1989 Chicago Bears season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Chicago Bears 1989 6–10 4th NFC Central Mike Ditka Virginia Halas McCaskey Soldier Field Did not qualify Bears seasons The Chicago Bears played their 70th regular season in the National Football League (NFL) in 1989. This for first time since 1981 Jim McMahon was not on the opening day roster he was traded to San Diego Chargers in offseason. The Bears were looking to win the NFC Central for a sixth consecutive season, but instead finished with a 6–10 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1983. The Bears’ offseason moves prior to this season had consequences for years afterward as the pieces from Super Bowl XX’s team slowly began to leave or retire. Offseason NFL draft 1989 NFL draft 1989 Chicago Bears 1 11 Donnell Woolford Safety Clemson yes from L. A. Raiders yes 1 12 Trace Armstrong Defensive end Florida yes from Washington yes 2 36 John Roper Linebacker Texas A&M yes 2 54 Dave Zawatson Guard California yes 3 65 Jerry Fontenot Center Texas A&M yes 4 95 Markus Paul Defensive back Syracuse yes 5 130 Mark Green Running back Notre Dame yes 5 136 Greg Gilbert Linebacker Alabama 7 189 Richard Brothers Defensive back Arkansas 7 192 Brent Snyder Quarterback Utah State 8 216 Tony Woods Defensive tackle Oklahoma yes 8 221 Chris Dyko Tackle Washington State yes 9 243 LaSalle Harper Linebacker Arkansas yes 9 248 Byron Sanders Running back Northwestern 10 270 Todd Millikan Tight end Nebraska 10 277 John Simpson Wide receiver Baylor 11 297 Joe Nelms Defensive tackle California 11 304 George Streeter Defensive back Notre Dame yes 12 330 Freddy Weygand Wide receiver Auburn 12 333 Anthony Phillips Guard Oklahoma nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1989_draft.htm 1989 Chicago Bears Draftees Pro Football Reference February 19, 2022 Undrafted free agents + 1989 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeSammie ArcherWide receiverOregonAlex ArmenterosDefensive backBethune–CookmanBryan BeroFullbackUtahTony BufordWide receiverIndianaJohn BuddeDefensive endMichigan StateJames ColeyTight endClemsonMatt GurleyFullbackTexas A&MEric HoffmanLinebackerWestern MichiganMike HusarGuardMichiganSteve HycheLinebackerWest AlabamaGarrett LimbrickFullbackOklahoma StateRandy MarriottWide receiverNorth CarolinaMike McCabePunterIllinois StatePat RayDefensive backMissouriMike SellarWide receiverUC DavisDon ShraderGuardIndianaKent SullivanPunterCalifornia LutheranChad SydnorDefensive backMarylandBrian TaylorFullbackOregon StateTom WaddleWide receiverBoston College Staff 1989 Chicago Bears #03182F white #DF6108 Chairman of the board – Ed McCaskey President and chief executive officer – Michael McCaskey Vice president of player personnel – Bill Tobin Assistant director of player personnel – Rod Graves Research and quality control – Jim Dooley Head coach – Mike Ditka 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 – Jim LaRue Special teams/tight ends – Steve Kazor Roster 1989 Chicago Bears roster Quarterbacks  4 Jim Harbaugh 18 Mike Tomczak Running backs 35 Neal Anderson 31 Mark Green American football y KR/PR 25 Brad Muster FB 20 Thomas Sanders American football KR 26 Matt Suhey FB 27 Brian Taylor American football y Wide receivers 82 Wendell Davis wide receiver 29 Dennis Gentry KR 88 Glen Kozlowski 85 Dennis McKinnon PR 84 Ron Morris American football 87 Tom Waddle y Tight ends 86 Cap Boso 80 James Thornton tight end Offensive linemen 62 Mark Bortz G 74 Jim Covert T 68 Chris Dyko y T 67 Jerry Fontenot y C 63 Jay Hilgenberg C 57 Tom Thayer G 78 Keith Van Horne T 73 John Wojciechowski T 64 Dave Zawatson y G Defensive linemen 93 Trace Armstrong y DE 94 Dick