1965 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

1965 Chicago Bears Roster
1965 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1965 season with a record of 9 wins and 5 losses, finishing third in the NFL's West Division.

Chicago piled up points with 409 points, while the solid defense yielded 275. Gale Sayers rushed for a team-leading 867 yards for the Bears.

Rudy Bukich tossed for 2,641 yards. Johnny Morris hauled in 53 balls for 846 yards.

The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Dick Butkus picked off 5 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
Rudy Bukich	312	176	56.4	2641	8.5	20	6.4	9	2.9	80	93.7
Billy Wade	41	20	48.8	204	5.0	0	0.0	2	4.9	29	43.1
Ronnie Bull	3	2	66.7	63	21.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	54	109.7
Jon Arnett	2	1	50.0	59	29.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	59	135.4
Gale Sayers	3	2	66.7	53	17.7	1	33.3	1	33.3	27	109.7
Totals	361	201	55.7	3020	8.4	22	6.1	12	3.3	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gale Sayers	166	867	5.2	61	14
Ronnie Bull	91	417	4.6	33	3
Andy Livingston	63	363	5.8	30	2
Jon Arnett	102	363	3.6	24	5
Joe Marconi	19	47	2.5	10	0
Rudy Bukich	28	33	1.2	24	3
Billy Wade	5	18	3.6	16	0
Jim Jones	2	13	6.5	7	0
Dick Gordon	2	10	5.0	6	0
Ralph Kurek	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	479	2131	4.4	61	27

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Morris	53	846	16.0	80	4
Mike Ditka	36	454	12.6	44	2
Gale Sayers	29	507	17.5	80	6
Jim Jones	21	350	16.7	54	4
Ronnie Bull	16	186	11.6	41	1
Dick Gordon	13	279	21.5	51	3
Andy Livingston	12	134	11.2	30	0
Jon Arnett	12	114	9.5	30	0
Charlie Bivins	4	108	27.0	52	2
Joe Marconi	4	43	10.8	29	0
Bill Martin	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	201	3020	15.0	80	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Roger LeClerc	52	52	100.0	26	11	42.3	85
Totals	52	52	100.0	26	11	42.3	85

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Green	58	2479	42.7	66
Totals	58	2479	42.7	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gale Sayers	16	238	14.9	85	1
Jon Arnett	11	52	4.7	22	0
Ron Smith	1	2	2.0	2	0
Dick Gordon	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Totals	29	289	10.0	85	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Gale Sayers	21	660	31.4	96	1
Dick Gordon	14	242	17.3	41	0
Jon Arnett	5	150	30.0	77	0
Andy Livingston	2	66	33.0	42	0
Ron Smith	1	17	17.0	17	0
Ralph Kurek	1	11	11.0	11	0
Roger LeClerc	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	45	1146	25.5	96	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Butkus	5	84	16.8	38	0
Bennie McRae	4	116	29.0	89	1
Dave Whitsell	4	67	16.8	32	1
Richie Petitbon	2	22	11.0	18	0
Joe Fortunato	2	0	0.0	0	0
Dick Evey	1	15	15.0	15	0
Rosey Taylor	1	3	3.0	3	0
Doug Atkins	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	307	15.4	89	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Dick Butkus		0	0	7	11	0
Rudy Bukich			12	4	0
Gale Sayers			9	4	0
Earl Leggett			0	4	2	0
Joe Fortunato		0	0	3	3	0
Dave Whitsell		0	0	2	13
Mike Reilly			0	2	0	0
Rosey Taylor		0	0	2	3
Mike Pyle			0	2	0	0
Ronnie Bull			2	2	0
Bennie McRae		0	0	2	0
Richie Petitbon		0	0	1	8	0
Doug Atkins		0	0	1	0	0
Ron Smith			1	1	0	0
Mike Ditka			1	1	0
Jon Arnett			3	1	0
Charlie Bivins			0	1	0
Jim Cadile			0	1	0	0
Andy Livingston			2	0	0
Billy Wade			2	0	0	0
Dick Gordon			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	33	41	40	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Gale Sayers	14	6	1	1					0	0	0			132
Roger LeClerc				0					11	52	0			85
Jon Arnett	5	0	0	0					0	0	0			30
Ronnie Bull	3	1							0	0	0			24
Jim Jones	0	4							0	0	0			24
Johnny Morris		4							0	0	0			24
Dick Gordon	0	3	0	0					0	0	0			18
Rudy Bukich	3								0	0	0			18
Charlie Bivins		2							0	0	0			12
Andy Livingston	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Mike Ditka		2							0	0	0			12
Rosey Taylor						0		1	0	0	0			6
Dave Whitsell						1			0	0	0			6
Bennie McRae						1			0	0	0			6
Totals	27	22	1	1	0	2	0	1	11	52	0	0	0	409