1998 Chicago Bears season

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.

1998 Chicago Bears season
Head coachDave Wannstedt
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL draft
Main article: 1998 NFL Draft
1998 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 5 Curtis Enis  Running back Penn State
2 35 Tony Parrish  Safety Washington
3 64 Olin Kreutz *  Center Washington
4 94 Alonzo Mayes  Tight end Oklahoma State
6 157 Chris Draft  Linebacker Stanford
6 189 Patrick Mannelly  Offensive tackle Duke
7 217 Chad Overhauser  Offensive tackle UCLA
7 232 Moses Moreno  Quarterback Colorado State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Staff
1998 Chicago Bears staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer
  • Assistant Physical Development Coordinator – Steve Little

Roster
1998 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 10 inactive, 3 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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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 58,393

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Minnesota Vikings 15 1 0 .938 556 296 W8
(5) Green Bay Packers 11 5 0 .688 408 319 W3
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 8 8 0 .500 314 295 W1
Detroit Lions 5 11 0 .313 306 378 L4
Chicago Bears 4 12 0 .250 276 368 L1

References
  1. "1998 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
  2. "1998 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.
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