Chicago Bears 1956 Roster

Chicago Bears

9-2-1 • 1st in Western Conference •

PPG

30.3

1st

OPP PPG

20.5

7th

RUSH YDS/G

205.7

1st

PASS YDS/G

182.8

6th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1956 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
81	Doug Atkins	DL	6'8"	257	5/8/1930	26	Tennessee
46	Don Bingham	DB	6'0"	185	11/7/1929	27	Sul Ross State
73	Bill Bishop	DL	6'4"	248	5/8/1931	25	North Texas
16	George Blanda	QB	6'2"	215	9/17/1927	29	Kentucky
63	M.L. Brackett	DL	6'5"	248	7/4/1933	23	Auburn
15	Ed Brown	QB	6'2"	200	10/26/1928	28	San Francisco
41	Harland Carl	RB	6'0"	195	10/1/1931	25	Wisconsin
25	J.C. Caroline	DB	6'0"	185	1/17/1933	23	Illinois
35	Rick Casares	RB	6'2"	226	7/4/1931	25	Florida
22	Jesse Castete	DB	5'11"	180	9/3/1933	23	McNeese State
65	Herman Clark	OL	6'3"	256	11/30/1930	26	Oregon State
43	Jim Dooley	WR	6'4"	198	2/8/1930	26	Miami (FL)
31	Joe Fortunato	LB	6'1"	225	3/28/1930	26	Mississippi State
61	Bill George	DL	6'2"	237	10/27/1929	27	Wake Forest
62	Kline Gilbert	OL	6'2"	233	11/22/1930	26	Mississippi
14	Ken Gorgal	DB	6'2"	200	2/13/1929	27	Purdue
11	Jim Haluska	QB	6'0"	190	10/9/1932	24	Wisconsin
51	Wayne Hansen	LB	6'2"	231	10/6/1928	28	Texas-El Paso
80	John Helwig	DB	6'2"	208	12/5/1927	29	Notre Dame
87	Harlon Hill	WR	6'3"	199	5/4/1932	24	North Alabama
82	Jack Hoffman	DL	6'5"	234	3/11/1930	26	Xavier
89	John Hoffman	RB	6'2"	215	12/8/1925	31	Arkansas
21	Perry Jeter	RB	5'7"	178	5/17/1931	25	Cal Poly
78	Stan Jones	OL	6'1"	252	11/24/1931	25	Maryland
54	Dick Klawitter	OL	6'7"	270	6/29/1929	27	South Dakota State
83	Bill McColl	WR	6'4"	230	4/2/1930	26	Stanford
86	Ed Meadows	DL	6'2"	221	2/19/1932	24	Duke
76	John Mellekas	OL	6'3"	255	6/14/1933	23	Arizona
29	McNeil Moore	DB	6'0"	185	6/26/1933	23	Sam Houston State
67	Tom Roggeman	OL	6'0"	235	9/5/1931	25	Purdue
88	Gene Schroeder	WR	6'3"	192	3/3/1929	27	Virginia
39	J.D. Smith	DB	6'1"	205	7/19/1932	24	North Carolina A&T
20	Ray Gene Smith	DB	5'10"	187	11/27/1928	28	Midwestern State
55	Larry Strickland	OL	6'4"	248	9/3/1931	25	North Texas
40	Stan Wallace	DB	6'3"	208	11/15/1931	25	Illinois
45	Bobby Watkins	RB	5'10"	198	3/30/1932	24	Ohio State
72	Bill Wightkin	OL	6'3"	235	7/28/1927	29	Notre Dame
75	Fred Williams	DL	6'4"	249	2/8/1929	27	Arkansas

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

1,051

Mahomes

837

Goff

774

Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

313

Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

226

Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

355

Kelce

274

Brown

262

Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

6

Mayfield

6

Mahomes

5

Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

4

McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

3

Ferguson

3

Kelce

2

Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

120.9

Stafford

109.3

Stroud

108.6

Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

3.0

Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

34.5

32.0

28.7

27.5

27.5

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

13.5

15.8

20.0

22.0

24.0

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

510.0

425.0

417.0

389.0

386.0

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

180.5

155.0

139.5

128.0

125.3

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

403.0

367.0

343.0

307.0

279.0

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

14-6

13-7-1

11-6-1

12-7

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-11-1

5-11-1

6-11

6-10-1

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

	AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Ravens	13	4	0	.765
2	Browns	11	6	0	.647
	AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Bills	11	6	0	.647
2	Dolphins	11	6	0	.647
	AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	Chiefs	11	6	0	.647
2	Raiders	8	9	0	.471
	AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Texans	10	7	0	.588
2	Jaguars	9	8	0	.529

	NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
1	Lions	12	5	0	.706
2	Packers	9	8	0	.529
	NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
1	49ers	12	5	0	.706
2	Rams	10	7	0	.588
	NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
1	Cowboys	12	5	0	.706
2	Eagles	11	6	0	.647
	NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
1	Buccaneers	9	8	0	.529
2	Saints	9	8	0	.529