1943 Chicago Bears Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-1-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Hunk Anderson (8-1-1)
Coach: Luke Johnsos (8-1-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1943 Chicago Bears RosterTeam Record: 8-1-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Hunk Anderson (8-1-1)
Coach: Luke Johnsos (8-1-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1943 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1943 season with a record of 8 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
On offense, the Bears scored 303 points, best in the league. On the other side of the ball, the stingy defense conceded 157 points. Sid Luckman passed for 2,194 yards. Harry Clarke topped the receiving corps, hauling in 23 balls for 535 yards. George Wilson provided receiving help, too.
Harry Clarke rushed for a team-leading 556 yards.
Harry Clarke picked off 5 opponent throws.
Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos coached the team. The 1943 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 | 202 | 110 | 54.5 | 2194 | 10.9 | 28 | 13.9 | 12 | 5.9 | 66 | 107.5 | Bob Snyder | 26 | 7 | 26.9 | 116 | 4.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 15.4 | 55 | 6.1 | Harry Clarke | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 229 | 117 | 51.1 | 2310 | 10.1 | 28 | 12.2 | 17 | 7.4 | 66 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Harry Clarke | 120 | 556 | 4.6 | 20 | 2 | Dante Magnani | 51 | 310 | 6.1 | 79 | 2 | Gary Famiglietti | 64 | 229 | 3.6 | 31 | 2 | Ray Nolting | 38 | 209 | 5.5 | 22 | 1 | Ray McLean | 35 | 127 | 3.6 | 34 | 1 | Bill Osmanski | 37 | 102 | 2.8 | 9 | 1 | Bronko Nagurski | 16 | 84 | 5.2 | 11 | 1 | Doug McEnulty | 16 | 45 | 2.8 | 9 | 0 | Bill Geyer | 16 | 36 | 2.2 | 15 | 1 | Bob Masters | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 10 | 0 | Bob Steuber | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Bob Snyder | 6 | -20 | -3.3 | 3 | 0 | Sid Luckman | 22 | -40 | -1.8 | 8 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 424 | 1651 | 3.9 | 79 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Harry Clarke | 23 | 535 | 23.3 | 52 | 7 | George Wilson | 21 | 293 | 14.0 | 28 | 5 | Ray McLean | 18 | 435 | 24.2 | 66 | 2 | Hampton Pool | 18 | 363 | 20.2 | 42 | 5 | Jim Benton | 13 | 235 | 18.1 | 55 | 3 | Dante Magnani | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 51 | 1 | Bill Geyer | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 64 | 2 | Ray Nolting | 5 | 90 | 18.0 | 48 | 0 | Connie Berry | 4 | 99 | 24.8 | 54 | 2 | John Siegal | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 18 | 0 | Doug McEnulty | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 1 | Gary Famiglietti | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 117 | 2310 | 19.7 | 66 | 28 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Bob Snyder | 42 | 39 | 92.9 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 45 | Ray McLean | 1 | 0.0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 43 | 39 | 90.7 | 7 | 2 | 28.6 | 45 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Sid Luckman | 34 | 1220 | 35.9 | 78 | Bob Snyder | 10 | 378 | 37.8 | 48 | Doug McEnulty | 4 | 187 | 46.8 | 59 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 48 | 1785 | 37.2 | 78 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Harry Clarke | 10 | 158 | 15.8 | 38 | 0 | Ray McLean | 7 | 94 | 13.4 | 29 | 0 | Sid Luckman | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | Dante Magnani | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 19 | 0 | Ray Nolting | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 11 | 0 | Bill Geyer | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 28 | 359 | 12.8 | 38 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Harry Clarke | 13 | 326 | 25.1 | 50 | 0 | Dante Magnani | 6 | 171 | 28.5 | 96 | 1 | Ray McLean | 4 | 105 | 26.2 | 31 | 0 | Bill Geyer | 2 | 71 | 35.5 | 42 | 0 | Ray Nolting | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 30 | 0 | Sid Luckman | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 | Jim Logan | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 29 | 722 | 24.9 | 96 | 1 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Harry Clarke | 5 | 32 | 6.4 | 22 | 0 | Sid Luckman | 4 | 85 | 21.2 | 27 | 0 | Ray McLean | 4 | 20 | 5.0 | 11 | 0 | Dante Magnani | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 14 | 0 | George Wilson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 13 | 0 | Bill Geyer | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Doug McEnulty | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Bob Snyder | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Fred Mundee | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Tony Ippolito | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Ray Nolting | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 24 | 212 | 8.8 | 27 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Harry Clarke | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | Bob Snyder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 45 | George Wilson | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Hampton Pool | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Bill Geyer | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Dante Magnani | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Jim Benton | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Ray McLean | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Gary Famiglietti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Connie Berry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Doug McEnulty | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ray Nolting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bill Osmanski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Sid Luckman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 12 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 303 |
