1948 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-2
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1948 Chicago Bears Roster
1948 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1948 season with a record of 10 wins and 2 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Bears led the league with just 151 points allowed. Chicago chalked up 375 points. George Gulyanics rushed for a team-leading 439 yards, while George McAfee and Joe Osmanski also aided the ground game.

Sid Luckman threw for 1,047 yards. Jim Keane hauled in 30 balls for 414 yards.

Johnny Lujack intercepted 8 opponent throws.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Sid Luckman	163	89	54.6	1047	6.4	13	8.0	14	8.6	53	65.1
Johnny Lujack	66	36	54.5	611	9.3	6	9.1	3	4.5	64	97.5
Bobby Layne	52	16	30.8	232	4.5	3	5.8	2	3.8	35	49.5
J.R. Boone	1	1	100.0	4	4.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	4	83.3
Noah Mullins	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
George McAfee	4	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	287	142	49.5	1894	6.6	22	7.7	19	6.6	64

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George Gulyanics	119	439	3.7	24	4
George McAfee	92	392	4.3	23	5
Joe Osmanski	74	341	4.6	32	1
J.R. Boone	48	266	5.5	40	5
Mike Holovak	30	228	7.6	47	2
Noah Mullins	36	208	5.8	74	1
Don Kindt	54	189	3.5	66	2
Johnny Lujack	15	110	7.3	26	1
Bobby Layne	13	80	6.2	18	1
Frank Minini	24	79	3.3	18	2
Al Lawler	9	44	4.9	16	0
Billy deCorrevont	16	25	1.6	7	0
Fred Evans	10	15	1.5	7	0
Dick Flanagan	5	14	2.8	6	0
Sid Luckman	8	11	1.4	18	0
Jim Canady	2	8	4.0	6	0
Ed Cifers	1	5	5.0	5	0
Ed Sprinkle	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	557	2452	4.4	74	24

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jim Keane	30	414	13.8	53	3
Ken Kavanaugh	18	352	19.6	64	6
George McAfee	17	227	13.4	50	2
Don Kindt	11	137	12.5	49	0
J.R. Boone	10	143	14.3	38	2
Ed Sprinkle	10	132	13.2	34	3
Noah Mullins	9	127	14.1	26	4
Joe Osmanski	9	43	4.8	19	0
George Gulyanics	8	130	16.2	36	1
Joe Abbey	5	67	13.4	35	0
Mike Holovak	4	30	7.5	15	0
Al Lawler	3	40	13.3	26	0
Allen Smith	3	29	9.7	18	0
Billy deCorrevont	2	7	3.5	6	0
Frank Minini	1	14	14.0	14	1
Hank Norberg	1	4	4.0	4	0
Fred Evans	1	-2	-2.0	-2	0
Totals	142	1894	13.3	64	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Fred Venturelli	4	4	100.0	2	1	50.0	7
Al Lawler	3	3	100.0	1	1	100.0	6
Johnny Lujack	46	44	95.7	3		0.0	44
Bobby Layne				1		0.0	0
Totals	53	51	96.2	7	2	28.6	57

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
George Gulyanics	55	2432	44.2	70
Sid Luckman	10	384	38.4	49
Noah Mullins	2	88	44.0	45
Bobby Layne	1	24	24.0	24
George McAfee	1	18	18.0	18
Totals	69	2946	42.7	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
George McAfee	30	417	13.9	60	1
J.R. Boone	11	137	12.5	40	0
Al Lawler	5	81	16.2	57	0
Billy deCorrevont	4	61	15.2	44	0
Jim Canady	1	37	37.0	37	0
Noah Mullins	3	33	11.0	15	0
Fred Evans	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	55	781	14.2	60	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Frank Minini	12	370	30.8	95	1
Billy deCorrevont	6	160	26.7	67	0
Al Lawler	3	85	28.3	33	0
Noah Mullins	1	41	41.0	41	0
J.R. Boone	2	31	15.5	17	0
Joe Osmanski	2	26	13.0	14	0
George McAfee	1	25	25.0	25	0
Ray Bray	1	8	8.0	8	0
George Connor	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	29	751	25.9	95	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Lujack	8	131	16.4	43	0
Noah Mullins	7	99	14.1	33	1
Billy deCorrevont	5	37	7.4	17	0
George McAfee	2	35	17.5	25	0
Bulldog Turner	2	19	9.5	14	0
Stu Clarkson	2	14	7.0	13	0
Don Kindt	1	21	21.0	21	0
Mike Holovak	1	18	18.0	18	0
J.R. Boone	1	12	12.0	12	0
Chuck Drulis	1	2	2.0	2	0
Totals	30	388	12.9	43	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
George McAfee		0	11	5	0		0
Pat Preston			0	3	0	0	0
Stu Clarkson		0	0	3	0	0	0
Fred Evans			0	2	26	2	0
Bulldog Turner		0	0	2	34	0	0
George Connor			0	2	0	0	0
Billy deCorrevont		0	0	2	29	0	0
Chuck Drulis		0	0	2	5	0	0
Sid Luckman			1	1	0	0	0
Bobby Layne			3	1	0		0
Ed Cifers			0	1	0	0	0
Noah Mullins		0	4	1	0		0
J.R. Boone		0	5	1	0		0
Ken Kavanaugh			0	1	1	1	0
Frank Minini			2	1	35	1	0
Al Lawler			2	0	0		0
George Gulyanics			3	0	0		0
Johnny Lujack		0	1	0	0		0
Joe Abbey			1
Totals	0	0	33	28	130	4	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Johnny Lujack	1					0			0	44	0			50
George McAfee	5	2	1	0		0			0	0	0			48
J.R. Boone	5	2	0	0		0			0	0	0			42
Ken Kavanaugh		6					1		0	0	0			42
Noah Mullins	1	4	0	0		1			0	0	0			36
Frank Minini	2	1		1			1		0	0	0			30
George Gulyanics	4	1							0	0	0			30
Jim Keane		3							0	0	0			18
Ed Sprinkle	0	3							0	0	0			18
Don Kindt	2	0				0			0	0	0			12
Fred Evans	0	0	0				2		0	0	0			12
Mike Holovak	2	0				0			0	0	0			12
Fred Venturelli									1	4	0			7
Al Lawler	0	0	0	0					1	3	0			6
Bobby Layne	1								0	0	0			6
Joe Osmanski	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	24	22	1	1	0	1	4	0	2	51	0	0	0	375