1972 Chicago Bears Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Abe Gibron (4-9-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1972 Chicago Bears RosterTeam Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Abe Gibron (4-9-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1972 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Bears chalked up 225 points, but the defensive unit yielded 275. Bobby Douglass rushed for a team-leading 968 yards for Chicago.
Bobby Douglass threw for 1,246 yards. Earl Thomas hauled in 20 balls, while George Farmer added 380 receiving yards.
Charlie Ford picked off 7 opponent throws.
Abe Gibron coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating | Bobby Douglass | 198 | 75 | 37.9 | 1246 | 6.3 | 9 | 4.5 | 12 | 6.1 | 85 | 32 | 175 | 49.8 | Bobby Green | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 50.0 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 52.1 | John Huarte | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 14 | 2.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 47.9 |
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| Totals | 205 | 78 | 38.0 | 1283 | 6.3 | 9 | 4.4 | 13 | 6.3 | 85 | 32 | 175 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Bobby Douglass | 141 | 968 | 6.9 | 57 | 8 | Jim Harrison | 167 | 622 | 3.7 | 19 | 2 | Don Shy | 91 | 342 | 3.8 | 22 | 1 | Cyril Pinder | 87 | 300 | 3.4 | 19 | 3 | Roger Lawson | 33 | 106 | 3.2 | 14 | 1 | Dick Butkus | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | Earl Thomas | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 8 | 0 | Gary Kosins | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 | Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Cecil Turner | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 0 | John Huarte | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | -2 | 0 | Jim Seymour | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 | George Farmer | 2 | -13 | -6.5 | -2 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 536 | 2360 | 4.4 | 57 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Earl Thomas | 20 | 365 | 18.2 | 44 | 3 | George Farmer | 14 | 380 | 27.1 | 85 | 2 | Jim Seymour | 10 | 165 | 16.5 | 35 | 1 | Don Shy | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 28 | 0 | Roger Lawson | 8 | 120 | 15.0 | 40 | 0 | Jim Harrison | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 20 | 1 | Cecil Turner | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 36 | 0 | Gary Kosins | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 8 | 1 | Cyril Pinder | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | Bob Wallace | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | Bob Parsons | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 78 | 1283 | 16.4 | 85 | 9 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. | Mac Percival | 26 | 26 | 100.0 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 62 | Dick Butkus | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 27 | 27 | 100.0 | 24 | 12 | 50.0 | 63 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | Bobby Green | 67 | 2758 | 41.2 | 58 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 67 | 2758 | 41.2 | 58 |
Punt Returns:
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Ron Smith | 30 | 924 | 30.8 | 94 | 1 | Cecil Turner | 16 | 409 | 25.6 | 57 | 0 | Craig Clemons | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 27 | 0 | Glen Holloway | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 | Dick Butkus | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | Cyril Pinder | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 | Larry Horton | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | Earl Thomas | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 52 | 1446 | 27.8 | 94 | 2 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | Charlie Ford | 7 | 104 | 14.9 | 43 | 0 | Joe Taylor | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Garry Lyle | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 35 | 0 | Dick Butkus | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 14 | 0 | Bob Jeter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | Ross Brupbacher | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | Jerry Moore | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | Ron Smith | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | Doug Buffone | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 21 | 193 | 9.2 | 43 | 0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF | Bobby Douglass | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Dick Butkus | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 0 | 0 | Jerry Moore | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | Rich Coady | 2 | 2 | -21 | 0 | 0 | Bobby Green | 1 | 2 | -13 | 0 | 0 | Jim Osborne | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Jim Harrison | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Pifferini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Glen Holloway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Gary Kosins | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Charlie Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Larry Rowden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cyril Pinder | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bill Line | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ross Brupbacher | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Andy Rice | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | John Huarte | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Randy Jackson | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | Craig Clemons | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Roger Lawson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ron Smith | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Don Shy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Earl Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Cecil Turner | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Bob Parsons | 1 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 40 | 30 | -26 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | Mac Percival | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 26 | 0 | 62 | Bobby Douglass | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | Earl Thomas | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | Cyril Pinder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | Jim Harrison | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | George Farmer | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | Gary Kosins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Bob Parsons | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Roger Lawson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Jim Seymour | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Don Shy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ron Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Ross Brupbacher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | Dick Butkus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 15 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 225 |
