1943 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 8-1-1 .889 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/26/1943 | H | Washington Redskins | 41-21 | W | Chicago, IL | Wrigley Field | 34320 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Al Babartsky | 46 | OT0DT | 6-0 | 223 | 28 | Fordham | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Benton | 12 | LOE-LDE | 6-3 | 200 | 27 | Arkansas | 1 | 1 |
| Connie Mack Berry | 23 | OE-DE | 6-3 | 215 | 28 | North Carolina State | 1 | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | 4 | LOH-LDH | 6-0 | 186 | 27 | West Virginia | 1 | 1 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 2 | B | 5-11 | 225 | 30 | Boston University | 1 | 0 |
| Danny Fortmann | 21 | LOG-LDG | 6-0 | 210 | 27 | Colgate | 1 | 1 |
| Al Hoptowit | 26 | ROT-RDT | 6-1 | 217 | 28 | Washington State | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Ippolito | 82 | OG-DG | 5-9 | 220 | 26 | Purdue | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Logan | 20 | OG-DG | 5-10 | 190 | 27 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| Sid Luckman | 42 | B | 5-11 | 197 | 27 | Columbia | 1 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 8 | ROH-RDH | 5-10 | 182 | 26 | St. Mary's (California) | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Masters | 27 | FB-LB | 5-11 | 200 | 30 | Baylor | 1 | 1 |
| Al Matuza | 15 | C-LB | 6-2 | 200 | 25 | Georgetown (DC) | 1 | 0 |
| Doug McEnulty | 29 | B | 6-3 | 215 | 21 | Wichita State | 1 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 57 | B | 5-10 | 168 | 28 | St. Anselm | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Mundee | 36 | OT-DT | 6-1 | 220 | 30 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| George Musso | 15 | ROG-RDG | 6-1 | 262 | 33 | Millikin | 1 | 1 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 3 | FB-LB | 6-2 | 226 | 35 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Nolting | 25 | B | 5-11 | 185 | 30 | Cincinnati | 1 | 0 |
| Hamp Pool | 76 | OE-DE | 6-3 | 221 | 28 | California; Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Dom Sigillo | 19 | LOT-LDT | 6-0 | 230 | 30 | Xavier (Ohio) | 1 | 1 |
| Bob Snyder | 17/13 | QB-S | 6-0 | 205 | 30 | Ohio University | 1 | 1 |
| Bill Steinkemper | 35 | OT-DT | 6-2 | 220 | 30 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 66 | C-LB | 6-1 | 237 | 24 | Hardin-Simmons | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Vodicka | 48 | B | 5-10 | 189 | 22 | none | 1 | 0 |
| George Wilson | 30 | ROE-RDE | 6-1 | 199 | 29 | Northwestern | 1 | 1 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 41 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | / % | / % | 8 | 81 | |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | / % | / % | 3 | 35 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Clarke | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Snyder | 0 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Team Totals | 6 | 5 | 6 | 83.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Luckman | 8 | 64 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| Bronko Nagurski | 11 | 34 | 3.1 | 7 | 1 |
| Ray Nolting | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 9 | 0 |
| Harry Clarke | 9 | 21 | 2.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Gary Famiglietti | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dante Magnani | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Snyder | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 0 | |
| Joe Vodicka | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 44 | 169 | 3.8 | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 50 | 1.9 | 1 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Luckman | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 11 | 286 | 11.0 | 19.1 | 66t | 5 | 19.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 286 | 135.6 | ||
| Bob Snyder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||||
| Team Totals | 27 | 15 | 55.6 | 12 | 286 | 10.6 | 19.1 | 5 | 18.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 132.1 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 11 | 45.8 | 9 | 199 | 8.3 | 18.1 | 2 | 8.3 | 4 | 16.7 | 63.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 4 | 122 | 30.5 | 66t | 2 | ||
| Harry Clarke | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 31t | 2 | ||
| George Wilson | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Hamp Pool | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Jim Benton | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29t | 1 | ||
| Ray McLean | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 | ||
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 15 | 286 | 19.1 | 5 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 199 | 18.1 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Luckman | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Ray McLean | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sid Luckman | 3 | 111 | 37.0 | 0 | ||||||
| Doug McEnulty | 2 | 49 | 24.5 | 0 | ||||||
| Team Totals | 5 | 0 | 37 | |||||||
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 204 | 40.8 | 0 | 66 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Nolting | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| Sid Luckman | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| Ray McLean | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 66 | 13.2 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Magnani | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Jim Benton | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Bulldog Turner | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 7 | 167 | 23.9 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Connie Mack Berry | 1.0 | 18.0 |
| Team Totals | ||
| Opponents Totals |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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