1998 Chicago Bears season

1998 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
Previous season	Next season
1997	1999

The 1998 Chicago Bears season was their 79th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The club posted a 4–12 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the club's second straight 4–12 finish, which ultimately cost Wannstedt his job.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1998 NFL Draft

1998 Chicago Bears draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	5	Curtis Enis	Running back	Penn State
2	35	Tony Parrish	Safety	Washington
3	64	Olin Kreutz *	Center	Washington
4	94	Alonzo Mayes	Tight end	Oklahoma State
6	157	Chris Draft	Linebacker	Stanford
6	189	Patrick Mannelly	Offensive tackle	Duke
7	217	Chad Overhauser	Offensive tackle	UCLA
7	232	Moses Moreno	Quarterback	Colorado State
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Personnel

Staff

1998 Chicago Bears staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey Vice President of Operations – Ted Phillips Vice President of Player Personnel – Mark Hatley Director of College Scouting – Bill Rees Director of Pro Personnel – Rick Spielman Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant Head Coach – Tony Wise Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh Running Backs – Joe Brodsky Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears Tight Ends – Tom Rossley Offensive Line – Tony Wise			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Bob Slowik Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Carlos Mainord Defensive Backs – Greg Schiano Special teams coaches Special Teams – Keith Armstrong Strength and conditioning Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer Assistant Physical Development Coordinator – Steve Little

Roster

1998 Chicago Bears roster
	Quarterbacks  4 Moses Moreno 12 Erik Kramer 18 Steve Stenstrom Running backs 20 James Allen 32 Edgar Bennett 38 Robert Chancey FB 39 Curtis Enis 49 Ty Hallock FB 24 Glyn Milburn KR/PR 33 Bam Morris Wide receivers 82 Fabien Bownes 80 Curtis Conway 81 Bobby Engram 86 Chris Penn 88 Marcus Robinson Tight ends 84 John Allred 85 Alonzo Mayes 89 Ryan Wetnight		Offensive linemen 64 Andy Heck T 74 Jimmy Herndon T 67 Greg Huntington G 57 Olin Kreutz C 75 Todd Perry G 58 Chris Villarrial G 60 Casey Wiegmann C 71 James Williams T Defensive linemen 99 Jim Flanigan DT 93 Paul Grasmanis DT 76 Shawn Lee DE 68 Carl Reeves DE 98 Bryan Robinson DE 91 John Thierry DE 95 Mark Thomas DE 97 Mike Wells DT		Linebackers 52 Andre Collins OLB 96 Chris Draft LB 53 Lemanski Hall OLB 55 Sean Harris OLB 54 Ricardo McDonald OLB 92 Barry Minter MLB 59 Jim Schwantz MLB Defensive backs 36 Ray Austin FS 30 Ricky Bell CB 23 Marty Carter SS 25 Tom Carter CB 21 Terry Cousin CB 46 Marlon Forbes SS 27 Walt Harris CB 47 Randy Hilliard CB 26 John Mangum FS 37 Tony Parrish FS 29 Frankie Smith CB Special teams  2 Mike Horan P  1 Jeff Jaeger K 65 Patrick Mannelly LS 16 Todd Sauerbrun P		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 6, 1998	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 24–23	CBS 12:00pm	55,614
2	September 13, 1998	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–12	FOX 12:00pm	59,084
3	September 20, 1998	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 27–15	FOX 3:15pm	64,328
4	September 27, 1998	Minnesota Vikings	L 31–28	FOX 3:15pm	57,783
5	October 4, 1998	Detroit Lions	W 31–27	FOX 12:00pm	66,944
6	October 11, 1998	at Arizona Cardinals	L 20–7	FOX 3:05 pm	50,495
7	October 18, 1998	Dallas Cowboys	W 13–12	FOX 3:15pm	59,201
8	October 25, 1998	at Tennessee Oilers	W 23–20	FOX 3:15pm	40,089
9	Bye
10	November 8, 1998	St. Louis Rams	L 20–12	FOX 12:00pm	50,263
11	November 15, 1998	at Detroit Lions	L 26–3	ESPN 7:15pm	63,152
12	November 22, 1998	at Atlanta Falcons	L 20–13	FOX 12:00pm	60,804
13	November 29, 1998	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 31–17	FOX 12:00pm	51,938
14	December 6, 1998	at Minnesota Vikings	L 48–22	ESPN 7:15pm	64,247
15	December 13, 1998	at Green Bay Packers	L 26–20	FOX 12:00pm	59,813
16	December 20, 1998	Baltimore Ravens	W 24–3	CBS 12:00pm	40,853
17	December 27, 1998	Green Bay Packers	L 16–13	FOX 12:00pm	58,393

Standings

NFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Minnesota Vikings	15	1	0	.938	556	296
Green Bay Packers	11	5	0	.688	408	319
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	8	8	0	.500	314	295
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	306	378
Chicago Bears	4	12	0	.250	276	368

External links

• 1998 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com