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
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NFL DraftEdit
Regular seasonEdit
| Week
| Date
| Opponent
| Result
| TV Time
| Attendance
|
| 1
| September 1, 1997
| at Green Bay Packers
| L 38-24
| FOX 12:00pm
| 60,766
|
| 2
| September 7, 1997
| Minnesota Vikings
| L 27-24
| FOX 12:00pm
| 59,263
|
| 3
| September 14, 1997
| Detroit Lions
| L 32-7
| FOX 12:00pm
| 59,147
|
| 4
| September 21, 1997
| at New England Patriots
| L 31-3
| FOX 12:00pm
| 59,873
|
| 5
| September 28, 1997
| at Dallas Cowboys
| L 27-3
| FOX 3:15pm
| 64,082
|
| 6
| October 5, 1997
| New Orleans Saints
| L 20-17
| FOX 12:00pm
| 58,865
|
| 7
| October 12, 1997
| Green Bay Packers
| L 24-23
| FOX 12:00pm
| 62,212
|
| 8
| Bye
|
| 9
| October 27, 1997
| at Miami Dolphins
| W 36-33
| FOX 12:00pm
| 73,156
|
| 10
| November 2, 1997
| Washington Redskins
| L 31-8
| FOX 12:00pm
| 53,052
|
| 11
| November 9, 1997
| at Minnesota Vikings
| L 29-22
| FOX 12:00pm
| 63,443
|
| 12
| November 16, 1997
| New York Jets
| L 23-15
| NBC 12:00pm
| 45,642
|
| 13
| November 23, 1997
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| W 13-7
| FOX 12:00pm
| 43,955
|
| 14
| November 27, 1997
| at Detroit Lions
| L 55-20
| FOX 11:30am
| 77,904
|
| 15
| December 7, 1997
| Buffalo Bills
| W 20-3
| NBC 12:00pm
| 39,784
|
| 16
| December 14, 1997
| at St. Louis Rams
| W 13-10
| ESPN 7:15pm
| 66,030
|
| 17
| December 21, 1997
| at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
| L 31-15
| FOX 12:00pm
| 70,930
|
StandingsEdit
| Chicago Bears 1997 roster
|
| Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
|
| Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
|
| Linebackers
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
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1997 Chicago Bears draft choicesEdit
Uniform combinationsEdit
External links Edit
