1951 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-5
Finishing 4th in the NFL's National Division
Coach: George Halas (7-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1951 Chicago Bears Roster
1951 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1951 season with a record of 7 wins and 5 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's National Division.

Chicago racked up 286 points, while the defense allowed 282. John Dottley rushed for a team-leading 670 yards for the Bears.

Johnny Lujack passed for 1,295 yards. John Hoffman hauled in 28 balls, while Gene Schroeder added 461 receiving yards.

Gene Schroeder intercepted 5 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Johnny Lujack	176	85	48.3	1295	7.4	8	4.5	8	4.5	78	69.2
Steve Romanik	101	43	42.6	791	7.8	3	3.0	9	8.9	54	43.0
Bob Williams	33	14	42.4	146	4.4	1	3.0	2	6.1	19	40.7
Fred Morrison	1	1	100.0	7	7.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	7	95.8
Wilford White	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Julie Rykovich	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	33.3	0	0.0
Totals	315	143	45.4	2239	7.1	12	3.8	20	6.3	78

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Dottley	127	670	5.3	38	3
George Gulyanics	105	403	3.8	30	4
Julie Rykovich	83	399	4.8	56	4
Chuck Hunsinger	73	369	5.1	39	3
Johnny Lujack	47	171	3.6	22	7
Billy Stone	30	123	4.1	42	1
Fred Morrison	29	96	3.3	26	0
Wilford White	9	86	9.6	38	1
Brad Rowland	10	50	5.0	20	0
Steve Romanik	12	23	1.9	10	1
J.R. Boone	3	9	3.0	6	0
Don Kindt	2	5	2.5	3	0
Gene Schroeder	1	4	4.0	4	0
Al Campana	2	3	1.5	3	0
Bob Williams	5	0	0.0	3	0
John Hoffman	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	539	2408	4.5	56	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
John Hoffman	28	394	14.1	78	2
Gene Schroeder	24	461	19.2	75	3
Billy Stone	18	320	17.8	62	1
Jim Keane	15	247	16.5	37	1
John Dottley	14	225	16.1	77	1
George Gulyanics	13	146	11.2	32	0
Julie Rykovich	6	133	22.2	51	0
J.R. Boone	6	117	19.5	24	0
Chuck Hunsinger	6	59	9.8	19	1
Wilford White	4	45	11.2	22	1
Don Kindt	4	39	9.8	12	1
Ed Sprinkle	2	11	5.5	7	1
Bill Wightkin	1	47	47.0	47	0
Brad Rowland	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Fred Morrison	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	143	2239	15.7	78	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blanda	26	26	100.0	17	6	35.3	44
Wilford White	1	1	100.0	2	1	50.0	4
Johnny Lujack	11	10	90.9				10
Totals	38	37	97.4	19	7	36.8	58

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Fred Morrison	57	2227	39.1	67
Bob Williams	4	145	36.2	50
Brad Rowland	1	18	18.0	18
Totals	62	2390	38.5	67

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Wilford White	14	131	9.4	29	0
Billy Stone	14	120	8.6	58	0
J.R. Boone	14	113	8.1	23	0
Chuck Hunsinger	1	7	7.0	7	0
Bill Wightkin	1	3	3.0	3	1
Totals	44	374	8.5	58	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Fred Morrison	13	353	27.2	86
Brad Rowland	15	350	23.3	48
Billy Stone	5	108	21.6	30
Chuck Hunsinger	4	66	16.5	35
Fred Davis	3	26	8.7	16
Wayne Hansen	1	23	23.0	23
George Blanda	2	19	9.5	17
Gene Schroeder	1	18	18.0	18
George Connor	1	9	9.0	9
Wash Serini	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	46	974	21.2	86

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Gene Schroeder	5	62	12.4	22
Don Kindt	4	56	14.0	39
Billy Stone	4	20	5.0	9
Johnny Lujack	3	44	14.7	31
George Connor	2	21	10.5	11
George Blanda	1	13	13.0	13
Stu Clarkson	1	0	0.0	0
Ed Sprinkle	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	21	216	10.3	39

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Brad Rowland			1	4	0	0
Stu Clarkson		0	0	3	6	0
Don Kindt		0	0	2	10
Wayne Hansen			1	2	0	0
George Blanda		0	0	2	0
Ray Bray			0	2	0	0
Dick Barwegen			0	2	0	0
Les Cowan			0	2	8	0
Ed Sprinkle		0	0	2	56	1
Frank Dempsey			0	1	0	0
Bob Williams			2	1	0	0
Paul Stenn			0	1	0	0
Fred Davis			1	1	0	0
John Dottley			3	1	0
Bob Moser			0	1	0	0
Billy Stone		0	1	1	0
Julie Rykovich			3	0	0
George Gulyanics			4	0	0
Steve Romanik			2	0	0
Johnny Lujack		0	2	0	0
Wilford White			1	0	0
Fred Morrison			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	23	28	80	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Johnny Lujack	7					0			0	10	0			52
George Blanda				0		0			6	26	0			44
John Dottley	3	1							0	0	0			24
George Gulyanics	4	0							0	0	0			24
Julie Rykovich	4	0							0	0	0			24
Chuck Hunsinger	3	1	0	0					0	0	0			24
Gene Schroeder	0	3		0		0			0	0	0			18
Wilford White	1	1	0						1	1	0			16
John Hoffman	0	2							0	0	0			12
Ed Sprinkle		1				0	1		0	0	0			12
Billy Stone	1	1	0	0		0			0	0	0			12
Jim Keane		1							0	0	0			6
Don Kindt	0	1				0			0	0	0			6
Bill Wightkin		0	1						0	0	0			6
Steve Romanik	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	24	12	1	0	0	0	1	0	7	37	0	0	0	286