1997 Chicago Bears

1997 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	4-12
Place	5th NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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1996	1998

The 1997 Chicago Bears season was their 78th regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 4-12 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the club's first 4 win season since the club posted a 4-10 record in 1975.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Name	Position	College
2	38	John Allred	TE	USC
3	69	Bob Sapp	G	Washington
4	105	Darnell Autry	RB	Northwestern
4	108	Marcus Robinson	WR	South Carolina
5	141	Van Hiles	DB	Kentucky
6	196	Shawn Swayda	DL	Arizona State
6	200	Richard Hogans	LB	Memphis
6	201	Ricky Parker	DB	San Diego State
7	210	Mike Miano	DL	Missouri State
7	233	Marvin Thomas	DL	Memphis

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1	at Green Bay	L 38-24	60,766
2	September 7	Minnesota	L 27-24	59,263
3	September 14	Detroit	L 32-7	59,147
4	September 21	at New England	L 31-3	59,873
5	September 28	at Dallas	L 27-3	64,082
6	October 5	New Orleans	L 20-17	58,865
7	October 12	Green Bay	L 24-23	62,212
8	Bye
9	October 27	at Miami	W 36-33	73,156
10	November 2	Washington	L 31-8	53,052
11	November 9	at Minnesota	L 29-22	63,443
12	November 16	New York Jets	L 23-15	45,642
13	November 23	Tampa Bay	W 13-7	43,955
14	November 27	at Detroit	L 55-20	77,904
15	December 7	Buffalo	W 20-3	39,784
16	December 14	at St. Louis	W 13-10	66,030
17	December 21	at Tampa Bay	L 31-15	70,930

Standings

NFC Central
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay	13	3	0	.813	422	282
Tampa Bay	10	6	0	.625	299	263
Detroit	9	7	0	.563	379	306
Minnesota	9	7	0	.563	354	359
Chicago Bears	4	12	0	.250	263	421

Roster

Chicago Bears 1997 roster
Quarterbacks  12 Erik Kramer  13 Rick Mirer  18 Steve Stenstrom Running Backs 21 Darnell AutryRB 30 Tony Carter FB 38 Mike Dulaney RB 22 Ronnie Harmon RB 29 Raymont HarrisRB 44 Michael Hicks RB 31 Rashaan Salaam RB Wide Receivers 82 Fabien Bownes 80 Curtis Conway 81 Bobby Engram 86 Chris Penn 87 Ricky Proehl 83 Eric Smith Tight Ends 49 Tremayne Allen 84 John Allred 85 Keith Jennings 88 Harper Le Bel		Offensive Linemen 63 Todd BurgerG 72 Jon ClarkT 64 Andy HeckT 62 Chris Gray C 74 Jimmy HerndonT 67 Greg HuntingtonC 75 Todd PerryG 65 Evan Pilgrim G 67 Bill Schultz G 58 Chris Villarrial G 60 Casey WiegmannC 71 James Williams T Defensive Linemen 93 Paul Grasmanis DT 99 Jim Flanigan DT 76 Shawn Lee DE 91 Carl Reeves DE 98 Carl Simpson DE 90 Alonzo Spellman DE 91 John ThierryDE 95 Mark ThomasDE 96 Tyrone Williams DE 97 Chris Zorich DT		Linebackers 59 Daryl CarterOLB 52 Bryan CoxILB 54 Ron CoxILB 55 Sean Harris ILB 53 Michael Lowery OLB 92 Barry Minter LB 57 Anthony Peterson LB 59 Jim Schwantz LB Defensive Backs 30 Ricky BellCB 35 James Burton CB 23 Marty CarterCB 25 Tom Carter CB 20 Corey Dowden CB 46 Marlon ForbesCB 27 Walt HarrisCB 48 Van Hiles CB 33 Tyrone Hughes CB 26 John MangumS 36 Anthony Marshall FS 45 Tony Stargell CB Special Teams  1 Jeff Jaeger K  16 Todd Sauerbrun P

External links

• 1997 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com