1967 Chicago Bears Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: George Halas (7-6-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1967 Chicago Bears RosterTeam Record: 7-6-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division
Coach: George Halas (7-6-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1967 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1967 season with a record of 7 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division.
The Bears ran up 239 points, while the defensive squad conceded 218. Gale Sayers rushed for a team-leading 880 yards for Chicago.
Jack Concannon tossed for 1,260 yards. Dick Gordon hauled in 31 balls for 534 yards.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 44 turnovers. Rosey Taylor, Bennie McRae and Richie Petitbon each snatched 5 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 | Jack Concannon | 186 | 92 | 49.5 | 1260 | 6.8 | 6 | 3.2 | 14 | 7.5 | 93 | 50.9 | Larry Rakestraw | 44 | 21 | 47.7 | 228 | 5.2 | 3 | 6.8 | 2 | 4.5 | 34 | 67.2 | Rudy Bukich | 33 | 18 | 54.5 | 185 | 5.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 6.1 | 30 | 45.6 | Gale Sayers | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 268 | 131 | 48.9 | 1673 | 6.2 | 9 | 3.4 | 18 | 6.7 | 93 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Gale Sayers | 186 | 880 | 4.7 | 70 | 7 | Brian Piccolo | 87 | 317 | 3.6 | 31 | 0 | Jack Concannon | 67 | 279 | 4.2 | 31 | 3 | Ronnie Bull | 61 | 176 | 2.9 | 11 | 0 | Ralph Kurek | 37 | 112 | 3.0 | 13 | 0 | Larry Rakestraw | 11 | 42 | 3.8 | 20 | 2 | Andy Livingston | 28 | 41 | 1.5 | 6 | 0 | Jim Jones | 4 | 19 | 4.8 | 24 | 0 | Johnny Morris | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | Dick Gordon | 3 | -7 | -2.3 | 9 | 0 | Rudy Bukich | 4 | -13 | -3.2 | 2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 489 | 1852 | 3.8 | 70 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dick Gordon | 31 | 534 | 17.2 | 93 | 5 | Johnny Morris | 20 | 231 | 11.6 | 31 | 1 | Ronnie Bull | 18 | 250 | 13.9 | 63 | 1 | Gale Sayers | 16 | 126 | 7.9 | 32 | 1 | Brian Piccolo | 13 | 103 | 7.9 | 25 | 0 | Austin Denney | 12 | 113 | 9.4 | 19 | 0 | Jim Jones | 7 | 138 | 19.7 | 34 | 0 | Andy Livingston | 5 | 62 | 12.4 | 38 | 0 | Ralph Kurek | 5 | 30 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | Bob Jones | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 51 | 1 | Terry Stoepel | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 131 | 1673 | 12.8 | 93 | 9 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Bobby Green | 79 | 3392 | 42.9 | 68 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 79 | 3392 | 42.9 | 68 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Dick Gordon | 12 | 82 | 6.8 | 43 | 0 | Gale Sayers | 3 | 80 | 26.7 | 58 | 1 | Johnny Morris | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 | Al Dodd | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 6 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 22 | 194 | 8.8 | 58 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Gale Sayers | 16 | 603 | 37.7 | 103 | 3 | Dick Gordon | 16 | 397 | 24.8 | 32 | 0 | Ralph Kurek | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 25 | 0 | Charlie Brown | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | Al Dodd | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 24 | 0 | Joe Taylor | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 | Doug Kriewald | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Terry Stoepel | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Randy Jackson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Rudy Kuechenberg | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 47 | 1157 | 24.6 | 103 | 3 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bennie McRae | 5 | 94 | 18.8 | 34 | 2 | Richie Petitbon | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 35 | 0 | Rosey Taylor | 5 | 19 | 3.8 | 10 | 0 | Curt Gentry | 4 | 25 | 6.2 | 17 | 0 | Doug Buffone | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 22 | 0 | Frank Cornish | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 6 | 0 | Joe Taylor | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27 | 0 | Dick Butkus | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 | Charlie Brown | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 | Marty Amsler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 28 | 334 | 11.9 | 35 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Gale Sayers | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Butkus | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Frank Cornish | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Brown | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rosey Taylor | 0 | 0 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 0 | Joe Taylor | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ralph Kurek | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Gordon | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | Richie Petitbon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Marty Amsler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Doug Buffone | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Al Dodd | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jack Concannon | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Loyd Phillips | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Cadile | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Brian Piccolo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Rakestraw | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ronnie Bull | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Andy Livingston | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rudy Bukich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Totals | 0 | 0 | 25 | 27 | 41 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
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| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Gale Sayers | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | Mac Percival | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 65 | Dick Gordon | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | Jack Concannon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Bennie McRae | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Larry Rakestraw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Bob Jones | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Doug Buffone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Johnny Morris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Rosey Taylor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ronnie Bull | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Totals | 12 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 |
