1981 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Neill Armstrong (6-10)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1981 Chicago Bears Roster
1981 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.

Chicago stumbled, scoring only 253 points, while the defense surrendered 324. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,222 yards for the Bears.

Vince Evans passed for 2,354 yards. Walter Payton topped all receivers, hauling in 41 balls, while Ken Margerum added 584 receiving yards, while Rickey Watts and Brian Baschnagel were targeted regularly, too.

Gary Fencik picked off 6 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
Vince Evans	436	195	44.7	2354	5.4	11	2.5	20	4.6	85	23	173	51.1
Bob Avellini	32	15	46.9	185	5.8	1	3.1	3	9.4	72	7	52	36.6
Mike Phipps	17	11	64.7	171	10.1	2	11.8	0	0.0	43	5	41	137.1
Brian Baschnagel	1	1	100.0	18	18.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	18	0	0	118.8
Walter Payton	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Bob Parsons	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	489	222	45.4	2728	5.6	14	2.9	23	4.7	85	35	266

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Payton	339	1222	3.6	39	6
Matt Suhey	150	521	3.5	26	3
Vince Evans	43	218	5.1	25	3
Roland Harper	34	106	3.1	11	1
Willie McClendon	30	74	2.5	17	0
Dave Williams	2	19	9.5	15	0
Ken Margerum	1	11	11.0	11	0
Brian Baschnagel	1	10	10.0	10	0
Bob Avellini	5	2	0.4	2	0
Mike Phipps	1	0	0.0	0	0
Bob Parsons	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Dan Neal	1	-6	-6.0	-6	0
Totals	608	2171	3.6	39	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Payton	41	379	9.2	30	2
Ken Margerum	39	584	15.0	41	1
Brian Baschnagel	34	554	16.3	72	3
Matt Suhey	33	168	5.1	15	0
Rickey Watts	27	465	17.2	42	3
Dave Williams	18	126	7.0	18	2
Robin Earl	10	118	11.8	24	1
Marcus Anderson	9	243	27.0	85	2
Brooks Williams	3	32	10.7	16	0
Mike Cobb	2	20	10.0	11	0
Roland Harper	2	10	5.0	8	0
Willie McClendon	2	4	2.0	4	0
Al Harris	1	18	18.0	18	0
Emanuel Zanders	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	222	2728	12.3	85	14

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
John Roveto	20	19	95.0	18	10	55.6	49
Bob Thomas	3	2	66.7	3	2	66.7	8
Hans Nielsen	8	8	100.0	2		0.0	8
Totals	31	29	93.5	23	12	52.2	65

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bob Parsons	114	4531	39.7	55
Totals	114	4531	39.7	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jeff Fisher	43	509	11.8	88	1
Len Walterscheid	1	6	6.0	6	0
Doug Plank	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	45	518	11.5	88	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Williams	23	486	21.1	42
Emery Moorehead	23	476	20.7	56
Jeff Fisher	7	102	14.6	23
Leslie Frazier	6	77	12.8	15
Brooks Williams	1	35	35.0	35
Brian Baschnagel	2	34	17.0	23
Bob Fisher	1	9	9.0	9
Marcus Anderson	1	-5	-5.0	-5
Totals	64	1214	19.0	56

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gary Fencik	6	121	20.2	69	1
Reuben Henderson	4	84	21.0	39	0
Terry Schmidt	2	4	2.0	4	0
Jeff Fisher	2	3	1.5	3	0
Todd Bell	1	92	92.0	92	1
Al Harris	1	44	44.0	44	1
Len Walterscheid	1	0	0.0	0	0
Mike Singletary	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	18	345	19.2	92	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Steve McMichael	1	1	0		0	1	0	0
Doug Plank					0	4	6
Walter Payton					9	3	0
Matt Suhey					3	3	0
Al Harris				0	0	3	5
Otis Wilson					0	3	31	0
Rickey Watts					3	2	0
Brian Baschnagel					2	2	0
Vince Evans					13	2	-10
Jim Osborne					0	2	7	0
Len Walterscheid				0	0	2	3	0
Mike Cobb					0	1	0	0
Todd Bell				0	0	1	0
Bruce Herron					0	1	0	0
Ken Margerum					0	1	0
Alan Page					0	1	0	0
Emanuel Zanders					0	1	0	0
Terry Schmidt				0	0	1	0	0
Keith Van Horne					0	1	0	0
Gary Campbell					0	1	0	0
Revie Sorey					0	1	0	0
Mike Hartenstine					0	1	4	0
Gary Fencik				0	0	1	0
Reuben Henderson				0	0	1	0	0
Jeff Fisher				0	3	1	0
Roland Harper					1	0	0
Marcus Anderson					1	0	0
Dan Neal					2	0	-4	0
Totals	1	1	0	0	37	41	42	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
John Roveto									10	19	0			49
Walter Payton	6	2							0	0	0			48
Vince Evans	3								0	0	0			18
Rickey Watts		3							0	0	0			18
Matt Suhey	3	0							0	0	0			18
Brian Baschnagel	0	3		0					0	0	0			18
Marcus Anderson		2		0					0	0	0			12
Dave Williams	0	2		0					0	0	0			12
Hans Nielsen									0	8	0			8
Bob Thomas									2	2	0			8
Todd Bell						1			0	0	0			6
Jeff Fisher			1	0		0			0	0	0			6
Ken Margerum	0	1							0	0	0			6
Al Harris		0				1			0	0	0			6
Gary Fencik						1			0	0	0			6
Roland Harper	1	0							0	0	0			6
Robin Earl		1							0	0	0			6
Doug Plank			0						0	0	0		1	2
Totals	13	14	1	0	0	3	0	0	12	29	0	0	1	253