1957 Chicago Bears Statistics

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

1957 Chicago Bears Roster
1957 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1957 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

Chicago scored 203 points, while the defensive squad allowed 211. Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 700 yards for the Bears, while Willie Galimore additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Ed Brown tossed for 1,321 yards. Jim Dooley topped pass catchers, hauling in 37 balls for 530 yards, while Harlon Hill was targeted regularly, too.

Jack Johnson picked off 4 opponent throws.

Paddy Driscoll coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Ed Brown	185	84	45.4	1321	7.1	6	3.2	16	8.6	74	44.4
Zeke Bratkowski	80	37	46.2	527	6.6	1	1.2	9	11.2	44	32.7
George Blanda	19	8	42.1	65	3.4	0	0.0	3	15.8	13	11.8
Rick Casares	2	1	50.0	32	16.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	32	95.8
Totals	286	130	45.5	1945	6.8	7	2.4	28	9.8	74

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Casares	204	700	3.4	25	6
Willie Galimore	127	538	4.2	67	5
Bobby Watkins	57	212	3.7	19	1
Ed Brown	31	129	4.2	31	1
Zeke Bratkowski	12	83	6.9	24	0
Ron Drzewiecki	5	11	2.2	6	0
Perry Jeter	10	11	1.1	7	0
Ray Smith	1	8	8.0	8	0
Harlon Hill	2	7	3.5	8	0
J.C. Caroline	1	1	1.0	1	0
George Blanda	5	-5	-1.0	1	1
Joe Fortunato	2	-9	-4.5	1	1
Totals	457	1686	3.7	67	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Dooley	37	530	14.3	32	1
Rick Casares	25	225	9.0	43	0
Harlon Hill	21	483	23.0	53	2
Bill McColl	19	282	14.8	30	1
Willie Galimore	15	201	13.4	56	2
Bobby Watkins	3	90	30.0	74	1
Gene Schroeder	3	48	16.0	18	0
Ray Smith	3	37	12.3	21	0
Perry Jeter	2	9	4.5	11	0
J.C. Caroline	1	33	33.0	33	0
Ron Drzewiecki	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	130	1945	15.0	74	7

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blanda	23	23	100.0	26	14	53.8	65
Totals	23	23	100.0	26	14	53.8	65

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Brown	34	1365	40.1	62
Zeke Bratkowski	16	617	38.6	52
Jack Johnson	11	398	36.2	50
Rick Casares	2	67	33.5	41
Totals	63	2447	38.8	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Drzewiecki	22	64	2.9	11
Vic Zucco	11	58	5.3	25
J.C. Caroline	6	20	3.3	10
Perry Jeter	2	3	1.5	3
Ray Smith	2	1	0.5	1
Totals	43	146	3.4	25

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Drzewiecki	13	315	24.2	53
Vic Zucco	8	224	28.0	73
Willie Galimore	5	140	28.0	47
J.C. Caroline	4	77	19.2	23
Perry Jeter	3	62	20.7	28
John Damore	1	7	7.0	7
Fred Williams	1	6	6.0	6
M.L. Brackett	3	5	1.7	3
Rick Casares	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	39	836	21.4	73

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jack Johnson	4	36	9.0	20
Vic Zucco	3	20	6.7	14
McNeil Moore	2	28	14.0	20
Stan Wallace	2	23	11.5	21
J.C. Caroline	2	22	11.0	20
Wayne Hansen	1	34	34.0	34
Ray Smith	1	22	22.0	22
Totals	15	185	12.3	34

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Kline Gilbert			0	3	1	0
Joe Fortunato			1	3	9
Ed Brown			5	2	0
Stan Wallace		0	0	2	0	0
Ray Smith		0	1	1	0	0
Bill McColl			0	1	0
Bill George			0	1	0	0
Zeke Bratkowski			3	1	0	0
McNeil Moore		0	0	1	0	0
Tom Roggeman			0	1	5	0
Jack Johnson		0	0	1	0	0
Willie Galimore			6	1	0
Bill Wightkin			0	1	0	0
Bill Bishop			0	1	0	0
J.C. Caroline		0	0	1	0	0
Bob Kilcullen			0	1	0	0
Wayne Hansen		0	0	1	0	0
Vic Zucco		0	2	1	43	1
Doug Atkins			0	1	0	0
Harlon Hill			1	0	0
Perry Jeter			2	0	0	0
Bobby Watkins			2	0	0
Rick Casares			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	25	25	58	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Blanda	1								14	23	0			71
Willie Galimore	5	2		0					0	0	0			42
Rick Casares	6	0		0					0	0	0			36
Bobby Watkins	1	1							0	0	0			12
Harlon Hill	0	2							0	0	0			12
Jim Dooley		1							0	0	0			6
Vic Zucco			0	0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Ed Brown	1								0	0	0			6
Bill McColl		1							0	0	0			6
Joe Fortunato	1								0	0	0			6
Totals	15	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	14	23	0	0	0	203