1979 Chicago Bears season

1979 Chicago Bears season
Owner(s)	George Halas
Head Coach	Neill Armstrong
General Manager	Jim Finks
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	10–6
Place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Lost Wildcard Playoffs (Eagles) 27–17
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1978	1980

The 1979 Chicago Bears season was their 60th regular season and 14th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 10–6 record under second year coach Neill Armstrong but lost to the Philadelphia Eagles in the opening round of the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1979 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	4	Dan Hampton	Defensive End	Arkansas
1	9	Al Harris	Defensive End	Arizona State
2	39	Rickey Watts	Wide Receiver	Tulsa

Roster

1979 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks 7 Bob Avellini 8 Vince Evans 15 Mike Phipps Running backs 35 Roland Harper 37 Willie McClendon 34 Walter Payton 22 Dave Williams FB Wide receivers 84 Brian Baschnagel 83 Golden Richards 85 Steve Schubert 89 James Scott 81 Harry Washington 80 Rickey Watts Tight ends 87 Mike Cobb 39 Robin Earl 88 Greg Latta		Offensive linemen 64 Ted Albrecht T 79 Lionel Antoine T 63 Tony Ardizzone C 60 Lynn Boden G 65 Noah Jackson G 62 Dan Jiggetts T 70 Dennis Lick T 52 Dan Neal C 69 Revie Sorey G Defensive linemen 99 Dan Hampton DE 53 Tommy Hart DE 90 Al Harris DE 73 Mike Hartenstine DE 68 Jim Osborne DT 82 Alan Page DT 76 Ron Rydalch DT		Linebackers 55 Doug Buffone 59 Gary Campbell 51 Bruce Herron 54 Tom Hicks 57 Lee Kunz 50 Mark Merrill 58 Jerry Muckensturm Defensive backs 48 Allan Ellis CB 45 Gary Fencik SS 36 Wentford Gaines 24 Virgil Livers CB 46 Doug Plank FS 44 Terry Schmidt CB 47 Mike Spivey 23 Len Walterscheid Special teams 86 Bob Parsons P 16 Robert R. Thomas K		Reserve lists 30 John Skibinski RB (IR) Practice squad Rookies in italics Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 2, 1979	Green Bay Packers	W 6–3	56,515
2	September 9, 1979	Minnesota Vikings	W 26–7	53,231
3	September 16, 1979	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–20	64,056
4	September 23, 1979	at Miami Dolphins	L 31–16	66,011
5	September 30, 1979	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 17–13	55,258
6	October 7, 1979	at Buffalo Bills	W 7–0	73,383
7	October 14, 1979	New England Patriots	L 27–7	54,128
8	October 21, 1979	at Minnesota Vikings	L 30–27	41,164
9	October 28, 1979	at San Francisco 49ers	W 28–27	42,773
10	November 4, 1979	Detroit Lions	W 35–7	50,108
11	November 11, 1979	Los Angeles Rams	W 27–23	51,483
12	November 18, 1979	New York Jets	W 23–13	52,635
13	November 22, 1979	at Detroit Lions	L 20–0	66,219
14	December 2, 1979	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 14–0	69,508
15	December 9, 1979	at Green Bay Packers	W 15–14	54,207
16	December 16, 1979	St. Louis Cardinals	W 42–6	42,810

Game summaries

Week 14

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total • Bears 7 7 0 0 14 Buccaneers 0 0 0 0 0 Date: December 2 Location: Tampa Stadium, Tampa, Florida Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 53°F, wind 9 mph Scoring summary 1 CHI Walter Payton 1 yard run (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 7–0 2 CHI Dave Williams 13 yard pass from Mike Phipps (Bob Thomas kick) Bears 14–0

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 23, 1979	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 27–17	69,397

Standings

Template:1979 NFC Central standings

External links

• 1979 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com