1937 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 9-1-1 .900 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/12/1937 | H | Washington Redskins | 21-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 15878 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Frank Bausch | 24 | C-LB | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | Kansas | 1 | 1 |
| Del Bjork | 82 | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 218 | 23 | Oregon | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Buivid | 9 | FB-LB | 6-1 | 195 | 22 | Marquette | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Conkright | 47 | C-LB | 6-1 | 203 | 23 | Oklahoma | 1 | 0 |
| Beattie Feathers | 48 | TB-LDH | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Fortmann | 21 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 210 | 21 | Colgate | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Francis | 38 | BB-S | 6-0 | 207 | 24 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Karr | 22 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | West Virginia | 1 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 10 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Ed Manske | 18 | LOE-LDE | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Bernie Masterson | 33 | BB-S | 6-3 | 195 | 26 | Nebraska | 1 | 1 |
| Les McDonald | 76 | LOE-LDE | 6-4 | 200 | 23 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Keith Molesworth | 4 | TB-LDH | 5-9 | 167 | 32 | Monmouth (Illinois) | 1 | 0 |
| George Musso | 16 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 262 | 27 | Millikin | 1 | 1 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 3 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 226 | 29 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 |
| Ray Nolting | 25 | TB-LDH | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Cincinnati | 1 | 1 |
| Dick Plasman | 14 | ROE-RDE | 6-3 | 218 | 23 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 0 |
| Pug Rentner | 7 | WB-RDH | 6-1 | 186 | 27 | Northwestern | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 6 | TB-LDH | 5-9 | 200 | 28 | Marquette | 1 | 0 |
| Joe Stydahar | 13 | LOT-LDT | 6-4 | 233 | 25 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Russ Thompson | 29 | ROT-RDT | 6-5 | 249 | 25 | Chadron State; Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 30 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 199 | 23 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Zeller | 17 | LOG-LDG | 6-1 | 203 | 29 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 28 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | / % | / % | 1 | 15 | |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | / % | / % | 1 | 5 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 2 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Ed Manske | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 4 | 4 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 11 | 73 | 6.6 | 23 | 1 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 9 | 48 | 5.3 | 19 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 10 | 31 | 3.1 | 8 | 0 |
| Pug Rentner | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Ray Buivid | 3 | -6 | -2.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 2 | -8 | -4.0 | -3 | 0 |
| Bernie Masterson | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 125 | 3.7 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 90 | 2.6 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Masterson | 18 | 4 | 22.2 | 12 | 130 | 7.2 | 32.5 | 52 | 2 | 11.1 | 2 | 11.1 | 1 | 7 | 123 | 54.6 |
| Ray Buivid | 12 | 3 | 25.0 | 8 | 42 | 3.5 | 14.0 | 32 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 18 | 24 | 6.9 |
| Keith Molesworth | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 35 | 35.0 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 30 | 8 | 26.7 | 19 | 207 | 6.9 | 25.9 | 2 | 6.7 | 3 | 10.0 | 3 | 24 | 183 | 38.5 | |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 22 | 55.0 | 15 | 392 | 9.8 | 17.8 | 3 | 7.5 | 3 | 7.5 | 2 | 39 | 353 | 82.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Manske | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 52 | 1 | ||
| Dick Plasman | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Les McDonald | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Jack Manders | 1 | 37 | 37.0 | 37t | 1 | ||
| Pug Rentner | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 8 | 207 | 25.9 | 2 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 392 | 17.8 | 3 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 19 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Nolting | 4 | 179 | 44.8 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 148 | 37.0 |
| Sam Francis | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 43.0 |
| Beattie Feathers | 1 | 56 | 56.0 | 56 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 36.0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | |||||
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Buivid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 0 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 1 | 0 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 1 | 0 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 20 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dick Plasman | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| Team Totals | 2.0 | 39.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3.0 | 24.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Buivid | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Conkright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
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