1991 Chicago Bears season

1991 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Mike Ditka
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	11–5
Place	2nd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Cowboys) 17–13
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1990	1992

The 1991 Chicago Bears season was their 72nd regular season and 21st postseason completed in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears returned to the playoffs for a second consecutive season as one of three NFC Wild Cards, finishing with an 11–5 record and in second place in the NFC Central. They were beaten, however, by the Dallas Cowboys in their first playoff game. This was Mike Ditka's last playoff game as a head coach.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1991 Chicago Bears draft
1	22	Stan Thomas	Offensive tackle	Texas
2	49	Chris Zorich	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
3	78	Chris Gardocki *	Punter	Clemson
4	105	Joe Johnson	Defensive back	North Carolina State
5	134	Anthony Morgan	Wide receiver	Tennessee
6	161	Darren Lewis	Running back	Texas A&M
7	190	Paul Justin	Quarterback	Arizona State
8	217	Larry Horton	Defensive back	Texas A&M
9	245	Mike Stonebreaker	Linebacker	Notre Dame
10	272	Tom Backes	Defensive end	Oklahoma
11	301	Stacy Long	Guard	Clemson
12	328	John Cook	Defensive tackle	Washington
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1991 Chicago Bears staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey
President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey
Vice President of Player Personnel – Bill Tobin
Director of Finance – Ted Phillips
Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Rod Graves
Research and Quality Control – Jim LaRue

Head coaches

Head Coach – Mike Ditka

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator – Greg Landry
Running Backs – Johnny Roland
Wide Receivers – Vic Rapp
Tight Ends – Steve Kazor
Offensive Line – Dick Stanfel

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Vince Tobin
Defensive Line – John Levra
Linebackers – Dave McGinnis
Defensive Backs – Zaven Yaralian

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Steve Kazor

Strength and conditioning

Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich

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Roster

1991 Chicago Bears roster

Quarterbacks

4 Jim Harbaugh
10 Peter Tom Willis

Running backs

35 Neal Anderson
22 Johnny Bailey
31 Mark Green
33 Darren Lewis
25 Brad Muster FB
30 James Rouse FB

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

93 Trace Armstrong DE
95 Richard Dent DE
76 Steve McMichael DT
72 William Perry DT
96 Tim Ryan DE
71 James Williams DE
97 Chris Zorich DT

Linebackers

54 Ron Cox OLB
53 Dante Jones MLB
51 Jim Morrissey OLB
59 Ron Rivera OLB
55 John Roper OLB
50 Mike Singletary MLB
58 Mike Stonebreaker OLB

Defensive backs

20 Mark Carrier FS
37 Maurice Douglass CB
23 Shaun Gayle SS sanits
38 John Hardy CB Packers
26 John Mangum CB/S
36 Markus Paul SS
32 Lemuel Stinson CB
49 David Tate S
21 Donnell Woolford CB
39 buce Pickens CB

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}}

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 1, 1991	Minnesota Vikings	W 10–6	64,112
2	September 8, 1991	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–20	65,625
3	September 15, 1991	New York Giants	W 20–17	64,829
4	September 23, 1991	New York Jets	W 19–13	65,255
5	September 29, 1991	at Buffalo Bills	L 35–20	80,366
6	October 6, 1991	Washington Redskins	L 20–7	64,941
7	Bye
8	October 17, 1991	at Green Bay Packers	W 10–0	58,435
9	October 27, 1991	at New Orleans Saints	W 20–17	68,591
10	November 3, 1991	Detroit Lions	W 20–10	57,281
11	November 11, 1991	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–17	59,001
12	November 17, 1991	at Indianapolis Colts	W 31–17	60,519
13	November 24, 1991	Miami Dolphins	L 16–13	58,288
14	November 28, 1991	at Detroit Lions	L 16–6	78,879
15	December 8, 1991	Green Bay Packers	W 27–13	62,353
16	December 14, 1991	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 27–0	54,719
17	December 23, 1991	at San Francisco 49ers	L 52–14	60,419

Standings

NFC Central
view · talk · edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Detroit Lions	12	4	0	.750	339	295
Chicago Bears	11	5	0	.688	299	269
Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	301	306
Green Bay Packers	4	12	0	.250	273	313
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	3	13	0	.188	199	365

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wild Card	December 29, 1991	Dallas Cowboys	L 17–13	62,594

References

↑ "1991 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1991_draft.htm. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
↑ "Club directory". 1991 Chicago Bears Media Guide. p. 4.
↑ "1991 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1991_roster.htm. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

External links

1991 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com

1991 NFL seasonv · d · e
AFC	East	Central	West	East	Central	West	NFC
	Buffalo	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
	Indianapolis	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	LA Rams
	Miami	Houston	LA Raiders	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
	New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	Phoenix	Minnesota	San Francisco
	NY Jets		Seattle	Washington	Tampa Bay
1991 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XXVI

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[1] "1991 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1991_draft.htm. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

[2] "Club directory". 1991 Chicago Bears Media Guide. p. 4.

[3] "1991 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1991_roster.htm. Retrieved November 1, 2014.

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