1966 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-7-2
Finishing 5th in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (5-7-2)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1966 Chicago Bears Roster
1966 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1966 season with a record of 5 wins and 7 losses and 2 ties, finishing fifth in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears chalked up 234 points, and the defensive squad allowed 272. Gale Sayers rushed for a team-leading 1,231 yards for Chicago.

Rudy Bukich threw for 1,858 yards. Gale Sayers topped pass catchers, hauling in 34 balls, while Jim Jones added 504 receiving yards. Mike Ditka contributed to the receiving game, too.

Richie Petitbon intercepted 4 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
Rudy Bukich	309	147	47.6	1858	6.0	10	3.2	21	6.8	80	49.3
Billy Wade	21	9	42.9	79	3.8	0	0.0	1	4.8	14	33.6
Gale Sayers	6	2	33.3	58	9.7	0	0.0	1	16.7	39	30.6
Ronnie Bull	1	1	100.0	21	21.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	21	118.8
Jon Arnett	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	338	159	47.0	2016	6.0	10	3.0	23	6.8	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gale Sayers	229	1231	5.4	58	8
Ronnie Bull	100	318	3.2	13	0
Ralph Kurek	52	179	3.4	12	1
Jon Arnett	55	178	3.2	21	1
Rudy Bukich	18	14	0.8	12	2
Brian Piccolo	3	12	4.0	5	0
Joe Marconi	3	5	1.7	3	0
Dick Gordon	1	2	2.0	2	0
Larry Rakestraw	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Jim Jones	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	463	1927	4.2	58	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gale Sayers	34	447	13.1	80	2
Mike Ditka	32	378	11.8	30	2
Jim Jones	28	504	18.0	80	5
Ronnie Bull	20	174	8.7	28	0
Dick Gordon	15	210	14.0	40	1
Ralph Kurek	10	178	17.8	49	0
Jon Arnett	10	42	4.2	11	0
Johnny Morris	5	49	9.8	15	0
Duane Allen	3	28	9.3	14	0
Charlie Bivins	2	6	3.0	4	0
Totals	159	2016	12.7	80	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Roger LeClerc	25	24	96.0	30	18	60.0	78
Totals	25	24	96.0	30	18	60.0	78

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Green	80	3358	42.0	69
Totals	80	3358	42.0	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jon Arnett	15	58	3.9	20
Gale Sayers	6	44	7.3	27
Dick Gordon	4	-5	-1.2	0
Totals	25	97	3.9	27

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gale Sayers	23	718	31.2	93	2
Dick Gordon	19	521	27.4	94	0
Jon Arnett	2	39	19.5	25	0
Dick Butkus	3	32	10.7	18	0
Rosey Taylor	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	48	1313	27.4	94	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Richie Petitbon	4	34	8.5	20
Bennie McRae	3	53	17.7	53
Dave Whitsell	3	44	14.7	21
Rosey Taylor	1	15	15.0	15
Dick Butkus	1	3	3.0	3
Joe Fortunato	1	3	3.0	3
Doug Atkins	1	3	3.0	3
Curt Gentry	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	15	155	10.3	53

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Dick Butkus		0	0	4	0	0
Gale Sayers			2	3	0	0
Ed O'Bradovich			0	3	11	1
Joe Fortunato		0	0	3	24	1
Jim Purnell			0	3	0	0
Charlie Bivins			1	2	-2	0
Jon Arnett			3	2	0	0
Mike Reilly			0	2	0	0
Rudy Bukich			8	2	0	0
Rosey Taylor		0	0	2	6	0
Brian Piccolo			0	2	0	0
Ralph Kurek			1	1	0	0
Doug Buffone			0	1	0	0
Dick Gordon			4	1	0	0
Brian Schweda			0	1	0	0
Bennie McRae		0	0	1	0	0
Ronnie Bull			4	1	0	0
Dick Evey			0	1	0	0
George Seals			0	1	-3	0
Larry Rakestraw			1	1	0	0
Curt Gentry		0	1	0	0	0
Jim Jones			1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	26	37	36	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Roger LeClerc	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	24	0			78
Gale Sayers	8	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
Jim Jones	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Mike Ditka	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Rudy Bukich	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Ed O'Bradovich	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Dick Gordon	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ralph Kurek	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Joe Fortunato	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Jon Arnett	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	12	10	0	2	0	0	2	0	18	24	0	0	0	234