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 Roster
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.

Chicago chalked up 225 points, while the defensive unit yielded 275. Bobby Douglass rushed for a team-leading 968 yards for the Bears.

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
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:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Smith	26	163	6.3	29
Craig Clemons	2	15	7.5	10
Totals	28	178	6.4	29

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
Charlie Ford	7	104	14.9	43
Joe Taylor	4	0	0.0	0
Garry Lyle	2	52	26.0	35
Dick Butkus	2	19	9.5	14
Bob Jeter	2	0	0.0	0
Ross Brupbacher	1	11	11.0	11
Jerry Moore	1	5	5.0	5
Ron Smith	1	2	2.0	2
Doug Buffone	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	21	193	9.2	43

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Bobby Douglass			9	5	0
Dick Butkus		0	0	4	11
Jerry Moore		0	0	2	1
Rich Coady			2	2	-21
Bobby Green			1	2	-13
Jim Osborne			0	2	0
Jim Harrison			7	2	0
Bob Pifferini			0	1	0
Glen Holloway			0	1	0
Gary Kosins			1	1	0
Charlie Ford		0	0	1	0
Larry Rowden			0	1	0
Cyril Pinder			4	1	0
Bill Line			0	1	0
Ross Brupbacher		0	0	1	0
Andy Rice			0	1	0
John Huarte			1	1	0
Randy Jackson			0	1	5
Craig Clemons			1	0	0
Roger Lawson			2	0	0
Ron Smith		0	3	0	0
Don Shy			5	0	0
Earl Thomas			1	0	0
Cecil Turner			2	0	0
Bob Parsons			1	0	-9
Totals	0	0	40	30	-26

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