1983 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
2nd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 8-8-0 .500 |
Head Coach: Mike Ditka |
Jim Dooley | Research and Quality Control |
Dale Haupt | Defensive Line |
Ed Hughes | Offensive Coordinator |
Jim LaRue | Defensive Backs |
Ted Plumb | Receivers |
Johnny Roland | Offensive Backs |
Buddy Ryan | Defensive Coordinator |
Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
SCORES | |||||||||
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Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
Sat | 8/6/1983 | H | Buffalo Bills | 27-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 54735 | |
Sat | 8/13/1983 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 24-27 | L | OT | St. Louis, MO | Busch Stadium | 31375 |
Sat | 8/20/1983 | A | Los Angeles Raiders | 27-21 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 41032 | |
Sat | 8/27/1983 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-17 | W | OT | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 56311 |
Sun | 9/4/1983 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 17-20 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 60165 | |
Sun | 9/11/1983 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 17-10 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58186 | |
Sun | 9/18/1983 | A | New Orleans Saints | 31-34 | L | OT | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 64692 |
Sun | 9/25/1983 | A | Baltimore Colts | 19-22 | L | OT | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 34350 |
Sun | 10/2/1983 | H | Denver Broncos | 31-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58210 | |
Sun | 10/9/1983 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 14-23 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 59632 | |
Sun | 10/16/1983 | A | Detroit Lions | 17-31 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 66709 | |
Sun | 10/23/1983 | A | Philadelphia Eagles | 7-6 | W | Philadelphia, PA | Veterans Stadium | 45263 | |
Sun | 10/30/1983 | H | Detroit Lions | 17-38 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58764 | |
Sun | 11/6/1983 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-21 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 53010 | |
Sun | 11/13/1983 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 17-14 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 47524 | |
Sun | 11/20/1983 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27-0 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 36816 | |
Sun | 11/27/1983 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 13-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 40483 | |
Sun | 12/4/1983 | A | Green Bay Packers | 28-31 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 51147 | |
Sun | 12/11/1983 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 19-13 | W | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 57880 | |
Sun | 12/18/1983 | H | Green Bay Packers | 23-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 35807 |
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 |
Kelvin Atkins | 51 | LB | 6-4 | 240 | 23 | Illinois | 13 | 0 |
Bob Avellini | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 210 | 30 | Maryland | 2 | 0 |
Brian Baschnagel | 84 | WR | 5-11 | 184 | 29 | Ohio State | 16 | 4 |
Kurt Becker | 79 | ROG | 6-5 | 275 | 25 | Michigan | 16 | 14 |
Todd Bell | 25 | SS | 6-0 | 208 | 25 | Ohio State | 15 | 15 |
Mark Bortz | 62 | DT | 6-6 | 273 | 22 | Iowa | 16 | 0 |
Brian Cabral | 54 | RLB | 6-1 | 217 | 27 | Colorado | 16 | 4 |
Gary Campbell | 59 | RLB | 6-1 | 205 | 31 | Colorado | 6 | 4 |
Jim Covert | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 275 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
Richard Dent | 95 | RDE | 6-5 | 264 | 23 | Tennessee State | 16 | 3 |
Dave Duerson | 22 | FS-SS | 6-1 | 203 | 23 | Notre Dame | 16 | 6 |
Pat Dunsmore | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 237 | 24 | Drake | 16 | 1 |
Vince Evans | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 205 | 28 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 9 | 3 |
Rob Fada | 64 | LOG | 6-2 | 272 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 3 |
