1996 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1996 7–9 3rd NFC Central Dave Wannstedt Ron Turner Bob Slowik Virginia Halas McCaskey Soldier Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The 1996 Chicago Bears season was their 77th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). They failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 1995 and finished with a 7–9 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the team's first losing season since 1993, Wannstedt's first season. Offseason Additions SubtractionsLB Bryan Cox (Dolphins) K Kevin Butler (Cardinals)QB Dave Krieg (Cardinals) WR Jeff Graham (Jets)TE Kerry Cash (Raiders) CB Jeremy Lincoln (Rams)K Jeff Jaeger (Raiders) NFL draft 1996 NFL draft 1996 Chicago Bears 1 13 Walt Harris Cornerback Mississippi State yes yes 2 52 Bobby Engram Wide receiver Penn State yes 4 116 Paul Grasmanis Defensive tackle Notre Dame yes 5 152 Chris Villarrial Guard Indiana (PA) yes 6 187 Jon Clark Offensive tackle Temple yes 7 233 Marcus Keyes Defensive tackle North Alabama yes 7 253 Michael Hicks Running back South Carolina State yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1996_draft.htm 1996 Chicago Bears draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 24, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1996 Undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeChris MartinCornerbackNorthwesternBobby NeelyTight endVirginia Staff 1996 Chicago Bears Chairman of the board – Ed McCaskey President and chief executive officer – Michael McCaskey Vice-president of operations – Ted Phillips Director of player personnel – Rod Graves Director of research and quality control – Craig Ver Steeg Head coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant head coach – Tony Wise Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks – Ron Turner Running backs – Willie Peete Wide receivers – Ivan Fears Tight ends – Ted Plumb Offensive line – Tony Wise Defensive coordinator/linebackers – Bob Slowik Defensive line – Clarence Brooks Defensive backs – Carlos Mainord Defensive assistant – Greg Schiano Special teams – Danny Abramowicz Strength coordinator – Clyde Emrich Physical development coordinator – Russ Riederer Assistant physical development coordinator – Steve Little Chicago Bears 1996 Media Guide 2 Club directory Roster 1996 Chicago Bears 10 Mark Butterfield y 17 Dave Krieg  9 Shane Matthews 30 Tony Carter running back FB 38 Mike Faulkerson FB 22 Robert Green American football 29 Raymont Harris 31 Rashaan Salaam 80 Curtis Conway 81 Bobby Engram y KR/PR 88 Jack Jackson American football KR 15 Phillip Riley 83 Michael Timpson 84 Kerry Cash 89 Ryan Wetnight 63 Todd Burger G 72 Jon Clark American football y T 67 Jerry Fontenot C 64 Andy Heck T 79 James Parrish T 75 Todd Perry American football G 65 Evan Pilgrim G 69 Octus Polk G 76 Marcus Spears offensive tackle T 58 Chris Villarrial y G/C 71 James Williams lineman T 99 Jim Flanigan DT 96 Albert Fontenot DE 93 Paul Grasmanis y DT 73 Marcus Keyes y DT 68 Carl Reeves DE 98 Carl Simpson DT 90 Alonzo Spellman DE 91 John Thierry DE 54 Greg Briggs OLB 59 Joe Cain American football OLB 55 Sean Harris American football OLB 95 Dana Howard MLB 53 Michael Lowery y OLB 92 Barry Minter MLB 55 Vinson Smith OLB 35 James Burton American football CB 20 Mark Carrier safety FS 23 Marty Carter SS 46 Marlon Forbes CB/S 27 Walt Harris cornerback y CB 26 John Mangum defensive back SS 36 Anthony Marshall American football FS 24 Kevin Miniefield CB 21 Donnell Woolford CB 91 Rob Davis American football LS  1 Jeff Jaeger K 16 Todd Sauerbrun P 48 Clifton Abraham CB IR 74 James Augustino T IR 52 Bryan Cox LB IR -- Chris Gedney TE IR 85 Keith Jennings American football TE IR 32 Dwayne Joseph CB IR 12 Erik Kramer QB IR 25 Chris Martin defensive back y CB IR 87 Bobby Neely y TE IR 18 Steve Stenstrom QB IR 97 Chris Zorich DT IR 53 active, 11 inactive, 4 practice squad 82 Fabien Bownes WR 86 Mill Coleman WR 44 Michael Hicks American football y RB 47 Charles Randolph tight end y TE https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1996_roster.htm 1996 Chicago Bears starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 26, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result TV Time TV Announcers Attendance 1 September 2, 1996 Dallas Cowboys W 22–6 ABC 8:00pm Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf 66,944 2 September 8, 1996 at Washington Redskins L 10–3 FOX 12:00pm Dick Stockton & Matt Millen 52,711 3 September 15, 1996 Minnesota Vikings L 20–14 FOX 12:00pm Mike Breen & Bill Maas 61,301 4 September 22, 1996 at Detroit Lions L 35–16 FOX 3:00pm Kevin Harlan & Jerry Glanville 70,022 5 September 29, 1996 Oakland Raiders W 19–17 NBC 12:00pm Dick Enberg, Paul Maguire & Phil Simms 57,062 6 October 6, 1996 Green Bay Packers L 37–6 FOX 12:00pm Pat Summerall & John Madden 65,480 7 October 13, 1996 at New Orleans Saints L 27–24 FOX 12:00pm Mike Breen & Bill Maas 43,512 8 Bye 9 October 28, 1996 at Minnesota Vikings W 15–13 ABC 8:00pm Al Michaels, Frank Gifford & Dan Dierdorf 58,143 10 November 3, 1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 13–10 FOX 12:00pm Kenny Albert & Tim Green 58,727 11 November 10, 1996 at Denver Broncos L 17–12 FOX 3:00pm Kevin Harlan & Jerry Glanville 75,555 12 November 17, 1996 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–10 FOX 12:00pm Dick Stockton & Matt Millen 76,752 13 November 24, 1996 Detroit Lions W 31–14 FOX 12:00pm Kenny Albert & Tim Green 55,864 14 December 1, 1996 at Green Bay Packers L 28–17 FOX 12:00pm Dick Stockton & Matt Millen 59,682 15 December 8, 1996 St. Louis Rams W 35–9 FOX 12:00pm Thom Brennaman & Ron Pitts 45,075 16 December 14, 1996 San Diego Chargers W 27–14 NBC 3:00pm Charlie Jones & Randy Cross 49,763 17 December 22, 1996 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 34–19 FOX 12:00pm Thom Brennaman & Ron Pitts 51,572 Standings References External links 1996 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Bear Category:1996 in Chicago Category:Long stubs with short prose