1940 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: George Halas (8-3)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1940 Chicago Bears Roster
1940 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1940 season with a record of 8 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

The Bears piled up points with 238 points, and the defense allowed 152. Ray Nolting rushed for a team-leading 373 yards for Chicago, while Joe Maniaci and Gary Famiglietti also contributed to the rushing attack.

Sid Luckman tossed for 941 yards. Ken Kavanaugh hauled in 12 balls for 276 yards.

George McAfee, Harry Clarke and Gary Famiglietti each seized 4 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team. The 1940 Chicago Bears won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sid Luckman	105	48	45.7	941	9.0	4	3.8	9	8.6	74	54.5
Bernie Masterson	23	9	39.1	212	9.2	2	8.7	3	13.0	0	62.5
Bob Snyder	22	5	22.7	145	6.6	1	4.5	1	4.5	39	50.8
George McAfee	11	4	36.4	50	4.5	2	18.2	0	0.0	0	90.9
Ray Nolting	2	1	50.0	38	19.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	38	95.8
Solly Sherman	4	1	25.0	15	3.8	1	25.0	0	0.0	15	82.3
Bob Swisher	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Harry Clarke	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	2	66.7	0	0.0
Totals	171	68	39.8	1401	8.2	10	5.8	15	8.8	74

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray Nolting	78	373	4.8	0	1
Joe Maniaci	84	368	4.4	0	2
Gary Famiglietti	93	320	3.4	0	4
Harry Clarke	56	258	4.6	0	2
George McAfee	47	253	5.4	0	2
Bill Osmanski	50	192	3.8	68	3
Bob Swisher	15	70	4.7	0	0
Jack Manders	8	20	2.5	0	0
Bob Snyder	7	12	1.7	0	0
Solly Sherman	8	10	1.2	0	0
Ray McLean	14	10	0.7	5	1
Bob Nowaskey	1	4	4.0	4	0
Bernie Masterson	10	-7	-0.7	0	1
Sid Luckman	23	-65	-2.8	0	0
Totals	494	1818	3.7	68	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ken Kavanaugh	12	276	23.0	74	3
Dick Plasman	11	245	22.3	0	2
George McAfee	7	117	16.7	0	0
Ray McLean	6	138	23.0	0	2
Eggs Manske	6	81	13.5	0	0
Bob Nowaskey	5	105	21.0	0	2
George Wilson	4	90	22.5	0	1
John Siegal	4	53	13.2	0	0
Harry Clarke	3	80	26.7	0	0
Ray Nolting	3	36	12.0	0	0
Bob Swisher	2	106	53.0	0	0
Hampton Pool	2	55	27.5	35	0
Bill Osmanski	1	13	13.0	13	0
Gary Famiglietti	1	11	11.0	11	0
Joe Maniaci	1	-5	-5.0	-5	0
Totals	68	1401	20.6	74	10

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Jack Manders	18	17	94.4	3	2	66.7	23
Phil Martinovich				2	2	100.0	6
Bob Snyder	5	4	80.0	4	1	25.0	7
Lee Artoe	2	1	50.0	1	1	100.0	4
Dick Plasman	3	3	100.0				3
Ray McLean	1	1	100.0				1
Bernie Masterson	1	1	100.0				1
Joe Maniaci	2	1	50.0				1
Totals	32	28	87.5	10	6	60.0	46

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sid Luckman	27	1147	42.5	70
George McAfee	22	851	38.7	79
Bob Snyder	5	176	35.2	48
Ray Nolting	2	68	34.0	38
Harry Clarke	1	30	30.0	30
Totals	57	2272	39.9	79

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ray McLean					1
Totals	0	0		0	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Long	TDs
Ray Nolting				1
George McAfee				1
Totals	0	0	0	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harry Clarke	4	62	15.5	0	1
George McAfee	4	50	12.5	0	0
Gary Famiglietti	4	18	4.5	0	0
Ray Nolting	3	18	6.0	0	0
Sid Luckman	3	17	5.7	0	0
Joe Maniaci	2	38	19.0	0	1
Solly Sherman	2	0	0.0	0	0
Jack Manders	1	27	27.0	27	0
John Siegal	1	20	20.0	20	0
Bulldog Turner	1	9	9.0	9	0
Danny Fortmann	1	7	7.0	7	0
Ray McLean	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	27	271	10.0	27	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
John Siegal					1
Harry Clarke					1
Totals	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
Ray McLean	1	2	1			0			0	1	0			25
Harry Clarke	2	0				1	1		0	0	0			24
Gary Famiglietti	4	0				0			0	0	0			24
Jack Manders	0					0			2	17	0			23
Joe Maniaci	2	0				1			0	1	0			19
Bill Osmanski	3	0							0	0	0			18
George McAfee	2	0		1		0			0	0	0			18
Ken Kavanaugh		3							0	0	0			18
Dick Plasman		2							0	3	0			15
Bob Nowaskey	0	2							0	0	0			12
Ray Nolting	1	0		1		0			0	0	0			12
Bernie Masterson	1								0	1	0			7
Bob Snyder	0								1	4	0			7
John Siegal		0				0	1		0	0	0			6
George Wilson		1							0	0	0			6
Phil Martinovich									2	0	0			6
Lee Artoe									1	1	0			4
Totals	16	10	1	2	0	2	2	0	6	28	0	0	0	244