1982 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 12th place • National Football Conference • 3-6-0 .333 |
| Head Coach: Mike Ditka |
| Jim Dooley | Research and Quality Control |
| Dale Haupt | Defensive Line |
| Ed Hughes | Offensive Coordinator |
| Hank Kuhlmann | Running Backs/Special Teams |
| Jim LaRue | Defensive Backs |
| Ted Plumb | Receivers |
| Buddy Ryan | Defensive Coordinator |
| Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/16/1982 | A | San Diego Chargers | 27-28 | L | San Diego, CA | Jack Murphy Stadium | 49337 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | A | Buffalo Bills | 21-14 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 37838 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 3-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62078 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1982 | H | Baltimore Colts | 17-26 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58972 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | Detroit Lions | 10-17 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 71337 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | H | New Orleans Saints | 0-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 56600 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1982 | A | San Francisco 49ers | - | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | |||
| Sun | 10/3/1982 | H | Minnesota Vikings | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | H | Green Bay Packers | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | - | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | A | Green Bay Packers | - | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | |||
| Sun | 11/7/1982 | H | Atlanta Falcons | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | H | Detroit Lions | 20-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 46783 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1982 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-35 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 54724 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | H | New England Patriots | 26-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 36973 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 14-20 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 52826 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 7-10 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 43270 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 34-26 | W | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 46502 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 23-26 | L | OT | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 68112 |
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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| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/1982 | San Francisco 49ers | Canceled |
| 10/3/1982 | Minnesota Vikings | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Green Bay Packers | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | St. Louis Cardinals | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | Green Bay Packers | Canceled |
| 11/7/1982 | Atlanta Falcons | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Postponed from 11/14 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Bob Avellini | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 29 | Maryland | 2 | 2 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 28 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Kurt Becker | 79 | OG | 6-5 | 275 | 24 | Michigan | 5 | 0 |
| Todd Bell | 25 | S | 6-0 | 208 | 24 | Ohio State | 9 | 0 |
| Brian Cabral | 54 | LB | 6-1 | 217 | 26 | Colorado | 8 | 0 |
| Gary Campbell | 59 | RLB | 6-1 | 205 | 30 | Colorado | 9 | 9 |
| Al Chesley | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 4 | 0 |
| Jerry Doerger | 72 | OT | 6-5 | 270 | 22 | Wisconsin | 2 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 81 | TE-P | 6-5 | 242 | 27 | Washington | 9 | 1 |
| Vince Evans | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 27 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| Gary Fencik | 45 | SS | 6-1 | 196 | 28 | Yale | 9 | 9 |
| Jeff Fisher | 24 | CB | 5-10 | 188 | 24 | Southern California | 9 | 0 |
| Leslie Frazier | 21 | RCB | 6-0 | 189 | 23 | Alcorn State | 9 | 6 |
| Dennis Gentry | 29 | RB | 5-8 | 182 | 23 | Baylor | 9 | 0 |
| Dan Hampton | 99 | RDT | 6-5 | 268 | 25 | Arkansas | 9 | 9 |
| Roland Harper | 35 | FB | 5-11 | 208 | 29 | Louisiana Tech | 8 | 0 |
| Al Harris | 90 | RDE | 6-5 | 259 | 26 | Arizona State | 8 | 7 |
| Mike Hartenstine | 73 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 29 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| Perry Hartnett | 71 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 22 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 4 |
| Reuben Henderson | 30 | RCB | 6-1 | 200 | 24 | Oklahoma State; San Diego State | 4 | 3 |
| Bruce Herron | 51 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | New Mexico | 9 | 0 |
| Jay Hilgenberg | 63 | C | 6-3 | 264 | 23 | Iowa | 9 | 0 |
