1972 Chicago Bears season
1972 Chicago Bears season | |
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Head coach | NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1972
NFL Draft
1972 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 3 | Lionel Antoine | Offensive tackle
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Southern Illinois | traded from the New York Giants |
1 | 12 | Craig Clemons | Safety
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Iowa | |
3 | 62 | Johnny Musso | Running back | Alabama | |
5 | 117 | Bob Parsons | Tight end | Penn State | |
6 | 133 | Bob Pifferini | Linebacker | UCLA | |
7 | 167 | Jim Fassel | Quarterback | Long Beach State | |
7 | 182 | Jim Osborne | Defensive tackle | Southern | |
8 | 192 | Ralph Wirtz | Wide receiver | North Dakota State | |
9 | 219 | Larry Horton | Defensive end | Iowa | |
10 | 247 | Jack Turnbull | Center | Oregon State | |
11 | 272 | Ed Wimberly | Defensive back | Jackson State | |
12 | 297 | Doug Neill | Running back | Texas A&M | |
13 | 322 | Jay Rood | Tackle | Southern (SD) | |
14 | 347 | Bob Brown | Wide receiver | Rice | |
15 | 377 | Roger Lawson | Running back | Western Michigan | |
16 | 402 | Bill McKinney | Linebacker | West Texas A&M | |
17 | 427 | LaVerne Dickinson | Defensive back | Southern | |
Made roster |
Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Rookies in italics |
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
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1 | September 17 | Atlanta Falcons | L 21–37 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | |
2 | September 24 | Los Angeles Rams | T 13–13 | 0–1–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | |
3 | October 1 | Detroit Lions | L 24–38 | 0–2–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | |
4 | October 8 | at Green Bay Packers | L 17–20 | 0–3–1 | Lambeau Field | 56,263 | |
5 | October 15 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–0 | 1–3–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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72,339 | |
6 | October 23 | Minnesota Vikings | W 13–10 | 2–3–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | |
7 | October 29 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 27–10 | 3–3–1 | Busch Memorial Stadium | 50,464 | |
8 | November 5 | at Detroit Lions | L 0–14 | 3–4–1 | Tiger Stadium | 54,418 | |
9 | November 12 | Green Bay Packers | L 17–23 | 3–5–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | |
10 | November 19 | San Francisco 49ers | L 21–34 | 3–6–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | |
11 | November 26 | Cincinnati Bengals | L 3–13 | 3–7–1 | Soldier Field | 55,701 | |
12 | December 3 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 10–23 | 3–8–1 | Metropolitan Stadium | 49,784 | |
13 | December 10 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 21–12 | 4–8–1 | Veterans Stadium | 65,720 | |
14 | December 17 | at Oakland Raiders | L 21–28 | 4–9–1 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
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54,711 | |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
NFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Green Bay Packers | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 5–1 | 8–3 | 304 | 226 | W3 |
Detroit Lions | 8 | 5 | 1 | .607 | 2–4 | 6–5 | 339 | 290 | W1 |
Minnesota Vikings | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 6–5 | 301 | 252 | L2 |
Chicago Bears | 4 | 9 | 1 | .321 | 1–5 | 3–7–1 | 225 | 275 | L1 |
References
- ^ "1972 Chicago Bears Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- ^ "1972 Chicago Bears Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
- ^ "Chicago Bears 1972 Games and Schedule". Pro-Football-Reference.com.