1979 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Neill Armstrong |
| Jerry Frei | Offensive Line |
| Doug Gerhart | Receivers |
| Dale Haupt | Defensive Line |
| Hank Kuhlmann | Running Backs/Special Teams |
| Jim LaRue | Defensive Backs |
| Ken Meyer | Offensive Coordinator |
| Buddy Ryan | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/4/1979 | H | New York Jets | 27-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 51716 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1979 | A | New Orleans Saints | 13-6 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 45085 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1979 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 17-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53831 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1979 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 7-10 | L | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 43541 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1979 | H | Green Bay Packers | 6-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 56515 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1979 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 26-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53231 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1979 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 20-24 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64056 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1979 | A | Miami Dolphins | 16-31 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 66011 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1979 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 13-17 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55258 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1979 | A | Buffalo Bills | 7-0 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 73383 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1979 | H | New England Patriots | 7-27 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 54128 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1979 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 27-30 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 41164 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1979 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 28-27 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 42773 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1979 | H | Detroit Lions | 35-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 50108 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1979 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-23 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 51483 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1979 | H | New York Jets | 23-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 53635 | |
| Thu | 11/22/1979 | A | Detroit Lions | 0-20 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 66219 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1979 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 14-0 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 69508 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1979 | A | Green Bay Packers | 15-14 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 54207 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1979 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 42-6 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 42810 | |
| NFC Wild Card Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/23/1979 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-27 | L | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 69397 | |
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 |
| Ted Albrecht | 64 | LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | California | 16 | 16 |
| Tony Ardizzone | 63 | C | 6-3 | 247 | 23 | Northwestern | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 26 | Maryland | 7 | 3 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 25 | Ohio State | 16 | 11 |
| Lynn Boden | 60 | LOG | 6-5 | 263 | 26 | South Dakota State | 10 | 1 |
| Doug Buffone | 55 | MLB | 6-3 | 230 | 35 | Louisville | 16 | 2 |
| Gary Campbell | 59 | RLB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Cobb | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 248 | 24 | Michigan State | 16 | 15 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 33 | FB | 5-10 | 205 | 25 | Salem | 5 | 1 |
| Robin Earl | 39 | FB | 6-5 | 242 | 24 | Washington | 13 | 2 |
| Allan Ellis | 48 | RCB | 5-10 | 181 | 28 | UCLA | 8 | 4 |
| Vince Evans | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 24 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 4 | 3 |
| Gary Fencik | 45 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 25 | Yale | 14 | 14 |
| Wentford Gaines | 36 | CB | 6-0 | 185 | 26 | Ferrum JC; Tennessee Tech; Cincinnati | 16 | 0 |
| Kris Haines | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 22 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Hampton | 99 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 22 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| Al Harris | 90 | DE | 6-5 | 259 | 23 | Arizona State | 4 | 0 |
| Tommy Hart | 53 | DE | 6-3 | 234 | 35 | Morris Brown | 15 | 0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 73 | RDE | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Bruce Herron | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | New Mexico | 16 | 0 |
| Tom Hicks | 54 | MLB | 6-4 | 237 | 27 | Illinois | 15 | 14 |
| Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 28 | Tampa | 15 | 15 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 62 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 25 | Harvard | 16 | 0 |
| Lee Kunz | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 224 | 22 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Greg Latta | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Morgan State | 15 | 2 |
| Dennis Lick | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 265 | 25 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Virgil Livers | 24 | RCB | 5-8 | 183 | 27 | Western Kentucky | 13 | 12 |
| Willie McClendon | 37 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Georgia | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Merrill | 50 | LB | 6-4 | 238 | 24 | Minnesota | 9 | 0 |
| Jerry Meyers | 74 | DE | 6-4 | 253 | 25 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 58 | LLB | 6-4 | 220 | 26 | Arkansas State | 16 | 16 |
| Dan Neal | 52 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 30 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 30 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
| Alan Page | 82 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 34 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Bob Parsons | 86 | P | 6-5 | 232 | 29 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 34 | HB | 5-10 | 203 | 26 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 25 | RB | 6-1 | 222 | 27 | Illinois | 9 | 0 |
| Mike Phipps | 16 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 32 | Purdue | 12 | 10 |
| Doug Plank | 46 | FS-SS | 5-11 | 197 | 26 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Golden Richards | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 181 | 29 | Brigham Young; Hawaii | 5 | 5 |
| Ron Rydalch | 76 | DT | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | Utah | 16 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 44 | LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 27 | Ball State | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Schubert | 85 | WR | 5-10 | 184 | 28 | Massachusetts | 14 | 0 |
| James Scott | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 192 | 27 | Trinity Valley CC | 10 | 10 |
| John Skibinski | 30 | FB | 6-0 | 222 | 24 | Purdue | 1 | 1 |
| Revie Sorey | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 26 | Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Mike Spivey | 47 | CB | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | Colorado | 16 | 0 |
| Bob Thomas | 16 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 27 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 23 | FS | 5-11 | 190 | 25 | Southern Utah | 15 | 2 |
