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1982 Chicago Bears: 3-6-0
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Home record: 2-2-0 (53 points scored, 50 allowed) Road record: 1-4-0 (88 points scored, 124 allowed) Head Coach: Mike Ditka

141 points scored (22nd of 28 teams), 174 points allowed (13th) NFL Averages: 20.2 points/game (181.4 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   141   262   1,505   (23)   5.10   10   11    276     988   (18)    3.6    5    2,493    (26)      19
Defense:   164   294   1,949   (21)   6.02   14   13    261     902   ( 5)    3.5    4    2,851    (16)      20

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 4  John Roveto          K      7   6'0   180   24    2   Southwestern Louisiana
 7  Bob Avellini         QB     2   6'2   210   29    7   Maryland
 8  Vince Evans          QB     4   6'2   212   27    6   Southern California
 9  Jim McMahon          QB     8   6'0   187   23    R   Brigham Young
16  Bob Thomas           K      2   5'10  175   30    8   Notre Dame
20  Reuben Henderson     DB     4   6'1   200   24    2   San Diego State
21  Leslie Frazier       DB     9   6'0   189   23    2   Alcorn State
23  Len Walterscheid     DB     9   5'11  190   28    6   Southern Utah
24  Jeff Fisher          DB     9   5'11  188   24    2   Southern California
25  Todd Bell            DB     9   6'1   207   23    2   Ohio State
26  Matt Suhey           RB     9   5'11  217   24    3   Penn State
29  Dennis Gentry        RB     9   5'8   173   23    R   Baylor
33  Calvin Thomas        RB     6   5'11  220   22    R   Illinois
34  Walter Payton        RB     9   5'11  202   29    8   Jackson State
35  Roland Harper        RB     8   6'0   210   29    7   Louisiana Tech
37  Willie McClendon     RB     9   6'1   205   25    4   Georgia
43  Walt Williams        DB     4   6'0   185   28    6   New Mexico State
44  Terry Schmidt        DB     9   6'0   177   30    9   Ball State
45  Gary Fencik          DB     9   6'1   197   28    7   Yale
46  Doug Plank           DB     1   6'0   202   29    8   Ohio State
50  Mike Singletary      LB     9   5'11  230   24    2   Baylor
51  Bruce Herron         LB     9   6'2   220   28    5   New Mexico
52  Dan Neal             C      9   6'4   255   33   10   Kentucky
53  Dan Rains            LB     2   6'1   222   26    1   Cincinnati
54  Brian Cabral         LB     8   6'0   224   26    4   Colorado
55  Otis Wilson          LB     9   6'2   222   25    3   Louisville
57  Al Chesley           LB     4   6'3   240   25    4   Pittsburgh
57  Bruce Huther         LB     4   6'1   220   28    6   New Hampshire
58  Jerry Muckensturm    LB     6   6'4   220   29    6   Arkansas State
59  Gary Campbell        LB     9   6'1   220   30    6   Colorado
62  Dan Jiggetts         OT     9   6'4   270   28    7   Harvard
63  Jay Hilgenberg       C      9   6'3   250   23    2   Iowa
65  Noah Jackson         OG     9   6'2   265   31    8   Tampa
68  Jim Osborne          DT     9   6'3   245   33   11   Southern
71  Perry Hartnett       OG     9   6'5   275   22    R   Southern Methodist
72  Jerry Doerger        OT     2   6'5   270   22    R   Wisconsin
73  Mike Hartenstine     DE     9   6'3   243   29    8   Penn State
73  Phil McKinnely       OT     8   6'4   250   28    7   UCLA
74  Jeff Williams        OG     5   6'4   260   27    6   Rhode Island
75  Henry Waechter       DE     9   6'5   270   23    R   Nebraska
76  Steve McMichael      DT     9   6'2   245   25    3   Texas
78  Keith Van Horne      OT     9   6'6   265   24    2   Southern California
79  Kurt Becker          OG     5   6'5   251   23    R   Michigan
80  Rickey Watts         WR     9   6'1   203   25    4   Tulsa
81  Robin Earl           TE     9   6'5   240   27    6   Washington
82  Ken Margerum         WR     9   6'0   170   24    2   Stanford
84  Brian Baschnagel     WR     9   6'0   184   28    7   Ohio State
86  Bob Parsons          P      9   6'4   225   32   11   Penn State
87  Emery Moorehead      TE     9   6'2   220   28    6   Colorado
88  Brooks Williams      TE     5   6'4   226   27    5   North Carolina
89  James Scott          WR     5   6'1   190   30    6   Trinity Valley C.C.
90  Al Harris            DE     8   6'5   250   25    4   Arizona State
99  Dan Hampton          DT     9   6'5   255   25    4   Arkansas

