1937 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-1-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: George Halas (9-1-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1937 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 9-1-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: George Halas (9-1-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1937 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1937 season with a record of 9 wins and 1 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Defensively, the Bears led the league with just 100 points allowed. Chicago moved the ball well, scoring 201 points. Ray Nolting rushed for a team-leading 424 yards, while Bronko Nagurski and Jack Manders also contributed to the rushing attack.
Bernie Masterson passed for 615 yards. Les McDonald topped pass catchers, hauling in 11 balls, while Eggs Manske added 225 receiving yards.
George Halas coached the team. The 1937 Chicago Bears lost in the Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Frank Bausch | C | June 14, 1908 | 6'3" | 220 | Kansas | Marion, SD USA | 9 | 7 |
| 26 | Kay Bell | T | October 14, 1914 | 6'2" | 220 | Washington St. | Hoquiam, WA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 9 | John Bettridge | FB | March 19, 1910 | 5'10" | 188 | Ohio St. | Sandusky, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Del Bjork | T | June 27, 1914 | 6'1" | 218 | Oregon | Astoria, OR USA | 10 | 4 |
| 8 | Carl Brumbaugh | B | September 22, 1906 | 5'10" | 170 | Ohio St. | West Milton, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Ray Buivid | B | August 15, 1915 | 6'1" | 195 | Marquette | Sheboygan, WI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Bill Conkright | C | April 17, 1914 | 6'1" | 203 | Oklahoma | Beggs, OK USA | 8 | 1 |
| 5 | George Corbett | B | June 14, 1908 | 5'9" | 179 | Millikin | Dix, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | John Doehring | B | November 6, 1909 | 6'0" | 216 | none | Milwaukee, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 48 | Beattie Feathers | LH | August 4, 1908 | 5'10" | 185 | Tennessee | Bristol, VA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 21 | Danny Fortmann | LG | April 11, 1916 | 6'0" | 210 | Colgate | Pearl River, NY USA | 10 | 9 |
| 38 | Sam Francis | FB | October 26, 1913 | 6'0" | 207 | Nebraska | Dunbar, NE USA | 8 | 3 |
| 15 | Henry Hammond | E | February 23, 1913 | 5'11" | 190 | Rhodes | Memphis, TN USA | 6 | 3 |
| 22 | Bill Karr | RE | March 29, 1911 | 6'1" | 190 | West Virginia | Ripley, WV USA | 10 | 8 |
| 10 | Jack Manders | RH | January 13, 1909 | 6'1" | 203 | Minnesota | Milbank, SD USA | 11 | 9 |
| 18 | Eggs Manske | LE | July 4, 1912 | 6'0" | 185 | Northwestern | Nekoosa, WI USA | 11 | 6 |
| 33 | Bernie Masterson | QB | August 10, 1911 | 6'3" | 195 | Nebraska | Shenandoah, IA USA | 10 | 5 |
| 76 | Les McDonald | E | September 19, 1914 | 6'4" | 200 | Nebraska | Grand Island, NE USA | 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Keith Molesworth | HB | October 20, 1905 | 5'10" | 167 | Loyola (IL) | Washington, IA USA | 9 | 3 |
| 16 | George Musso | RG | April 8, 1910 | 6'2" | 262 | Millikin | Collinsville, IL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 3 | Bronko Nagurski | FB | November 3, 1908 | 6'2" | 226 | Minnesota | Rainy River, ON Canada | 10 | 8 |
| 25 | Ray Nolting | RH | November 8, 1913 | 5'11" | 185 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 4 |
| 23 | Verne Oech | G | May 31, 1913 | 6'1" | 207 | Montana | Beach, ND USA | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Dick Plasman | E | April 6, 1914 | 6'3" | 218 | Vanderbilt | Metcalf, AZ USA | 9 | 2 |
| 7 | Pug Rentner | B | September 18, 1910 | 6'1" | 187 | Northwestern | Joliet, IL USA | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | Gene Ronzani | B | March 28, 1909 | 5'9" | 200 | Marquette | Iron Mountain, MI USA | 11 | 3 |
| 13 | Joe Stydahar | LT | March 16, 1912 | 6'4" | 233 | Pittsburgh | Kaylor, WV USA | 10 | 9 |
| 12 | Frank Sullivan | C | August 16, 1912 | 6'3" | 206 | Loyola (LA) | Nashville, TN USA | 7 | 3 |
| 29 | Russ Thompson | RT | May 10, 1912 | 6'5" | 249 | Nebraska | Edgar, NE USA | 11 | 7 |
| 27 | Milt Trost | T | March 4, 1913 | 6'1" | 206 | Marquette | Detroit, MI USA | 10 | 2 |
| 30 | George Wilson | E | February 3, 1914 | 6'1" | 199 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 2 |
| 17 | Joe Zeller | G | May 2, 1908 | 6'1" | 203 | Indiana | East Chicago, IN USA | 11 | 2 |
