1995 Chicago Bears season

1995 Chicago Bears season
Head Coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home Field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	9–7
Place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1994	1996

The 1995 Chicago Bears season was their 76th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). the Bears matched to a second straight 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt, but failed to make the playoffs due to a tiebreaker loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The Bears started the 1995 NFL season as one of the hottest teams with a 6–2 record halfway through the season; however, a stunning overtime home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers 37–34 triggered a three-game losing streak as part of losing five out of their next six games falling to a disappointing 7–7 record, essentially eliminating themselves out of playoff contention.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
DB Pat Eilers (Redskins)	RB Bob Christian (Panthers)
WR Michael Timpson (Patriots)	P Chris Gardocki (Colts)
S Marty Carter (Buccaneers)

1995 Expansion Draft

Main article: 1995 NFL expansion draft

Chicago Bears selected during the Expansion Draft

Round	Overall	Name	Position	Expansion Team
10	19	Tom Myslinski	Guard	Jacksonville Jaguars
14	28	Bob Christian	Running back	Carolina Panthers

NFL draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft

1995 Chicago Bears draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	21	Rashaan Salaam	Running back	Colorado
2	52	Pat Riley	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
2	56	Todd Sauerbrun *	Punter	West Virginia
3	83	Sean Harris	Linebacker	Arizona
3	87	Evan Pilgrim	Guard	BYU
4	116	Jack Jackson	Wide receiver	Florida
6	193	Kenny Gales	Defensive back	Wisconsin
6	198	Carl Reeves	Defensive end	North Carolina State
7	229	Jamal Cox	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1995 Undrafted Free Agents of note

Player	Position	College
Fabien Bownes	Wide receiver	Western Illinois

Personnel

Staff

1995 Chicago Bears staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey Vice President of Operations – Ted Phillips Director of Player Personnel – Rod Graves Director of Research and Quality Control – Geep Chryst Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant Head Coach – Tony Wise Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ron Turner Running backs – Willie Peete Wide receivers – Ivan Fears Tight ends – Mike Shula Offensive line – Tony Wise			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive backs – Bob Slowik Defensive line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Dave McGinnis Defensive Assistant – Carlos Mainord Special teams coaches Special Teams – Danny Abramowicz Strength and conditioning Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

Roster

1995 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks 12 Erik Kramer  4 Steve Walsh Running backs 30 Tony Carter FB 38 Mike Dulaney FB 22 Robert Green 29 Raymont Harris 25 Anthony Johnson FB 43 Dennis Lundy 31 Rashaan Salaam 27 Lewis Tillman Wide receivers 88 Fabien Bownes 80 Curtis Conway 81 Jeff Graham PR 82 Nate Lewis KR 87 Greg Primus 83 Michael Timpson Tight ends 84 Chris Gedney 85 Keith Jennings 87 Andre President 89 Ryan Wetnight		Offensive linemen 72 Scott Adams T 70 Troy Auzenne T 63 Todd Burger G 67 Jerry Fontenot C 64 Andy Heck T 58 Jay Leeuwenburg G 75 Todd Perry G 71 James Williams T Defensive linemen 95 Richard Dent DE 99 Jim Flanigan DT 96 Albert Fontenot DE 74 Garland Hawkins DE 78 Pat Riley DT 98 Carl Simpson DT 90 Alonzo Spellman DE 94 John Thierry DE 97 Chris Zorich DT		Linebackers 91 Myron Baker OLB 52 Robert Bass 59 Joe Cain MLB 54 Ron Cox OLB 55 Sean Harris OLB 52 Darwin Ireland 92 Barry Minter MLB 55 Vinson Smith OLB Defensive backs 35 James Burton CB 20 Mark Carrier FS 23 Marty Carter SS 37 Pat Eilers DB 38 Keshon Johnson CB 32 Dwayne Joseph CB 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 26 John Mangum SS 36 Anthony Marshall FS 24 Kevin Miniefield CB 21 Donnell Woolford CB Special teams  6 Kevin Butler K  8 Pat O'Neill P 16 Todd Sauerbrun P 17 Mitch Berger P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	TV Time
1	September 3, 1995	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–14	63,036	FOX 3:00pm CDT
2	September 11, 1995	Green Bay Packers	L 27–24	64,855	ABC 8:00pm CDT
3	September 17, 1995	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 25–6	71,507	FOX 3:00pm CDT
4	September 24, 1995	at St. Louis Rams	L 34–28	59,679	FOX 12:00pm CDT
5	Bye
6	October 8, 1995	Carolina Panthers	W 31–27	59,668	FOX 12:00pm CDT
7	October 15, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–27	72,020	FOX 12:00pm CDT
8	October 22, 1995	Houston Oilers	W 35–32	63,545	NBC 12:00pm CDT
9	October 30, 1995	at Minnesota Vikings	W 14–6	61,238	ABC 8:00pm CDT
10	November 5, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 37–34	61,838	NBC 3:00pm CDT
11	November 12, 1995	at Green Bay Packers	L 35–28	59,996	FOX 12:00pm CDT
12	November 19, 1995	Detroit Lions	L 24–17	61,779	FOX 12:00pm CDT
13	November 26, 1995	at New York Giants	W 27–24	70,015	FOX 12:00pm CDT
14	December 4, 1995	at Detroit Lions	L 27–7	77,230	ABC 8:00pm CDT
15	December 10, 1995	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–10	38,642	FOX 12:00pm CDT
16	December 17, 1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–10	49,475	FOX 12:00pm CDT
17	December 24, 1995	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	52,391	FOX 12:00pm CDT

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	11	5	0	.688	404	314
Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	436	336
Chicago Bears	9	7	0	.563	392	360
Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	412	385
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438	238	335

External links

• 1995 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com