1959 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1959 Chicago Bears Roster
1959 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1959 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

Chicago scored 252 points, while the solid defensive unit yielded 196. Ed Brown tossed for 1,881 yards. Jim Dooley topped all receivers, hauling in 41 balls for 580 yards, while Harlon Hill was targeted regularly, too.

Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 699 yards for the Bears.

J.C. Caroline and Erich Barnes each picked off 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
Ed Brown	247	125	50.6	1881	7.6	13	5.3	10	4.0	88	76.7
Zeke Bratkowski	62	31	50.0	403	6.5	2	3.2	5	8.1	36	48.0
Rick Casares	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	310	156	50.3	2284	7.4	15	4.8	16	5.2	88

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Casares	177	699	3.9	47	10
Johnny Morris	87	312	3.6	33	0
Willie Galimore	58	199	3.4	36	1
Ed Brown	33	108	3.3	46	1
Zeke Bratkowski	7	86	12.3	41	0
Merrill Douglas	24	47	2.0	9	2
Rudy Bukich	1	0	0.0	0	0
Harlon Hill	1	0	0.0	0	0
John Adams	4	-13	-3.2	8	0
Totals	392	1438	3.7	47	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Dooley	41	580	14.1	41	3
Harlon Hill	36	578	16.1	88	3
Rick Casares	27	273	10.1	43	2
Willard Dewveall	20	420	21.0	76	3
Johnny Morris	13	197	15.2	51	2
Willie Galimore	10	125	12.5	34	2
Bill McColl	8	94	11.8	26	0
Merrill Douglas	1	17	17.0	17	0
Totals	156	2284	14.6	88	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Aveni	32	28	87.5	19	10	52.6	58
Totals	32	28	87.5	19	10	52.6	58

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Brown	64	2634	41.2	66
Rick Casares	3	139	46.3	71
Jack Johnson	1	32	32.0	32
Totals	68	2805	41.2	71

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Morris	14	171	12.2	78	1
Richie Petitbon	11	72	6.5	17	0
Vic Zucco	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	26	243	9.3	78	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Morris	17	438	25.8	58
Willie Galimore	11	229	20.8	33
Richie Petitbon	4	68	17.0	28
Bill Roehnelt	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	33	735	22.3	58

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Erich Barnes	5	67	13.4	29	0
J.C. Caroline	5	14	2.8	8	0
Richie Petitbon	3	52	17.3	33	1
Charlie Sumner	3	22	7.3	15	0
Bill George	2	20	10.0	20	0
Joe Fortunato	2	10	5.0	6	0
Larry Morris	1	14	14.0	14	0
Jack Johnson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	22	199	9.0	33	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Joe Fortunato		0	0	3	0	0
Dick Klein			1	2	0	0
Willard Dewveall			0	2	-3
Charlie Sumner		0	1	2	27	0
Erich Barnes		0	0	2	0	0
Fred Williams			0	2	0	0
Johnny Morris			3	2	0
Larry Morris		0	0	2	19	1
Chuck Howley			0	1	0	0
Earl Leggett			0	1	0
Stan Jones			0	1	-3	0
John Mellekas			0	1	0	0
John Damore			0	1	0	0
Willie Galimore			4	1	0
Harlon Hill			1	1	0
Ed Brown			7	1	-3
Bill Bishop			0	1	0	0
Bill George		0	0	1	0	0
J.C. Caroline		0	1	0	0	0
Richie Petitbon		0	1	0	0
Rick Casares			7	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	27	37	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Rick Casares	10	2							0	0	0			72
John Aveni									10	28	0			58
Willie Galimore	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Willard Dewveall		3							0	0	0			18
Johnny Morris	0	2	1	0					0	0	0			18
Jim Dooley		3							0	0	0			18
Harlon Hill	0	3							0	0	0			18
Merrill Douglas	2	0							0	0	0			12
Richie Petitbon			0	0		1			0	0	0			6
Ed Brown	1								0	0	0			6
Larry Morris						0	1		0	0	0			6
Earl Leggett									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	14	15	1	0	0	1	1	0	10	28	0	0	1	252