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.

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