1981 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
5th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
Head Coach: Neill Armstrong |
Dale Haupt | Defensive Line |
Hank Kuhlmann | Running Backs/Special Teams |
Jim LaRue | Defensive Backs |
Ted Marchibroda | Offensive Coordinator |
Ted Plumb | Receivers |
Buddy Ryan | Defensive Coordinator |
Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/8/1981 | H | New York Giants | 7-23 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 59411 | |
Sat | 8/15/1981 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 0-13 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 41099 | |
Sat | 8/22/1981 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 24-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58716 | |
Sat | 8/29/1981 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 31-27 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 48793 | |
Sun | 9/6/1981 | H | Green Bay Packers | 9-16 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62411 | |
Sun | 9/13/1981 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-28 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 49520 | |
Sun | 9/20/1981 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 60130 | |
Mon | 9/28/1981 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 7-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62461 | |
Sun | 10/4/1981 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 21-24 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 43827 | |
Sun | 10/11/1981 | H | Washington Redskins | 7-24 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 57683 | |
Mon | 10/19/1981 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-48 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 71273 | |
Sun | 10/25/1981 | H | San Diego Chargers | 20-17 | W | OT | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 52906 |
Sun | 11/1/1981 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-20 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 63688 | |
Sun | 11/8/1981 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 16-13 | W | OT | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 60605 |
Sun | 11/15/1981 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-21 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55338 | |
Sun | 11/22/1981 | H | Detroit Lions | 7-23 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 50082 | |
Thu | 11/26/1981 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 9-10 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 63499 | |
Sun | 12/6/1981 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-9 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 50766 | |
Sun | 12/13/1981 | A | Oakland Raiders | 23-6 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 40384 | |
Sun | 12/20/1981 | H | Denver Broncos | 35-24 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 40125 |
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 | ||||||||
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Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
Ted Albrecht | 64 | LOT | 6-4 | 250 | 27 | California | 16 | 16 |
Marcus Anderson | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 22 | Tulane | 12 | 1 |
Bob Avellini | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 28 | Maryland | 9 | 0 |
Brian Baschnagel | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 27 | Ohio State | 16 | 15 |
Todd Bell | 25 | S | 6-0 | 208 | 23 | Ohio State | 16 | 0 |
Brian Cabral | 54 | LLB | 6-1 | 217 | 25 | Colorado | 16 | 4 |
Gary Campbell | 59 | RLB | 6-1 | 205 | 29 | Colorado | 16 | 16 |
Mike Cobb | 87 | TE | 6-5 | 248 | 26 | Michigan State | 16 | 1 |
Robin Earl | 81 | TE | 6-5 | 242 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 15 |
Vince Evans | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 26 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 16 | 16 |
Gary Fencik | 45 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 27 | Yale | 16 | 16 |
Bob Fisher | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 6 | 1 |
Jeff Fisher | 24 | CB | 5-10 | 188 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 0 |
Leslie Frazier | 21 | CB | 6-0 | 189 | 22 | Alcorn State | 13 | 0 |
Kris Haines | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 183 | 24 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
Dan Hampton | 99 | LDE | 6-5 | 268 | 24 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
Roland Harper | 35 | FB | 5-11 | 208 | 28 | Louisiana Tech | 15 | 2 |
Al Harris | 90 | RDE | 6-5 | 259 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 11 |
Mike Hartenstine | 73 | RDE | 6-3 | 254 | 28 | Penn State | 16 | 5 |
Reuben Henderson | 20 | RCB | 6-1 | 200 | 23 | Oklahoma State; San Diego State | 16 | 16 |
Bruce Herron | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | New Mexico | 16 | 0 |
Jay Hilgenberg | 63 | C | 6-3 | 264 | 22 | Iowa | 16 | 0 |
Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 30 | Tampa | 16 | 16 |
Dan Jiggetts | 62 | ROT | 6-5 | 270 | 27 | Harvard | 16 | 1 |
Lee Kunz | 57 | MLB | 6-2 | 224 | 24 | Nebraska | 16 | 7 |
Dennis Lick | 70 | ROT | 6-3 | 265 | 27 | Wisconsin | 3 | 3 |
Ken Margerum | 89 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 23 | Stanford | 16 | 6 |
Willie McClendon | 37 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 24 | Georgia | 16 | 0 |
Steve McMichael | 76 | DT | 6-2 | 265 | 24 | Texas | 10 | 0 |
Emery Moorehead | 43 | WR | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Colorado | 9 | 0 |
Dan Neal | 52 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 32 | Kentucky | 16 | 16 |
