Chicago Bears

1978 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
64	Ted Albrecht T. Albrecht	OL	6'4"	253	10/8/1954	24	California
79	Lionel Antoine L. Antoine	OL	6'6"	262	8/31/1950	28	Southern Illinois
7	Bob Avellini B. Avellini	QB	6'2"	208	8/28/1953	25	Maryland
84	Brian Baschnagel B. Baschnagel	WR	5'11"	187	1/8/1954	24	Ohio State
51	Doug Becker D. Becker	LB	6'0"	220	6/27/1956	22	Notre Dame
25	Art Best A. Best	RB	6'1"	205	3/18/1953	25	Kent State
55	Doug Buffone D. Buffone	LB	6'3"	230	6/27/1944	34	Louisville
59	Gary Campbell G. Campbell	LB	6'1"	218	3/4/1952	26	Colorado
87	Mike Cobb M. Cobb	TE	6'5"	244	12/10/1955	23	Michigan State
50	Chris Devlin C. Devlin	LB	6'2"	226	11/22/1953	25	Penn State
39	Robin Earl R. Earl	RB	6'5"	242	3/18/1955	23	Washington
8	Vince Evans V. Evans	QB	6'2"	215	6/14/1955	23	Southern California
45	Gary Fencik G. Fencik	DB	6'1"	194	6/11/1954	24	Yale
36	Wentford Gaines W. Gaines	DB	6'0"	185	2/4/1953	25	Cincinnati
35	Roland Harper R. Harper	RB	5'11"	208	2/28/1953	25	Louisiana Tech
53	Tommy Hart T. Hart	DL	6'4"	245	11/7/1944	34	Morris Brown
73	Mike Hartenstine M. Hartenstine	DL	6'3"	251	7/27/1953	25	Penn State
51	Bruce Herron B. Herron	LB	6'2"	220	4/14/1954	24	New Mexico
54	Tom Hicks T. Hicks	LB	6'4"	235	12/18/1952	26	Illinois
65	Noah Jackson N. Jackson	OL	6'2"	267	4/14/1951	27	Tampa
62	Dan Jiggetts D. Jiggetts	OL	6'4"	274	3/10/1954	24	Harvard
88	Greg Latta G. Latta	TE	6'3"	226	10/13/1952	26	Morgan State
70	Dennis Lick D. Lick	OL	6'3"	266	4/26/1954	24	Wisconsin
24	Virgil Livers V. Livers	DB	5'8"	176	3/26/1952	26	Western Kentucky
74	Jerry Meyers J. Meyers	DL	6'4"	249	2/21/1954	24	Northern Illinois
29	Mike Morgan M. Morgan	RB	5'11"	207	1/19/1956	22	Wisconsin
63	Jon Morris J. Morris	OL	6'4"	254	4/5/1942	36	Holy Cross
58	Jerry Muckensturm J. Muckensturm	LB	6'4"	223	10/13/1953	25	Arkansas State
52	Dan Neal D. Neal	OL	6'4"	250	8/30/1949	29	Kentucky
68	Jim Osborne J. Osborne	DL	6'3"	250	9/7/1949	29	Southern University
82	Alan Page A. Page	DL	6'4"	245	8/7/1945	33	Notre Dame
86	Bob Parsons B. Parsons	P	6'4"	234	6/29/1950	28	Penn State
34	Walter Payton W. Payton	RB	5'10"	200	7/25/1954	24	Jackson State
15	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	QB	6'3"	208	11/19/1947	31	Purdue
46	Doug Plank D. Plank	DB	6'0"	200	3/4/1953	25	Ohio State
80	Bo Rather B. Rather	WR	6'1"	184	10/7/1950	28	Michigan
83	Golden Richards G. Richards	WR	6'1"	181	12/31/1950	28	Brigham Young
57	Don Rives D. Rives	LB	6'2"	225	8/30/1951	27	Texas Tech
76	Ron Rydalch R. Rydalch	DL	6'4"	260	1/1/1952	26	Utah
44	Terry Schmidt T. Schmidt	DB	6'0"	177	5/28/1952	26	Ball State
85	Steve Schubert S. Schubert	WR	5'10"	185	3/15/1951	27	Massachusetts
89	James Scott J. Scott	WR	6'1"	190	3/28/1952	26	Trinity Valley Community College
75	Jeff Sevy J. Sevy	OL	6'5"	260	10/24/1950	28	California
72	Brad Shearer B. Shearer	DL	6'3"	250	8/10/1955	23	Texas
30	John Skibinski J. Skibinski	RB	6'0"	222	4/27/1955	23	Purdue
69	Revie Sorey R. Sorey	OL	6'2"	260	9/10/1953	25	Illinois
47	Mike Spivey M. Spivey	DB	6'0"	197	3/10/1954	24	Colorado
16	Bob Thomas B. Thomas	K	5'10"	178	8/7/1952	26	Notre Dame
23	Len Walterscheid L. Walterscheid	DB	5'11"	190	9/13/1954	24	Southern Utah

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000