1942 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-0
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Luke Johnsos (6-0)
Coach: George Halas (5-0)
Coach: Hunk Anderson (6-0)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1942 Chicago Bears Statistics
1942 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1942 season with a record of 11 wins and 0 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

On offense, the Bears topped the league with 376 points. Defensively, Chicago relinquished 84 points, fewest in the league. Gary Famiglietti rushed for a team-leading 503 yards.

Sid Luckman passed for 1,024 yards. Ray McLean hauled in 19 balls for 571 yards.

The ball-hawking defense pounced on 51 turnovers, topping in the league. Bulldog Turner intercepted 8 opponent throws.

Luke Johnsos, George Halas and Hunk Anderson coached the team. The 1942 Chicago Bears lost in the Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
31Len AkinGApril 8, 19165'11"207BaylorMcKinney, TX USA111
35Lee ArtoeRTMarch 2, 19176'3"234Santa ClaraTacoma, WA USA1111
23Connie BerryEApril 19, 19156'3"215North Carolina St.Spartanburg, SC USA101
82Ray BrayRGFebruary 1, 19176'0"237West. MichiganCaspian, MI USA1110
4Harry ClarkeKRDecember 1, 19166'0"186West VirginiaCumberland, MD USA107
36Stu ClarksonLB-CJuly 4, 19196'2"217Texas A&M-KingsvilleCorpus Christi, TX USA70
14Chuck DrulisG-LBMarch 8, 19185'10"216TempleGirardville, PA USA110
2Gary FamigliettiFBNovember 28, 19136'0"225Boston Univ.Boston, MA USA108
21Danny FortmannLGApril 11, 19166'0"210ColgatePearl River, NY USA1111
8Hugh GallarneauPRApril 2, 19176'0"190StanfordDetroit, MI USA109
7Bill GeyerHBOctober 3, 19195'10"173ColgateBloomfield, NJ USA50
19Bill HempelTFebruary 10, 19206'0"238Carroll (WI)Lincoln, NE USA80
26Al HoptowitT,GSeptember 7, 19156'1"217Washington St.Yakima, WA USA110
17Nick KerasiotisGJuly 4, 19185'11"195St. AmbroseChicago, IL USA90
18Adolph KissellHBSeptember 11, 19205'11"190Boston Col.Nashua, NH USA40
29Ed KolmanLTOctober 21, 19156'2"232TempleBrooklyn, NY USA119
42Sid LuckmanPNovember 21, 19166'0"197ColumbiaBrooklyn, NY USA1110
15Al MatuzaCSeptember 11, 19186'2"200Georgetown (DC)Shenandoah, PA USA110
5Frank MaznickiKJuly 19, 19205'9"181Boston Col.West Warwick, RI USA111
57Ray McLeanHBDecember 6, 19155'10"168St. AnselmLowell, MA USA112
11Frank MorrisFBMay 25, 19186'2"215Boston Univ.Newton, MA USA60
16George MussoG-TApril 8, 19106'2"262MillikinCollinsville, IL USA110
25Ray NoltingHBNovember 8, 19135'11"185CincinnatiCincinnati, OH USA113
20Bob NowaskeyLEFebruary 3, 19186'0"205George WashingtonEverson, PA USA116
48Charlie O'RourkeQBMay 10, 19175'11"175Boston Col.Montreal, QC Canada111
9Bill OsmanskiFBDecember 29, 19155'11"197Holy CrossProvidence, RI USA11
10John PettyFBOctober 3, 19196'1"228PurdueLebanon, PA USA102
76Hampton PoolEMarch 11, 19156'3"221CaliforniaSan Miguel, CA USA110
6John SiegalEMay 15, 19186'1"203ColumbiaLarksville, PA USA114
13Joe StydaharTMarch 16, 19126'4"233PittsburghKaylor, WV USA92
66Bulldog TurnerCMarch 10, 19196'1"237Hardin-SimmonsPlains, TX USA1111
51Clint WagerEJanuary 20, 19206'6"218St. Mary's (MN)Winona, MN USA70
37George WilsonREFebruary 3, 19146'1"199NorthwesternChicago, IL USA1111



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