1946 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1946 Chicago Bears Roster
1946 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1946 season with a record of 8 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

Offensively, the Bears topped the circuit with 289 points. Meanwhile, the defense surrendered 193 points. Hugh Gallarneau rushed for a team-leading 476 yards.

Sid Luckman threw for 1,826 yards. Ken Kavanaugh hauled in 18 balls, while Ray McLean added 348 receiving yards.

The larcenous defense pounced on 49 turnovers. Tom Farris picked off 4 opponent throws. The 1946 Chicago Bears won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sid Luckman	229	110	48.0	1826	8.0	17	7.4	16	7.0	48	71.0
Tom Farris	21	8	38.1	108	5.1	1	4.8	2	9.5	20	31.5
Noah Mullins	1	1	100.0	16	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	16	118.8
George McAfee	2	1	50.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	56.3
Totals	253	120	47.4	1950	7.7	18	7.1	18	7.1	48

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Hugh Gallarneau	112	476	4.2	52	6
Bill Osmanski	78	343	4.4	20	5
Dante Magnani	68	277	4.1	32	0
Joe Osmanski	55	201	3.7	19	2
Don Perkins	34	105	3.1	36	0
Noah Mullins	20	102	5.1	45	0
Dick Schweidler	20	94	4.7	27	3
Lloyd Reese	18	84	4.7	16	2
George McAfee	14	53	3.8	14	0
Frank Maznicki	19	43	2.3	9	0
Ray McLean	16	29	1.8	11	1
Bob Margarita	4	0	0.0	2	0
Rudy Mucha	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Tom Farris	12	-11	-0.9	6	0
Sid Luckman	25	-76	-3.0	25	0
Totals	496	1719	3.5	52	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Kavanaugh	18	337	18.7	38	5
Ray McLean	17	348	20.5	48	2
Jim Keane	14	331	23.6	42	3
Dante Magnani	14	156	11.1	38	1
Hugh Gallarneau	12	185	15.4	36	1
George Wilson	11	104	9.5	17	1
George McAfee	10	137	13.7	25	3
Ed Sprinkle	7	124	17.7	34	2
Connie Berry	4	58	14.5	21	0
Bill Osmanski	4	40	10.0	28	0
Don Perkins	2	41	20.5	21	0
Frank Maznicki	2	38	19.0	22	0
Joe Osmanski	2	14	7.0	14	0
Tom Farris	1	16	16.0	16	0
Dick Schweidler	1	11	11.0	11	0
Walt Lamb	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	120	1950	16.2	48	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Frank Maznicki	26	25	96.2	9	4	44.4	37
Joe Stydahar	13	12	92.3	2		0.0	12
Totals	39	37	94.9	11	4	36.4	49

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sid Luckman	33	1235	37.4	69
Rudy Mucha	23	896	39.0	53
Jim Keane	2	79	39.5	47
Totals	58	2210	38.1	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Hugh Gallarneau	10	99	9.9	22
Ray McLean	7	87	12.4	23
Noah Mullins	4	50	12.5	21
George McAfee	1	24	24.0	24
Jim Keane	1	23	23.0	23
Don Perkins	1	14	14.0	14
Dick Schweidler	1	13	13.0	13
Frank Maznicki	1	12	12.0	12
Bill Osmanski	1	10	10.0	10
Tom Farris	2	4	2.0	2
Totals	29	336	11.6	24

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bill Osmanski	8	203	25.4	50
Hugh Gallarneau	5	115	23.0	26
George McAfee	3	96	32.0	46
Frank Maznicki	2	65	32.5	48
Dick Schweidler	3	63	21.0	25
Joe Osmanski	3	54	18.0	19
Ray McLean	3	53	17.7	26
Dante Magnani	3	50	16.7	23
Tom Farris	1	27	27.0	27
Don Perkins	1	25	25.0	25
Noah Mullins	1	22	22.0	22
Bill Geyer	1	14	14.0	14
Ed Sprinkle	2	11	5.5	6
Bulldog Turner	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	37	800	21.6	50

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tom Farris	4	43	10.8	16	0
Noah Mullins	3	96	32.0	64	0
Stu Clarkson	3	79	26.3	60	1
John Schiechl	3	26	8.7	15	0
George McAfee	3	18	6.0	18	0
Ray McLean	2	26	13.0	20	0
Frank Maznicki	2	17	8.5	19	0
Dante Magnani	1	35	35.0	35	0
Ed Sprinkle	1	34	34.0	34	0
Dick Schweidler	1	31	31.0	31	0
Sid Luckman	1	24	24.0	24	0
Bulldog Turner	1	15	15.0	15	0
Bill Osmanski	1	13	13.0	13	0
Chuck Drulis	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	27	465	17.2	64	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bill Osmanski		0	5	5	-3
Sid Luckman		0	7	4	-17	0
Chuck Drulis		0	0	4	0	0
Ed Sprinkle		0	0	3	44	1
Pat Preston			0	3	0	0
Ray McLean		0	2	2	0
Hugh Gallarneau			7	2	0
Bulldog Turner		0	0	2	0	0
Joe Stydahar			0	2	0
Mike Jarmoluk			0	2	0	0
George Wilson			0	1	0
Fred Davis			0	1	0	0
Noah Mullins		0	4	1	0	0
Walt Lamb			0	1	0	0
Al Baisi			0	1	0	0
Walt Stickel			0	1	0	0
Tom Farris		0	2	1	-9	0
George McAfee		0	0	1	0
Dante Magnani		0	2	1	-3
Ray Bray			0	1	0	0
Joe Osmanski			3	1	0
Stu Clarkson		0	0	1	0
Don Perkins			1	0	0	0
Dick Schweidler		0	1	0	0
Ken Kavanaugh			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	35	41	12	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Hugh Gallarneau	6	1	0	0				1	0	0	0			48
Frank Maznicki	0	0	0	0		0			4	25	0			37
Bill Osmanski	5	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			30
Ken Kavanaugh		5							0	0	0			30
Jim Keane		3	0						0	0	0			18
Ray McLean	1	2	0	0		0			0	0	0			18
Ed Sprinkle		2		0		0	1		0	0	0			18
Dick Schweidler	3	0	0	0		0			0	0	0			18
George McAfee	0	3	0	0		0			0	0	0			18
Joe Stydahar									0	12	0			12
Joe Osmanski	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Lloyd Reese	2								0	0	0			12
Dante Magnani	0	1		0		0			0	0	0			6
George Wilson		1							0	0	0			6
Stu Clarkson						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	19	18	0	0	0	1	1	1	4	37	0	0	0	289