1998 Chicago Bears season

1998 Chicago Bears season
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 club posted a 4–12 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the club's second straight 4–12 finish, which ultimately cost Wannstedt his job.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1998 NFL draft
1998 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
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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Personnel

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

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator – Bob Slowik
  • Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks
  • Linebackers – Carlos Mainord
  • Defensive Backs – Greg Schiano

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer
  • Assistant Physical Development Coordinator – Steve Little

Roster

1998 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

 Tight ends

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen

Linebackers

 Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
1 September 6, 1998 Jacksonville Jaguars L 24–23 CBS 12:00pm
55,614
2 September 13, 1998 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–12 FOX 12:00pm
59,084
3 September 20, 1998 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 27–15 FOX 3:15pm
64,328
4 September 27, 1998 Minnesota Vikings L 31–28 FOX 3:15pm
57,783
5 October 4, 1998 Detroit Lions W 31–27 FOX 12:00pm
66,944
6 October 11, 1998 at Arizona Cardinals L 20–7 FOX 3:05 pm
50,495
7 October 18, 1998 Dallas Cowboys W 13–12 FOX 3:15pm
59,201
8 October 25, 1998 at Tennessee Oilers W 23–20 FOX 3:15pm
40,089
9 Bye
10 November 8, 1998 St. Louis Rams L 20–12 FOX 12:00pm
50,263
11 November 15, 1998 at Detroit Lions L 26–3 ESPN 7:15pm
63,152
12 November 22, 1998 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–13 FOX 12:00pm
60,804
13 November 29, 1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 31–17 FOX 12:00pm
51,938
14 December 6, 1998 at Minnesota Vikings L 48–22 ESPN 7:15pm
64,247
15 December 13, 1998 at Green Bay Packers L 26–20 FOX 12:00pm
59,813
16 December 20, 1998 Baltimore Ravens W 24–3 CBS 12:00pm
40,853
17 December 27, 1998 Green Bay Packers L 16–13 FOX 12:00pm
58,393

Standings

NFC Central
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

  1. ↑ "1998 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1998 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.

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