Chapura DT 95 Richard Dent DE 76 Steve McMichael DT 75 John Shannon defensive lineman DE 65 Tony Woods gridiron football, born 1966 y DE Linebackers 92 Troy Johnson linebacker OLB 53 Dante Jones MLB 52 Mickey Pruitt OLB 59 Ron Rivera OLB 55 John Roper American football y OLB 50 Mike Singletary MLB Defensive backs 22 Dave Duerson SS 23 Shaun Gayle FS 24 Vestee Jackson CB 43 Lorenzo Lynch CB 36 Markus Paul y FS 30 George Streeter American football y SS 49 David Tate American football SS 21 Donnell Woolford y CB Special teams  8 Maury Buford P  6 Kevin Butler American football K Reserve lists 37 Maurice Douglass CB IR 99 Dan Hampton DT IR 58 Steve Hyche y LB IR 51 Jim Morrissey American football LB IR 60 Steve O'Malley DT IR 72 William Perry American football DT IR 32 Lemuel Stinson CB IR Practice squad 33 Bryan Bero y FB 89 James Coley tight end y TE 12 Brent Snyder y QB 47 active, 7 inactive, 3 practice squad Rookies in italics Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 10 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–14 1–0 Soldier Field 64,730 2 September 17 Minnesota Vikings W 38–7 2–0 Soldier Field 66,475 3 September 24 at Detroit Lions W 47–27 3–0 Pontiac Silverdome 71,418 4 October 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–13 4–0 Soldier Field 66,625 5 October 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 35–42 4–1 Tampa Stadium 72,077 6 October 15 Houston Oilers L 33–28 4–2 Soldier Field 64,383 7 October 23 at Cleveland Browns L 7–27 4–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,722 8 October 29 Los Angeles Rams W 20–10 5–3 Soldier Field 65,506 9 November 5 at Green Bay Packers L 13–14 5–4 Lambeau Field 56,556 10 November 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–0 6–4 Three Rivers Stadium 56,505 11 November 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 31–32 6–5 Soldier Field 63,826 12 November 26 at Washington Redskins L 14–38 6–6 RFK Stadium 50,044 13 December 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–27 6–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 60,664 14 December 10 Detroit Lions L 17–27 6–8 Soldier Field 52,650 15 December 17 Green Bay Packers L 28–40 6–9 Soldier Field 44,781 16 December 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–26 6–10 Candlestick Park 60,207 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 vs Bengals Chicago Bears 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Cincinnati Bengals (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0) September 10 1:00 p.m. Bengals 7 0 7 0 Bears 0 7 3 7 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 64,730 64 F C Jerry Seeman NBC Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh Box Score, Box Score First quarter CIN – James Brooks 4-yard pass from Boomer Esiason (Jim Breech kick), 9:52. Bengals 7–0. Second quarter CHI – Mike Tomczak 11-yard run (Kevin Butler kick), 0:10. Tie 7–7. Third quarter CIN – Ickey Woods 5-yard run (Jim Breech kick), 8:28. Bengals 14–7. CHI – Kevin Butler 29-yard field goal, 11:40. Bengals 14–10. Fourth quarter CHI – James Thornton 20-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick), 10:06. Bears 17–14. Top passers CIN – Boomer Esiason – 18/36, 184 yards, TD CHI – Mike Tomczak – 10/24, 159 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers CIN – James Brooks – 13 rushes, 88 yards CHI – Neal Anderson – 21 rushes, 146 yards Top receivers CIN – James Brooks – 5 receptions, 46 yards, TD CHI – James Thornton – 4 receptions, 86 yards, TD Week 2 vs Minnesota Vikings Chicago Bears 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears September 17, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Vikings 0 7 0 