1937 Chicago Bears Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernie Masterson | 72 | 26 | 36.1 | 615 | 8.5 | 9 | 12.5 | 7 | 9.7 | 0 | 67.8 |
| Ray Buivid | 35 | 17 | 48.6 | 205 | 5.9 | 6 | 17.1 | 2 | 5.7 | 0 | 82.7 |
| Gene Ronzani | 13 | 4 | 30.8 | 84 | 6.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 7.7 | 0 | 22.6 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 35 | 17.5 | 1 | 50.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 35 | 135.4 |
| Sam Francis | 6 | 3 | 50.0 | 34 | 5.7 | 1 | 16.7 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 67.4 |
| John Doehring | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 92.4 |
| Beattie Feathers | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 12 | 2.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 42.4 |
| Keith Molesworth | 6 | 1 | 16.7 | 4 | 0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 39.6 |
| Ray Nolting | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 25.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 147 | 56 | 38.1 | 1014 | 6.9 | 17 | 11.6 | 13 | 8.8 | 35 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Nolting | 106 | 424 | 4.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bronko Nagurski | 73 | 343 | 4.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Jack Manders | 73 | 319 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Beattie Feathers | 66 | 211 | 3.2 | 0 | 1 |
| Sam Francis | 48 | 129 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Pug Rentner | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Molesworth | 20 | 53 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 |
| John Doehring | 9 | 33 | 3.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Buivid | 19 | 24 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Ronzani | 12 | 17 | 1.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Karr | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Bettridge | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bernie Masterson | 30 | -21 | -0.7 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 479 | 1612 | 3.4 | 10 | 5 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les McDonald | 11 | 179 | 16.3 | 42 | 4 |
| Eggs Manske | 9 | 225 | 25.0 | 64 | 3 |
| Bill Karr | 7 | 188 | 26.9 | 42 | 2 |
| Jack Manders | 7 | 163 | 23.3 | 63 | 4 |
| Pug Rentner | 6 | 101 | 16.8 | 0 | 1 |
| Ray Nolting | 4 | 64 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Molesworth | 4 | 21 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dick Plasman | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gene Ronzani | 2 | 40 | 20.0 | 21 | 1 |
| George Wilson | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Ray Buivid | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 1 |
| Sam Francis | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 56 | 1014 | 18.1 | 64 | 17 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Manders | 15 | 8 | 39 | ||||
| Dick Plasman | 2 | 2 | |||||
| Sam Francis | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Keith Molesworth | 1 | 1 | |||||
| Totals | 0 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 43 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam Francis | 1 | ||||
| Jack Manders | 1 | ||||
| Eggs Manske | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Jack Manders | 0 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 0 | 69 | |||||||
| Eggs Manske | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||||||||
| Les McDonald | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Ray Nolting | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Bill Karr | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Dick Plasman | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | |||||||||
| Sam Francis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |||||||
| Beattie Feathers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| George Wilson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bernie Masterson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ray Buivid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Bronko Nagurski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Pug Rentner | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Gene Ronzani | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Keith Molesworth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||
| Totals | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 199 |
