1998 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1998 4–12 5th NFC Central Dave Wannstedt Virginia Halas McCaskey Soldier Field Did not qualify Bears seasons 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 1998 NFL draft 1998 Chicago Bears 1 5 Curtis Enis Running back Penn State yes 2 35 Tony Parrish Safety Washington yes 3 64 Olin Kreutz Center Washington yes yes 4 94 Alonzo Mayes Tight end Oklahoma State yes 6 157 Chris Draft Linebacker Stanford yes 6 189 Patrick Mannelly Offensive tackle Duke yes 7 217 Chad Overhauser Offensive tackle UCLA yes 7 232 Moses Moreno Quarterback Colorado State yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1998_draft.htm 1998 Chicago Bears draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com November 24, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1998 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKen AndersonDefensive TackleArkansasAnthony BookmanRunning backStanfordQuincy ColemanCornerbackJackson StateBrad CrowleyDefensive endTexas A&MKeJaun DuBoseDefensive TackleNorthwesternJim FarrellWide receiverWestern IllinoisJim McElroyWide receiverUCLAWasswa SerwangaCornerbackUCLA Staff 1998 Chicago Bears 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 Coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Tony Wise Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Running Backs – Joe Brodsky Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears Tight Ends – Tom Rossley Defensive Coordinator – Bob Slowik Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Carlos Mainord Defensive Backs – Greg Schiano Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer Assistant Physical Development Coordinator – Steve Little Roster 1998 Chicago Bears 15 Jim Miller quarterback 18 Steve Stenstrom 20 James Allen running back 31 Tremayne Allen FB 32 Edgar Bennett 38 Robert Chancey FB 49 Ty Hallock FB 24 Glyn Milburn KR/PR 82 Fabien Bownes 83 Macey Brooks 80 Curtis Conway 81 Bobby Engram 86 Chris Penn American football 88 Marcus Robinson American football 84 John Allred American football 85 Alonzo Mayes y 89 Ryan Wetnight 64 Andy Heck T 78 Adam Hernandez y T 74 Jimmy Herndon T 67 Greg Huntington C/G 57 Olin Kreutz y C/G 69 Chad Overhauser y G/T 75 Todd Perry American football G 62 Aaron Taylor American football, born 1975 y G 58 Chris Villarrial G 60 Casey Wiegmann C 71 James Williams lineman T 99 Jim Flanigan DT 93 Paul Grasmanis DT 76 Shawn Lee American football DE 68 Carl Reeves DE 98 Bryan Robinson American football, born 1974 DE 91 John Thierry DE 97 Mike Wells defensive lineman DT 52 Andre Collins OLB 96 Chris Draft y MLB 53 Lemanski Hall OLB 55 Sean Harris American football OLB 92 Barry Minter MLB 59 Jim Schwantz MLB 36 Ray Austin American football FS 30 Ricky Bell cornerback CB 23 Marty Carter SS 43 Quincy Coleman y CB 21 Terry Cousin CB 46 Marlon Forbes SS 47 Randy Hilliard CB 37 Tony Parrish y FS 29 Frankie Smith American football CB  2 Mike Horan American football P  1 Jeff Jaeger K 65 Patrick Mannelly y LS 70 Ken Anderson defensive lineman y DT IR 25 Tom Carter American football CB IR 39 Curtis Enis y RB IR 27 Walt Harris cornerback CB IR 12 Erik Kramer QB IR 26 John Mangum defensive back S IR 54 Ricardo McDonald LB IR  4 Moses Moreno y QB IR 16 Todd Sauerbrun P IR 22 Tim Tindale RB IR 53 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad 95 James Baron DE 10 Tom Beck quarterback y QB 35 Pepe Pearson y RB https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1998_roster.htm 1998 Chicago Bears starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 24, 2014 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 58,393Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 4: vs Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 1998 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 4: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears – Game summary September 27 3:15 p.m. CT Vikings 7 3 14 7 Bears 7 14 0 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 57,783 Partly sunny, 74 F C Ed Hochuli (85) FOX Tim Ryan, Ronnie Lott, Bill Maas Recap, Game Book First quarter MIN – Robert Smith 67-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick), 12:43. Vikings 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:17. CHI – Bobby Engram 33-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick), 9:04. Tied 7–7. Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:39. Second quarter MIN – Gary Anderson 50-yard field goal, 8:38. Vikings 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 23 yards, 4:48. CHI – Chris Penn 23-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick), 6:12. Bears 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:26. CHI – Bobby Engram 4-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick), 0:28. Bears 21–10. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 4:18. Third quarter MIN – Andrew Glover 19-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick), 11:24. Bears 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:49. MIN – Cris Carter 35-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick), 1:44. Vikings 24–21. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:34. Fourth quarter MIN – Randy Moss 44-yard pass from Randall Cunningham (Gary Anderson kick), 10:06. Vikings 31–21. Drive: 1 play, 44 yards, 0:07. CHI – Ryan Wetnight 19-yard pass from Erik Kramer (Jeff Jaeger kick), 1:53. Vikings 31–28. Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 0:45. Top passers MIN – Randall Cunningham – 16/25, 275 yards, 4 TD CHI – Erik Kramer – 25/39, 372 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Robert Smith – 19 rushes, 76 yards CHI – Edgar Bennett – 11 rushes, 47 yards Top receivers MIN – Robert Smith – 2 receptions, 83 yards, TD CHI – Bobby Engram – 6 receptions, 123 yards, 2 TD Standings References External links 1998 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Bear Category:1998 in Chicago Category:Long stubs with short prose