 78 | 1283 | 16.4 | 85t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 180 | 2345 | 13.0 | 64t | 16 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Ford | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Joe Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Garry Lyle | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Dick Butkus | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Jeter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Brupbacher | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Ron Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 193 | 9.2 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 104 | 8.0 | 25 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Joe Green | 67 | 2758 | 41.2 | 58 | 0 | 126 | ||||
| Team Totals | 67 | 2758 | 41.2 | 58 | 0 | 126 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 2668 | 43.0 | 64 | 1 | 178 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Smith | 26 | 3 | 163 | 6.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Craig Clemons | 2 | 3 | 15 | 7.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 6 | 178 | 6.4 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 26 | 126 | 5.3 | 32 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Smith | 30 | 924 | 30.8 | 94t | 1 | |
| Cecil Turner | 16 | 409 | 25.6 | 57 | 0 | |
| Craig Clemons | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Glen Holloway | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | |
| Dick Butkus | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Cyril Pinder | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Larry Horton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 0 | 82 | 82tL | 1 | ||
| Team Totals | 52 | 1528 | 29.4 | 94t | 2 | |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 1025 | 24.4 | 89 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Osborne | 5.0 | |
| Ross Brupbacher | 3.0 | |
| Steve DeLong | 3.0 | |
| Andy Rice | 3.0 | |
| Jimmy Gunn | 2.0 | |
| Larry Horton | 2.0 | |
| Tony McGee | 2.0 | |
| Doug Buffone | 1.0 | |
| Dick Butkus | 1.0 | |
| Bill Line | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 23.0 | 173.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32.0 | 175.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Brupbacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Butkus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| Craig Clemons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Coady | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -21 | 0 | |
| Bobby Douglass | 9 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Ford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Joe Green | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -13 | 0 | |
| Jim Harrison | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Glen Holloway | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Huarte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Randy Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Kosins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roger Lawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Line | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | |
| Bob Pifferini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cyril Pinder | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Rowden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Shy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Earl Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cecil Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 30 | -26 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 42 | 3 |
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