List of Chicago Bears records

This article is about the statistical records of the Chicago Bears, including their years in Decatur, Illinois. For their season-by-season win–loss records, see List of Chicago Bears seasons. For a list of statistical leaders and other statistical results for the Chicago Bears, see List of Chicago Bears records and statistics

The Chicago Bears are a National Football League (NFL) franchise based in Chicago, Illinois. This article lists all the individual and team statistical records complied since the franchise's birth in 1920.

Table key[]

Table key
active	Active players are listed in italics
*	Tie between two or more players/teams
†	Tied for NFL record
§	NFL record

Individual Club Appearance Records[]

Career Individual Appearance Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Most Seasons in a Bear Uniform	15	Patrick Mannelly	1998–present
Most Games Played in a Bears Uniform	228	Patrick Mannelly	1998–present
Most Games Started in a Bears Uniform	184	Walter Payton	1975–87
Most Consecutive Games Played in a Bears Uniform	191	Steve McMichael	1981–93
Most Pro Bowls	10	Mike Singletary	1984–93

Individual Career Records[]

Career Offensive Scoring Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Points	1,116	Kevin Butler	1985-95
Touchdowns	125	Walter Payton	1975-87
Net Total Yards	21,803	Walter Payton	1975-87

Career Offensive Rushing Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Rushing Yards	16,726	Walter Payton	1975—87
Rushing attempts	3,838	Walter Payton	1975—87
Average Gain with at least 250+ rushing attempts	6.6	Bobby Douglass	1969—75
Rushing Touchdowns	110	Walter Payton	1975—87
Two-Point Conversions	2	Matt Forte	2008—present
Fumbles	86	Walter Payton	1975—87
Average rushing yards per game	88.0	Walter Payton	1975—87
100 Yard Rushing Games	77	Walter Payton	1975—87

Career Offensive Passing Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Passing Yards	14,686	Sid Luckman	1939—50
Passing Completions	1,023	Jim Harbaugh	1987—93
Passing Attempts	1,759	Jim Harbaugh	1987—93
Passing Touchdowns	137	Sid Luckman	1939—50
Completion Percentage (300+ completions)	61.1%	Shane Matthews	1996; 1999—2001
Passing Interceptions	132	Sid Luckman	1939—50
Average Gain Per Attempt (400+ attempts)	8.4	Sid Luckman	1939—50
Career Lowest Interception Percentage per Pass attempt	2.69%	Jim Miller	1998—02
Quarterback Rating (400+ attempts)	81.8	Jay Cutler	2009—present
300 Yard Passing Games	9	Bill Wade	1961—66

Career Offensive Receiving Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Receptions	492	Walter Payton	1975—87
Receiving Yards	5,059	Johnny Morris	1958—67
Receiving Touchdowns	50	Ken Kavanaugh	1940—41; 1945—50
Average Gain (100+ attempts)	22.4	Ken Kavanaugh	1940-41; 1945-50
100 Yard Receiving Games	19	Harlon Hill	1954—61

Career Defensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career	Ref
Sacks	124.5	Richard Dent	1983–93; 1995
Takeaways	50	Gary Fencik	1976–87	^[1]
Defensive Touchdowns	8	Charles Tillman	2003-present
Interceptions	38	Gary Fencik	1976–87
Interceptions Return Yards	643	Richie Petitbon	1959-68
Interceptions Returned for Touchdowns	7	Charles Tillman	2003-present
Fumbles Recovered	25	Dick Butkus	1965-73
Forced Fumbles	36	Charles Tillman	2003-present
Fumble Return Yards	221	Mike Brown	2000-08
Fumbles Returned for Touchdowns	3	Mike Brown	2000-08
Safeties	3	Steve McMichael	1981-93

Career Kicking Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Field Goals	243	Kevin Butler	1985–95
Field Goal Attempts	333	Kevin Butler	1985–95
Extra Points Made	387	Kevin Butler	1985–95
Extra Points Attempted	397	Kevin Butler	1985–95
50+ Yards Field Goals Made	15	Kevin Butler	1985–95
Field Goal Percentage (25+ attempts)	85.6%	Robbie Gould	2005-present

Career Punting Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Punts	884	Bob Parsons	1972-83
Punts Inside 20	284	Brad Maynard	2001-10
Punt Yards	36,781	Brad Maynard	2001-10
Punt Gross Average (75+ punts)	44.5	George Gulyanics	1947-52
Punts Blocked	5	Maury Buford	1986-86; 89-91
		Ed Brown	1954-1961
		Bob Parsons	1973-1983

