1962 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-5
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's West Division
Coach: George Halas (9-5)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1962 Chicago Bears Roster
1962 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

The Bears scored 321 points, and the defensive squad conceded 287. Billy Wade passed for 3,172 yards. Mike Ditka topped the receiving corps, hauling in 58 balls for 904 yards.

Joe Marconi rushed for a team-leading 406 yards for Chicago, and Ronnie Bull also contributed to the rushing attack.

The sticky-fingered defense pounced on 47 turnovers. Richie Petitbon 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	412	225	54.6	3172	7.7	18	4.4	24	5.8	73	70.0
Rudy Bukich	13	3	23.1	79	6.1	1	7.7	4	30.8	65	38.5
Rick Casares	2	1	50.0	35	17.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	35	135.4
Ronnie Bull	3	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	430	229	53.3	3286	7.6	20	4.7	28	6.5	73

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Joe Marconi	89	406	4.6	57	5
Ronnie Bull	113	363	3.2	24	1
Rick Casares	75	255	3.4	18	2
Willie Galimore	43	233	5.4	77	2
Billy Wade	40	146	3.6	21	5
Charlie Bivins	14	44	3.1	15	1
Billy Martin	9	28	3.1	12	1
Art Anderson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Johnny Morris	2	7	3.5	7	0
Totals	386	1489	3.9	77	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Ditka	58	904	15.6	69	5
Johnny Morris	58	889	15.3	73	5
Ronnie Bull	31	331	10.7	52	0
Joe Marconi	23	306	13.3	63	1
Angelo Coia	22	361	16.4	71	4
Bo Farrington	13	197	15.2	51	1
Rick Casares	10	71	7.1	24	1
John Adams	5	111	22.2	59	3
Willie Galimore	5	56	11.2	29	0
Charlie Bivins	3	52	17.3	28	0
Billy Martin	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	229	3286	14.3	73	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Roger LeClerc	40	36	90.0	27	13	48.1	75
Totals	40	36	90.0	27	13	48.1	75

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Green	69	3018	43.7	72
Totals	69	3018	43.7	72

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Morris	20	208	10.4	33	0
Billy Martin	17	62	3.6	19	0
Rosey Taylor	2	11	5.5	11	1
Totals	39	281	7.2	33	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Billy Martin	25	515	20.6	47
Charlie Bivins	12	243	20.2	37
Ronnie Bull	9	235	26.1	35
Rosey Taylor	4	98	24.5	33
Joe Marconi	2	30	15.0	21
Ed O'Bradovich	1	8	8.0	8
Totals	53	1129	21.3	47

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Richie Petitbon	6	212	35.3	101	1
Dave Whitsell	5	45	9.0	26	0
Joe Fortunato	3	44	14.7	36	0
Rosey Taylor	2	64	32.0	43	1
Bill George	2	26	13.0	15	0
J.C. Caroline	2	21	10.5	21	0
Larry Morris	2	9	4.5	9	0
Bennie McRae	1	47	47.0	47	0
Totals	23	468	20.3	101	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Ed O'Bradovich			0	5	0	0
Earl Leggett			0	4	5	0
Billy Martin			3	3	0
Mike Ditka			4	3	0	1
Ronnie Bull			5	3	21
Stan Jones			0	2	0	0
Bob Kilcullen			0	2	0	0
Doug Atkins			0	2	0	0
Billy Wade			7	2	0
Larry Morris		0	0	2	0	0
Joe Marconi			0	1	0
Art Anderson			0	1	0	0
Fred Williams			0	1	0	0
Bennie McRae		0	0	1	0	0
Richie Petitbon		0	1	1	23
Mike Pyle			0	1	0	0
Rosey Taylor		0	1	1	6
Bob Wetoska			0	1	0	0
Don Mullins			0	1	0	0
Rick Casares			4	0	0
Johnny Morris			2	0	0
Bobby Green			1	0	0	0
Charlie Bivins			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	37	55	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Roger LeClerc									13	36	0			75
Mike Ditka		5					1		0	0	0			36
Joe Marconi	5	1		0					0	0	0			36
Johnny Morris	0	5	0						0	0	0			30
Billy Wade	5								0	0	0			30
Angelo Coia		4							0	0	0			24
Rick Casares	2	1							0	0	0			18
John Adams		3							0	0	0			18
Rosey Taylor			1	0		1			0	0	0			12
Willie Galimore	2	0							0	0	0			12
Richie Petitbon						1			0	0	0			6
Billy Martin	1	0	0	0					0	0	0			6
Bo Farrington		1							0	0	0			6
Charlie Bivins	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Ronnie Bull	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Totals	17	20	1	0	0	2	1	0	13	36	0	0	0	321