| Harry Washington | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Grays Harbor JC; Colorado State | 6 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 22 | Tulsa | 16 | 6 |
| Dave Williams | 22 | FB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Colorado | 14 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 4 | Dan Hampton | DT | Arkansas |
| 1 | 9 | Al Harris | DE | Arizona State |
| 2 | 39 | Rickey Watts | WR | Tulsa |
| 3 | 66 | Willie McClendon | RB | Georgia |
| 6 | 147 | John Sullivan | LB | Illinois |
| 7 | 174 | Lee Kunz | LB | Nebraska |
| 8 | 203 | Rick Moss | DB | Purdue |
| 9 | 230 | Jerome Heavens | RB | Notre Dame |
| 10 | 257 | Joe Restic | DB | Notre Dame |
| 11 | 286 | Bob Wright | T | Cincinnati |
| 12 | 312 | Dave Becker | DB | Iowa |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 59 | 84 | 65 | 98 | 306 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 72 | 50 | 79 | 249 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 262 | 140 | 98 | 24 | 93/253 36.8% | / % | 100 | 816 | |
| Opponents Totals | 272 | 100 | 148 | 24 | 87/242 36.0% | / % | 104 | 864 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 96 | ||
| Bob Thomas | 0 | 34 | 37 | 91.9 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 0 | 82 |
| Dave Williams | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Rickey Watts | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| James Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Vince Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Tom Hicks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Golden Richards | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Terry Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Schubert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 37 | 34 | 37 | 91.9 | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 1 | 306 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 27 | 31 | 87.1 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 249 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 1 | 44 | 1/1 | 4/7 | 9/11 | 2/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 27 | 59.3 | 1 | 44 | 1/1 | 4/7 | 9/11 | 2/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1/1 | 7/7 | 2/5 | 2/6 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 369 | 1610 | 4.4 | 43t | 14 |
| Dave Williams | 127 | 401 | 3.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Willie McClendon | 37 | 160 | 4.3 | 33 | 1 |
| Robin Earl | 35 | 132 | 3.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 17 | 1 |
| Mike Phipps | 27 | 51 | 1.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 7 | 18 | 2.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 5 | 14 | 2.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Bob Avellini | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 5 | 0 |
| John Skibinski | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 4 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 627 | 2486 | 4.0 | 43t | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 519 | 1978 | 3.8 | 63t | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Phipps | 255 | 134 | 52.5 | 113 | 1535 | 6.0 | 11.5 | 68t | 9 | 3.5 | 8 | 3.1 | 15 | 145 | 1390 | 69.6 |
| Vince Evans | 63 | 32 | 50.8 | 26 | 508 | 8.1 | 15.9 | 65t | 4 | 6.3 | 5 | 7.9 | 8 | 75 | 433 | 66.1 |
| Bob Avellini | 51 | 27 | 52.9 | 21 | 310 | 6.1 | 11.5 | 54t | 2 | 3.9 | 3 | 5.9 | 8 | 58 | 252 | 60.1 |
| Walter Payton | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 54 | 54.0 | 54.0 | 54t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 158.3 |
| Bob Parsons | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 22 | 11.0 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 89.6 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 373 | 195 | 52.3 | 162 | 2429 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 68t | 16 | 4.3 | 16 | 4.3 | 31 | 278 | 2151 | 69.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 458 | 222 | 48.5 | 207 | 2908 | 6.3 | 13.1 | 55t | 21 | 4.6 | 29 | 6.3 | 47 | 380 | 2528 | 57.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Williams | 42 | 354 | 8.4 | 54t | 5 |
| Walter Payton | 31 | 313 | 10.1 | 65t | 2 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 30 | 452 | 15.1 | 54t | 2 |
| Rickey Watts | 24 | 421 | 17.5 | 68t | 3 |
| James Scott | 21 | 382 | 18.2 | 64 | 3 |
| Greg Latta | 15 | 131 | 8.7 | 25 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 8 | 56 | 7.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Mike Cobb | 6 | 91 | 15.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Golden Richards | 5 | 107 | 21.4 | 52t | 1 |
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Deloplaine | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Doug Buffone | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| John Skibinski | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 195 | 2429 | 12.5 | 68t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 222 | 2908 | 13.1 | 55t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Schmidt | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 20t | 1 |
| Gary Fencik | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 17 | 0 |
| Tom Hicks | 3 | 85 | 28.3 | 66t | 1 |
| Allan Ellis | 3 | 67 | 22.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Doug Plank | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Virgil Livers | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Doug Buffone | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
| Wentford Gaines | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| Gary Campbell | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 402 | 13.9 | 66t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 16 | 240 | 15.0 | 78 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 92 | 3486 | 37.9 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 404 | 2962 | 31.8 |
| Team Totals | 93 | 3486 | 37.5 | 54 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 404 | 2962 | 31.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 3406 | 37.8 | 64 | 12 | 12 | 334 | 2832 | 31.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Schubert | 25 | 10 | 238 | 9.5 | 77t | 1 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 14 | 5 | 96 | 6.9 | 14 | 0 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 39 | 18 | 334 | 8.6 | 77t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 12 | 404 | 7.5 | 77 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny Walterscheid | 19 | 427 | 22.5 | 44 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 14 | 289 | 20.6 | 83t | 1 | |
| Brian Baschnagel | 12 | 260 | 21.7 | 32 | 0 | |
| Steve Schubert | 2 | 45 | 22.5 | 27 | 0 | |
| Lonnie Perrin | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Greg Latta | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Bruce Herron | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 51 | 1054 | 20.7 | 83t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 1252 | 21.2 | 56 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Jim Osborne | 10.5 | |
| Alan Page | 10.0 | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 8.0 | |
| Dan Hampton | 4.5 | |
| Gary Campbell | 4.0 | |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 4.0 | |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 3.0 | |
| Wentford Gaines | 1.0 | |
| Bruce Herron | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 47.0 | 380.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 31.0 | 278.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Baschnagel | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gary Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vince Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | |
| Gary Fencik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Wentford Gaines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Hampton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Herron | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom Hicks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Virgil Livers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Phipps | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 | |
| Doug Plank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 |
| Revie Sorey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 0 |
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