1973 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Abe Gibron (3-11)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1973 Chicago Bears Roster
1973 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Chicago floundered, tallying only 195 points, while the defensive unit surrendered 334. Carl Garrett rushed for a team-leading 655 yards for the Bears, and Bobby Douglass also contributed to the rushing attack.

Bobby Douglass threw for 1,057 yards. Earl Thomas hauled in 24 balls for 343 yards. Jim Harrison and Carl Garrett were targeted regularly as well.

Garry Lyle picked off 5 opponent throws.

Abe Gibron coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bobby Douglass	174	81	46.6	1057	6.1	5	2.9	7	4.0	63	27	215	59.0
Gary Huff	126	54	42.9	525	4.2	3	2.4	8	6.3	29	22	180	36.6
Ike Hill	1	1	100.0	35	35.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	35	0	0	118.8
Carl Garrett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Earl Thomas	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	303	136	44.9	1617	5.3	8	2.6	16	5.3	63	49	395

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Carl Garrett	175	655	3.7	35	5
Bobby Douglass	94	525	5.6	42	5
Jim Harrison	100	370	3.7	17	1
Joe Moore	58	191	3.3	25	0
Roger Lawson	24	70	2.9	12	0
Gary Kosins	24	65	2.7	7	0
Gary Huff	11	22	2.0	8	0
George Farmer	1	8	8.0	8	0
Reggie Sanderson	3	8	2.7	6	0
Earl Thomas	1	5	5.0	5	0
Bob Parsons	2	2	1.0	5	0
Ike Hill	3	-14	-4.7	5	0
Totals	496	1907	3.8	42	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Earl Thomas	24	343	14.3	38	4
Carl Garrett	23	292	12.7	39	0
Jim Harrison	21	200	9.5	44	2
George Farmer	15	219	14.6	25	1
Craig Cotton	13	186	14.3	63	0
Ike Hill	10	119	11.9	18	0
Roger Lawson	9	60	6.7	21	0
Tom Reynolds	7	127	18.1	30	0
Reggie Sanderson	5	23	4.6	9	0
Gary Kosins	4	8	2.0	10	0
Joe Moore	3	17	5.7	6	0
Bob Parsons	2	23	11.5	17	1
Totals	136	1617	11.9	63	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Mirro Roder	12	11	91.7	16	8	50.0	35
Mac Percival	10	10	100.0	8	6	75.0	28
Totals	22	21	95.5	24	14	58.3	63

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Green	82	3321	40.5	62
Bob Parsons	4	106	26.5	33
Totals	86	3427	39.8	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ike Hill	36	204	5.7	72	1
Joe Moore	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	37	204	5.5	72	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ike Hill	27	637	23.6	95	1
Carl Garrett	16	486	30.4	67	0
Cecil Turner	8	127	15.9	28	0
Reggie Sanderson	2	44	22.0	25	0
Bob Parsons	2	15	7.5	15	0
Craig Cotton	2	15	7.5	13	0
Glen Holloway	1	8	8.0	8	0
Jim Osborne	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	59	1332	22.6	95	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Garry Lyle	5	62	12.4	24
Doug Buffone	3	22	7.3	22
Charlie Ford	2	50	25.0	41
Craig Clemons	2	30	15.0	30
Allan Ellis	1	12	12.0	12
Dick Butkus	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	14	176	12.6	41

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Tony McGee			0	4	0	0
Ike Hill			6	3	24
Wally Chambers			0	2	0	0
Craig Clemons		0	0	2	0	0
Randy Jackson			0	2	0	0
Cecil Turner			1	1	0	0
Bob Pifferini			0	1	0	0
Earl Thomas			1	1	0
Garry Lyle		0	0	1	3	0
Andy Rice			0	1	0	0
Bobby Douglass			7	1	0
Charlie Ford		0	1	1	0	0
Don Rives			0	1	0	0
Rich Coady			4	1	-26	0
Carl Garrett			13	1	0
Willie Holman			0	1	0	0
Jim Osborne			1	1	0	0
Bob Asher			0	1	0	0
Gail Clark			0	1	0	0
Mel Tom			0	1	7	0
Craig Cotton			0	1	0	0
Bobby Green			0	1	0	0
Doug Buffone		0	0	1	7	0
Dick Butkus		0	0	1	0	1
Joe Moore			1	0	0	0
Roger Lawson			1	0	0	0
George Farmer			1	0	0
Gary Huff			1	0	0	0
Jim Harrison			2	0	0
Totals	0	0	40	32	15	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mirro Roder									8	11	0			35
Bobby Douglass	5								0	0	0			30
Carl Garrett	5	0		0					0	0	0			30
Mac Percival									6	10	0			28
Earl Thomas	0	4							0	0	0			24
Jim Harrison	1	2							0	0	0			18
Ike Hill	0	0	1	1					0	0	0			12
Dick Butkus						0	1		0	0	0			6
George Farmer	0	1							0	0	0			6
Bob Parsons	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	11	8	1	1	0	0	1	0	14	21	0	0	0	195