1955 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1955 Chicago Bears Roster
1955 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1955 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

Chicago moved the ball well, scoring 294 points, while the defensive squad allowed 251. Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 672 yards for the Bears, while Bobby Watkins also buoyed the ground attack.

Ed Brown threw for 1,307 yards. Harlon Hill topped pass catchers, hauling in 42 balls for 789 yards. Bill McColl was targeted regularly, too.

Charlie Sumner intercepted 7 opponent throws.

George Halas coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Ed Brown	164	85	51.8	1307	8.0	9	5.5	10	6.1	86	71.4
George Blanda	97	42	43.3	459	4.7	4	4.1	7	7.2	51	41.6
Bob Williams	40	15	37.5	256	6.4	3	7.5	5	12.5	37	45.4
Bill McColl	2	1	50.0	59	29.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	59	95.8
Rick Casares	3	2	66.7	27	9.0	1	33.3	1	33.3	23	95.1
Totals	306	145	47.4	2108	6.9	17	5.6	23	7.5	86

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Casares	125	672	5.4	81	4
Bobby Watkins	110	553	5.0	33	8
John Hoffman	94	454	4.8	47	0
Chick Jagade	72	309	4.3	51	2
Ed Brown	43	203	4.7	32	2
Bob Williams	13	79	6.1	19	0
Ron Drzewiecki	10	54	5.4	19	1
George Blanda	15	54	3.6	10	2
Henry Mosley	3	10	3.3	4	0
Pete Perini	2	0	0.0	1	0
Totals	487	2388	4.9	81	19

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Harlon Hill	42	789	18.8	86	9
Bill McColl	35	502	14.3	42	4
Gene Schroeder	17	315	18.5	51	2
Rick Casares	16	136	8.5	29	1
John Hoffman	11	153	13.9	37	1
Chick Jagade	7	16	2.3	15	0
Jack Hoffman	6	86	14.3	32	0
Bobby Watkins	6	79	13.2	34	0
Don Kindt	2	15	7.5	10	0
Ray Smith	1	13	13.0	13	0
Pete Perini	1	3	3.0	3	0
Ron Drzewiecki	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	145	2108	14.5	86	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blanda	37	37	100.0	16	11	68.8	70
Totals	37	37	100.0	16	11	68.8	70

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Brown	44	1766	40.1	59
Bob Williams	13	508	39.1	59
Totals	57	2274	39.9	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Drzewiecki	20	100	5.0	28
Ray Smith	12	47	3.9	11
Charlie Sumner	1	0	0.0	0
Al Romine	1	0	0.0	0
Don Kindt	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	35	147	4.2	28

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ron Drzewiecki	25	591	23.6	56
Charlie Sumner	10	288	28.8	81
Bobby Watkins	5	145	29.0	64
Ray Smith	1	24	24.0	24
Chick Jagade	1	23	23.0	23
Henry Mosley	1	14	14.0	14
Harry Hugasian	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	44	1085	24.7	81

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Sumner	7	162	23.1	63
Ken Gorgal	6	107	17.8	34
Bill George	2	13	6.5	13
Ray Smith	2	12	6.0	12
Bill Bishop	1	5	5.0	5
George Connor	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	19	299	15.7	63

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
John Helwig			0	2	0	0
George Connor		0	0	2	53	1
Ron Drzewiecki			3	2	8
Ken Gorgal		0	0	2	0	0
Bill George		0	0	2	0	0
Bill Wightkin			0	2	0	0
Ed Brown			4	1	0
Fred Williams			0	1	0	0
Stan Jones			0	1	5	0
Ed Sprinkle			0	1	0	0
Wayne Hansen			0	1	0	0
Joe Fortunato			0	1	0	0
John Kreamcheck			0	1	0	0
Bill Bishop		0	0	1	0	0
Pete Perini			0	1	0	0
Ray Smith		0	1	0	0	0
Charlie Sumner		0	1	0	0	0
John Hoffman			3	0	0
Bobby Watkins			5	0	0
Rick Casares			3	0	0
Chick Jagade			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	23	21	66	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Blanda	2								11	37	0			82
Harlon Hill		9							0	0	0			54
Bobby Watkins	8	0		0					0	0	0			48
Rick Casares	4	1							0	0	0			30
Bill McColl		4							0	0	0			24
Gene Schroeder		2							0	0	0			12
Chick Jagade	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Ed Brown	2								0	0	0			12
John Hoffman	0	1							0	0	0		1	8
Ron Drzewiecki	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
George Connor						0	1		0	0	0			6
Totals	19	17	0	0	0	0	1	0	11	37	0	0	1	294