1961 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (8-6)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1961 Chicago Bears Roster
1961 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1961 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears racked up 326 points, and the defensive squad allowed 302. Billy Wade threw for 2,258 yards. Mike Ditka hauled in 56 balls for 1,076 yards.

Willie Galimore rushed for a team-leading 707 yards for Chicago, and Rick Casares also aided the ground game.

Dave Whitsell 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
Billy Wade	250	139	55.6	2258	9.0	22	8.8	13	5.2	98	93.7
Ed Brown	98	46	46.9	742	7.6	4	4.1	11	11.2	84	46.8
John Adams	1	1	100.0	11	11.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	11	112.5
Totals	349	186	53.3	3011	8.6	26	7.4	24	6.9	98

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Galimore	153	707	4.6	60	4
Rick Casares	135	588	4.4	23	8
Billy Wade	45	255	5.7	29	2
Charlie Bivins	43	188	4.4	24	1
Bill Brown	22	81	3.7	20	0
Johnny Morris	8	49	6.1	21	0
Ed Brown	13	18	1.4	13	0
J.D. Smith	3	6	2.0	5	0
John Adams	14	-2	-0.1	10	1
Totals	436	1890	4.3	60	16

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Ditka	56	1076	19.2	76	12
Johnny Morris	36	548	15.2	80	4
Willie Galimore	33	502	15.2	84	3
Bo Farrington	21	349	16.6	98	4
Angelo Coia	12	249	20.8	64	3
Rick Casares	8	69	8.6	31	0
Jim Dooley	6	90	15.0	25	0
John Adams	5	80	16.0	36	0
Charlie Bivins	4	-9	-2.2	4	0
Harlon Hill	3	51	17.0	23	0
Bill Brown	2	6	3.0	13	0
Totals	186	3011	16.2	98	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Roger LeClerc	41	40	97.6	24	10	41.7	70
Ed Brown	1	1	100.0	2	1	50.0	4
Bill George				1		0.0	0
Totals	42	41	97.6	27	11	40.7	74

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Ed Brown	58	2448	42.2	69
John Adams	2	56	28.0	43
Totals	60	2504	41.7	69

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Morris	23	155	6.7	16
Richie Petitbon	2	9	4.5	7
Rosey Taylor	1	4	4.0	4
Larry Morris	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	27	170	6.3	16

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Charlie Bivins	25	668	26.7	78
Rosey Taylor	14	379	27.1	60
Willie Galimore	5	82	16.4	25
Bill Brown	4	54	13.5	19
Johnny Morris	2	46	23.0	25
J.D. Smith	1	18	18.0	18
Totals	51	1247	24.5	78

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Whitsell	6	123	20.5	52
Richie Petitbon	5	71	14.2	43
Harlon Hill	3	52	17.3	24
J.C. Caroline	3	48	16.0	28
Joe Fortunato	3	34	11.3	16
Bill George	3	18	6.0	13
Larry Morris	1	25	25.0	25
Totals	24	371	15.5	52

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Roger LeClerc			0	3	0
Bill George		0	0	2	0	0
Doug Atkins			0	2	0	0
John Adams			1	2	36
Willie Galimore			8	2	0
Ed Brown			1	2	0
Fred Williams			0	1	0	0
Joe Fortunato		0	0	1	0	0
John Mellekas			0	1	0	0
Harlon Hill		0	0	1	0	0
Johnny Morris			2	1	3
Bill Brown			2	1	0	0
Larry Morris		0	0	1	0	0
Rosey Taylor			1	1	0	0
Stan Fanning			0	1	0	0
Rick Casares			1	0	0
Bo Farrington			1	0	0
Mike Ditka			2	0	0
Billy Wade			3	0	0
Charlie Bivins			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	23	22	39	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Mike Ditka		12							0	0	0			72
Roger LeClerc									10	40	0			70
Rick Casares	8	0							0	0	0			48
Willie Galimore	4	3		0					0	0	0			42
Johnny Morris	0	4	0	0					0	0	0			24
Bo Farrington		4							0	0	0			24
Angelo Coia		3							0	0	0			18
Billy Wade	2								0	0	0			12
John Adams	1	0							0	0	0			6
Charlie Bivins	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Ed Brown	0								1	1	0			4
Totals	16	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	41	0	0	0	326