Career Returning Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Kickoff Returns	192	Dennis Gentry	1982—92
Kickoff Returns	192	Glyn Milburn	1998—01
Kickoff Return Yards	4,596	Glyn Milburn	1998—01
Kickoff Return Average (50+ returns)	30.6§	Gale Sayers	1965—71
Kickoff Return Touchdowns	6†	Gale Sayers	1965—71
Punt Returns	237	Devin Hester	2006—present
Punt Return Yards	2,919	Devin Hester	2006—present
Punt Return Touchdowns	12§	Devin Hester	2006—present
Punt Return Average (50+ returns)	12.8	George McAfee	1940—41; 1945—50
Return Touchdowns	18§	Devin Hester	2006—present
Combined Returns	401	Devin Hester	2006—present
Combined Return Yards	6,825	Devin Hester	2006—present
Fair Catches	66	Glyn Milburn	1998—2001

Individual Single Season Records[]

Single Season Offensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season
Points	144	Kevin Butler	1985
Touchdowns	22	Gale Sayers	1965
Net Total Yards	2,440	Gale Sayers	1966
Rushing Yards	1,852	Walter Payton	1977
Average Gain with 100+ rushing attempts	8.4§	Beattie Feathers	1934
Rushing Attempts	381	Walter Payton	1984
Fumbles	15	Jim Harbaugh	1993
100 Yard Rushing Games	77	Walter Payton	1977; 1985
Passing Yards	3,838	Erik Kramer	1995
Passing Touchdowns	29	Erik Kramer	1995
Passing Attempts	555	Jay Cutler	2009
Passing Completions	336	Jay Cutler	2009
Passing Completion Percentage with 75+ completions	65.1%	Shane Matthews	2001
Passing Interceptions	31	Sid Luckman	1947
Average Gain Per Attempt with 100+ attempts	10.860	Sid Luckman	1943
Quarterback Rating	107.8	Sid Luckman	1943
300 Yard Passing Games	4	Bill Wade	1962
Receptions	101	Brandon Marshall	2012
Average Gain with 30+ receptions	25.6	Ken Kavanaugh	1947
Receiving Yards	1,400	Marcus Robinson	1999
Receiving Touchdowns	13	Dick Gordon	1970
Receiving Touchdowns	13	Ken Kavanaugh	1947
100 Yard Receiving Games	7	(4 times) Last: Brandon Marshall	2012

Single Season Defensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season	Ref
Sacks	17.5	Richard Dent	1984
Takeaways	12	Mark Carrier	1990	^[2]
Takeaways	12	Roosevelt Taylor	1963	^[3]
Interceptions	10	Mark Carrier	1990
Interception Return Yards	212	Richie Petitbon	1962
Fumbles Recovered	6	Dick Butkus	1965
Fumble return yards	101	Brian Urlacher	2001
Fumble return yards	101	Charlie Sumner	1958
Fumbles returned for touchdown	2†	Fred Evans	1948

Single Season Kicking Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season	Ref
Field Goals Made	32	Robbie Gould	2006
Field Goal Attempts	41	Kevin Butler	1986
Field Goal Percentage (10+ attempts)	89.7	Robbie Gould	2008	^[4]
Extra Points Made	52	Roger LeClerc	1965
Extra Points Attempted	52	Roger LeClerc	1965

Single Season Punting Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season
Punts	114†	Bob Parsons	1981
Punt Yards	4,638	Brad Maynard	2004
Punts Inside 20	40	Brad Maynard	2008
Punt Gross Average (30+ attempts)	46.5	Bobby Joe Green	1963
Punt Net Average (30+ attempts)	40.4	Adam Podlesh	2011
Punts Blocked	2	Brad Maynard	2003

Single Season Returning Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season
Combined Kick Returns	98	Glyn Milburn	2000
Kickoff Returns	63	Glyn Milburn	2000
Kickoff Return Yards	1,550	Glyn Milburn	1998
Kickoff Return Average	37.7	Gale Sayers	1967
Kickoff Return Touchdowns	4†	Cecil Turner	1970
Punt Returns	58	Jeff Fisher	1984
Punt Return Touchdowns	4†	Devin Hester	2006
Punt Returns Average	17.1§	Devin Hester	2010
Punt Return Yards	651	Devin Hester	2007
Return Touchdowns	6§	Devin Hester	2006
Fair Catches	26	Glyn Milburn	2000

Individual Single Game Records[]

