1999 Chicago Bears season

1999 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Dick Jauron
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	6–10
Division place	5th NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1999 Chicago Bears season was their 80th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). On January 24, Dick Jauron was named head coach.^[1] The club posted a 6–10 record under Jauron, who replaced Dave Wannstedt.

Quarterbacks Shane Matthews (1,645), Cade McNown (1,465) and Jim Miller (1,242) combined for 4,352 passing yards during the season, the most in franchise history.^[2]

Offseason

Organizational changes

Head coach Dave Wannstedt was fired after the 1998 season, forcing the Bears to hire their second head coach in ten years. The candidates included offensive coordinators Sherman Lewis of the Green Bay Packers and Joe Pendry of the Buffalo Bills, defensive coordinators Dave McGinnis (Arizona Cardinals), Dick Jauron (Jacksonville Jaguars) and Gunther Cunningham (Kansas City Chiefs), while DC Jim Haslett (Pittsburgh Steelers) was interviewed. Minnesota Vikings OC Brian Billick and New York Jets DC Bill Belichick were also allowed to be interviewed by the team. McGinnis was considered the favorite, and was interviewed last; he would be approached by Bears president Michael McCaskey for contractual terms, with McGinnis stating he "needed some time and he would think about it." However, the next day, McCaskey scheduled a press conference to announce McGinnis as the head coach, despite not having been officially hired. As a result, the conference was canceled, and Jauron would instead be hired, while McCaskey would be replaced by Ted Phillips.^[3]

NFL draft

1999 Chicago Bears draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	12	Cade McNown	Quarterback	UCLA
2	48	Russell Davis	Defensive tackle	North Carolina
3	66	Rex Tucker	Guard	Texas A&M
3	71	D'Wayne Bates	Wide receiver	Northwestern
3	78	Marty Booker *	Wide receiver	Northeast Louisiana
4	106	Warrick Holdman	Linebacker	Texas A&M
4	111	Rosevelt Colvin	Linebacker	Purdue
5	143	Jerry Wisne	Offensive tackle	Notre Dame
5	144	Khari Samuel	Linebacker	Massachusetts
5	147	Jerry Azumah *	Running back	New Hampshire
6	184	Rashard Cook	Defensive back	USC
7	221	Sulecio Sanford	Wide receiver	Middle Tennessee State
7	253	Jim Finn	Fullback	Pennsylvania
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1999 Chicago Bears staff
	Front office Chairman Emeritus – Ed McCaskey Chairman of the Board – Michael McCaskey Secretary – Virginia Halas McCaskey President and CEO – 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 – Dick Jauron Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Gary Crowton Quarterbacks – John Shoop Running Backs – Earle Mosley Wide Receivers – Mike Borich Tight Ends – Jim Bollman Offensive Line – Bob Wylie Offensive Quality Control – Eric Studesville			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Greg Blache Defensive Line – Rex Norris Linebackers – Dale Lindsey Defensive Backs – Vance Bedford Defensive Quality Control – Chuck Bullough Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Strength and conditioning Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer Assistant Physical Development Coordinator – Steve Little

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Roster

1999 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks  9 Shane Matthews  8 Cade McNown 15 Jim Miller Running backs 20 James Allen 32 Edgar Bennett 44 Curtis Enis 49 Ty Hallock FB 24 Glyn Milburn KR/PR Wide receivers 87 D'Wayne Bates 86 Marty Booker 83 Macey Brooks 80 Curtis Conway 81 Bobby Engram 88 Marcus Robinson		Tight ends 84 John Allred 85 Alonzo Mayes 89 Ryan Wetnight Offensive linemen 78 Blake Brockermeyer T 57 Olin Kreutz C 75 Todd Perry G 64 Rex Tucker G/T 58 Chris Villarrial G 60 Casey Wiegmann C 71 James Williams T 79 Jerry Wisne T		Defensive linemen 70 Ken Anderson DT 94 Shane Burton DT 95 Russell Davis DE 99 Jim Flanigan DT 98 Bryan Robinson DE 96 Clyde Simmons DE 90 Van Tuinei DE 97 Mike Wells DT Linebackers 52 Keith Burns MLB 59 Rosevelt Colvin OLB 55 Sean Harris MLB 53 Warrick Holdman OLB 54 Ricardo McDonald OLB 92 Barry Minter OLB/MLB 91 Khari Samuel MLB		Defensive backs 36 Ray Austin SS 23 Jerry Azumah CB 25 Tom Carter CB 24 Terry Cousin CB 27 Walt Harris CB 47 Chris Hudson FS 26 Jermaine Jones CB 37 Tony Parrish SS 29 Frankie Smith FS Special teams 18 Chris Boniol K 11 Brian Gowins K 10 Jaret Holmes K  1 Jeff Jaeger K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS 16 Todd Sauerbrun P Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	Kansas City Chiefs	W 20–17	CBS 12:00pm	58,381
2	September 19, 1999	Seattle Seahawks	L 14–13	CBS 12:00pm	66,944
3	September 26, 1999	at Oakland Raiders	L 24–17	FOX 3:15pm	50,458
4	October 3, 1999	New Orleans Saints	W 14–10	FOX 12:00pm	66,944
5	October 10, 1999	at Minnesota Vikings	W 24–22	FOX 12:00pm	64,107
6	October 17, 1999	Philadelphia Eagles	L 20–16	FOX 12:00pm	66,944
7	October 24, 1999	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 6–3	FOX 12:00pm	65,283
8	October 31, 1999	at Washington Redskins	L 48–22	FOX 12:00pm	77,621
9	November 7, 1999	at Green Bay Packers	W 14–13	FOX 3:15pm	59,867
10	November 14, 1999	Minnesota Vikings	L 27–24	FOX 12:00pm	61,481
11	November 21, 1999	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–20	FOX 3:05pm	56,055
12	November 25, 1999	at Detroit Lions	L 21–17	FOX 11:30am	77,905
13	December 5, 1999	Green Bay Packers	L 35–19	FOX 12:00pm	66,944
14	Bye
15	December 19, 1999	Detroit Lions	W 28–10	FOX 12:00pm	50,256
16	December 26, 1999	at St. Louis Rams	L 34–12	FOX 12:00pm	65,941
17	January 2, 2000	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 20–6	FOX 12:00pm	66,945

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
^(2) Tampa Bay Buccaneers	11	5	0	.688	270	235	W2
^(4) Minnesota Vikings	10	6	0	.625	399	335	W3
^(6) Detroit Lions	8	8	0	.500	322	323	L4
Green Bay Packers	8	8	0	.500	357	341	W1
Chicago Bears	6	10	0	.375	272	341	L2

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 108
2. Mayer, Larry (December 26, 2013). "What have been biggest Bears-Packers games?". Chicago Bears. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
3. "Flashback #43: Dave McGinnis ‘Hiring’ (1999)". WBBM-TV. March 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
4. "1999 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
5. "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1999 Media Guide. p. 3.
6. "1999 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.

External links

• 1999 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com