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Jim McMahon          210  120   57.1  1,501   7.15  12.5   9   4.3    7   3.3    27   196    79.9
Vince Evans           28   12   42.9    125   4.46  10.4   0   0.0    4  14.3     2    17    16.8
Bob Avellini          20    8   40.0     84   4.20  10.5   0   0.0    0   0.0     4    31    52.9
Walter Payton          3    1   33.3     39  13.00  39.0   1  33.3    0   0.0     0     0   121.5
Brian Baschnagel       1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Matt Suhey             36    333    9.2    0
Walter Payton          32    311    9.7    0
Emery Moorehead        30    363   12.1    5
Ken Margerum           14    207   14.8    3
Brian Baschnagel       12    194   16.2    2
Rickey Watts            8    217   27.1    0
Robin Earl              4     56   14.0    0
James Scott             2     44   22.0    0
Dennis Gentry           1      9    9.0    0
Roland Harper           1      8    8.0    0
Willie McClendon        1      7    7.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Walter Payton         148    596    4.0    1
Matt Suhey             70    206    2.9    3
Jim McMahon            24    105    4.4    1
Willie McClendon       17     47    2.8    0
Dennis Gentry           4     21    5.2    0
Roland Harper           3      7    2.3    0
Calvin Thomas           5      4    0.8    0
Emery Moorehead         2      3    1.5    0
Vince Evans             2      0    0.0    0
Rickey Watts            1     -1   -1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Rickey Watts           14    330   23.6    0
Dennis Gentry           9    161   17.9    0
Jeff Fisher             7    102   14.6    0
Roland Harper           2     10    5.0    0
Todd Bell               1     14   14.0    0
Jerry Muckensturm       1      5    5.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Dennis Gentry          17     89    5.2    5    0
Jeff Fisher             7     53    7.6    6    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Bob Parsons 58 2,394 41.3 3 10 0 34 314 34.8 Jim McMahon 1 59 59.0 0 0 0 0 0 59.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts John Roveto 1/1 0/0 0/4 2/4 1/4 4/13 10/10 22 Bob Thomas 1/1 0/0 1/2 3/3 0/1 5/ 7 6/ 6 21 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Todd Bell 1.0 Gary Campbell 1.0 Gary Fencik 2 2 0 Jeff Fisher 3 19 0 Leslie Frazier 1.0 2 0 0 Dan Hampton 9.0 Al Harris 3.5 Mike Hartenstine 3.0 Bruce Herron 1.0 Steve McMichael 2.5 Jim Osborne 4.5 Terry Schmidt 4 39 0 Mike Singletary 1.0 Otis Wilson 2.5 2 39 1

1982 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 5 QB Jim McMahon 119 Brigham Young 3 62 TE Tim Wrightman 32 UCLA 4 89 RB Dennis Gentry 159 Baylor 5 116 OT Perry Hartnett 12 SMU 5 134 DB Dennis Tabron Duke [pick acquired from SD] 6 146 OG Kurt Becker 94 Michigan 7 173 DT Henry Waechter 53 Nebraska 8 200 OT Jerry Doerger 10 Wisconsin 9 230 DB Mike Hatchett Texas 10 257 DB Joe Turner USC 11 283 LB Guy Boliaux Wisconsin 12 313 LB Ricky Young Oklahoma State

Traded draft picks: #2 to TB (Booker Reese)


Transactions:

01-1982Alan Page retired
04-26-1982traded past considerations to Chargers for San Diego's #5 pick in the 1982 draft
04-27-1982traded Chicago's #2 pick in the 1982 draft to Buccaneers for Tampa's #1 pick in the 1983 draft
04-28-1982traded Chicago's #5 pick in the 1983 draft to Patriots for Rod Shoate
05-25-1982traded an undisclosed draft pick to Patriots for John Lee
08-05-1982traded Chicago's #7 pick in the 1983 draft to Browns for Bruce Huther
08-22-1982traded Chicago's #6 pick in the 1983 draft to Browns for Gerry Sullivan
08-26-1982Gerry Sullivan retired
08-31-1982traded Chicago's #12 pick in the 1983 draft and #5 pick in the 1984 draft to Chargers for Jeff Williams


1982 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/82 at Detroit Lions L 10-17 0-1-0 09/19/82 vs New Orleans Saints L 0-10 0-2-0 11/21/82 vs Detroit Lions W 20-17 1-2-0 11/28/82 at Minnesota Vikings L 7-35 1-3-0 12/05/82 vs New England Patriots W 26-13 2-3-0 12/12/82 at Seattle Seahawks L 14-20 2-4-0 12/19/82 vs St. Louis Cardinals L 7-10 2-5-0 12/26/82 at Los Angeles Rams W 34-26 3-5-0 01/02/83 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 23-26 (OT) 3-6-0

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