1933 Chicago Bears Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: George Halas (10-2-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1933 Chicago Bears RosterTeam Record: 10-2-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: George Halas (10-2-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1933 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1933 season with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.
The Bears scored 133 points, while the solid defense allowed 82. Bronko Nagurski rushed for a team-leading 533 yards for Chicago.
Keith Molesworth passed for 433 yards, and Bronko Nagurski spent time under center also. Bill Hewitt topped pass catchers, hauling in 14 balls for 273 yards.
The ball-hawking defense created 32 turnovers.
George Halas coached the team. The 1933 Chicago Bears won the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Molesworth | 50 | 19 | 38.0 | 433 | 8.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 4 | 8.0 | 0 | 63.2 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 27 | 14 | 51.9 | 233 | 8.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 11.1 | 0 | 41.7 |
| Red Grange | 33 | 13 | 39.4 | 169 | 5.1 | 2 | 6.1 | 3 | 9.1 | 0 | 38.6 |
| John Doehring | 26 | 5 | 19.2 | 123 | 4.7 | 1 | 3.8 | 8 | 30.8 | 0 | 20.0 |
| Carl Brumbaugh | 29 | 8 | 27.6 | 101 | 3.5 | 1 | 3.4 | 6 | 20.7 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Bill Hewitt | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 59 | 8.4 | 3 | 42.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 34 | 124.4 |
| Jack Manders | 15 | 6 | 40.0 | 57 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 20.0 | 0 | 11.7 |
| George Corbett | 12 | 4 | 33.3 | 31 | 2.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 16.7 | 9 | 2.8 |
| Dick Nesbitt | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 23 | 7.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 23 | 61.8 |
| Johnny Sisk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Gene Ronzani | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 212 | 74 | 34.9 | 1229 | 5.8 | 11 | 5.2 | 29 | 13.7 | 34 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronko Nagurski | 128 | 533 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Red Grange | 81 | 277 | 3.4 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Manders | 65 | 234 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Sisk | 52 | 219 | 4.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Keith Molesworth | 61 | 145 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 26 | 91 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Nesbitt | 21 | 78 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| John Doehring | 13 | 58 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| George Corbett | 25 | 54 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Brumbaugh | 20 | 39 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Franklin | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Hewitt | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 496 | 1734 | 3.5 | 1 | 3 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Hewitt | 14 | 273 | 19.5 | 29 | 2 |
| Keith Molesworth | 11 | 118 | 10.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Luke Johnsos | 10 | 188 | 18.8 | 0 | 3 |
| Bill Karr | 9 | 182 | 20.2 | 34 | 3 |
| Johnny Sisk | 5 | 93 | 18.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Brumbaugh | 5 | 82 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Red Grange | 3 | 74 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 42 | 1 |
| Joe Zeller | 2 | 44 | 22.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Cookie Tackwell | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Dick Nesbitt | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jack Manders | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| John Doehring | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 1192 | 17.8 | 42 | 11 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 13 | 6 | 31 | ||||
| Luke Johnsos | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 33 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jack Manders | 0 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 0 | 31 | ||||||||
| Bill Karr | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Luke Johnsos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | |||||||||
| Bill Hewitt | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | ||||||||
| Red Grange | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Johnny Sisk | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Gene Ronzani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Keith Molesworth | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Joe Zeller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| George Musso | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 131 |