Gary Fencik | 45 | FS | 6-1 | 196 | 29 | Yale | 7 | 7 |
Jeff Fisher | 24 | FS | 5-10 | 188 | 25 | Southern California | 8 | 3 |
Leslie Frazier | 21 | RCB | 6-0 | 189 | 24 | Alcorn State | 16 | 16 |
Andy Frederick | 71 | ROT | 6-6 | 265 | 29 | New Mexico | 16 | 6 |
Willie Gault | 83 | WR | 6-1 | 181 | 23 | Tennessee | 16 | 13 |
Dennis Gentry | 29 | RB | 5-8 | 182 | 24 | Baylor | 15 | 0 |
Dan Hampton | 99 | RDT-RDE | 6-5 | 268 | 26 | Arkansas | 11 | 11 |
Al Harris | 90 | RDE-RLB | 6-5 | 259 | 27 | Arizona State | 13 | 10 |
Mike Hartenstine | 73 | LDE | 6-3 | 254 | 30 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
Perry Hartnett | 67 | OG | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 0 |
Jay Hilgenberg | 63 | C | 6-3 | 264 | 24 | Iowa | 16 | 8 |
Anthony Hutchison | 32 | RB | 5-10 | 186 | 22 | Texas Tech | 16 | 0 |
Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 32 | Tampa | 13 | 13 |
John Janata | 72 | OT | 6-7 | 255 | 22 | Antelope Valley JC; Illinois | 15 | 0 |
Tyrone Keys | 98 | LDT-RDE | 6-7 | 268 | 23 | Mississippi State | 14 | 4 |
Ken Margerum | 82 | WR | 6-0 | 180 | 25 | Stanford | 15 | 9 |
Dennis McKinnon | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 22 | Florida State | 16 | 4 |
Jim McMahon | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 192 | 24 | Brigham Young | 14 | 13 |
Steve McMichael | 76 | RDT-LDT-RDE | 6-2 | 265 | 26 | Texas | 16 | 11 |
Emery Moorehead | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | Colorado | 16 | 15 |
Jerry Muckensturm | 58 | LB | 6-4 | 220 | 30 | Arkansas State | 1 | 0 |
Dan Neal | 52 | C | 6-4 | 252 | 34 | Kentucky | 8 | 8 |
Tim Norman | 67 | OG | 6-6 | 273 | 24 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
Jim Osborne | 68 | LDT-RDT | 6-3 | 259 | 34 | Southern University | 16 | 12 |
Bob Parsons | 86 | P | 6-5 | 232 | 33 | Penn State | 14 | 0 |
Walter Payton | 34 | RB | 5-10 | 203 | 30 | Jackson State | 16 | 16 |
Kevin Potter | 20 | S | 5-10 | 188 | 24 | Missouri | 8 | 0 |
Dan Rains | 53 | RLB | 6-1 | 222 | 29 | Cincinnati | 15 | 5 |
Mike Richardson | 27 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 22 | Arizona State | 16 | 14 |
Jay Saldi | 81 | TE | 6-3 | 227 | 29 | South Carolina | 13 | 5 |
Terry Schmidt | 44 | LCB-FS | 6-0 | 177 | 31 | Ball State | 13 | 3 |
James Scott | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 192 | 31 | Trinity Valley CC | 1 | 0 |
Dave Simmons | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 218 | 26 | North Carolina | 13 | 0 |
Mike Singletary | 50 | MLB | 5-11 | 232 | 25 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
Revie Sorey | 69 | ROG | 6-2 | 264 | 30 | Illinois | 3 | 2 |
Ray Stachowicz | 15 | P | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Michigan State | 2 | 0 |
Matt Suhey | 26 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 25 | Penn State | 16 | 13 |
Bob Thomas | 16 | K | 5-10 | 177 | 31 | Notre Dame | 16 | 0 |
Calvin Thomas | 33 | RB | 5-11 | 245 | 23 | Illinois | 13 | 0 |
Keith Van Horne | 78 | ROT | 6-6 | 285 | 26 | Southern California | 14 | 10 |
Rickey Watts | 80 | WR | 6-1 | 203 | 26 | Tulsa | 4 | 0 |
Walt Williams | 43 | CB | 6-1 | 185 | 29 | Ashland; New Mexico State | 15 | 0 |
Otis Wilson | 55 | LLB | 6-2 | 228 | 26 | Syracuse; Louisville | 16 | 16 |
DRAFT LIST | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
1 | 6 | Jim Covert | T | Pittsburgh |
1 | 18 | Willie Gault | WR | Tennessee |
2 | 33 | Mike Richardson | DB | Arizona State |
3 | 64 | Dave Duerson | DB | Notre Dame |
4 | 91 | Tom Thayer | C | Notre Dame |
4 | 107 | Pat Dunsmore | TE | Drake |
8 | 203 | Richard Dent | DE | Tennessee State |
8 | 219 | Mark Bortz | DT | Iowa |
9 | 230 | Rob Fada | G | Pittsburgh |
9 | 235 | Mark Zavagnin | LB | Notre Dame |
10 | 256 | Anthony Hutchison | RB | Texas Tech |
11 | 286 | Gary Worthy | RB | Wilmington |
12 | 313 | Oliver Williams | WR | Illinois |
SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 55 | 104 | 40 | 112 | 0 | 311 |
Opponents Totals | 78 | 63 | 83 | 71 | 6 | 301 |
TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team Totals | 32:11 | 308 | 154 | 136 | 18 | 79/229 34.5% | 14/22 63.6% | 107 | 869 |
