1972 Chicago Bears season

1972 Chicago Bears season
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Head Coach	Abe Gibron
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	4–9–1
Place	4th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1971	1973

The 1972 Chicago Bears season was their 53rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4–9–1 record, another below .500 showing, in head coach Abe Gibron's first season. But they had good success on the QB Rushing. QB Bobby Douglass ran on 143 carries for 972 yards and 8 Touchdowns. This would be later broken by Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick who became the first and only Quarterback to run over 1,000 yards in the NFL. Only three other QBs ran for over 1,000 yards in one season, but they were all in the CFL.

NFL Draft

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Roster

1972 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks 10 Bobby Douglass 7 John Huarte Running backs 35 Jim Harrison FB 33 Gary Kosins 22 Cyril Pinder 24 Don Shy Wide receivers 43 George Farmer 46 Matt Maslowski 84 Jim Seymour 21 Cecil Turner Tight ends 86 Bob Parsons 82 Earl Thomas 89 Bob Wallace		Offensive linemen 79 Lionel Antoine T 74 Bob Asher T 73 Rich Buzin T 52 Rich Coady C 61 Glen Holloway G 65 Randy Jackson T 64 Ernie Janet G 78 Bob Newton G Defensive linemen 82 Steve DeLong DE 85 Willie Holman DE 64 Larry Horton DT 67 Bill Line DT 71 Tony McGee DE 87 Ed O'Bradovich DE 76 Bill Staley DT		Linebackers 31 Ross Brupbacher 55 Doug Buffone 51 Dick Butkus 30 Jimmy Gunn 54 Bill McKinney 58 Bob Pifferini Defensive backs 25 Craig Clemons SS 32 Charlie Ford CB 29 Bob Jeter DB 44 Garry Lyle FS 18 Jerry Moore 48 Ron Smith SS 20 Joe Taylor CB Special teams 88 Bobby Joe Green P 83 Mac Percival K		Reserve lists 75 Dave Hale DT (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics 53 Active, 5 Inactive, 5 Practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1972	Atlanta Falcons	L 37–21	55,701
2	September 24, 1972	Los Angeles Rams	T 13–13	55,701
3	October 1, 1972	Detroit Lions	L 38–24	55,701
4	October 8, 1972	at Green Bay Packers	L 20–17	56,263
5	October 15, 1972	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–0	72,339
6	October 23, 1972	Minnesota Vikings	W 13–10	55,701
7	October 29, 1972	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 27–10	50,464
8	November 5, 1972	at Detroit Lions	L 14–0	54,418
9	November 12, 1972	Green Bay Packers	L 23–17	55,701
10	November 19, 1972	San Francisco 49ers	L 34–21	55,701
11	November 26, 1972	Cincinnati Bengals	L 13–3	55,701
12	December 3, 1972	at Minnesota Vikings	L 23–10	49,784
13	December 10, 1972	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–12	65,720
14	December 17, 1972	at Oakland Raiders	L 28–21	54,711

Standings

Template:1972 NFC Central standings