1991 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1991 11–5 2nd NFC Central Virginia Halas McCaskey Bill Tobin Mike Ditka Greg Landry Vince Tobin Soldier Field Lost Wild Card Playoffs(vs. Cowboys) 13–17 Bears seasons The 1991 Chicago Bears season was their 72nd regular season and 21st postseason completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears matched their 11–5 record from the previous season and returned to the playoffs for the seventh time in eight years, as an NFC Wild Card for the second consecutive year. The Bears were defeated 17–13 by the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round. This was Mike Ditka's last playoff game as a head coach. Offseason NFL draft 1991 NFL draft 1991 Chicago Bears 1 22 Stan Thomas Offensive tackle Texas yes 2 49 Chris Zorich Defensive tackle Notre Dame yes 3 78 Chris Gardocki Punter Clemson yes yes 4 105 Joe Johnson Cornerback North Carolina State 5 134 Anthony Morgan Wide receiver Tennessee yes 6 161 Darren Lewis Running back Texas A&M yes 7 190 Paul Justin Quarterback Arizona State 8 217 Larry Horton Defensive back Texas A&M 9 245 Mike Stonebreaker Linebacker Notre Dame yes 10 272 Tom Backes Defensive end Oklahoma 11 301 Stacy Long Guard Clemson 12 328 John Cook Defensive tackle Washington no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1991_draft.htm 1991 Chicago Bears draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 1, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1991 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeScott AsmanTight endWest ChesterSean BecktonWide receiverUCFRichard BookerLinebackerTCUPeter BrantleyLinebackerOregonSean BrownWide receiverWake ForestNigel CodringtonWide receiverRiceTim CrossFullbackTennessee StateAnthony CummingsWide receiverLouisvilleRon FergusonCornerbackTexas TechTre GillerTackleSMUJohn HardyCornerbackCaliforniaEric IhnatTight endMarshallMichael JohnsonWide receiverSacramento StateTim LanceSafetyEastern IllinoisSteve MontgomeryFullbackMichigan StatePatrick MooreDefensive endCal PolyQuintin ParkerSafetyIllinoisChris ReedGuardSW Missouri StateCharles RoweLinebackerTexas TechEric WenckowskiCenterNorthern IllinoisJohn WileySafetyAuburnJames WilliamsDefensive tackleCheyneyEric WrightWide receiverStephen F. Austin Staff 1991 Chicago Bears Chairman of the board – Ed McCaskey President and chief executive officer – Michael McCaskey Vice-president of player personnel – Bill Tobin Director of finance – Ted Phillips Assistant director of player personnel – Rod Graves Research and quality control – Jim LaRue Head coach – Mike Ditka Assistant head coach/tight ends/special teams coordinator – Steve Kazor Offensive coordinator – Greg Landry Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Vic Rapp Offensive line – Dick Stanfel Defensive coordinator – Vince Tobin Defensive line – John Levra Linebackers – Dave McGinnis Defensive backs – Zaven Yaralian Strength coordinator – Clyde Emrich 1991 Chicago Bears Media Guide 4 Club directory Roster 1991 Chicago Bears  4 Jim Harbaugh 10 Peter Tom Willis 35 Neal Anderson 22 Johnny Bailey American football KR/PR 31 Mark Green American football 33 Darren Lewis American football y 25 Brad Muster FB 30 James Rouse American football FB 82 Wendell Davis wide receiver 29 Dennis Gentry KR 88 Glen Kozlowski 81 Anthony Morgan American football y KR 87 Tom Waddle 85 Keith Jennings American football 80 James Thornton tight end 62 Mark Bortz G 67 Jerry Fontenot G 63 Jay Hilgenberg C 75 Ron Mattes T 57 Tom Thayer G 60 Stan Thomas American football y T 78 Keith Van Horne T 73 John Wojciechowski T 93 Trace Armstrong DE 95 Richard Dent DE 76 Steve McMichael DT 72 William Perry American football DT 96 Tim Ryan American football, born 1967 DE 71 James Williams lineman y DE 97 Chris Zorich y DT 53 Dante Jones MLB 51 Jim Morrissey American football OLB 59 Ron Rivera OLB 55 John Roper American football OLB 50 Mike Singletary MLB 58 Mike Stonebreaker y OLB 20 Mark Carrier safety FS 37 Maurice Douglass CB 23 Shaun Gayle SS 26 John Mangum defensive back CB 36 Markus Paul SS 32 Lemuel Stinson CB 49 David Tate American football S 21 Donnell Woolford CB  8 Maury Buford P  6 Kevin Butler American football K 17 Chris Gardocki y P 86 Cap Boso TE IR 74 Jim Covert T IR 54 Ron Cox American