1958 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

1958 Chicago Bears Roster
1958 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1958 season with a record of 8 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears netted 298 points, and the defense allowed 230. Rick Casares rushed for a team-leading 651 yards for Chicago, while Willie Galimore additionally buoyed the ground attack.

Ed Brown threw for 1,418 yards. Bill McColl hauled in 35 balls for 517 yards. Rick Casares and Harlon Hill contributed to the receiving game as well.

Charlie Sumner intercepted 6 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	218	102	46.8	1418	6.5	10	4.6	17	7.8	79	51.0
Zeke Bratkowski	90	41	45.6	571	6.3	7	7.8	6	6.7	67	64.6
George Blanda	7	2	28.6	19	2.7	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	39.6
Rick Casares	4	1	25.0	13	3.2	1	25.0	0	0.0	13	80.2
Rudy Bukich	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Willie Galimore	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	321	146	45.5	2021	6.3	18	5.6	24	7.5	79

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Rick Casares	176	651	3.7	64	2
Willie Galimore	130	619	4.8	36	8
Johnny Morris	52	239	4.6	32	2
J.C. Caroline	33	121	3.7	19	0
Ed Brown	32	94	2.9	28	3
Merrill Douglas	10	53	5.3	18	0
Zeke Bratkowski	3	0	0.0	2	0
Rudy Bukich	1	-7	-7.0	-7	0
Totals	437	1770	4.1	64	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bill McColl	35	517	14.8	67	8
Rick Casares	32	290	9.1	50	1
Harlon Hill	27	365	13.5	40	3
Bob Jewett	15	192	12.8	26	1
Ralph Anderson	11	177	16.1	30	1
Johnny Morris	11	170	15.5	51	0
Willie Galimore	8	151	18.9	79	3
J.C. Caroline	5	78	15.6	58	1
Rocky Ryan	1	66	66.0	66	0
Bob Carey	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	146	2021	13.8	79	18

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blanda	37	36	97.3	23	11	47.8	69
Bill George	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	38	37	97.4	23	11	47.8	70

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Brown	27	1140	42.2	57
Jack Johnson	18	627	34.8	47
Zeke Bratkowski	14	555	39.6	52
Totals	59	2322	39.4	57

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Morris	14	96	6.9	33
Vic Zucco	15	35	2.3	28
Charlie Sumner	9	25	2.8	14
Totals	38	156	4.1	33

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Morris	16	399	24.9	45	0
Willie Galimore	9	338	37.6	99	1
J.C. Caroline	6	123	20.5	27	0
Vic Zucco	3	63	21.0	30	0
Charlie Sumner	1	19	19.0	19	0
Abe Gibron	1	12	12.0	12	0
Erich Barnes	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	37	954	25.8	99	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Charlie Sumner	6	67	11.2	17	0
Erich Barnes	4	90	22.5	30	1
Stan Wallace	3	16	5.3	9	0
Vic Zucco	3	13	4.3	13	0
Wayne Hansen	1	12	12.0	12	0
Bill George	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jack Johnson	1	5	5.0	5	0
Joe Fortunato	1	5	5.0	5	0
Chuck Howley	1	4	4.0	4	0
Jack Hoffman	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	22	221	10.0	30	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Bill George		0	0	4	0
Johnny Morris			4	3	0
Don Healy			0	2	0	0
Charlie Sumner		0	0	2	101	1
Willie Galimore			6	2	0
Ed Brown			4	2	0
J.C. Caroline			3	2	0
Bill Bishop			0	2	0	1
Earl Leggett			0	2	0	0
Doug Atkins			0	2	28	0
Joe Fortunato		0	0	1	0	0
Wayne Hansen		0	0	1	16	0
Stan Wallace		0	1	1	0	0
Rick Casares			5	1	0
Zeke Bratkowski			1	1	0	0
Ed Cooke			1	0	0	0
Bill McColl			1	0	0
Ralph Anderson			1	0	0
Merrill Douglas			1	0	0	0
Vic Zucco		0	1	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	28	145	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Willie Galimore	8	3		1					0	0	0			72
George Blanda									11	36	0			69
Bill McColl		8							0	0	0			48
Harlon Hill		3							0	0	0			18
Rick Casares	2	1							0	0	0			18
Ed Brown	3								0	0	0			18
Johnny Morris	2	0	0	0					0	0	0			12
Erich Barnes				0		1		1	0	0	0			12
Bill Bishop							1		0	0	0			6
J.C. Caroline	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Bob Jewett		1							0	0	0			6
Ralph Anderson		1							0	0	0			6
Charlie Sumner			0	0		0	1		0	0	0			6
Bill George						0			0	1	0			1
Totals	15	18	0	1	0	1	2	1	11	37	0	0	0	298