1975 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 4-10-0 .286 |
| Head Coach: Jack Pardee |
| Ray Callahan | Offensive Line |
| Brad Ecklund | Offensive Line |
| Ross Fichtner | Defensive Backs |
| John Hilton | Special Teams |
| Fred O'Connor | Quarterbacks/Running Backs |
| Jerry Stoltz | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/9/1975 | A | San Diego Chargers | 22-0 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 30397 | |
| Sat | 8/16/1975 | A | Green Bay Packers | 9-13 | L | Milwaukee, WI | County Stadium | 52051 | |
| Sat | 8/23/1975 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 14-13 | W | Champaign, IL | Memorial Stadium | 19127 | |
| Sat | 8/30/1975 | H | Denver Broncos | 0-13 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 30128 | |
| Sat | 9/6/1975 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-21 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 51861 | |
| Sat | 9/13/1975 | H | Houston Oilers | 13-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 42503 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1975 | H | Baltimore Colts | 7-35 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 51678 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1975 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 15-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 48071 | |
| Sun | 10/5/1975 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 3-28 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 47578 | |
| Sun | 10/12/1975 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-27 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 73477 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1975 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-34 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 47579 | |
| Mon | 10/27/1975 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 9-13 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 51259 | |
| Sun | 11/2/1975 | H | Miami Dolphins | 13-46 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 51298 | |
| Sun | 11/9/1975 | H | Green Bay Packers | 27-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 48738 | |
| Sun | 11/16/1975 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 3-31 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 41726 | |
| Sun | 11/23/1975 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 10-38 | L | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 58690 | |
| Sun | 11/30/1975 | A | Green Bay Packers | 7-28 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 46821 | |
| Sun | 12/7/1975 | H | Detroit Lions | 25-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 37772 | |
| Sun | 12/14/1975 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 20-34 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 35052 | |
| Sun | 12/21/1975 | A | New Orleans Saints | 42-17 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 33371 | |
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 |
| Mike Adamle | 20 | RB | 5-9 | 197 | 26 | Northwestern | 14 | 7 |
| Lionel Antoine | 79 | LOT | 6-6 | 255 | 25 | Southern Illinois | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Asher | 74 | ROT | 6-5 | 250 | 27 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2 |
| Bob Avellini | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 22 | Maryland | 8 | 4 |
| John Babinecz | 52 | MLB-LLB | 6-1 | 222 | 25 | Villanova | 14 | 1 |
| Waymond Bryant | 50 | RLB-MLB | 6-3 | 235 | 23 | Tennessee State | 13 | 13 |
| Doug Buffone | 55 | LLB | 6-3 | 230 | 31 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| Gary Butler | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 235 | 24 | Rice | 8 | 0 |
| Wally Chambers | 60 | RDT | 6-6 | 250 | 24 | Eastern Kentucky | 14 | 14 |
| Craig Clemons | 45 | RS | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Donchez | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 216 | 23 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 10 | QB | 6-3 | 223 | 28 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Douthitt | 43 | S | 6-2 | 188 | 23 | Iowa | 9 | 0 |
| Cid Edwards | 37 | RB | 6-2 | 230 | 32 | Tennessee State | 8 | 4 |
| Allan Ellis | 48 | LCB | 5-10 | 181 | 24 | UCLA | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Ely | 54 | MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 28 | Iowa | 12 | 10 |
| George Farmer | 43 | WR | 6-4 | 214 | 27 | UCLA | 2 | 1 |
| Carl Gersbach | 59 | MLB | 6-1 | 230 | 28 | Duke; West Chester | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 27 | WR | 6-0 | 196 | 30 | Oregon State | 14 | 13 |
| Jimmy Gunn | 30 | RLB | 6-1 | 220 | 27 | Southern California | 4 | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 208 | 22 | Louisiana Tech | 13 | 10 |
| Rich Harris | 84 | RDE | 6-5 | 265 | 27 | Grambling State | 12 | 8 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 73 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 22 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Gary Hrivnak | 72 | RDE-LDE | 6-5 | 251 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 4 |
| Gary Huff | 19 | QB | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Florida State | 14 | 9 |
| Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 24 | Tampa | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Knox | 31 | LS | 5-9 | 192 | 24 | Purdue | 14 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Morgan State | 14 | 4 |