Single Game Offensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Opponent	Date	Ref
Points	36	Gale Sayers	San Francisco 49ers	12/12/65
Touchdowns	6	Gale Sayers	San Francisco 49ers	12/12/65
Net Total Yards	339	Gale Sayers	Minnesota Vikings	12/18/66
Rushing Yards	275	Walter Payton	Minnesota Vikings	11/20/77
Average Gain (10+ rushing attempts)	11.8	Joe Maniaci	Pittsburgh Pirates	10/2/39
Rushing Attempts	40	Walter Payton	Minnesota Vikings	11/20/77
Rushing Touchdowns	4	(3 times) Last: Bobby Douglass	Green Bay Packers	11/4/73
Fumbles	4	Rusty Lisch	Green Bay Packers	12/9/84
Passing Yards	468	Johnny Lujack	Chicago Cardinals	12/11/49
Passing Touchdowns	7	Sid Luckman	Brooklyn Dodgers	11/14/43
Passing Attempts	60	Erik Kramer	New York Jets	11/16/97
Passing Completions	34	Brian Griese	Detroit Lions	9/30/07
Passing Completions	34	Jim Miller	Minnesota Vikings	11/14/99
Consecutive Completions	15	Shane Matthews	New England Patriots	12/10/00
Completion Percentage (10+ completions)	86.7%	Bob Williams	Dallas Texans	10/12/52	^[5]
Interceptions Thrown	7	Zeke Bratkowski	Baltimore Colts	10/2/60
Passes Not Intercepted	50	Erik Kramer	Miami Dolphins	10/27/97
Receptions	14	Jim Keane	New York Giants	10/23/49
Receiving Yards	214	Harlon Hill	San Francisco 49ers	10/31/54
Average Gain (4+ receptions)	44.8	Dick Gordon	St. Louis Cardinals	11/19/67
Receiving Touchdowns	4	Mike Ditka	Los Angeles Rams	10/13/63
Receiving Touchdowns	4	Harlon Hill	San Francisco 49ers	10/31/54

Single Game Defensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Opponent	Date	Ref
Sacks	4.5	Richard Dent	Los Angeles Raiders	11/4/84
Sacks	4.5	Richard Dent	Los Angeles Raiders	12/22/87
Takeaways	4	Bill George	Detroit Lions	12/3/61	^[6]
Interceptions	3	Mark Carrier	Washington Redskins	12/9/90
Interception Yards Returned	101	Richie Petitbon	Los Angeles Rams	12/9/62
Forced Fumbles	4	Charles Tillman	Tennessee Titans	11/4/12
Fumble return yards	98	George Halas	Oorang Indians	11/4/23
Fumbles recovered	3†	John Thierry	Houston Oilers	10/22/95
Fumbles recovered	3†	Virgil Livers	Minnesota Vikings	10/5/75

Single Game Kicking Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Opponent	Date
Field Goals Made	5	Roger LeClerc	Detroit Lions	12/3/61
Field Goals Made	5	Mac Percival	Philadelphia Eagles	10/20/68
Longest Field Goal Made	57	Robbie Gould	Denver Broncos	12/11/11
Field Goals Attempted	7	Roger LeClerc	Green Bay Packers	11/17/63
Extra Points Made	8	Bob Snyder	New York Giants	11/14/43
Extra Points Attempted	9	Bob Thomas	Green Bay Packers	12/7/80

Single Game Punting Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Opponent	Date
Punts	14	Keith Molesworth	Green Bay Packers	12/10/33
Punt Yards	524	Todd Sauerbrun	New Orleans Saints	10/5/97
Punts Inside 20	6	Brad Maynard	Green Bay Packers	12/9/01

Single Game Returning Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Opponent	Date	Ref
Kickoff Returns	9	Ahmad Merritt	San Francisco 49ers	9/7/03
Kickoff Return Yards	225	Devin Hester	St. Louis Rams	12/11/06
Kickoff return touchdowns	2§	Devin Hester	St. Louis Rams	12/11/06
Punt Returns	8	Jeff Fisher	Detroit Lions	12/16/84
Punt Return Yards	152	Devin Hester	Arizona Cardinals	10/16/06
Return touchdowns	2§	Devin Hester	St. Louis Rams	12/11/06	^[7]
Return touchdowns	2§	Devin Hester	Denver Broncos	11/25/07	^[8]

Individual Rookie Season Records[]