Opponents Totals | 27:49 | 286 | 113 | 154 | 19 | 73/217 33.6% | / % | 86 | 687 |
SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Thomas | 0 | 35 | 38 | 92.1 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 77 |
Willie Gault | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Walter Payton | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
Dennis McKinnon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Matt Suhey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
Jim McMahon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Emery Moorehead | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
Ken Margerum | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
Vince Evans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Leslie Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Mike Hartenstine | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Anthony Hutchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
Terry Schmidt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
(Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 39 | 35 | 39 | 89.7 | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 311 |
Opponents Totals | 36 | 34 | 36 | 94.4 | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 0 | 301 |
FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Thomas | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 50 | 1/1 | 9/9 | 0/4 | 3/6 | 1/5 |
Team Totals | 14 | 25 | 56.0 | 0 | 50 | 1/1 | 9/9 | 0/4 | 3/6 | 1/5 |
Opponents Totals | 17 | 23 | 73.9 | 1/1 | 7/7 | 7/8 | 2/6 | 0/1 |
RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Payton | 314 | 1421 | 4.5 | 49t | 6 |
Matt Suhey | 149 | 681 | 4.6 | 39 | 4 |
Jim McMahon | 55 | 307 | 5.6 | 32 | 2 |
Vince Evans | 22 | 142 | 6.5 | 27 | 1 |
Dennis Gentry | 16 | 65 | 4.1 | 17 | 0 |
Willie Gault | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 22 | 0 |
Bob Parsons | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
Calvin Thomas | 8 | 25 | 3.1 | 5 | 0 |
Anthony Hutchison | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 5 | 1 |
Ken Margerum | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
Emery Moorehead | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 |
Brian Baschnagel | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 583 | 2727 | 4.7 | 49t | 14 |
Opponents Totals | 482 | 2000 | 4.1 | 71 | 20 |
PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jim McMahon | 295 | 175 | 59.3 | 107 | 2184 | 7.4 | 12.5 | 87t | 12 | 4.1 | 13 | 4.4 | 42 | 266 | 1918 | 77.6 |
Vince Evans | 145 | 76 | 52.4 | 62 | 1108 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 72t | 5 | 3.4 | 7 | 4.8 | 11 | 92 | 1016 | 69.0 |
Matt Suhey | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 74 | 74.0 | 74.0 | 74t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 158.3 |
Walter Payton | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 1 | 95 | 15.8 | 31.7 | 56t | 3 | 50.0 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 95.8 |
Team Totals | 447 | 255 | 57.0 | 170 | 3461 | 7.7 | 13.6 | 87t | 21 | 4.7 | 22 | 4.9 | 53 | 358 | 3103 | 77.0 |
Opponents Totals | 490 | 249 | 50.8 | 220 | 3516 | 7.2 | 14.1 | 74 | 15 | 3.1 | 21 | 4.3 | 51 | 384 | 3132 | 66.7 |
RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walter Payton | 53 | 607 | 11.5 | 74t | 2 |
Matt Suhey | 49 | 429 | 8.8 | 52 | 1 |
Emery Moorehead | 42 | 597 | 14.2 | 36 | 3 |
Willie Gault | 40 | 836 | 20.9 | 87t | 8 |
Ken Margerum | 21 | 336 | 16.0 | 60 | 2 |
Dennis McKinnon | 20 | 326 | 16.3 | 49t | 4 |
Jay Saldi | 12 | 119 | 9.9 | 16 | 0 |
Pat Dunsmore | 8 | 102 | 12.8 | 24 | 0 |
Brian Baschnagel | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
Calvin Thomas | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
Dennis Gentry | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
Jim McMahon | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18t | 1 |
Team Totals | 255 | 3461 | 13.6 | 87t | 21 |
Opponents Totals | 249 | 3516 | 14.1 | 74 | 15 |
INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Leslie Frazier | 7 | 135 | 19.3 | 58 | 1 |
Terry Schmidt | 5 | 31 | 6.2 | 32t | 1 |
Mike Richardson | 5 | 9 | 1.8 | 6 | 0 |
