1961 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1961 Chicago Bears Roster
1961 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third 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
Billy Wade	250	139	55.6	2258	9.0	22	8.8	13	5.2	98	93.7
Ed Brown	98	46	46.9	742	7.6	4	4.1	11	11.2	84	46.8
John Adams	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	112.5
Totals	349	186	53.3	3011	8.6	26	7.4	24	6.9	98

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Galimore	153	707	4.6	60	4
Rick Casares	135	588	4.4	23	8
Billy Wade	45	255	5.7	29	2
Charlie Bivins	43	188	4.4	24	1
Bill Brown	22	81	3.7	20	0
Johnny Morris	8	49	6.1	21	0
Ed Brown	13	18	1.4	13	0
J.D. Smith	3	6	2.0	5	0
John Adams	14	-2	-0.1	10	1
Totals	436	1890	4.3	60	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Ditka	56	1076	19.2	76	12
Johnny Morris	36	548	15.2	80	4
Willie Galimore	33	502	15.2	84	3
Bo Farrington	21	349	16.6	98	4
Angelo Coia	12	249	20.8	64	3
Rick Casares	8	69	8.6	31	0
Jim Dooley	6	90	15.0	25	0
John Adams	5	80	16.0	36	0
Charlie Bivins	4	-9	-2.2	4	0
Harlon Hill	3	51	17.0	23	0
Bill Brown	2	6	3.0	13	0
Totals	186	3011	16.2	98	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Roger LeClerc	41	40	97.6	24	10	41.7	70
Ed Brown	1	1	100.0	2	1	50.0	4
Bill George				1		0.0	0
Totals	42	41	97.6	27	11	40.7	74

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Brown	58	2448	42.2	69
John Adams	2	56	28.0	43
Totals	60	2504	41.7	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Morris	23	155	6.7	16
Richie Petitbon	2	9	4.5	7
Rosey Taylor	1	4	4.0	4
Larry Morris	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	27	170	6.3	16

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Bivins	25	668	26.7	78
Rosey Taylor	14	379	27.1	60
Willie Galimore	5	82	16.4	25
Bill Brown	4	54	13.5	19
Johnny Morris	2	46	23.0	25
J.D. Smith	1	18	18.0	18
Totals	51	1247	24.5	78

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Whitsell	6	123	20.5	52
Richie Petitbon	5	71	14.2	43
Harlon Hill	3	52	17.3	24
J.C. Caroline	3	48	16.0	28
Joe Fortunato	3	34	11.3	16
Bill George	3	18	6.0	13
Larry Morris	1	25	25.0	25
Totals	24	371	15.5	52

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Roger LeClerc			0	3	0
Bill George		0	0	2	0	0
Doug Atkins			0	2	0	0
John Adams			1	2	36
Willie Galimore			8	2	0
Ed Brown			1	2	0
Fred Williams			0	1	0	0
Joe Fortunato		0	0	1	0	0
John Mellekas			0	1	0	0
Harlon Hill		0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Morris			2	1	3
Bill Brown			2	1	0	0
Larry Morris		0	0	1	0	0
Rosey Taylor			1	1	0	0
Stan Fanning			0	1	0	0
Rick Casares			1	0	0
Bo Farrington			1	0	0
Mike Ditka			2	0	0
Billy Wade			3	0	0
Charlie Bivins			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	23	22	39	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mike Ditka		12							0	0	0			72
Roger LeClerc									10	40	0			70
Rick Casares	8	0							0	0	0			48
Willie Galimore	4	3		0					0	0	0			42
Johnny Morris	0	4	0	0					0	0	0			24
Bo Farrington		4							0	0	0			24
Angelo Coia		3							0	0	0			18
Billy Wade	2								0	0	0			12
John Adams	1	0							0	0	0			6
Charlie Bivins	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Ed Brown	0								1	1	0			4
Totals	16	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	41	0	0	0	326