| Bruce Huther | 57 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 28 | New Hampshire | 4 | 0 |
| Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 31 | Tampa | 9 | 9 |
| Dan Jiggetts | 62 | LOT | 6-5 | 270 | 28 | Harvard | 9 | 1 |
| Ken Margerum | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 24 | Stanford | 9 | 9 |
| Willie McClendon | 37 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Georgia | 9 | 0 |
| Phil McKinnely | 67 | LOT | 6-4 | 248 | 28 | UCLA | 8 | 8 |
| Jim McMahon | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 192 | 23 | Brigham Young | 8 | 7 |
| Steve McMichael | 76 | DT | 6-2 | 265 | 25 | Texas | 9 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Colorado | 9 | 9 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 220 | 29 | Arkansas State | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Neal | 52 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 33 | Kentucky | 9 | 9 |
| Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT | 6-3 | 259 | 33 | Southern University | 9 | 9 |
| Bob Parsons | 86 | P-TE | 6-5 | 232 | 32 | Penn State | 9 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 34 | HB | 5-10 | 203 | 29 | Jackson State | 9 | 9 |
| Doug Plank | 46 | FS | 5-11 | 197 | 29 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Dan Rains | 53 | LB | 6-1 | 222 | 28 | Cincinnati | 2 | 0 |
| John Roveto | 4 | K | 5-11 | 178 | 24 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Schmidt | 44 | LCB | 6-0 | 177 | 30 | Ball State | 9 | 9 |
| James Scott | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 192 | 30 | Trinity Valley CC | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Singletary | 50 | MLB | 5-11 | 232 | 24 | Baylor | 9 | 9 |
| Matt Suhey | 26 | FB | 5-11 | 215 | 24 | Penn State | 9 | 8 |
| Bob Thomas | 16 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 30 | Notre Dame | 2 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 245 | 22 | Illinois | 6 | 0 |
| Keith Van Horne | 78 | ROT | 6-6 | 285 | 25 | Southern California | 9 | 9 |
| Henry Waechter | 75 | RDE | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | Waldorf JC; Nebraska | 9 | 2 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 23 | FS | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | Southern Utah | 9 | 8 |
| Rickey Watts | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 25 | Tulsa | 9 | 0 |
| Brooks Williams | 88 | TE | 6-4 | 226 | 28 | North Carolina | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Williams | 74 | ROG | 6-4 | 260 | 27 | Rhode Island | 5 | 5 |
| Walt Williams | 43 | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | Ashland; New Mexico State | 4 | 0 |
| Otis Wilson | 55 | LLB | 6-2 | 228 | 25 | Syracuse; Louisville | 9 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 5 | Jim McMahon | QB | Brigham Young |
| 3 | 62 | Tim Wrightman | TE | UCLA |
| 4 | 89 | Dennis Gentry | RB | Baylor |
| 5 | 116 | Perry Hartnett | G | Southern Methodist |
| 5 | 134 | Dennis Tabron | DB | Duke |
| 6 | 146 | Kurt Becker | G | Michigan |
| 7 | 173 | Henry Waechter | DT | Nebraska |
| 8 | 200 | Jerry Doerger | T | Wisconsin |
| 9 | 230 | Mike Hatchett | DB | Texas |
| 10 | 257 | Joe Turner | DB | Southern California |
| 11 | 283 | Guy Boliaux | LB | Wisconsin |
| 12 | 313 | Ricky Young | LB | Oklahoma State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 44 | 50 | 17 | 30 | 0 | 141 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 60 | 30 | 44 | 3 | 174 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:28 | 153 | 56 | 83 | 14 | 47/128 36.7% | 1/4 25.0% | 58 | 422 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:32 | 166 | 53 | 102 | 11 | 36/119 30.3% | / % | 52 | 451 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emery Moorehead | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| John Roveto | 0 | 10 | 10 | 100.0 | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 0 | 22 |
| Bob Thomas | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 21 |
| Ken Margerum | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Matt Suhey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Walter Payton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Otis Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jim Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 16 | 16 | 16 | 100.0 | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 1 | 141 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 18 | 20 | 90.0 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 174 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Thomas | 5 | 7 | 71.4 | 0 | 43 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1/2 | 3/3 | 0/1 |
| John Roveto | 4 | 13 | 30.8 | 1 | 51 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/4 | 2/4 | 1/4 |
| Team Totals | 9 | 20 | 45.0 | 1 | 51 | 2/2 | 0/0 | 1/6 | 5/7 | 1/5 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 7/10 | 3/4 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Payton | 148 | 596 | 4.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 70 | 206 | 2.9 | 15 | 3 |
| Jim McMahon | 24 | 105 | 4.4 | 11 | 1 |
