1978 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (7-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1978 Chicago Bears Roster
1978 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

The Bears scored 253 points, and the defense surrendered 274. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,395 yards for Chicago.

Bob Avellini threw for 1,718 yards. Walter Payton topped all receivers, hauling in 50 balls, while James Scott added 759 receiving yards. Roland Harper contributed to the receiving game, too.

Gary Fencik picked off 4 opponent throws.

Neill Armstrong coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Bob Avellini	264	141	53.4	1718	6.5	5	1.9	16	6.1	61	26	208	54.8
Mike Phipps	83	44	53.0	465	5.6	2	2.4	10	12.0	35	6	55	38.1
Vince Evans	3	1	33.3	38	12.7	0	0.0	1	33.3	38	2	25	42.4
Bob Parsons	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Roland Harper	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	352	186	52.8	2221	6.3	7	2.0	28	8.0	61	34	288

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Payton	333	1395	4.2	76	11
Roland Harper	240	992	4.1	31	6
Bob Avellini	34	54	1.6	10	2
Mike Phipps	13	34	2.6	10	0
Vince Evans	6	23	3.8	13	0
Robin Earl	3	17	5.7	9	0
Art Best	2	11	5.5	6	0
Bob Parsons	1	0	0.0	0	0
Brian Baschnagel	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	634	2526	4.0	76	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Payton	50	480	9.6	61	0
Roland Harper	43	340	7.9	33	2
James Scott	42	759	18.1	59	5
Golden Richards	27	379	14.0	52	0
Greg Latta	15	159	10.6	21	0
Steve Schubert	4	51	12.8	19	0
Brian Baschnagel	2	29	14.5	22	0
Bo Rather	1	16	16.0	16	0
Mike Cobb	1	7	7.0	7	0
Robin Earl	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	186	2221	11.9	61	7

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bob Thomas	28	26	92.9	22	17	77.3	77
Totals	28	26	92.9	22	17	77.3	77

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Parsons	96	3549	37.0	54
Totals	96	3549	37.0	54

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Steve Schubert	27	229	8.5	73	1
Virgil Livers	10	31	3.1	13	0
Len Walterscheid	3	24	8.0	11	0
Brian Baschnagel	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	41	286	7.0	73	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Brian Baschnagel	20	455	22.8	6
Len Walterscheid	11	335	30.5	81
Wentford Gaines	10	240	24.0	37
Mike Morgan	5	110	22.0	24
Steve Schubert	4	80	20.0	27
Robin Earl	3	48	16.0	20
John Skibinski	3	36	12.0	20
Mike Spivey	2	34	17.0	23
Greg Latta	2	14	7.0	8
Jerry Muckensturm	1	6	6.0	6
Totals	61	1358	22.3	81

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gary Fencik	4	77	19.2	59	0
Virgil Livers	3	86	28.7	60	1
Doug Buffone	3	22	7.3	16	0
Terry Schmidt	2	23	11.5	23	0
Don Rives	2	8	4.0	8	0
Len Walterscheid	1	0	0.0	0	0
Wentford Gaines	1	0	0.0	0	0
Doug Plank	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	17	216	12.7	60	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Mike Hartenstine			0	3	10
Don Rives		0	0	2	0
Brian Baschnagel			1	2	0
Walter Payton			5	2	0
Gary Fencik		0	0	2	13
Gary Campbell			0	2	0
Bob Parsons			2	2	-17
Doug Plank		0	0	2	0
Tom Hicks			0	1	3
Mike Spivey			0	1	0
Ted Albrecht			0	1	0
Jerry Meyers			0	1	0
Revie Sorey			0	1	0
Bo Rather			0	1	0
Len Walterscheid		0	0	1	0
John Skibinski			0	1	0
Noah Jackson			0	1	0
Terry Schmidt		0	0	1	0
Virgil Livers		0	0	1	0
Roland Harper			2	0	0
Bob Avellini			5	0	-11
Wentford Gaines		0	2	0	0
James Scott			1	0	0
Jon Morris			2	0	-50
Golden Richards			1	0	0
Doug Buffone		0	1	0	0
Totals	0	0	22	28	-52

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bob Thomas	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	26	0			77
Walter Payton	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Roland Harper	6	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
James Scott	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Bob Avellini	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Steve Schubert	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Virgil Livers	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Spivey	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0			6
Tommy Hart	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	19	7	1	0	0	1	0	1	17	26	0	0	1	253