Rookie Season Offensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season	Ref
Points	144§	Kevin Butler	1985	^[9]
Touchdowns	22§	Gale Sayers	1965
Rushing Attempts	316	Matt Forte	2008
Rushing Yards	1,238	Matt Forte	2008
Rushing Touchdowns	14	Gale Sayers	1965
Passing Attempts	368	Kyle Orton	2005
Passing Completions	190	Kyle Orton	2005
Passing Yards	1,869	Kyle Orton	2005
Passing Touchdowns	9	Jim McMahon	1982
Passing Touchdowns	9	Kyle Orton	2005
Interceptions Thrown	17	Zeke Bratkowski	1954
Receptions	63	Matt Forte	2008
Receiving Yards	1,124	Harlon Hill	1954
Receiving Touchdowns	12	Mike Ditka	1961
Receiving Touchdowns	12	Harlon Hill	1954

Rookie Season Defensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season	Ref
Sacks	12.0	Mark Anderson	2006
Interceptions	10	Mark Carrier	1990

Rookie Season Kicking Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season	Ref
Field Goals	31	Kevin Butler	1985

Rookie Season Punting Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season	Ref
Punts	83	Dave Finzer	1984
Punting Average	44.8	George Gulyanics	1947

Rookie Season Returning Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Season
Punt Returns	57§	Lew Barnes	1986
Punt Return Yards	600	Devin Hester	2006
Punt Return Touchdowns	3	Devin Hester	2006
Kickoff Returns	32	Johnny Knox	2009
Kickoff Return Yards	927	Johnny Knox	2009
Kickoff Return Touchdowns	2	Devin Hester	2006
Return Touchdowns	6§	Devin Hester	2006

Individual Career Postseason Records[]

Career Postseason Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Most Bear Playoff Game Appearances	13	Mark Bortz	1983-94
Most Bear Playoff Games Started	12	Mark Bortz	1983-94
		Jay Hilgenberg	1981-91
		Mike Singletary	1981-92
		Keith Van Horne	1981-93

Career Postseason Offensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Points	74	Kevin Butler	1985–95
Touchdowns	4	Thomas Jones	2004-06
Rushing Yards	632	Walter Payton	1975–87
Rushing Attempts	180	Walter Payton	1975–87
Rushing Touchdowns	4	Thomas Jones	2004-06
Rushing Touchdowns	4	Norm Standlee	1941
Passing Yards	967	Jim McMahon	1982–88
Passing Attempts	133	Rex Grossman	2003-08
Passing Completions	70	Jim McMahon	1982–88
Passing Touchdowns	9	Sid Luckman	1939–50
Interceptions Thrown	5	Mike Tomczak	1985-90
Receptions	22	Walter Payton	1975–87
Receiving Yards	454	Willie Gault	1983–87
Receiving Touchdowns	4	Dennis McKinnon	1983–85; 87-89

Career Postseason Defensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Sacks	10.5	Richard Dent	1983–93; 95
Interceptions	4	George McAfee	1940–41; 45-50
Interceptions	4	Clyde Turner	1940–51
Interception Return Yards	68	George McAfee	1940–41; 45-50
Interception Touchdowns	1	(6 tied), Last: Jerry Azumah	1999-05

Career Postseason Kicking Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Bears Career
Field Goals	16	Kevin Butler	1985–95
Punts	44	Brad Maynard	2001-10
Punt Yards	1,766	Brad Maynard	2001-10
Punt Returns	11	Devin Hester	2006-present
Punt Returns	11	Keith Ortego	1985–87
Punt Return Yardage	108	George McAfee	1940–41; 45-50
Punt Return Touchdowns	1	Hugh Gallarneau	1941-1942; 1945-1947
Punt Return Touchdowns	1	Shaun Gayle	1984-94
Kick Returns	17	Dennis Gentry	1982–92
Kick Return Yardage	435	Dennis Gentry	1982–92
Kick Return Touchdowns	1	Devin Hester	2006-present

Individual Single Game Postseason Records[]

Single Game Postseason Offensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Opponent	Date
Points	15	Jack Manders	Washington Redskins	12/12/37
Touchdowns	2	(12 times), Last: Jay Cutler	Seattle Seahawks	1/16/11
Rushing Yards	123	Thomas Jones	New Orleans Saints	1/21/07
Rushing Attempts	27	Neal Anderson	New Orleans Saints	1/6/91
Rushing Attempts	27	Walter Payton	New York Giants	1/5/86
Rushing Touchdowns	2	(7 times), Last: Jay Cutler	Seattle Seahawks	1/16/11
Passing Yards	286	Sid Luckman	Washington Redskins	12/26/43
Passing Attempts	44	Jim Harbaugh	Dallas Cowboys	12/29/91
Passing Completions	22	Jim Harbaugh	Dallas Cowboys	12/29/91
Passing Touchdowns	5	Sid Luckman	Washington Redskins	12/26/43
Interceptions Thrown	4	Bob Avellini	Dallas Cowboys	12/26/77
Receptions	10	Matt Forte	Green Bay Packers	1/23/11
Receiving Yards	129	Willie Gault	New England Patriots	1/26/86
Receiving Touchdowns	2	(3 times), Last: Dennis McKinnon	New York Giants	1/5/86

Single Game Postseason Defensive Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Opponent	Date
Sacks	3.5	Richard Dent	New York Giants	1/5/86
Interceptions	2	(6 times), Last: Gary Fencik	San Francisco 49ers	1/5/85
Interception Return Yards	61	Larry Morris	New York Giants	12/29/63
Interception Touchdowns	1	(6 tied) Last: Jerry Azumah	Philadelphia Eagles	01/19/02

Single Game Postseason Kicking/Punting/Return Records
Statistic	Record	Player	Opponent	Date
Field Goals	3	Robbie Gould	New Orleans Saints	1/21/07
Punts	10	(2 times), Last: Maury Buford	Los Angeles Rams	1/12/86
Punt Yards	398	Keith Molesworth	New York Giants	12/17/33
Punt Returns	6	George McAfee	Los Angeles Rams	12/17/50
Punt Return Yardage	81	Hugh Gallarneau	Green Bay Packers	12/14/41
Punt Return Touchdowns	1	Huge Gallarneau	Green Bay Packers	12/14/41
Punt Return Touchdowns	1	Shaun Gayle	New York Giants	1/5/86
Kick Returns	7	Don Bingham	New York Giants	12/30/56
Kick Return Yardage	127	Dennis Gentry	Washington Redskins	1/3/87
Kick Return Touchdowns	1	Devin Hester	Indianapolis Colts	2/4/07

Team Records[]

Team Season Results Records
Statistic	Record	Season
Best Record	15-1 (16 games)	1985
Worst Record	1-13 (14 games)	1969
Highest Winning Percentage	1.000†	1942 (11 games)
Highest Winning Percentage	1.000†	1934 (13 games)
Lowest Winning Percentage	.071	1969 (14 games)
Home Wins	9	1926 (11 games)
Road Wins	7	(5 times) Last: 2006 (8 road games)

Team Offensive Records
Statistic	Record	Season
Most Touchdowns (Season)	56	1941 (11 games)
Fewest Touchdowns (Season)	16	1933 (13 games)
Most Times Sacked (Season)	66	2004 (16 games)
Fewest Times Sacked (Season)	15	1995 (16 games)
Fewest Field Goals Made in a Season	0†	1944 (10 games)
Most Points Scored in a Season	456	1985 (16 games)
Fewest Points Scored in a Season	133	1933 (13 games)
*Most Two-Point Conversions	5	1997 (16 games)

Team Defensive Records
Statistic	Record	Season
Most Takeaways in a Season	58	1947 (12 games)
Most Defensive Touchdowns Scored in a Season	7	2012 (16 games)
Fewest Takeaways in a Season	20	(3 times); Last: 2003 (16 games)
Most Sacks in a Season	72	1984 (16 games)
Fewest Sacks in a Season	18	2003 (16 games)
Most Points Allowed in a Season	421	1997 (16 games)
Fewest Points Allowed in a Season	21	1920 (13 games)

Miscellaneous club game records[]

Longest Run From Scrimmage - Bill Osmanski rushed 86 yards vs. the Chicago Cardinals, 10/15/39.
Longest Pass From Scrimmage - Bo Farrington caught 98 yard pass at the Detroit Lions, 10/8/61.
Longest Play in Bears History - 108 yard missed Field Goal Return, Nathan Vasher, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 11/13/05; Devin Hester, at New York Giants, 11/12/06.
Most Touchdowns (Game) - 9, vs. San Francisco 49ers, 12/12/65
Most Times Sacked in a Game - 10, vs. New York Giants, 10/3/10
Most Takeaways in a Game - 12†, at Detroit Lions 11/22/42 (7 int, 5 fum)
Most Points Allowed in a Game - 55, at Detroit Lions 11/27/97

†-tied NFL record

References[]

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