Chicago Bears

1979 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
64	Ted Albrecht T. Albrecht	OL	6'4"	253	10/8/1954	25	California
63	Tony Ardizzone T. Ardizzone	OL	6'3"	240	12/19/1956	23	Northwestern
7	Bob Avellini B. Avellini	QB	6'2"	208	8/28/1953	26	Maryland
84	Brian Baschnagel B. Baschnagel	WR	5'11"	187	1/8/1954	25	Ohio State
60	Lynn Boden L. Boden	OL	6'5"	270	6/5/1953	26	South Dakota State
55	Doug Buffone D. Buffone	LB	6'3"	230	6/27/1944	35	Louisville
59	Gary Campbell G. Campbell	LB	6'1"	218	3/4/1952	27	Colorado
87	Mike Cobb M. Cobb	TE	6'5"	244	12/10/1955	24	Michigan State
33	Jack Deloplaine J. Deloplaine	RB	5'10"	205	4/21/1954	25	Salem International
39	Robin Earl R. Earl	RB	6'5"	242	3/18/1955	24	Washington
48	Allan Ellis A. Ellis	DB	5'11"	185	8/19/1951	28	UCLA
8	Vince Evans V. Evans	QB	6'2"	215	6/14/1955	24	Southern California
45	Gary Fencik G. Fencik	DB	6'1"	194	6/11/1954	25	Yale
36	Wentford Gaines W. Gaines	DB	6'0"	185	2/4/1953	26	Cincinnati
83	Kris Haines K. Haines	WR	5'11"	183	7/23/1957	22	Notre Dame
99	Dan Hampton D. Hampton	DL	6'5"	264	9/19/1957	22	Arkansas
90	Al Harris A. Harris	DL	6'5"	250	12/31/1956	23	Arizona State
53	Tommy Hart T. Hart	DL	6'4"	245	11/7/1944	35	Morris Brown
73	Mike Hartenstine M. Hartenstine	DL	6'3"	251	7/27/1953	26	Penn State
51	Bruce Herron B. Herron	LB	6'2"	220	4/14/1954	25	New Mexico
54	Tom Hicks T. Hicks	LB	6'4"	235	12/18/1952	27	Illinois
65	Noah Jackson N. Jackson	OL	6'2"	267	4/14/1951	28	Tampa
62	Dan Jiggetts D. Jiggetts	OL	6'4"	274	3/10/1954	25	Harvard
57	Lee Kunz L. Kunz	LB	6'2"	226	4/21/1957	22	Nebraska
88	Greg Latta G. Latta	TE	6'3"	226	10/13/1952	27	Morgan State
70	Dennis Lick D. Lick	OL	6'3"	266	4/26/1954	25	Wisconsin
24	Virgil Livers V. Livers	DB	5'8"	176	3/26/1952	27	Western Kentucky
37	Willie McClendon W. McClendon	RB	6'1"	205	9/13/1957	22	Georgia
50	Mark Merrill M. Merrill	LB	6'4"	237	5/5/1955	24	Minnesota
74	Jerry Meyers J. Meyers	DL	6'4"	249	2/21/1954	25	Northern Illinois
58	Jerry Muckensturm J. Muckensturm	LB	6'4"	223	10/13/1953	26	Arkansas State
52	Dan Neal D. Neal	OL	6'4"	250	8/30/1949	30	Kentucky
68	Jim Osborne J. Osborne	DL	6'3"	250	9/7/1949	30	Southern University
82	Alan Page A. Page	DL	6'4"	245	8/7/1945	34	Notre Dame
86	Bob Parsons B. Parsons	P	6'4"	234	6/29/1950	29	Penn State
34	Walter Payton W. Payton	RB	5'10"	200	7/25/1954	25	Jackson State
25	Lonnie Perrin L. Perrin	RB	6'1"	222	2/3/1952	27	Illinois
15	Mike Phipps M. Phipps	QB	6'3"	208	11/19/1947	32	Purdue
46	Doug Plank D. Plank	DB	6'0"	200	3/4/1953	26	Ohio State
83	Golden Richards G. Richards	WR	6'1"	181	12/31/1950	29	Brigham Young
76	Ron Rydalch R. Rydalch	DL	6'4"	260	1/1/1952	27	Utah
44	Terry Schmidt T. Schmidt	DB	6'0"	177	5/28/1952	27	Ball State
85	Steve Schubert S. Schubert	WR	5'10"	185	3/15/1951	28	Massachusetts
89	James Scott J. Scott	WR	6'1"	190	3/28/1952	27	Trinity Valley Community College
30	John Skibinski J. Skibinski	RB	6'0"	222	4/27/1955	24	Purdue
69	Revie Sorey R. Sorey	OL	6'2"	260	9/10/1953	26	Illinois
47	Mike Spivey M. Spivey	DB	6'0"	197	3/10/1954	25	Colorado
16	Bob Thomas B. Thomas	K	5'10"	178	8/7/1952	27	Notre Dame
23	Len Walterscheid L. Walterscheid	DB	5'11"	190	9/13/1954	25	Southern Utah
81	Harry Washington H. Washington	WR	6'0"	180	7/30/1956	23	Colorado State
80	Rickey Watts R. Watts	WR	6'1"	203	5/16/1957	22	Tulsa
22	Dave Williams D. Williams	RB	6'2"	210	3/10/1954	25	Colorado

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Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

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Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

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Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

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150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

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280.8

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273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

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Gibbs

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Walker

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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108.3

Lamb

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFL 2026 Betting

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000