1998 Chicago Bears season

1998 Chicago Bears season
1998 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1997; Bears seasons; 1999 →;

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

Additions	Subtractions
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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1998 Chicago Bears draft
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

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Undrafted free agents

1998 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
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

**1998 Chicago Bears staff**
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey Vice President of Operations – Ted Phillips Vice President of Player Personnel – Mark Hatley Director of College Scouting – Bill Rees Director of Pro Personnel – Rick Spielman Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Tony Wise Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Running Backs – Joe Brodsky Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears Tight Ends – Tom Rossley			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bob Slowik Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Carlos Mainord Defensive Backs – Greg Schiano Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Strength and conditioning Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer Assistant Physical Development Coordinator – Steve Little

Roster

**1998 Chicago Bears roster**

	Quarterbacks 15 Jim Miller 18 Steve Stenstrom Running backs 20 James Allen 31 Tremayne Allen FB 32 Edgar Bennett 38 Robert Chancey FB 49 Ty Hallock FB 24 Glyn Milburn KR/PR Wide receivers 82 Fabien Bownes 83 Macey Brooks 80 Curtis Conway 81 Bobby Engram 86 Chris Penn 88 Marcus Robinson Tight ends 84 John Allred 85 Alonzo Mayes 89 Ryan Wetnight		Offensive linemen 64 Andy Heck T 78 Adam Hernandez T 74 Jimmy Herndon T 67 Greg Huntington C/G 57 Olin Kreutz C/G 69 Chad Overhauser G/T 75 Todd Perry G 62 Aaron Taylor G 58 Chris Villarrial G 60 Casey Wiegmann C 71 James Williams T Defensive linemen 99 Jim Flanigan DT 93 Paul Grasmanis DT 76 Shawn Lee DE 68 Carl Reeves DE 98 Bryan Robinson DE 91 John Thierry DE 97 Mike Wells DT		Linebackers 52 Andre Collins OLB 96 Chris Draft MLB 53 Lemanski Hall OLB 55 Sean Harris OLB 92 Barry Minter MLB 59 Jim Schwantz MLB Defensive backs 36 Ray Austin FS 30 Ricky Bell CB 23 Marty Carter SS 43 Quincy Coleman CB 21 Terry Cousin CB 46 Marlon Forbes SS 47 Randy Hilliard CB 37 Tony Parrish FS 29 Frankie Smith CB Special teams 2 Mike Horan P 1 Jeff Jaeger K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS		Reserve lists 70 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 25 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 39 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 27 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 12 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 26 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 54 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 4 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 16 IRTooltip Injured reserve) 22 IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 95 James Baron DE -- Tom Beck QB -- Pepe Pearson RB 53 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
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

NFC Central
view talk edit	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

^ "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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