1997 Chicago Bears season












1997 Chicago Bears season
Head coachDave Wannstedt
Home fieldSoldier Field
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th NFC Central
Playoff finishdid not qualify

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The 1997 Chicago Bears season was their 78th 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 first 4-win season since the club posted a 4–10 record in 1975. The team allowed a franchise-record 421 points in 1997.[1]




Contents





  • 1 Offseason

    • 1.1 NFL draft



  • 2 Personnel

    • 2.1 Staff


    • 2.2 Roster



  • 3 Regular season

    • 3.1 Schedule


    • 3.2 Standings



  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Offseason



NFL draft






































































1997 Chicago Bears draft
Round
Pick
Player
Position
College
Notes
2
38

John Allred 

Tight end

USC

3
69

Bob Sapp 

Guard

Washington

4
105

Darnell Autry 

Running back

Northwestern

4
108

Marcus Robinson 

Wide receiver

South Carolina

5
141
Van Hiles 

Defensive back

Kentucky

6
196

Shawn Swayda 

Defensive end

Arizona State

6
200
Richard Hogans 

Linebacker

Memphis

6
201
Ricky Parker 
Defensive back

San Diego State

7
210

Mike Miano 

Defensive tackle

Missouri State

7
233
Marvin Thomas 
Defensive end
Memphis


      Made roster  

[2]



Personnel



Staff







1997 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

  • Director of Research and Quality Control – Eric Studesville

Head coaches


  • Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt

  • Assistant Head Coach – Tony Wise

Offensive coaches


  • Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Matt Cavanaugh

  • Running Backs – Willie Peete

  • Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears

  • Tight Ends – Ted Plumb

  • Offensive Line – Tony Wise




Defensive coaches
  • Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Bob Slowik

  • Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks

  • Defensive Backs – Carlos Mainord

  • Defensive Assistant – Greg Schiano

Special teams coaches


  • Special Teams – Keith Armstrong

Strength and conditioning


  • Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

  • Assistant Physical Development Coordinator – Steve Little

[3]



Roster










1997 Chicago Bears roster



Quarterbacks

  • 12 Erik Kramer


  • 13 Rick Mirer


  • 18 Steve Stenstrom

Running backs



  • 21 Darnell Autry


  • 30 Tony Carter FB


  • 38 Mike Dulaney FB


  • 22 Ronnie Harmon


  • 29 Raymont Harris


  • 44 Michael Hicks


  • 31 Rashaan Salaam

Wide receivers



  • 82 Fabien Bownes


  • 80 Curtis Conway


  • 81 Bobby Engram


  • 86 Chris Penn


  • 87 Ricky Proehl


  • 83 Eric Smith

Tight ends



  • 49 Tremayne Allen


  • 84 John Allred


  • 85 Keith Jennings


  • 89 Ryan Wetnight



Offensive linemen

  • 63 Todd Burger G


  • 72 Jon Clark T


  • 62 Chris Gray G


  • 64 Andy Heck T


  • 74 Jimmy Herndon T


  • 67 Greg Huntington G


  • 75 Todd Perry G


  • 65 Evan Pilgrim C


  • 67 Bill Schultz G


  • 58 Chris Villarrial C/G


  • 60 Casey Wiegmann C


  • 71 James Williams T

Defensive linemen



  • 99 Jim Flanigan DT


  • 93 Paul Grasmanis DT


  • 68 Carl Reeves DE


  • 98 Carl Simpson DT


  • 90 Alonzo Spellman DE


  • 91 John Thierry DE


  • 95 Mark Thomas DE


  • 97 Chris Zorich DT


  • 96 Tyrone Williams DT



Linebackers

  • 59 Daryl Carter OLB


  • 52 Bryan Cox MLB


  • 54 Ron Cox OLB


  • 55 Sean Harris OLB


  • 53 Michael Lowery OLB


  • 92 Barry Minter OLB


  • 57 Tony Peterson MLB

Defensive backs



  • 32 Ricky Bell CB


  • 35 James Burton CB


  • 23 Marty Carter SS


  • 25 Tom Carter CB


  • 24 Terry Cousin CB


  • 20 Corey Dowden CB


  • 46 Marlon Forbes S


  • 27 Walt Harris CB


  • 48 Van Hiles S


  • 26 John Mangum FS


  • 36 Anthony Marshall SS


  • 45 Tony Stargell CB

Special teams



  • 33 Tyrone Hughes KR/PR


  •  1 Jeff Jaeger K


  • 88 Harper LeBel LS


  • 16 Todd Sauerbrun P



Reserve lists



Rookies in italics


[4]



Regular season



Schedule










































































































Week
Date
Opponent
Result
TV Time
Attendance
1
September 1, 1997
at Green Bay Packers
L 38–24
ABC 8:00pm

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 3:00pm

64,082
6
October 5, 1997

New Orleans Saints
L 20–17
TNT 7:15pm

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
ABC 8:00pm

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 3:00pm

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


Standings



















































NFC Central



W

L

T

PCT

PF

PA

STK

(2)Green Bay Packers
13
3
0
.813
422
282
W5

(4)Tampa Bay Buccaneers
10
6
0
.625
299
263
W1

(5)Detroit Lions
9
7
0
.563
379
306
W2

(6)Minnesota Vikings
9
7
0
.563
354
359
W1

Chicago Bears
4
12
0
.250
263
421
L1


References




  1. ^ Mayer, Larry (November 14, 2013). "Have Bears had two 1,000-yard receivers?". Chicago Bears. Archived from the original on 2013-11-15. Retrieved November 14, 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ "1997 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2014.


  3. ^ "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1997 Media Guide. p. 2.


  4. ^ "1997 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.




External links





  • 1997 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com








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