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1970 Chicago Bears: 6-8-0
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Home record: 3-4-0 (119 points scored, 143 allowed) Road record: 3-4-0 (137 points scored, 118 allowed) Head Coach: Jim Dooley

256 points scored (16th of 26 teams), 261 points allowed (11th) NFL Averages: 19.3 points/game (269.6 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:   210   422   2,133   (16)   4.69   21   22    353   1,092   (25)    3.1    3    3,225    (25)      36
Defense:   233   394   2,596   (23)   5.95   18   17    459   1,471   ( 8)    3.2   11    4,067    (18)      31

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
10  Bobby Douglass       QB     3   6'3   215   23    2   Kansas
11  Jack Concannon       QB    14   6'3   205   27    7   Boston College
16  Kent Nix             QB     1   6'1   195   26    4   Texas Christian
20  Joe Taylor           DB    11   6'2   200   31    4   North Carolina A&T
21  Cecil Turner         WR    14   5'10  170   26    3   Cal Poly-S.L.O.
22  Ross Montgomery      RB    14   6'3   220   23    2   Texas Christian
23  Dick Daniels         DB    13   5'9   180   26    5   Pacific (OR)
24  Don Shy              RB     8   6'1   205   24    4   San Diego State
25  Linzy Cole           WR     7   5'11  170   22    R   Texas Christian
26  Bennie McRae         DB    13   6'1   180   30    9   Michigan
29  Ronnie Bull          RB    12   6'0   200   30    9   Baylor
30  Jimmy Gunn           LB    14   6'1   220   21    R   Southern California
31  Ross Brupbacher      LB    14   6'3   215   22    R   Texas A&M
32  Ralph Kurek          RB    11   6'2   210   27    6   Wisconsin
33  Mike Hull            RB    13   6'3   220   25    3   Southern California
37  Rich Coady           TE    14   6'3   238   25    1   Memphis
38  Ray Ogden            TE     9   6'5   225   28    6   Alabama
39  Phil Clark           DB    13   6'2   208   25    4   Northwestern
40  Gale Sayers          RB     2   6'0   198   27    6   Kansas
43  George Farmer        WR    11   6'4   210   22    R   UCLA
44  Garry Lyle           DB    14   6'2   198   25    3   George Washington
45  Dick Gordon          WR    14   5'11  190   26    6   Michigan State
46  Craig Baynham        RB     5   6'1   203   26    4   Georgia Tech
47  Butch Davis          DB    10   5'11  183   22    R   Missouri
48  Ron Smith            DB    14   6'1   192   27    6   Wisconsin
50  Bob Hyland           C     14   6'5   250   25    4   Boston College
51  Dick Butkus          LB    14   6'3   245   27    6   Illinois
55  Doug Buffone         LB    14   6'1   225   26    5   Louisville
60  Lee Roy Caffey       LB    14   6'3   250   29    8   Texas A&M
62  Glenn Holloway       OG    14   6'3   245   22    R   North Texas State
63  John Neidert         LB     3   6'2   230   24    3   Louisville
65  Randy Jackson        OT    10   6'5   245   26    4   Florida
67  George Seals         DT    14   6'2   260   28    7   Missouri
68  Howard Mudd          OG    10   6'3   252   28    7   Hillsdale
69  Ted Wheeler          OG     6   6'3   245   25    3   West Texas State
70  Jeff Curchin         OT    14   6'6   265   22    R   Florida State
72  Jim Cadile           OG    12   6'3   240   30    9   San Jose State
73  Frank Cornish        DT     1   6'6   285   26    5   Grambling
74  Wayne Mass           OT    14   6'4   240   24    3   Clemson
75  Dave Hale            DT    14   6'7   260   23    2   Ottawa (KS)
76  Bill Staley          DT    11   6'3   248   24    3   Utah State
78  Harry Gunner         DE    14   6'6   250   25    3   Oregon State
83  Mac Percival         K     14   6'4   220   30    4   Texas Tech
84  Jim Seymour          WR     7   6'4   210   23    1   Notre Dame
85  Willie Holman        DT    14   6'4   250   25    3   South Carolina State
86  Jimmy Hester         TE     5   6'4   250   25    4   North Dakota
87  Ed O'Bradovich       DE    14   6'3   255   30    9   Illinois
88  Bobby Joe Green      P     14   5'11  175   34   11   Florida
89  Bob Wallace          TE     5   6'3   211   25    3   Texas-El Paso

