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1986 Chicago Bears
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Record: 14-2-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 352 points (22.0/g), 13th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 187 points (11.7/g), 1st.
Differential of 165 points (10.3/g), 1st.
Expected W-L: 13.1-2.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential 0 (0.0/g), 14th.
Coached by Mike Ditka (14-2-0)
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1986 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Mike Tomczak | 24 | 1 | 7 | 74 for 151, 1,105 yards, 2 td, 10 int, & 23 rushes for 117 yards and 3 td | |
| QB | Jim McMahon | 27 | 4 | 6 | 77 for 150, 995 yards, 5 td, 8 int, & 22 rushes for 152 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| RB | Walter Payton* | 32 | 11 | 16 | 321 rushes for 1,333 yards, 8 td, & 37 catches for 382 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| FB | Matt Suhey | 28 | 6 | 14 | 84 rushes for 270 yards, 2 td, & 24 catches for 235 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Willie Gault | 26 | 3 | 16 | 42 catches for 818 yards, 5 td, & 8 rushes for 79 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| WR | Keith Ortego | 23 | 1 | 13 | 23 catches for 430 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Emery Moorehead | 32 | 9 | 16 | 26 catches for 390 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| LT | Jimbo Covert*+ | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| LG | Mark Bortz | 25 | 3 | 15 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Jay Hilgenberg* | 27 | 5 | 16 | ||
| RG | Tom Thayer | 25 | 1 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Keith Van Horne | 29 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dan Hampton | 29 | 7 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| LDT | Steve McMichael* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| RDT | William Perry | 24 | 1 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| RDE | Richard Dent | 26 | 3 | 14 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Otis Wilson | 29 | 6 | 14 | 8.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| MLB | Mike Singletary*+ | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Wilber Marshall*+ | 24 | 2 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 5 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Mike Richardson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Vestee Jackson | 23 | Rook | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| RCB | Reggie Phillips | 26 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 49th pick / 1985 |
| SS | Dave Duerson* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Gary Fencik | 32 | 10 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kevin Butler | 24 | 1 | 0 | 28 of 41 field goals & 36 of 37 extra points | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| P | Maury Buford | 26 | 4 | 0 | 69 punts for a 41.3 average, 1 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Lew Barnes | 24 | Rook | 0 | 57 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 5th / 138th pick / 1986 |
| KR | Thomas Sanders | 24 | 1 | 1 | 22 kick returns for a 18.1 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 250th pick / 1985 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Neal Anderson | 22 | RB | 14 | 1 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/14/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| 81 | Lew Barnes | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 163 | 5-8 | Oregon | 12/27/1962 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 138th pick / 1986 |
| 79 | Kurt Becker | 28 | G | 14 | 1 | 271 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/22/1958 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 |
| 25 | Todd Bell | 28 | DB-LB | 15 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 11/28/1958 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1981 |
| 68 | Paul Blair | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Oklahoma State | 8/3/1963 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 110th pick / 1986 |
| 62 | Mark Bortz | 25 | G | 15 | 15 | 282 | 6-6 | Iowa | 2/12/1961 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
| 8 | Maury Buford | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/18/1960 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| 6 | Kevin Butler | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/24/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| 54 | Brian Cabral | 30 | LB | 3 | 0 | 233 | 6-1 | Colorado | 6/23/1956 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 95th pick / 1978 |
| 74 | Jimbo Covert*+ | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 277 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 3/22/1960 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| 95 | Richard Dent | 26 | DE | 15 | 14 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 12/13/1960 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| 36 | Maurice Douglass | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 2/12/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1986 |
| 22 | Dave Duerson* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 11/28/1960 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-1 | Yale | 6/11/1954 | 10 | Miami Dolphins / 10th / 281st pick / 1976 |
| 2 | Doug Flutie | 24 | QB | 4 | 1 | 180 | 5-10 | Boston College | 10/23/1962 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 11th / 285th pick / 1985 |
| 4 | Steve Fuller | 29 | QB | 16 | 2 | 198 | 6-4 | Clemson | 1/5/1957 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 23rd pick / 1979 |
| 83 | Willie Gault | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 9/5/1960 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 18th pick / 1983 |
| 23 | Shaun Gayle | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 3/8/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 271st pick / 1984 |
| 29 | Dennis Gentry | 27 | WR-RB | 15 | 2 | 181 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/10/1959 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| 99 | Dan Hampton | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| 90 | Al Harris | 30 | DE-LB | 16 | 3 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 12/31/1956 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | 33 | DE | 16 | 2 | 251 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/27/1953 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 31st pick / 1975 |
| 63 | Jay Hilgenberg* | 27 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | 5 | |
| 75 | Stefan Humphries | 24 | G | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Michigan | 1/20/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 71st pick / 1984 |
| 24 | Vestee Jackson | 23 | DB-LB | 16 | 8 | 189 | 6-0 | Washington | 8/14/1963 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| 82 | Ken Margerum | 28 | WR | 1 | 1 | 175 | 6-0 | Stanford | 10/5/1958 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 67th pick / 1981 |
| 58 | Wilber Marshall*+ | 24 | LB | 16 | 15 | 231 | 6-1 | Florida | 4/18/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1984 |
| 9 | Jim McMahon | 27 | QB | 6 | 6 | 195 | 6-1 | BYU | 8/21/1959 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| 76 | Steve McMichael* | 29 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 6 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| 87 | Emery Moorehead | 32 | TE-WR | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | 9 | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| 51 | Jim Morrissey | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 223 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 12/24/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| 89 | Keith Ortego | 23 | WR | 16 | 13 | 180 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 8/30/1963 | 1 | |
| 34 | Walter Payton* | 32 | RB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 7/25/1954 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1975 |
| 72 | William Perry | 24 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/16/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| 48 | Reggie Phillips | 26 | DB | 16 | 8 | 170 | 5-10 | SMU | 12/12/1960 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 49th pick / 1985 |
| 86 | Clay Pickering | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Maine | 6/2/1961 | 2 | |
| 53 | Dan Rains | 32 | LB | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 4/26/1954 | 4 | |
| 27 | Mike Richardson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 5/23/1961 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| 59 | Ron Rivera | 24 | LB | 16 | 2 | 239 | 6-3 | California | 1/7/1962 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| 52 | Larry Rubens | 27 | C | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Montana State | 1/25/1959 | 4 | |
| 20 | Thomas Sanders | 24 | RB | 16 | 1 | 203 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 1/4/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 250th pick / 1985 |
| 50 | Mike Singletary*+ | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| 26 | Matt Suhey | 28 | RB | 16 | 14 | 217 | 5-11 | Penn State | 7/7/1958 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| 57 | Tom Thayer | 25 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1961 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
| 33 | Calvin Thomas | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 239 | 5-11 | Illinois | 1/7/1960 | 4 | |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | 24 | QB | 13 | 7 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/23/1962 | 1 | |
| 78 | Keith Van Horne | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| 70 | Henry Waechter | 27 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/13/1959 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 173rd pick / 1982 |
| 55 | Otis Wilson | 29 | LB | 15 | 14 | 227 | 6-2 | Louisville,Syracuse | 9/15/1957 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 19th pick / 1980 |
| 80 | Tim Wrightman | 26 | TE | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | UCLA | 3/27/1960 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1982 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 226.4 | 6-1.5 | 3.6 |