| Virgil Livers | 24 | RCB | 5-8 | 183 | 23 | Western Kentucky | 14 | 7 |
| Johnny Musso | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 201 | 25 | Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Neal | 51 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 26 | Kentucky | 6 | 3 |
| Bob Newton | 78 | ROG | 6-5 | 260 | 26 | Cerritos JC; Nebraska | 6 | 1 |
| Mark Nordquist | 63 | ROG | 6-4 | 245 | 30 | Los Angeles Pierce JC; Pacific | 14 | 13 |
| Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 26 | Southern University | 12 | 3 |
| Bob Parsons | 86 | TE-P | 6-5 | 232 | 25 | Penn State | 14 | 10 |
| Walter Payton | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 22 | Jackson State | 13 | 7 |
| Dan Peiffer | 53 | C | 6-3 | 251 | 24 | Ellsworth CC; Southeast Missouri State | 11 | 11 |
| Bob Pifferini | 58 | RLB | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | UCLA | 14 | 1 |
| Doug Plank | 46 | LS | 5-11 | 197 | 22 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Bo Rather | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 25 | Michigan | 14 | 14 |
| Don Rives | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 229 | 24 | Texas Tech | 2 | 1 |
| Ron Rydalch | 76 | DT | 6-4 | 250 | 23 | Utah | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 85 | WR | 5-10 | 184 | 24 | Massachusetts | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Sevy | 75 | ROT | 6-5 | 267 | 25 | DeAnza JC; California | 14 | 12 |
| Revie Sorey | 69 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 22 | Illinois | 14 | 0 |
| Roger Stillwell | 71 | LDT | 6-5 | 250 | 24 | Marin JC; Stanford | 13 | 11 |
| Bob Thomas | 16 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 23 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Tom | 89 | RDE | 6-4 | 247 | 34 | Hawaii; San Jose State | 6 | 2 |
| Ted Vactor | 33 | LCB | 6-0 | 185 | 31 | Nebraska | 4 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 21 | RCB | 6-0 | 186 | 32 | Grambling State | 7 | 7 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 4 | Walter Payton | RB | Jackson State |
| 2 | 31 | Mike Hartenstine | DE | Penn State |
| 4 | 83 | Virgil Livers | DB | Western Kentucky |
| 5 | 110 | Revie Sorey | G | Illinois |
| 6 | 135 | Bob Avellini | QB | Maryland |
| 6 | 151 | Tom Hicks | LB | Illinois |
| 7 | 178 | Earl Douthitt | DB | Iowa |
| 8 | 197 | Joe Harris | LB | Georgia Tech |
| 9 | 212 | Roger Stillwell | DT | Stanford |
| 10 | 254 | Mike Julius | G | St. Thomas (Minnesota) |
| 11 | 264 | Mike Dean | K | Texas |
| 12 | 291 | Doug Plank | DB | Ohio State |
| 13 | 316 | Charlies McDaniel | RB | Louisiana Tech |
| 14 | 343 | Walt Hartfield | RB | Texas State |
| 15 | 368 | Steve Marcantonio | WR | Miami (Florida) |
| 16 | 395 | Witt Beckman | WR | Miami (Florida) |
| 17 | 420 | Roland Harper | RB | Louisiana Tech |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 37 | 45 | 49 | 60 | 191 |
| Opponents Totals | 65 | 137 | 72 | 105 | 379 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 190 | 74 | 99 | 17 | 53/198 26.8% | / % | 100 | 881 | |
| Opponents Totals | 282 | 118 | 143 | 21 | 87/221 39.4% | / % | 78 | 723 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 0 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 0 | 57 |
| Walter Payton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Greg Latta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Bob Grim | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Bo Rather | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Avellini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Craig Clemons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bobby Douglass | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Cid Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Roland Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Virgil Livers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 22 | 18 | 22 | 81.8 | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 1 | 191 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 47 | 48 | 97.9 | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 1 | 379 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 4 | 55 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 4/7 | 1/3 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 23 | 56.5 | 4 | 55 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 5/6 | 4/7 | 1/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 18 | 77.8 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 4/6 | 4/4 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 196 | 679 | 3.5 | 54t | 7 |
| Roland Harper | 100 | 453 | 4.5 | 32 | 1 |
| Mike Adamle | 94 | 353 | 3.8 | 21 | 1 |
| Cid Edwards | 27 | 73 | 2.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 5 | 34 | 6.8 | 18 | 1 |
| Johnny Musso | 6 | 33 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Gary Huff | 5 | 7 | 1.4 | 10 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 4 | -3 | -0.8 | 1t | 1 |
| Team Totals | 441 | 1653 | 3.7 | 54t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 547 | 2070 | 3.8 | 43 | 25 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Huff | 205 | 114 | 55.6 | 82 | 1083 | 5.3 | 9.5 | 49 | 3 | 1.5 | 9 | 4.4 | 16 | 168 | 915 | 57.0 |
| Bob Avellini | 126 | 67 | 53.2 | 48 | 942 | 7.5 | 14.1 | 57 | 6 | 4.8 | 11 | 8.7 | 13 | 144 | 798 | 57.0 |