Hans Nielsen | 6 | K | 5-11 | 165 | 29 | Michigan State | 3 | 0 |
Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 32 | Southern University | 16 | 16 |
Alan Page | 82 | RDT | 6-5 | 255 | 36 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
Bob Parsons | 86 | P | 6-5 | 232 | 31 | Penn State | 16 | 0 |
Walter Payton | 34 | HB | 5-10 | 203 | 28 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
Mike Phipps | 15 | QB | 6-3 | 208 | 34 | Purdue | 3 | 0 |
Doug Plank | 46 | FS | 5-11 | 197 | 28 | Ohio State | 16 | 12 |
John Roveto | 9 | K | 5-11 | 178 | 23 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 0 |
Terry Schmidt | 44 | LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 29 | Ball State | 16 | 16 |
Brad Shearer | 72 | DT | 6-3 | 254 | 26 | Texas | 6 | 0 |
Mike Singletary | 50 | MLB | 5-11 | 232 | 23 | Baylor | 16 | 9 |
John Skibinski | 30 | RB | 6-0 | 222 | 26 | Purdue | 11 | 0 |
Revie Sorey | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 28 | Illinois | 16 | 4 |
Matt Suhey | 26 | FB | 5-11 | 215 | 23 | Penn State | 15 | 14 |
Bob Thomas | 16 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 29 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
Keith Van Horne | 78 | ROT | 6-6 | 285 | 24 | Southern California | 14 | 12 |
Lenny Walterscheid | 23 | FS | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Southern Utah | 6 | 4 |
Rickey Watts | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 24 | Tulsa | 12 | 9 |
Brooks Williams | 83 | TE | 6-4 | 226 | 27 | North Carolina | 5 | 0 |
Dave Williams | 22 | RB | 6-2 | 200 | 27 | Colorado | 8 | 0 |
Otis Wilson | 55 | LLB | 6-2 | 228 | 24 | Syracuse; Louisville | 15 | 12 |
Emanuel Zanders | 79 | ROG | 6-1 | 248 | 30 | Jackson State | 12 | 12 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
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Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 11 | Keith Van Horne | T | Southern California |
2 | 38 | Mike Singletary | LB | Baylor |
3 | 67 | Ken Margerum | WR | Stanford |
4 | 95 | Todd Bell | DB | Ohio State |
6 | 150 | Reuben Henderson | DB | San Diego State |
7 | 177 | Jeff Fisher | DB | Southern California |
8 | 205 | Scott Zettek | DT | Notre Dame |
9 | 232 | Frank Ditta | G | Baylor |
10 | 260 | Tim Clifford | QB | Indiana |
11 | 287 | Lonnie Johnson | RB | Indiana |
12 | 316 | Bob Shupryt | LB | New Mexico |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 41 | 71 | 55 | 80 | 6 | 253 |
Opponents Totals | 83 | 83 | 63 | 95 | 0 | 324 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 31:55 | 278 | 126 | 126 | 26 | 94/265 35.5% | / % | 121 | 996 |
Opponents Totals | 28:05 | 290 | 120 | 144 | 26 | 68/230 29.6% | / % | 119 | 961 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Roveto | 0 | 19 | 20 | 95.0 | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 0 | 49 |
Walter Payton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Vince Evans | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Matt Suhey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Rickey Watts | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Marcus Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Dave Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Hans Nielsen | 0 | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 8 |
Bob Thomas | 0 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 8 |
Todd Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Robin Earl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Gary Fencik | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Jeff Fisher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Roland Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Al Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Ken Margerum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Doug Plank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
Team Totals | 31 | 29 | 31 | 93.5 | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 1 | 253 |
Opponents Totals | 39 | 37 | 39 | 94.9 | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 1 | 324 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Roveto | 10 | 18 | 55.6 | 1 | 43 | 0/1 | 6/7 | 2/3 | 2/7 | 0/0 |
Bob Thomas | 2 | 3 | 66.7 | 0 | 37 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
Hans Nielsen | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
Team Totals | 12 | 23 | 52.2 | 1 | 43 | 0/1 | 7/10 | 3/5 | 2/7 | 0/0 |
Opponents Totals | 17 | 29 | 58.6 | 1/1 | 3/5 | 6/8 | 6/11 | 1/4 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Payton | 339 | 1222 | 3.6 | 39 | 6 |
Matt Suhey | 150 | 521 | 3.5 | 26 | 3 |
Vince Evans | 43 | 218 | 5.1 | 25 | 3 |
Roland Harper | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 11 | 1 |
Willie McClendon | 30 | 74 | 2.5 | 17 | 0 |
Dave Williams | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
Ken Margerum | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
Bob Avellini | 5 | 2 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 |
Mike Phipps | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Neal | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
Bob Parsons | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | -6 | 0 |
Team Totals | 608 | 2171 | 3.6 | 39 | 13 |
Opponents Totals | 521 | 2146 | 4.1 | 59 | 13 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Vince Evans | 436 | 195 | 44.7 | 221 | 2354 | 5.4 | 12.1 | 85t | 11 | 2.5 | 20 | 4.6 | 23 | 173 | 2181 | 51.1 |
Mike Phipps | 17 | 11 | 64.7 | 6 | 171 | 10.1 | 15.5 | 43t | 2 | 11.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 41 | 130 | 137.1 |
