1941 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Championship
Coach: George Halas (10-1)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1941 Chicago Bears Roster
1941 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1941 season with a record of 10 wins and 1 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.

On offense, the Bears accumulated 396 points, most in the league. Meanwhile, the defense conceded 147 points. George McAfee rushed for a team-leading 474 yards, while Norm Standlee and Bill Osmanski also contributed to the rushing attack.

Sid Luckman tossed for 1,181 yards. Dick Plasman hauled in 14 balls, while Ken Kavanaugh added 314 receiving yards.

The larcenous defense led the way with 48 turnovers, best in the league. George McAfee intercepted 6 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team. The 1941 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	119	68	57.1	1181	9.9	9	7.6	6	5.0	65	95.3
Young Bussey	40	13	32.5	353	8.8	5	12.5	3	7.5	48	74.3
Bob Snyder	28	13	46.4	353	12.6	3	10.7	2	7.1	59	98.8
Ray Nolting	5	3	60.0	71	14.2	1	20.0	0	0.0	53	143.8
George McAfee	3	1	33.3	44	14.7	1	33.3	0	0.0	44	121.5
Bill Osmanski	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	196	98	50.0	2002	10.2	19	9.7	11	5.6	65

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George McAfee	65	474	7.3	70	5
Norm Standlee	81	414	5.1	46	5
Bill Osmanski	70	371	5.3	23	4
Hugh Gallarneau	49	304	6.2	40	8
Ray Nolting	40	169	4.2	28	1
Bob Swisher	37	149	4.0	20	0
Harry Clarke	28	122	4.4	15	0
Gary Famiglietti	36	101	2.8	10	1
Joe Maniaci	28	95	3.4	14	3
Ray McLean	13	78	6.0	21	1
Sid Luckman	18	18	1.0	20	1
Bob Nowaskey	3	5	1.7	3	0
Dick Plasman	1	1	1.0	1	0
Bob Snyder	7	-10	-1.4	13	0
Young Bussey	13	-27	-2.1	16	0
Totals	489	2264	4.6	70	29

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Plasman	14	283	20.2	42	0
Bob Nowaskey	12	199	16.6	40	1
Ken Kavanaugh	11	314	28.5	48	6
Hugh Gallarneau	11	204	18.5	46	2
John Siegal	9	220	24.4	65	3
George McAfee	7	144	20.6	39	3
Bob Swisher	6	179	29.8	53	2
Hampton Pool	5	101	20.2	56	1
Ray McLean	5	84	16.8	40	1
George Wilson	4	75	18.8	21	0
Ray Nolting	4	68	17.0	25	0
Bill Osmanski	4	52	13.0	27	0
Harry Clarke	2	61	30.5	38	0
Joe Maniaci	2	21	10.5	19	0
Norm Standlee	2	-3	-1.5	3	0
Totals	98	2002	20.4	65	19

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bob Snyder	24	20	83.3	2	2	100.0	26
Joe Maniaci	8	8	100.0	1	1	100.0	11
Lee Artoe	4	3	75.0	7	1	14.3	6
Hal Lahar	3	1	33.3	1	1	100.0	4
Dick Plasman	9	6	66.7				6
Joe Stydahar	4	4	100.0				4
Harry Clarke	1	1	100.0				1
Ken Kavanaugh	1	1	100.0				1
Bob Nowaskey	2	1	50.0				1
Totals	56	45	80.4	11	5	45.5	60

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sid Luckman	13	534	41.1	52
George McAfee	12	430	35.8	55
Norm Standlee	2	126	63.0	70
Bob Snyder	2	76	38.0	38
Young Bussey	2	74	37.0	41
Totals	31	1240	40.0	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George McAfee	5	158	31.6	74	1
Bob Swisher	7	101	14.4	32	0
Ray McLean	3	99	33.0	61	1
Harry Clarke	4	56	14.0	18	0
Ray Nolting	4	50	12.5	15	0
Young Bussey	1	40	40.0	40	0
Hugh Gallarneau	2	36	18.0	26	0
Bill Hughes	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	27	546	20.2	74	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George McAfee	7	223	31.9	97	1
Harry Clarke	5	158	31.6	0	0
Ray Nolting	4	73	18.2	0	0
Bob Swisher	2	70	35.0	0	0
Hugh Gallarneau	2	35	17.5	0	0
Norm Standlee	2	32	16.0	0	0
Ray McLean	2	31	15.5	0	0
Sid Luckman	2	29	14.5	0	0
Ken Kavanaugh	1	15	15.0	15	0
Bill Osmanski	1	15	15.0	15	0
Bulldog Turner	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	29	685	23.6	97	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George McAfee	6	78	13.0	43	1
Ray McLean	3	79	26.3	45	0
Sid Luckman	3	52	17.3	0	0
Bill Osmanski	3	19	6.3	19	0
Danny Fortmann	3	7	2.3	5	0
Harry Clarke	2	62	31.0	35	0
Norm Standlee	2	31	15.5	27	0
Al Matuza	2	9	4.5	9	0
Young Bussey	2	5	2.5	5	0
Bob Swisher	1	60	60.0	60	1
Joe Stydahar	1	55	55.0	55	0
Hugh Gallarneau	1	46	46.0	46	1
Bob Snyder	1	24	24.0	24	0
Bulldog Turner	1	12	12.0	12	0
John Federovitch	1	8	8.0	8	0
Ken Kavanaugh	1	6	6.0	6	0
Bill Hughes	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	34	556	16.4	60	3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Bob Nowaskey			0			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
George McAfee	5	3	1	1		1		1	0	0	0			72
Hugh Gallarneau	8	2	0	0		1			0	0	0			66
Ken Kavanaugh		6		0		0			0	1	0			37
Norm Standlee	5	0		0		0			0	0	0			30
Joe Maniaci	3	0							1	8	0			29
Bob Snyder	0					0			2	20	0			26
Bill Osmanski	4	0		0		0			0	0	0			24
Bob Swisher	0	2	0	0		1			0	0	0			18
John Siegal		3							0	0	0			18
Ray McLean	1	1	1	0		0			0	0	0			18
Bob Nowaskey	0	1					1		0	1	0			13
Sid Luckman	1			0		0			0	0	0			6
Lee Artoe									1	3	0			6
Gary Famiglietti	1								0	0	0			6
Hampton Pool		1							0	0	0			6
Ray Nolting	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Dick Plasman	0	0							0	6	0			6
Joe Stydahar						0			0	4	0			4
Hal Lahar									1	1	0			4
Harry Clarke	0	0	0	0		0			0	1	0			1
Totals	29	19	2	1	0	3	1	1	5	45	0	0	0	396