football LB IR 70 Eric Kumerow DE IR 65 Stacy Long American football G IR 84 Ron Morris American football WR IR -- Quintin Smith WR PUP 47 active, 7 inactive, 5 practice squad 98 Tom Backes y T 89 Eric Ihnat y TE 11 Paul Justin y QB 46 James P. Lott CB 83 Eric Wright wide receiver y WR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1991_roster.htm 1991 Chicago Bears starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 1, 2014 Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 July 26, 1991 at Miami Dolphins W 6–0 1–0 Joe Robbie Stadium 49,939 2 August 3, 1991 vs. San Francisco 49ers L 7–21 1–1 Olympiastadion (Berlin) 66,876 3 August 11 Phoenix Cardinals L 10–12 1–2 Soldier Field 55,513 4 August 17, 1991 at Los Angeles Raiders L 10–13 1–3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 35,538 5 August 24, 1991 Buffalo Bills W 30–13 2–3 Soldier Field 57,435https://www.profootballarchives.com/1991nflchib.html 1991 Chicago Bears (NFL) Pro Football Archives November 11, 2023 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 1 Minnesota Vikings W 10–6 1–0 Soldier Field 64,112 2 September 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–20 2–0 Tampa Stadium 65,625 3 September 15 New York Giants W 20–17 3–0 Soldier Field 64,829 4 September 23, 1991 New York Jets W 19–13 (OT) 4–0 Soldier Field 65,255 5 September 29 at Buffalo Bills L 20–35 4–1 Rich Stadium 80,366 6 October 6 Washington Redskins L 7–20 4–2 Soldier Field 64,941 7 Bye 8 October 17, 1991 at Green Bay Packers W 10–0 5–2 Lambeau Field 58,435 9 October 27 at New Orleans Saints W 20–17 6–2 Louisiana Superdome 68,591 10 November 3 Detroit Lions W 20–10 7–2 Soldier Field 57,281 11 November 11, 1991 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–17 8–2 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 59,001 12 November 17 at Indianapolis Colts W 31–17 9–2 Hoosier Dome 60,519 13 November 24 Miami Dolphins L 13–16 (OT) 9–3 Soldier Field 58,288 14 November 28 at Detroit Lions L 6–16 9–4 Pontiac Silverdome 78,879 15 December 8 Green Bay Packers W 27–13 10–4 Soldier Field 62,353 16 December 14, 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 27–0 11–4 Soldier Field 54,719 17 December 23, 1991 at San Francisco 49ers L 14–52 11–5 Candlestick Park 60,419 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1: vs. Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 2 1991;text-align:center; collapsed Week 1: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary September 1 3:00 p.m. CST Vikings 3 0 3 0 Bears 0 7 0 3 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 64,112 Mostly sunny, 68 F C Tom Dooley (6) CBS Verne Lundquist and John Madden Box score, Game Book First quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 26-yard field goal, 5:50. Vikings 3–0. Drive: 13 plays, 72 yards, 5:50. Second quarter CHI – Tom Waddle 37-yard pass from Jim Harbaugh (Kevin Butler kick), 14:05. Bears 7–3. Drive: 10 plays, 98 yards, 5:38. Third quarter MIN – Fuad Reveiz 24-yard field goal, 9:31. Bears 7–6. Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:20. Fourth quarter CHI – Kevin Butler 22-yard field goal, 9:06. Bears 10–6. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 5:58. Top passers MIN – Wade Wilson – 21/36, 248 yards, 3 INT CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 17/24, 186 yards, TD Top rushers MIN – Herschel Walker – 20 rushes, 86 yards CHI – Neal Anderson – 23 rushes, 58 yards Top receivers MIN – Steve Jordan – 8 receptions, 89 yards CHI – Tom Waddle – 2 receptions, 48 yards, TD Week 10: vs. Detroit Lions Chicago Bears 2 1991;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Detroit Lions at Chicago Bears – Game summary November 3 12:00 p.m. CST Lions 0 10 0 0 Bears 3 0 10 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 57,281 18 F C Bob McElwee CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden Box score Standings Playoffs 1991–92 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Record Venue Attendance Wild Card December 29 Dallas Cowboys (5) L 13–17 0–1 Soldier Field 62,594 References External links 1991 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com Chicago Bears season, 1991 Category:Chicago Bears seasons Bear Category:1991 in Chicago Category:Long stubs with short prose