1985 Chicago Bears (NFL)

1st place National Football Conference Central Division 15-1-0 .938

Head Coach: Mike Ditka

Jim Dooley	Research and Quality Control
Dale Haupt	Defensive Line
Ed Hughes	Offensive Coordinator
Steve Kazor	Special Teams
Jim LaRue	Defensive Backs
Ted Plumb	Receivers
Johnny Roland	Offensive Backs
Buddy Ryan	Defensive Coordinator
Dick Stanfel	Offensive Line

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score		Location	Venue	Attendance
Fri	8/9/1985	A	St. Louis Cardinals	3-10	L	St. Louis, MO	Busch Memorial Stadium	36305
Sat	8/17/1985	H	Indianapolis Colts	13-24	L	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	46252
Mon	8/26/1985	A	Dallas Cowboys	13-15	L	Irving, TX	Texas Stadium	49540
Sat	8/31/1985	H	Buffalo Bills	45-14	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	43728
Sun	9/8/1985	H	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	38-28	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	57828
Sun	9/15/1985	H	New England Patriots	20-7	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	60533
Thu	9/19/1985	A	Minnesota Vikings	33-24	W	Minneapolis, MN	Metrodome	61242
Sun	9/29/1985	H	Washington Redskins	45-10	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	63708
Sun	10/6/1985	A	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	27-19	W	Tampa, FL	Tampa Stadium	51795
Sun	10/13/1985	A	San Francisco 49ers	26-10	W	San Francisco, CA	Candlestick Park	60523
Mon	10/21/1985	H	Green Bay Packers	23-7	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	65095
Sun	10/27/1985	H	Minnesota Vikings	27-9	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	63815
Sun	11/3/1985	A	Green Bay Packers	16-10	W	Green Bay, WI	Lambeau Field	56895
Sun	11/10/1985	H	Detroit Lions	24-3	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	53467
Sun	11/17/1985	A	Dallas Cowboys	44-0	W	Irving, TX	Texas Stadium	63855
Sun	11/24/1985	H	Atlanta Falcons	36-0	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	61769
Mon	12/2/1985	A	Miami Dolphins	24-38	L	Miami, FL	Orange Bowl	75594
Sun	12/8/1985	H	Indianapolis Colts	17-10	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	59997
Sat	12/14/1985	A	New York Jets	19-6	W	East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium	74752
Sun	12/22/1985	A	Detroit Lions	37-17	W	Pontiac, MI	Pontiac Silverdome	74042
Sun	1/5/1986	H	New York Giants	21-0	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	62076
Sun	1/12/1986	H	Los Angeles Rams	24-0	W	Chicago, IL	Soldier Field	66030
Sun	1/26/1986	A	New England Patriots	46-10	W	New Orleans, LA	Louisiana Superdome	73818

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
86	Brad Anderson	WR	6-2	198	24	Arizona	14	0
60	Tom Andrews	C	6-4	267	23	Louisville	14	0
79	Kurt Becker	ROG	6-5	275	27	Michigan	3	3
62	Mark Bortz	LOG	6-6	273	24	Iowa	16	16
8	Maury Buford	P	6-1	191	25	Texas Tech	16	0
6	Kevin Butler	K	6-0	198	23	Georgia	16	0
54	Brian Cabral	LB	6-1	217	29	Colorado	1	0
74	Jim Covert	LOT	6-4	275	25	Pittsburgh	15	15
95	Richard Dent	RDE	6-5	264	25	Tennessee State	16	16
22	Dave Duerson	SS	6-1	203	25	Notre Dame	15	15
45	Gary Fencik	FS	6-1	196	31	Yale	16	16
21	Leslie Frazier	RCB-LCB	6-0	189	26	Alcorn State	16	16
71	Andy Frederick	LOT	6-6	265	31	New Mexico	16	1
4	Steve Fuller	QB	6-4	198	28	Clemson	16	5
83	Willie Gault	WR	6-1	181	25	Tennessee	16	16
23	Shaun Gayle	CB	5-11	193	23	Ohio State	16	0
29	Dennis Gentry	RB	5-8	182	26	Baylor	16	0
99	Dan Hampton	RDT-LDE	6-5	268	28	Arkansas	16	15
73	Mike Hartenstine	LDE	6-3	254	32	Penn State	16	8
63	Jay Hilgenberg	C	6-3	264	26	Iowa	16	16
75	Stefan Humphries	OG	6-3	263	23	Michigan	11	0
98	Tyrone Keys	DE	6-7	268	25	Mississippi State	16	0
81	James Maness	WR	6-1	174	22	Texas Christian	8	0
82	Ken Margerum	WR	6-0	180	27	Stanford	16	2
58	Wilber Marshall	RLB	6-1	228	23	Florida	16	15
85	Dennis McKinnon	WR	6-1	182	24	Florida State	14	13
9	Jim McMahon	QB	6-1	192	26	Brigham Young	13	11
76	Steve McMichael	LDT	6-2	265	28	Texas	16	16
87	Emery Moorehead	TE	6-2	220	31	Colorado	15	14
51	Jim Morrissey	LB	6-3	222	23	Michigan State	15	0
89	Keith Ortego	WR	6-0	180	22	McNeese State	7	0
34	Walter Payton	RB	5-10	203	32	Jackson State	16	16
72	William Perry	RDT-FB	6-2	323	23	Clemson	16	9
48	Reggie Phillips	LCB	5-10	170	25	Southern Methodist	16	1
27	Mike Richardson	LCB	6-0	186	24	Arizona State	14	14
59	Ron Rivera	LB	6-3	235	23	California	16	0
20	Thomas Sanders	RB	5-11	203	23	Texas A&M	15	0
50	Mike Singletary	MLB	5-11	232	27	Baylor	16	16
26	Matt Suhey	FB	5-11	215	27	Penn State	16	16
31	Kenny Taylor	RCB	6-1	185	22	Oregon State	16	1
57	Tom Thayer	ROG	6-4	272	24	Notre Dame	16	13
33	Calvin Thomas	FB	5-11	245	25	Illinois	14	0
52	Cliff Thrift	RLB	6-2	234	29	East Central	16	2
18	Mike Tomczak	QB	6-1	208	23	Ohio State	6	0
78	Keith Van Horne	ROT	6-6	285	28	Southern California	16	16
70	Henry Waechter	DT	6-5	275	26	Waldorf JC; Nebraska	13	0
55	Otis Wilson	LLB	6-2	228	28	Syracuse; Louisville	16	16
80	Tim Wrightman	TE	6-3	236	25	UCLA	16	3

