most receiving yards by a bears running back in first year

Jim Dooley had the most receiving yards by a Bears running back in his first season, with 658 yards.

NAME REC YDS SEASON TM GP REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1 Jim Dooley
J. Dooley
658
1954
CHB CHB
12
34
19.4
54.8
7
0
0
0.0
0
2 Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
507
1965
CHI CHI
14
29
17.5
36.2
6
867
166
5.2
61.9
14
3 Matt Forte
M. Forte
477
2008
CHI CHI
16
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
8
4 John Hoffman
J. Hoffman
373
1949
CHB CHB
12
25
14.9
31.1
2
216
53
4.1
18.0
1
5 Tarik Cohen
T. Cohen
353
2017
CHI CHI
16
53
71
6.7
22.1
1
370
87
4.3
23.1
2
6 Ronnie Bull
R. Bull
331
1962
CHI CHI
14
31
10.7
23.6
0
363
113
3.2
25.9
1
7 Billy Stone
B. Stone
320
1951
CHB CHB
12
18
17.8
26.7
1
123
30
4.1
10.3
1
8 Gene Schroeder
G. Schroeder
315
1955
CHB CHB
12
17
18.5
26.3
2
0
0
0.0
0
9 Jordan Howard
J. Howard
298
2016
CHI CHI
15
29
50
10.3
19.9
1
1,313
252
5.2
87.5
6
10 Bill McColl
B. McColl
282
1957
CHB CHB
12
19
14.8
23.5
1
0
0
0.0
0
11 Jeremy Langford
J. Langford
279
2015
CHI CHI
16
22
42
12.7
17.4
1
537
148
3.6
33.6
6
12 Raymont Harris
R. Harris
236
1994
CHI CHI
16
39
6.1
14.8
0
464
123
3.8
29.0
1
13 Brad Muster
B. Muster
236
1988
CHI CHI
16
21
11.2
14.8
1
197
44
4.5
12.3
0
14 Bob MacLeod
B. MacLeod
231
1939
CHB CHB
9
10
23.1
25.7
3
88
17
5.2
9.8
1
15 John Dottley
J. Dottley
225
1951
CHB CHB
12
14
16.1
18.8
1
670
127
5.3
55.8
3
16 Bob Fenimore
B. Fenimore
219
1947
CHB CHB
10
15
14.6
21.9
2
189
53
3.6
18.9
1
17 Walter Payton
W. Payton
213
1975
CHI CHI
13
33
6.5
16.4
0
679
196
3.5
52.2
7
18 Ken Grandberry
K. Grandberry
212
1974
CHI CHI
14
30
7.1
15.1
0
475
144
3.3
33.9
2
19 Julie Rykovich
J. Rykovich
210
1949
CHB CHB
11
16
13.1
19.1
2
340
88
3.9
30.9
6
20 Roschon Johnson
R. Johnson
209
2023
CHI CHI
15
34
40
6.1
13.9
0
352
81
4.3
23.5
2
21 Hugh Gallarneau
H. Gallarneau
204
1941
CHB CHB
11
11
18.5
18.5
2
304
49
6.2
27.6
8
22 Willie Galimore
W. Galimore
201
1957
CHB CHB
12
15
13.4
16.8
2
538
127
4.2
44.8
5
23 Roland Harper
R. Harper
191
1975
CHI CHI
13
27
7.1
14.7
0
453
100
4.5
34.8
1
24 David Montgomery
D. Montgomery
185
2019
CHI CHI
16
25
35
7.4
11.6
1
889
242
3.7
55.6
6
25 Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
178
2001
CHI CHI
14
22
30
8.1
12.7
0
1,183
278
4.3
84.5
7
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PPG

25.3

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OPP PPG

29.3

28th

RUSH YDS/G

102.3

24th

PASS YDS/G

238.5

11th

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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
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Sun
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CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
NYG NYG
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
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CHI Bears

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1
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.800
Commanders Commanders
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2
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.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
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1
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.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
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1
0
.800
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2
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.500
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1
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.800
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3
2
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.600
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1
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.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
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Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
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2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
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4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
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1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
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2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

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9/3
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PHI PHI
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Thu
9/4
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Sat
9/6
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Sat
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Thu
10/9
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8:15 PM
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10/12
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