gale sayers rookie season stats

Gale Sayers had 166 carries for 867 yards and scored 22 touchdowns in 14 games in his rookie season in 1965. He was selected to play in his first Pro Bowl.

NAME SEASON TM GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
1965
CHI CHI
14
867
166
5.2
61.9
14
507
29
17.5
36.2
6

Games

NAME DATE SEASON TM OPP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC TD
1 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
12/19/1965
1965
CHI CHI
vs
MIN MIN
82
14
5.9
1
0
0
0
2 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
12/12/1965
1965
CHI CHI
vs
SF SF
113
9
12.6
4
89
2
44.5
1
3 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
12/5/1965
1965
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
118
16
7.4
1
10
1
10.0
0
4 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
11/28/1965
1965
CHI CHI
@
NYG NYG
113
13
8.7
2
24
2
12.0
0
5 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
11/21/1965
1965
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
60
10
6.0
1
16
2
8.0
0
6 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
11/14/1965
1965
CHI CHI
vs
STL STL
62
14
4.4
1
16
1
16.0
0
7 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
11/7/1965
1965
CHI CHI
vs
BAL BAL
17
11
1.5
0
46
3
15.3
0
8 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/31/1965
1965
CHI CHI
vs
GB GB
66
16
4.1
1
1
1
1.0
0
9 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/24/1965
1965
CHI CHI
vs
DET DET
21
8
2.6
0
17
2
8.5
1
10 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/17/1965
1965
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
64
13
4.9
1
63
4
15.8
2
11 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/10/1965
1965
CHI CHI
vs
LA LA
9
12
0.8
0
95
3
31.7
1
12 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
10/3/1965
1965
CHI CHI
@
GB GB
80
17
4.7
1
104
5
20.8
1
13 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
9/26/1965
1965
CHI CHI
@
LA LA
18
1
18.0
1
0
0
0
14 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
9/19/1965
1965
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
44
12
3.7
0
26
3
8.7
0
Average 61.9 11.9 5.2 1.0 36.2 2.1 17.5 0.4
Total 867 166 5.2 14 507 29 17.5 6

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Team Rankings

PPG

25.3

11th

OPP PPG

29.3

28th

RUSH YDS/G

102.3

24th

PASS YDS/G

238.5

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
CHI CHI
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
LV Raiders

1 - 3 - 0

24

Final

25

CHI Bears

2 - 2 - 0

Sun 28 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM