1998 Chicago Bears season
1998 Chicago Bears season | |
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Head coach | Dave Wannstedt |
Home field | Soldier Field |
Results | |
Record | 4–12 |
Division place | 5th NFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1998 Chicago Bears season was their 79th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 4–12 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. At the end of the season, Dave Wannstedt was fired and was replaced by Dick Jauron the following season.
Offseason
[edit]Additions | Subtractions |
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RB Edgar Bennett (Packers) | FB Mike Dulaney (Panthers) |
LB Andre Collins (Bengals) | G Chris Gray (Seahawks) |
LB Ricardo McDonald (Bengals) | LB Tony Peterson (49ers) |
RB Raymont Harris (Packers) | |
DE Alonzo Spellman (Cowboys) |
NFL draft
[edit]1998 Chicago Bears draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 5 | Curtis Enis | Running back | Penn State | |
2 | 35 | Tony Parrish | Safety | Washington | |
3 | 64 | Olin Kreutz * | Center | Washington | |
4 | 94 | Alonzo Mayes | Tight end | Oklahoma State | |
6 | 157 | Chris Draft | Linebacker | Stanford | |
6 | 189 | Patrick Mannelly | Offensive tackle | Duke | |
7 | 217 | Chad Overhauser | Offensive tackle | UCLA | |
7 | 232 | Moses Moreno | Quarterback | Colorado State | |
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career |
Undrafted free agents
[edit]Player | Position | College |
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Ken Anderson | Defensive Tackle | Arkansas |
Anthony Bookman | Running back | Stanford |
Quincy Coleman | Cornerback | Jackson State |
Brad Crowley | Defensive end | Texas A&M |
KeJaun DuBose | Defensive Tackle | Northwestern |
Jim Farrell | Wide receiver | Western Illinois |
Jim McElroy | Wide receiver | UCLA |
Wasswa Serwanga | Cornerback | UCLA |
Staff
[edit] Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
[edit]Regular season
[edit]Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 23–24 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 55,614 |
2 | September 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 12–17 | 0–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 59,084 |
3 | September 20 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 15–27 | 0–3 | Raymond James Stadium | 64,328 |
4 | September 27 | Minnesota Vikings | L 28–31 | 0–4 | Soldier Field | 57,783 |
5 | October 4 | Detroit Lions | W 31–27 | 1–4 | Soldier Field | 66,944 |
6 | October 11 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 7–20 | 1–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 50,495 |
7 | October 18 | Dallas Cowboys | W 13–12 | 2–5 | Soldier Field | 59,201 |
8 | October 25 | at Tennessee Oilers | W 23–20 | 3–5 | Vanderbilt Stadium | 40,089 |
9 | Bye | |||||
10 | November 8 | St. Louis Rams | L 12–20 | 3–6 | Soldier Field | 50,263 |
11 | November 15 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–26 | 3–7 | Pontiac Silverdome | 63,152 |
12 | November 22 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–20 | 3–8 | Georgia Dome | 60,804 |
13 | November 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–31 | 3–9 | Soldier Field | 51,938 |
14 | December 6 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 22–48 | 3–10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,247 |
15 | December 13 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–26 | 3–11 | Lambeau Field | 59,813 |
16 | December 20 | Baltimore Ravens | W 24–3 | 4–11 | Soldier Field | 40,853 |
17 | December 27 | Green Bay Packers | L 13–16 | 4–12 | Soldier Field | 58,393 |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
Standings
[edit]NFC Central | |||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
(1) Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 556 | 296 | W8 |
(5) Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 408 | 319 | W3 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 314 | 295 | W1 |
Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 306 | 378 | L4 |
Chicago Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 276 | 368 | L1 |
References
[edit]- ^ "1998 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
- ^ "1998 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
External links
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