Gary Fencik | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 20 | 0 |
Otis Wilson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
Mike Singletary | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
Team Totals | 21 | 215 | 10.2 | 58 | 2 |
Opponents Totals | 22 | 291 | 13.2 | 35 | 1 |
PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bob Parsons | 79 | 2916 | 36.9 | 54 | 0 | 5 | 21 | 261 | 2555 | 32.3 |
Ray Stachowicz | 12 | 447 | 37.3 | 48 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 386 | 27.6 |
Jim McMahon | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
Team Totals | 94 | 3399 | 36.2 | 54 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 322 | 2977 | 31.7 |
Opponents Totals | 99 | 3821 | 38.6 | 60 | 10 | 25 | 447 | 3174 | 32.1 |
PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Dennis McKinnon | 34 | 3 | 316 | 9.3 | 59t | 1 |
Jeff Fisher | 13 | 3 | 71 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Willie Gault | 9 | 1 | 60 | 6.7 | 12 | 0 |
Team Totals | 56 | 7 | 447 | 8.0 | 59t | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 44 | 14 | 322 | 7.3 | 34 | 0 |
KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Anthony Hutchison | 17 | 0 | 259 | 15.2 | 28 | 0 |
Willie Gault | 13 | 0 | 276 | 21.2 | 38 | 0 |
Dennis Gentry | 7 | 0 | 130 | 18.6 | 28 | 0 |
Rickey Watts | 5 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 | 21 | 0 |
Dave Duerson | 3 | 0 | 66 | 22.0 | 24 | 0 |
Brian Baschnagel | 3 | 0 | 42 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 |
Todd Bell | 2 | 0 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
Brian Cabral | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
Dan Rains | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5.5 | 11 | 0 |
Mike Richardson | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
John Janata | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
Team Totals | 58 | 0 | 953 | 16.4 | 38 | 0 |
Opponents Totals | 66 | 1229 | 18.6 | 61 | 0 |
SACKS | NO | YDS |
---|---|---|
Mike Hartenstine | 12.0 | |
Steve McMichael | 8.5 | |
Al Harris | 6.0 | |
Jim Osborne | 5.0 | |
Dan Hampton | 5.0 | |
Mike Singletary | 3.5 | |
Richard Dent | 3.0 | |
Todd Bell | 3.0 | |
Otis Wilson | 2.0 | |
Tyrone Keys | 1.0 | |
Gary Campbell | 1.0 | |
Brian Cabral | 1.0 | |
Team Totals | 51.0 | 384.0 |
Opponents Totals | 53.0 | 358.0 |
FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brian Baschnagel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Todd Bell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
Jim Covert | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Vince Evans | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gary Fencik | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Leslie Frazier | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Willie Gault | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Dennis Gentry | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Al Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Hartenstine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
Jay Hilgenberg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Anthony Hutchison | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
John Janata | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Margerum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Dennis McKinnon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Jim McMahon | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Steve McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Osborne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Walter Payton | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
Dan Rains | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Richardson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
Dave Simmons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Singletary | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 0 |
Matt Suhey | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Team Totals | 25 | 15 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 45 | 1 |
Opponents Totals | 37 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 0 |
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