| Bobby Douglass | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 10 | 87 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 34 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 10.0 | 2 | 13 | 74 | 14.0 |
| Mike Adamle | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 0 | 57 | 28.5 | 28.5 | 44 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 5 | 52 | 118.8 |
| Bob Grim | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 356 | 191 | 53.7 | 142 | 2169 | 6.1 | 11.4 | 57 | 9 | 2.5 | 23 | 6.5 | 32 | 330 | 1839 | 53.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 399 | 208 | 52.1 | 178 | 2825 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 79 | 22 | 5.5 | 13 | 3.3 | 35 | 319 | 2506 | 79.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bo Rather | 39 | 685 | 17.6 | 54 | 2 |
| Walter Payton | 33 | 213 | 6.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Bob Grim | 28 | 374 | 13.4 | 57 | 2 |
| Roland Harper | 27 | 191 | 7.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 16 | 202 | 12.6 | 34 | 3 |
| Mike Adamle | 15 | 111 | 7.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 13 | 184 | 14.2 | 38 | 1 |
| Cid Edwards | 11 | 86 | 7.8 | 14 | 1 |
| Steve Schubert | 5 | 68 | 13.6 | 16 | 0 |
| George Farmer | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Noah Jackson | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jeff Sevy | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 191 | 2169 | 11.4 | 57 | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 208 | 2825 | 13.6 | 79 | 22 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Clemons | 2 | 109 | 54.5 | 76t | 1 |
| Doug Plank | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Virgil Livers | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 40t | 1 |
| Allan Ellis | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| John Babinecz | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jimmy Gunn | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Carl Gersbach | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Larry Ely | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 241 | 18.5 | 76t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 235 | 10.2 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 93 | 3625 | 39.0 | 60 | 0 | |||||
| Walter Payton | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 94 | 3664 | 39.0 | 60 | 0 | 302 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 86 | 3560 | 41.4 | 62 | 0 | 512 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Livers | 42 | 0 | 456 | 10.9 | 39 | 0 |
| Steve Schubert | 6 | 1 | 33 | 5.5 | 16 | 0 |
| Doug Plank | 3 | 1 | 23 | 7.7 | 12 | 0 |
| Bill Knox | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Vactor | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 52 | 3 | 512 | 9.8 | 39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 20 | 302 | 6.2 | 34 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 14 | 444 | 31.7 | 70 | 0 | |
| Virgil Livers | 26 | 529 | 20.3 | 40 | 0 | |
| Earl Douthitt | 13 | 333 | 25.6 | 64 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 25 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 18 | 0 | |
| Bill Knox | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 21 | 0 | |
| Mike Adamle | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Ted Vactor | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Bo Rather | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Jim Osborne | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 74 | 1644 | 22.2 | 70 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 893 | 20.8 | 88 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Wally Chambers | 14.0 | |
| Jim Osborne | 7.0 | |
| Roger Stillwell | 6.0 | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 5.0 | |
| Rich Harris | 1.0 | |
| Doug Plank | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 35.0 | 319.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 32.0 | 330.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Adamle | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Avellini | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Waymond Bryant | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Buffone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Craig Clemons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Earl Douthitt | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | |
| Cid Edwards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Ely | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rich Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Gary Huff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Noah Jackson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Knox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Virgil Livers | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Nordquist | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Parsons | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -34 | 0 | |
| Walter Payton | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Peiffer | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bo Rather | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeff Sevy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 31 | -9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 1 |
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