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. 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