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	22	William Perry	DT	Clemson
2	49	Reggie Phillips	DB	Southern Methodist
3	78	James Maness	WR	Texas Christian
4	105	Kevin Butler	K	Georgia
7	190	Charles Bennett	DE	Louisiana-Lafayette
8	217	Steve Buxton	T	Indiana State
9	250	Thomas Sanders	RB	Texas A&M
10	273	Pat Coryatt	DT	Baylor
11	302	Jim Morrissey	LB	Michigan State

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Team Totals	67	144	123	122
Opponents Totals	50	77	34	37

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals	34:33	343	176	145	22	84/218 38.5%	5/13 38.5%	104	912
Opponents Totals	25:27	236	74	141	21	61/206 29.6%	6/16 37.5%	118	944

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Kevin Butler	0	51	51	100.0	31	37	83.8	0	144
Walter Payton	11	0	0		0	0		0	66
Dennis McKinnon	7	0	0		0	0		0	42
Steve Fuller	5	0	0		0	0		0	30
Jim McMahon	4	0	0		0	0		0	24
Calvin Thomas	4	0	0		0	0		0	24
Dennis Gentry	3	0	0		0	0		0	18
William Perry	3	0	0		0	0		0	18
Willie Gault	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Ken Margerum	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Matt Suhey	2	0	0		0	0		0	12
Otis Wilson	1	0	0		0	0		1	8
Richard Dent	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Leslie Frazier	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Emery Moorehead	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Mike Richardson	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Ron Rivera	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Thomas Sanders	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Tim Wrightman	1	0	0		0	0		0	6
Steve McMichael	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
Henry Waechter	0	0	0		0	0		1	2
Team Totals	51	51	51	100.0	31	37	83.8	3	456
Opponents Totals	23	22	23	95.7	12	19	63.2	1	198

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Kevin Butler	31	37	83.8	2/2	13/13	13/14	3/6	0/2
Team Totals	31	37	83.8	2/2	13/13	13/14	3/6	0/3
Opponents Totals	12	19	63.2	1/1	2/3	5/6	3/5	1/4

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Walter Payton	324	1551	4.8	40t	9
Matt Suhey	115	471	4.1	17	1
Jim McMahon	47	252	5.4	19	3
Dennis Gentry	30	160	5.3	21	2
Calvin Thomas	31	125	4.0	17	4
Thomas Sanders	25	104	4.2	28	1
Steve Fuller	24	77	3.2	13	5
Willie Gault	5	18	3.6	11	0
William Perry	5	7	1.4	2	2
Mike Tomczak	2	3	1.5	3	0
Dennis McKinnon	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ken Margerum	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Team Totals	610	2761	4.5	40t	27
Opponents Totals	359	1319	3.7	37	6

