Chicago Bears 1961 Roster

Chicago Bears

8-6-0 • 3rd in Western Conference •

PPG

23.3

9th

OPP PPG

21.6

11th

RUSH YDS/G

135.0

9th

PASS YDS/G

215.1

7th

Overview Stats Scores & Schedule Roster Splits History

1961 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
39	John Adams	RB	6'3"	235	11/28/1937	24	Cal State Los Angeles
79	Art Anderson	OL	6'3"	244	10/9/1936	25	Idaho
81	Doug Atkins	DL	6'8"	257	5/8/1930	31	Tennessee
49	Charlie Bivins	RB	6'1"	212	10/16/1938	23	Morris Brown
38	Bill Brown	RB	5'11"	228	6/29/1938	23	Illinois
15	Ed Brown	QB	6'2"	200	10/26/1928	33	San Francisco
25	J.C. Caroline	DB	6'0"	185	1/17/1933	28	Illinois
35	Rick Casares	RB	6'2"	226	7/4/1931	30	Florida
46	Angelo Coia	WR	6'3"	195	4/21/1938	23	Southern California
60	Roger Davis	OL	6'3"	240	6/23/1938	23	Syracuse
89	Mike Ditka	TE	6'3"	228	10/18/1939	22	Pittsburgh
43	Jim Dooley	WR	6'4"	198	2/8/1930	31	Miami (FL)
65	Stan Fanning	OL	6'7"	270	11/22/1937	24	Idaho
84	Bo Farrington	WR	6'3"	217	1/18/1936	25	Prairie View
31	Joe Fortunato	LB	6'1"	225	3/28/1930	31	Mississippi State
28	Willie Galimore	RB	6'1"	187	3/30/1935	26	Florida A&M
61	Bill George	LB	6'2"	237	10/27/1929	32	Wake Forest
87	Harlon Hill	DB	6'3"	199	5/4/1932	29	North Alabama
20	Bobby Jackson	DB	6'1"	190	1/10/1936	25	Alabama
78	Stan Jones	OL	6'1"	252	11/24/1931	30	Maryland
67	Ted Karras	OL	6'1"	245	1/31/1934	27	Indiana
74	Bob Kilcullen	DL	6'3"	245	5/13/1936	25	Texas Tech
53	Ken Kirk	OL	6'2"	230	2/26/1938	23	Mississippi
54	Roger LeClerc	DL	6'3"	235	10/1/1936	25	Trinity (CT)
70	Herman Lee	OL	6'4"	244	8/29/1931	30	Florida A&M
86	Pete Manning	DB	6'3"	208	8/11/1937	24	Wake Forest
76	John Mellekas	DL	6'3"	255	6/14/1933	28	Arizona
47	Johnny Morris	WR	5'10"	180	9/26/1935	26	California-Santa Barbara
33	Larry Morris	LB	6'2"	226	12/10/1933	28	Georgia Tech
40	Don Mullins	QB	6'1"	195	3/31/1939	22	Houston
12	Dick Norman	QB	6'3"	209	9/14/1938	23	Stanford
17	Richie Petitbon	DB	6'3"	206	4/18/1938	23	Tulane
50	Mike Pyle	OL	6'3"	250	7/18/1939	22	Yale
36	J.D. Smith	RB	6'1"	210	10/18/1936	25	El Camino-Compton
24	Rosey Taylor	DB	5'11"	186	7/4/1937	24	Grambling
9	Billy Wade	QB	6'2"	202	10/4/1930	31	Vanderbilt
63	Bob Wetoska	OL	6'3"	240	8/22/1937	24	Notre Dame
23	Dave Whitsell	DB	6'0"	189	6/14/1936	25	Indiana
75	Fred Williams	DL	6'4"	249	2/8/1929	32	Arkansas
82	Maury Youmans	DL	6'4"	251	10/18/1936	25	Syracuse

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