0 Bears 7 3 0 28 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois Overcast, 62 F C CBS Pat Summerall and John Madden First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers MIN – Wade Wilson – 24/42, 253 yards, TD, 4 INT CHI – Mike Tomczak – 10/26, 142 yards, TD, INT Top rushers MIN – Alfred Anderson – 5 rushes, 25 yards CHI – Neal Anderson – 23 rushes, 97 yards, 2 TD Top receivers MIN – Anthony Carter – 6 receptions, 80 yards CHI – Neal Anderson – 3 receptions, 58 yards, TD Week 3: at Detroit Lions Chicago Bears 1989 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week 3: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – Game summary September 24, 1989 1:00 p.m. EDT Bears 10 10 13 14 Lions 0 13 7 7 Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan 71,418 CBS Tim Brant and Dan Jiggetts Box score First quarter CHI – Kevin Butler 21-yard field goal, 7:44. Chicago 3–0 Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards. CHI – Brad Muster 6-yard rush (Kevin Butler kick good), 1:13. Chicago 10–0 Drive: 9 plays, 78 yards. Second quarter DET – Barry Sanders 3-yard rush (Eddie Murray kick good), 10:52. Chicago 10–7 Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards. CHI – Dennis McKinnon 40-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick good), 9:13. Chicago 17–7 Drive: 3 plays, 78 yards. DET – Eddie Murray 40-yard field goal, 6:27. Chicago 17–10 Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards. CHI – Kevin Butler 22-yard field goal, 1:58. Chicago 20–10 Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards. DET – Eddie Murray 48-yard field goal, 0:27. Chicago 20–13 Drive: 7 plays, 31 yards. Third quarter CHI – Neal Anderson 53-yard rush (Kevin Butler kick good), 12:31. Chicago 27–13 Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards. DET – Bob Gagliano 1-yard rush (Eddie Murray kick good), 10:01. Chicago 27–20 Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards. CHI – Kevin Butler 25-yard field goal, 4:15. Chicago 30–20 Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards. CHI – Kevin Butler 32-yard field goal, 0:54. Chicago 33–20 Drive: 5 plays, 19 yards. Fourth quarter CHI – Brad Muster 3-yard pass from Mike Tomczak (Kevin Butler kick good), 6:00. Chicago 40–20 Drive: 3 plays, 10 yards CHI – Jim Harbaugh 1-yard rush (Kevin Butler kick good), 3:46. Chicago 47–20 Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards. DET – Bob Gagliano 1-yard rush (Eddie Murray kick good), 1:59. Chicago 47–27 Drive: 4 plays, 35 yards. Top passers CHI – Mike Tomczak – 17/25, 302 yards, 2 TD DET – Bob Gagliano – 9/19, 126 yards, 3 INT Top receivers CHI – Dennis McKinnon – 3 receptions, 62 yards, TD DET – Richard Johnson – 4 receptions, 62 yards Top rushers CHI – Neal Anderson – 16 rushes, 116 yards, TD DET – Barry Sanders – 18 rushes, 126 yards, TD Week 9 at Green Bay Packers Chicago Bears 1989 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 9: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers November 5, 1989 12:00 p.m. CST Bears 3 0 10 0 Packers 7 0 0 7 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin Overcast, 47 F C Tom Dooley CBS Dick Stockton and Dan Fouts First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter Top passers CHI – Jim Harbaugh – 16/30, 203 yards GB – Don Majkowski – 23/40, 299 yards, 2 TDs, INT Top rushers CHI – Neal Anderson – 15 rushes, 58 yards GB – Brent Fullwood – 10 rushes, 38 yards Top receivers CHI – Brad Muster – 6 receptions, 68 yards GB – Brent Fullwood – 2 receptions, 76 yards Standings External links 1989 Chicago Bears at Pro Football Reference Chicago Bears Category:Chicago Bears seasons Chicago Category:1989 in Chicago