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	RTG
Jim McMahon	313	178	56.9	124	2392	7.6	13.4	70t	15	4.8	11	3.5	26	125	2267	82.6
Steve Fuller	107	53	49.5	49	777	7.3	14.7	69	1	0.9	5	4.7	17	102	675	57.3
Walter Payton	5	3	60.0	2	96	19.2	32.0	50	1	20.0	0	0.0	0	0	96	143.8
Maury Buford	1	1	100.0	0	5	5.0	5.0	5	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	5	87.5
Mike Tomczak	6	2	33.3	4	33	5.5	16.5	24	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	33	52.8
Team Totals	432	237	54.9	179	3303	7.6	13.9	70t	17	3.9	16	3.7	43	227	3076	77.3
Opponents Totals	522	249	47.7	239	3299	6.3	13.2	90t	16	3.1	34	6.5	64	483	2816	51.2

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Walter Payton	49	483	9.9	65	2
Emery Moorehead	35	481	13.7	25	1
Willie Gault	33	704	21.3	70t	1
Matt Suhey	33	295	8.9	35	1
Dennis McKinnon	31	555	17.9	48	7
Tim Wrightman	24	407	17.0	49	1
Ken Margerum	17	190	11.2	20	2
Dennis Gentry	5	77	15.4	30	0
Calvin Thomas	5	45	9.0	15	0
James Maness	1	34	34.0	34	0
Jim McMahon	1	13	13.0	13t	1
Thomas Sanders	1	9	9.0	9	0
Brad Anderson	1	6	6.0	6	0
William Perry	1	4	4.0	4t	1
Team Totals	237	3303	13.9	70t	17
Opponents Totals	249	3299	13.2	90t	16

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Leslie Frazier	6	119	19.8	33	1
Dave Duerson	5	53	10.6	20	0
Gary Fencik	5	43	8.6	22	0
Mike Richardson	4	174	43.5	90	1
Wilber Marshall	4	23	5.8	14	0
Otis Wilson	3	35	11.7	23t	1
Kenny Taylor	3	28	9.3	18	0
Richard Dent	2	10	5.0	9	1
Mike Singletary	1	23	23.0	23	0
Ron Rivera	1	4	4.0	4	0
Team Totals	34	512	15.1	90	4
Opponents Totals	16	99	6.2	43t	1

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	BL	TB	I20	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Maury Buford	68	2870	42.2	69	1	14	18	203	2387	34.6
Team Totals	69	2870	41.6	69	1	14	18	203	2387	34.6
Opponents Totals	90	3639	40.4	75		6	12	503	3016	33.5

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG
Kenny Taylor	25	8	198	7.9	21
Keith Ortego	17	2	158	9.3	23
Dave Duerson	6	0	47	7.8	11
Dennis McKinnon	4	0	44	11.0	17
James Maness	2	0	9	4.5	5
Dennis Gentry	0	0	47		47L
Team Totals	54	10	503	9.3	47
Opponents Totals	23	9	203	8.8	29

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Willie Gault	22	577	26.2	99t	1
Dennis Gentry	18	466	25.9	94t	1
Kenny Taylor	1	18	18.0	18	0
Dennis McKinnon	1	16	16.0	16	0
Thomas Sanders	1	10	10.0	10	0
Wilber Marshall	0	2		2L	0
Team Totals	43	1089	25.3	99t	2
Opponents Totals	78	1827	23.4	58	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
Richard Dent	17.0
Otis Wilson	10.5
Steve McMichael	8.0
Dan Hampton	6.5
Wilber Marshall	6.0
William Perry	5.0
Mike Singletary	3.0
Henry Waechter	2.5
Tyrone Keys	2.0
Dave Duerson	2.0
Mike Hartenstine	1.0
Ron Rivera	0.5
Team Totals	64.0	483.0
Opponents Totals	43.0	227.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Richard Dent	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Dave Duerson	1		0	1	1	0	0
Gary Fencik	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Steve Fuller	3		1	0	1	-15	0
Shaun Gayle	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Dan Hampton	0	0	0	3	3	0	0
Mike Hartenstine	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jay Hilgenberg	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
Ken Margerum	1		0	0	0	0	0
Wilber Marshall	0	0	0	1	1	8	0
Dennis McKinnon	1		0	0	0	0	0
Jim McMahon	4		0	0	0	0	0
Steve McMichael	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Walter Payton	6		1	0	1	0	0
William Perry	0	0	0	2	2	66	0
Reggie Phillips	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Richardson	1		0	1	1	4	0
Ron Rivera	0	0	0	1	1	5	1
Thomas Sanders	1		0	0	0	0	0
Mike Singletary	0	0	0	3	3	11	0
Matt Suhey	2		1	0	1	0	0
Kenny Taylor	3		1	0	1	0	0
Mike Tomczak	1		1	0	1	-13	0
Otis Wilson	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Team Totals	24	17	7	20	27	66	1
Opponents Totals	30	20	8	15	23		0