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Jack Concannon       385  194   50.4  2,130   5.53  11.0  16   4.2   18   4.7    24   206    61.5
Bobby Douglass        30   12   40.0    218   7.27  18.2   4  13.3    3  10.0     7    46    65.7
Ronnie Bull            4    2   50.0     46  11.50  23.0   1  25.0    1  25.0     0     0    91.7
Bobby Joe Green        2    2  100.0     37  18.50  18.5   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Kent Nix               1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     1     2    39.6
Garry Lyle             0    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     1     4     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Dick Gordon            71  1,026   14.5   13
George Farmer          31    496   16.0    2
Bob Wallace            15    160   10.7    0
Ross Montgomery        14     75    5.4    0
Ronnie Bull            13     60    4.6    0
Mike Hull              13     44    3.4    0
Craig Baynham          12     43    3.6    0
Don Shy                10    149   14.9    0
Jimmy Hester            7     54    7.7    0
Jim Seymour             6    145   24.2    4
Rich Coady              6     44    7.3    1
Linzy Cole              3     47   15.7    0
Ralph Kurek             3     11    3.7    0
Cecil Turner            2     53   26.5    0
Mac Percival            1     19   19.0    0
Ray Ogden               1      6    6.0    1
Garry Lyle              1      5    5.0    0
Gale Sayers             1     -6   -6.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ross Montgomery        62    229    3.7    0
Don Shy                79    227    2.9    1
Ronnie Bull            68    214    3.1    0
Jack Concannon         42    136    3.2    2
Mike Hull              32     99    3.1    0
Craig Baynham          26     68    2.6    0
Gale Sayers            23     52    2.3    0
Ralph Kurek             6     24    4.0    0
Bobby Douglass          7     22    3.1    0
Dick Gordon             4     17    4.2    0
Bobby Joe Green         1      7    7.0    0
Cecil Turner            3     -3   -1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Ron Smith              28    651   23.2    0
Cecil Turner           23    752   32.7    4
Ross Montgomery         4     69   17.2    0
Dick Butkus             1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Ron Smith              33    126    3.8    1    0
Linzy Cole             14     83    5.9    1    0
Garry Lyle              9     37    4.1    3    0
Cecil Turner            1      0    0.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Bobby Joe Green 83 3,395 40.9 0 0 0 0 0 40.9 Garry Lyle 1 29 29.0 0 0 0 0 0 29.0 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Mac Percival 4/4 5/6 9/12 1/9 1/3 20/34 28/28 88 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Ross Brupbacher 2 17 0 Doug Buffone 4 33 0 Dick Butkus 2.0 3 0 0 Phil Clark 1 32 0 Dick Daniels 1.0 2 29 0 Butch Davis 1 0 0 Harry Gunner 2.0 Willie Holman 14.5 Bennie McRae 1 0 0 Ed O'Bradovich 8.5 George Seals 5.5 1 0 0 Ron Smith 1.0 Bill Staley 6.5 Joe Taylor 2 18 0

1970 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 3 54 WR George Farmer 70 UCLA 4 79 OT Lynn Larson 1 Kansas State 4 100 LB Ross Brupbacher 56 Texas A&M [pick acquired from LA] 6 133 QB Bobby Cutburth Oklahoma State 6 139 OT Jeff Curchin Florida State [pick acquired from STL] 8 183 DB Dana Stephenson Nebraska 9 210 WR Linzy Cole 31 Texas Christian 10 235 OG Glen Holloway 70 North Texas 11 262 TE Ted Rose Northern Michigan 12 287 DB Butch Davis 10 Missouri 13 314 DB Jimmy Gunn 86 USC 14 339 WR Jim Morgan Henderson State 15 366 DB Phil Abraira Florida State 16 391 OG Bob Helterbran North Texas 17 418 DT Joe Brunson Furman

Traded draft picks: #1 to GB (Mike McCoy), #2 to DAL (Bob Asher), #5 to NO (Glenn Cannon), #7 to PHI (Terry Brennan)


Transactions:

01-21-1970traded Chicago's #1 pick in the 1970 draft to Packers for Lee Roy Caffey, Elijah Pitts and Bob Hyland
01-21-1970traded Rufus Mayes to Bengals for Bill Staley and Harry Gunner
01-27-1970traded Chicago's #2 pick in the 1970 draft to Cowboys for Craig Baynham and Phil Clark
03-02-1970traded Loyd Phillips to Saints for Jim Hester and a draft pick
05-1970traded a draft pick to Jets for John Neidert
07-1970Bills claimed Virgil Carter on waivers
08-25-1970claimed Billy Stevens on waivers from Packers
09-01-1970traded Dick Evey and a 1971 draft pick to Rams for Jim Seymour and Ron Smith
09-09-1970Falcons claimed Lynn Larson on waivers
09-16-1970Bengals claimed Marty Amsler on waivers
09-16-1970Bills claimed Greg Jones on waivers


1970 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/19/70 at New York Giants W 24-16 1-0-0 09/27/70 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 20-16 2-0-0 10/05/70 at Detroit Lions L 14-28 2-1-0 10/11/70 vs Minnesota Vikings L 0-24 2-2-0 10/18/70 vs San Diego Chargers L 7-20 2-3-0 10/25/70 vs Detroit Lions L 10-16 2-4-0 11/01/70 at Atlanta Falcons W 23-14 3-4-0 11/08/70 vs San Francisco 49ers L 16-37 3-5-0 11/15/70 at Green Bay Packers L 19-20 3-6-0 11/22/70 vs Buffalo Bills W 31-13 4-6-0 11/29/70 at Baltimore Colts L 20-21 4-7-0 12/05/70 at Minnesota Vikings L 13-16 4-8-0 12/13/70 vs Green Bay Packers W 35-17 5-8-0 12/20/70 at New Orleans Saints W 24-3 6-8-0

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