| Willie McClendon | 17 | 47 | 2.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 21 | 5.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Calvin Thomas | 5 | 4 | 0.8 | 3 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 276 | 988 | 3.6 | 26 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 261 | 902 | 3.5 | 47 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon | 210 | 120 | 57.1 | 83 | 1501 | 7.1 | 12.5 | 50t | 9 | 4.3 | 7 | 3.3 | 27 | 196 | 1305 | 79.9 |
| Bob Avellini | 20 | 8 | 40.0 | 12 | 84 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 21 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 31 | 53 | 52.9 |
| Vince Evans | 28 | 12 | 42.9 | 12 | 125 | 4.5 | 10.4 | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 14.3 | 2 | 17 | 108 | 16.8 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 39 | 13.0 | 39.0 | 39t | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 121.5 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 262 | 141 | 53.8 | 110 | 1749 | 6.7 | 12.4 | 50t | 10 | 3.8 | 11 | 4.2 | 33 | 244 | 1505 | 70.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 294 | 164 | 55.8 | 117 | 2189 | 7.4 | 13.3 | 65 | 14 | 4.8 | 13 | 4.4 | 30 | 240 | 1949 | 77.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Suhey | 36 | 333 | 9.3 | 45 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 32 | 311 | 9.7 | 40 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 30 | 363 | 12.1 | 50t | 5 |
| Ken Margerum | 14 | 207 | 14.8 | 28 | 3 |
| Brian Baschnagel | 12 | 194 | 16.2 | 39t | 2 |
| Rickey Watts | 8 | 217 | 27.1 | 40 | 0 |
| Robin Earl | 4 | 56 | 14.0 | 18 | 0 |
| James Scott | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Willie McClendon | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 141 | 1749 | 12.4 | 50t | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 164 | 2189 | 13.3 | 65 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Schmidt | 4 | 39 | 9.8 | 29 | 0 |
| Jeff Fisher | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Otis Wilson | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39t | 1 |
| Gary Fencik | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Leslie Frazier | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 99 | 7.6 | 39t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 195 | 17.7 | 99t | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Parsons | 58 | 2394 | 41.3 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 314 | 2020 | 34.8 |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 59 | 59.0 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59.0 |
| Team Totals | 59 | 2453 | 41.6 | 81 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 314 | 2079 | 35.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 2038 | 41.6 | 65 | 4 | 8 | 142 | 1816 | 37.1 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Gentry | 17 | 5 | 89 | 5.2 | 16 | 0 |
| Jeff Fisher | 7 | 6 | 53 | 7.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 11 | 142 | 5.9 | 17 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 7 | 314 | 9.2 | 37 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickey Watts | 14 | 0 | 330 | 23.6 | 36 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 9 | 0 | 161 | 17.9 | 23 | 0 |
| Jeff Fisher | 7 | 0 | 102 | 14.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Roland Harper | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Todd Bell | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry Muckensturm | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 0 | 622 | 18.3 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 0 | 537 | 17.9 | 32 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Hampton | 9.0 | |
| Jim Osborne | 4.5 | |
| Al Harris | 3.5 | |
| Mike Hartenstine | 3.0 | |
| Steve McMichael | 2.5 | |
| Otis Wilson | 2.5 | |
| Todd Bell | 1.0 | |
| Gary Campbell | 1.0 | |
| Leslie Frazier | 1.0 | |
| Bruce Herron | 1.0 | |
| Mike Singletary | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 30.0 | 240.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 33.0 | 244.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Vince Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -24 | 0 | |
| Jeff Fisher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leslie Frazier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Roland Harper | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hilgenberg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Margerum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McMahon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 0 |
| Walter Payton | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Singletary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Calvin Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Van Horne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lenny Walterscheid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rickey Watts | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 16 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 52 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 |
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