Bob Avellini | 32 | 15 | 46.9 | 14 | 185 | 5.8 | 12.3 | 72t | 1 | 3.1 | 3 | 9.4 | 7 | 52 | 133 | 36.6 |
Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 118.8 |
Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Walter Payton | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
Team Totals | 489 | 222 | 45.4 | 244 | 2728 | 5.6 | 12.3 | 85t | 14 | 2.9 | 23 | 4.7 | 35 | 266 | 2462 | 53.1 |
Opponents Totals | 525 | 233 | 44.4 | 274 | 3527 | 6.7 | 15.1 | 94t | 23 | 4.4 | 18 | 3.4 | 31 | 279 | 3248 | 67.4 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Payton | 41 | 379 | 9.2 | 30 | 2 |
Ken Margerum | 39 | 584 | 15.0 | 41 | 1 |
Brian Baschnagel | 34 | 554 | 16.3 | 72t | 3 |
Matt Suhey | 33 | 168 | 5.1 | 15 | 0 |
Rickey Watts | 27 | 465 | 17.2 | 42t | 3 |
Dave Williams | 18 | 126 | 7.0 | 18t | 2 |
Robin Earl | 10 | 118 | 11.8 | 24 | 1 |
Marcus Anderson | 9 | 243 | 27.0 | 85t | 2 |
Brooks Williams | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 16 | 0 |
Mike Cobb | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 11 | 0 |
Roland Harper | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 8 | 0 |
Willie McClendon | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Al Harris | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
Emanuel Zanders | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Team Totals | 222 | 2728 | 12.3 | 85t | 14 |
Opponents Totals | 233 | 3527 | 15.1 | 94t | 23 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gary Fencik | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 69t | 1 |
Reuben Henderson | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 39 | 0 |
Terry Schmidt | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
Jeff Fisher | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
Todd Bell | 1 | 92 | 92.0 | 92t | 1 |
Al Harris | 1 | 44 | 44.0 | 44t | 1 |
Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Singletary | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | -3 | 0 |
Team Totals | 18 | 345 | 19.2 | 92t | 3 |
Opponents Totals | 23 | 385 | 16.7 | 65 | 2 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Parsons | 114 | 4531 | 39.7 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 594 | 3797 | 33.3 |
Team Totals | 114 | 4531 | 39.7 | 55 | 0 | 7 | 31 | 594 | 3797 | 33.3 |
Opponents Totals | 98 | 3985 | 40.7 | 67 | 10 | 16 | 518 | 3267 | 33.3 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jeff Fisher | 43 | 20 | 509 | 11.8 | 88t | 1 |
Lenny Walterscheid | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Doug Plank | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
Brian Baschnagel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
Team Totals | 45 | 24 | 518 | 11.5 | 88t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 66 | 12 | 594 | 9.0 | 55t | 1 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dave Williams | 23 | 0 | 486 | 21.1 | 42 | 0 |
Emery Moorehead | 23 | 0 | 476 | 20.7 | 56 | 0 |
Jeff Fisher | 7 | 0 | 102 | 14.6 | 23 | 0 |
Leslie Frazier | 6 | 0 | 77 | 12.8 | 15 | 0 |
Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 0 | 34 | 17.0 | 23 | 0 |
Brooks Williams | 1 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
Bob Fisher | 1 | 0 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
Marcus Anderson | 1 | 0 | -5 | -5.0 | -5 | 0 |
Team Totals | 64 | 0 | 1214 | 19.0 | 56 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 937 | 21.3 | 47 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Alan Page | 9.5 | |
Dan Hampton | 8.5 | |
Jim Osborne | 4.0 | |
Doug Plank | 3.0 | |
Al Harris | 2.0 | |
Mike Hartenstine | 2.0 | |
Lenny Walterscheid | 1.0 | |
Gary Fencik | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 31.0 | 279.0 |
Opponents Totals | 35.0 | 266.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Marcus Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Todd Bell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Cobb | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vince Evans | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -10 | 0 | |
Gary Fencik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Jeff Fisher | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Roland Harper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Al Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
Reuben Henderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Herron | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Margerum | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Steve McMichael | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Dan Neal | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |
Jim Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Alan Page | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Walter Payton | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Doug Plank | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Terry Schmidt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Revie Sorey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Matt Suhey | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Keith Van Horne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lenny Walterscheid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
Rickey Watts | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Otis Wilson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 31 | 0 |
Emanuel Zanders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 37 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 41 | 42 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 33 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 0 |
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