1936 Chicago Bears Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1936 Chicago Bears RosterTeam Record: 9-3
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1936 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1936 season with a record of 9 wins and 3 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.
The defense proved to be a force, as the Bears led the league with just 94 points allowed. Chicago scored 222 points. Bronko Nagurski rushed for a team-leading 529 yards.
Bernie Masterson passed for 292 yards. Bill Hewitt topped all receivers, hauling in 15 balls for 358 yards.
The larcenous defense led the way with 59 turnovers, topping in the league.
George Halas coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Masterson | 42 | 10 | 23.8 | 292 | 7.0 | 3 | 7.1 | 6 | 14.3 | 0 | 40.3 |
| Keith Molesworth | 31 | 15 | 48.4 | 188 | 6.1 | 4 | 12.9 | 4 | 12.9 | 0 | 67.7 |
| Gene Ronzani | 12 | 8 | 66.7 | 170 | 14.2 | 1 | 8.3 | 2 | 16.7 | 0 | 97.9 |
| John Doehring | 12 | 5 | 41.7 | 145 | 12.1 | 1 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 114.9 |
| Carl Brumbaugh | 28 | 8 | 28.6 | 140 | 5.0 | 3 | 10.7 | 3 | 10.7 | 0 | 44.0 |
| George Corbett | 13 | 5 | 38.5 | 64 | 4.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 22.6 |
| Jack Manders | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 52 | 17.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 109.7 |
| Ray Nolting | 13 | 3 | 23.1 | 30 | 2.3 | 2 | 15.4 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 47.1 |
| Beattie Feathers | 11 | 1 | 9.1 | 10 | 0.9 | 1 | 9.1 | 2 | 18.2 | 10 | 30.3 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 5 | 1 | 20.0 | 8 | 1.6 | 1 | 20.0 | 2 | 40.0 | 8 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 170 | 58 | 34.1 | 1099 | 6.5 | 16 | 9.4 | 21 | 12.4 | 10 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronko Nagurski | 122 | 529 | 4.3 | 0 | 3 |
| Ray Nolting | 76 | 352 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Beattie Feathers | 97 | 350 | 3.6 | 0 | 2 |
| Keith Molesworth | 60 | 276 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 63 | 207 | 3.3 | 0 | 4 |
| Gene Ronzani | 37 | 186 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Sisk | 41 | 163 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 |
| John Doehring | 18 | 101 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| George Corbett | 13 | 45 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Karr | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | 1 |
| George Grosvenor | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Carl Brumbaugh | 9 | -1 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Masterson | 9 | -7 | -0.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Bill Hewitt | 2 | -9 | -4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 552 | 2206 | 4.0 | 3 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hewitt | 15 | 358 | 23.9 | 45 | 6 |
| Keith Molesworth | 9 | 146 | 16.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Karr | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 40 | 2 |
| Luke Johnsos | 5 | 121 | 24.2 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Brumbaugh | 5 | 39 | 7.8 | 0 | 2 |
| Gene Ronzani | 4 | 58 | 14.5 | 38 | 2 |
| George Corbett | 3 | 69 | 23.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Nolting | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Beattie Feathers | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Sisk | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 39 | 0 |
| Bernie Masterson | 1 | 28 | 28.0 | 28 | 0 |
| John Doehring | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Ted Rosequist | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Red Pollock | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 1099 | 18.9 | 45 | 16 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 17 | 7 | 38 | ||||
| Joe Stydahar | 3 | 3 | |||||
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 42 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hewitt | 0 | 1 | |||||
| Ookie Miller | 1 | ||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jack Manders | 4 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 0 | 62 | ||||||||
| Bill Hewitt | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |||||||
| Bronko Nagurski | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | ||||||||
| Bill Karr | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Bernie Masterson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Beattie Feathers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Carl Brumbaugh | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Gene Ronzani | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Luke Johnsos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Ookie Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ray Nolting | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| George Corbett | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Joe Stydahar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Totals | 12 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 222 |
