1938 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (6-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1938 Chicago Bears Roster
1938 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1938 season with a record of 6 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears moved the ball well, scoring 194 points, and the defensive squad conceded 148. Sam Francis rushed for a team-leading 297 yards for Chicago, while Joe Maniaci and Jack Manders additionally aided the ground game.

Bernie Masterson threw for 848 yards. Bill Karr topped the receiving corps, hauling in 14 balls for 253 yards.

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	112	46	41.1	848	7.6	5	4.5	9	8.0	0	49.3
Ray Buivid	48	17	35.4	295	6.1	5	10.4	2	4.2	0	74.6
George Corbett	9	3	33.3	32	3.6	1	11.1	3	33.3	0	42.1
Carl Brumbaugh	4	2	50.0	25	6.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	69.8
John Oelerich	1	1	100.0	10	10.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	10	108.3
Bob Swisher	4	1	25.0	8	2.0	1	25.0	1	25.0	8	39.6
Bert Johnson	2	1	50.0	4	2.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	56.3
Gene Ronzani	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Jack Manders	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Sam Francis	3	1	33.3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	42.4
Dick Schweidler	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Ray Nolting	11	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	27.3	0	0.0
Totals	197	72	36.5	1222	6.2	12	6.1	18	9.1	10

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Nolting	63	297	4.7	0	1
Sam Francis	85	297	3.5	0	3
Joe Maniaci	71	288	4.1	0	3
Jack Manders	67	263	3.9	0	2
Bert Johnson	37	138	3.7	0	2
Bob Swisher	22	133	6.0	0	0
Gary Famiglietti	33	129	3.9	0	0
Ray Buivid	32	65	2.0	0	0
Dick Schweidler	16	57	3.6	0	0
George Corbett	7	29	4.1	0	0
Gene Ronzani	7	12	1.7	0	0
Bill Karr	1	6	6.0	6	0
John Oelerich	2	2	1.0	0	0
Reino Nori	1	1	1.0	1	0
Les McDonald	1	0	0.0	0	0
Carl Brumbaugh	3	-15	-5.0	0	0
Bernie Masterson	13	-16	-1.2	0	0
Totals	461	1686	3.7	6	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill Karr	14	253	18.1	0	4
Eggs Manske	10	197	19.7	44	1
Les McDonald	9	175	19.4	30	1
Dick Plasman	8	117	14.6	0	1
Joe Maniaci	6	72	12.0	0	0
Bob Swisher	5	65	13.0	0	0
Ray Nolting	4	90	22.5	0	1
George Wilson	4	81	20.2	0	1
Fred Dreher	3	69	23.0	32	1
Jack Manders	2	27	13.5	17	1
Carl Brumbaugh	1	23	23.0	23	0
Dick Schweidler	1	21	21.0	21	0
George Corbett	1	10	10.0	10	0
Sam Francis	1	8	8.0	8	0
Ray Buivid	1	8	8.0	8	0
Bernie Masterson	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bill Conkright	1	2	2.0	2	1
Totals	72	1222	17.0	44	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jack Manders	12	10	83.3	9	3	33.3	19
Joe Maniaci	11	11	100.0	3	1	33.3	14
Les McDonald	1	1	100.0				1
Sam Francis	2		0.0				0
Totals	26	22	84.6	12	4	33.3	34

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Long	TDs
George Corbett				1
Joe Zeller				1
Totals	0	0	0	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Dick Bassi						1
Totals	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Jack Manders	2	1							3	10	0			37
Joe Maniaci	3	0							1	11	0			32
Bill Karr	0	4							0	0	0			24
Sam Francis	3	0							0	0	0			18
Ray Nolting	1	1							0	0	0			12
Bert Johnson	2								0	0	0			12
Les McDonald	0	1							0	1	0			7
Dick Bassi							1		0	0	0			6
George Wilson		1							0	0	0			6
Eggs Manske		1							0	0	0			6
Fred Dreher		1							0	0	0			6
Dick Plasman		1							0	0	0			6
Joe Zeller						1			0	0	0			6
Bill Conkright		1							0	0	0			6
George Corbett	0	0				1			0	0	0			6
Totals	11	12	0	0	0	2	1	0	4	22	0	0	0	190