1985 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 15-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 3-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Mike Ditka (15-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1985 Chicago Bears Roster
1985 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 15 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 3-0.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Bears conceded 198 points, the lowest total in the circuit. Chicago lit up the scoreboard for 456 points. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,551 yards.

Jim McMahon passed for 2,392 yards. Walter Payton hauled in 49 balls, while Willie Gault added 704 receiving yards. Dennis McKinnon was targeted regularly also.

The opportunistic defense led the way with 54 turnovers. Leslie Frazier intercepted 6 opponent throws. Richard Dent topped the defensive unit with 17 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 64 sacks.

Mike Ditka coached the team. The 1985 Chicago Bears won the Super Bowl.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim McMahon	313	178	56.9	2392	7.6	15	4.8	11	3.5	70	26	125	82.6
Steve Fuller	107	53	49.5	777	7.3	1	0.9	5	4.7	69	17	102	57.3
Walter Payton	5	3	60.0	96	19.2	1	20.0	0	0.0	50	0	0	143.8
Mike Tomczak	6	2	33.3	33	5.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	24	0	0	52.8
Maury Buford	1	1	100.0	5	5.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	5	0	0	87.5
Totals	432	237	54.9	3303	7.6	17	3.9	16	3.7	70	43	227

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Payton	324	1551	4.8	40	9
Matt Suhey	115	471	4.1	17	1
Jim McMahon	47	252	5.4	19	3
Dennis Gentry	30	160	5.3	21	2
Calvin Thomas	31	125	4.0	17	4
Thomas Sanders	25	104	4.2	28	1
Steve Fuller	24	77	3.2	13	5
Willie Gault	5	18	3.6	11	0
William Perry	5	7	1.4	2	2
Mike Tomczak	2	3	1.5	3	0
Dennis McKinnon	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ken Margerum	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	610	2761	4.5	40	27

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Payton	49	483	9.9	65	2
Emery Moorehead	35	481	13.7	25	1
Willie Gault	33	704	21.3	70	1
Matt Suhey	33	295	8.9	35	1
Dennis McKinnon	31	555	17.9	48	7
Tim Wrightman	24	407	17.0	49	1
Ken Margerum	17	190	11.2	20	2
Dennis Gentry	5	77	15.4	30	0
Calvin Thomas	5	45	9.0	15	0
James Maness	1	34	34.0	34	0
Jim McMahon	1	13	13.0	13	1
Thomas Sanders	1	9	9.0	9	0
Brad Anderson	1	6	6.0	6	0
William Perry	1	4	4.0	4	1
Totals	237	3303	13.9	70	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Kevin Butler	51	51	100.0	37	31	83.8	144
Totals	51	51	100.0	37	31	83.8	144

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Maury Buford	68	2870	42.2	69
Totals	68	2870	42.2	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ken Taylor	25	198	7.9	21
Keith Ortego	17	158	9.3	23
Dave Duerson	6	47	7.8	11
Dennis McKinnon	4	44	11.0	17
James Maness	2	9	4.5	5
Totals	54	456	8.4	23

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Gault	22	577	26.2	99	1
Dennis Gentry	18	466	25.9	94	1
Ken Taylor	1	18	18.0	18	0
Dennis McKinnon	1	16	16.0	16	0
Thomas Sanders	1	10	10.0	10	0
Totals	43	1087	25.3	99	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Leslie Frazier	6	119	19.8	33	1
Dave Duerson	5	53	10.6	20	0
Gary Fencik	5	43	8.6	22	0
Mike Richardson	4	174	43.5	90	1
Wilber Marshall	4	23	5.8	14	0
Otis Wilson	3	35	11.7	23	1
Ken Taylor	3	28	9.3	18	0
Richard Dent	2	10	5.0	9	1
Mike Singletary	1	23	23.0	23	0
Ron Rivera	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	34	512	15.1	90	4

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Richard Dent	17.0
Otis Wilson	10.5
Steve McMichael	8.0
Dan Hampton	6.5
Wilber Marshall	6.0
William Perry	5.0
Mike Singletary	3.0
Henry Waechter	2.5
Dave Duerson	2.0
Tyrone Keys	2.0
Mike Hartenstine	1.0
Ron Rivera	0.5
Totals	64.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Wilber Marshall	78	78	0	0	0	1	8	0	2
Steve McMichael	44	44	0		0	1	0	0	0
Richard Dent	38	38	0	0	0	2	0	0	7
William Perry	31	31	0		0	2	66	0	0
Shaun Gayle	18	18	0		0	1	0	0	0
Mike Singletary				0	0	3	11	0	0
Dan Hampton					0	3	0	0	0
Otis Wilson				0	0	2	0	0	0
Jay Hilgenberg					0	1	0	0	0
Matt Suhey					2	1	0	0	0
Dave Duerson				0	1	1	0	0	0
Walter Payton					6	1	0	0	0
Reggie Phillips					0	1	0	0	0
Mike Tomczak					1	1	-13	0	0
Ron Rivera				0	0	1	5	1	0
Ken Taylor				0	3	1	0	0	0
Gary Fencik				0	0	1	0	0	0
Mike Richardson				0	1	1	4	0	0
Mike Hartenstine					0	1	0	0	0
Steve Fuller					3	1	-15	0	0
Dennis McKinnon					1	0	0	0	0
Jim McMahon					4	0	0	0	0
Thomas Sanders					1	0	0	0	0
Ken Margerum					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	209	209	0	0	24	27	66	1	9

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Kevin Butler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31	51	0			144
Walter Payton	9	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			66
Dennis McKinnon	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Steve Fuller	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Calvin Thomas	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Jim McMahon	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
William Perry	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Dennis Gentry	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Ken Margerum	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Matt Suhey	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Willie Gault	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Otis Wilson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0		1	8
Leslie Frazier	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Tim Wrightman	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ron Rivera	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Richardson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Richard Dent	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Thomas Sanders	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Emery Moorehead	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Henry Waechter	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Steve McMichael	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	27	17	0	2	0	4	1	0	31	51	0	0	3	456