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1988 Chicago Bears
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 312 points (19.5/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 215 points (13.4/g), 1st.
Differential of 97 points (6.1/g), 4th.
Expected W-L: 11.3-4.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +1 (0.1/g), 12th.
Coached by Mike Ditka (12-4-0)
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1988 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim McMahon | 29 | 6 | 9 | 114 for 192, 1,346 yards, 6 td, 7 int, & 26 rushes for 104 yards and 4 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| QB | Mike Tomczak | 26 | 3 | 5 | 86 for 170, 1,310 yards, 7 td, 6 int, & 13 rushes for 40 yards and 1 td | |
| RB | Neal Anderson* | 24 | 2 | 16 | 249 rushes for 1,106 yards, 12 td, & 39 catches for 371 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| FB | Matt Suhey | 30 | 8 | 16 | 87 rushes for 253 yards, 2 td, & 20 catches for 154 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Dennis Gentry | 29 | 6 | 16 | 33 catches for 486 yards, 3 td, & 7 rushes for 86 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| WR | Dennis McKinnon | 27 | 5 | 15 | 45 catches for 704 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 25 yards and 1 td | |
| TE | James Thornton | 23 | Rook | 12 | 15 catches for 135 yards, 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1988 |
| LT | John Wojciechowski | 25 | 1 | 10 | ||
| LT | Jimbo Covert | 28 | 5 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
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| LG | Mark Bortz* | 27 | 5 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Jay Hilgenberg*+ | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Tom Thayer | 27 | 3 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Keith Van Horne | 31 | 7 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Al Harris | 32 | 9 | 14 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| LDT | Steve McMichael | 31 | 8 | 16 | 11.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| RDT | Dan Hampton | 31 | 9 | 16 | 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Richard Dent | 28 | 5 | 12 | 10.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Ron Rivera | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| MLB | Mike Singletary*+ | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Jim Morrissey | 26 | 3 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| LCB | Mike Richardson | 27 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | Vestee Jackson | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| SS | Dave Duerson* | 28 | 5 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| FS | Maurice Douglass | 24 | 2 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1986 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kevin Butler | 26 | 3 | 0 | 15 of 19 field goals & 37 of 38 extra points | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| P | Bryan Wagner | 26 | 1 | 0 | 79 punts for a 41.5 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Dennis McKinnon | 27 | 5 | 15 | 34 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Dennis Gentry | 29 | 6 | 16 | 27 kick returns for a 21.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| John Adickes | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 264 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/29/1964 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 154th pick / 1987 |
| Neal Anderson* | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/14/1964 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| Kurt Becker | 30 | G | 16 | 0 | 271 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/22/1958 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 |
| Mark Bortz* | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-6 | Iowa | 2/12/1961 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
| Cap Boso | 25 | TE | 6 | 0 | 232 | 6-4 | Illinois | 9/10/1963 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 207th pick / 1986 |
| Kevin Butler | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/24/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| Dick Chapura | 24 | DT | 15 | 0 | 277 | 6-3 | Missouri | 6/15/1964 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 277th pick / 1987 |
| Greg Clark | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 3/5/1965 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 12th / 329th pick / 1988 |
| Jimbo Covert | 28 | T | 9 | 8 | 277 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 3/22/1960 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| Wendell Davis | 22 | WR | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-11 | LSU | 1/3/1966 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1988 |
| Richard Dent | 28 | DE | 13 | 12 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 12/13/1960 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| Maurice Douglass | 24 | DB | 15 | 9 | 210 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 2/12/1964 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1986 |
| Dave Duerson* | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 207 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 11/28/1960 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 64th pick / 1983 |
| Shaun Gayle | 26 | DB | 4 | 4 | 202 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 3/8/1962 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 271st pick / 1984 |
| Dennis Gentry | 29 | WR-RB | 16 | 16 | 181 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/10/1959 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| Dan Hampton | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 25 | QB | 10 | 2 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/23/1963 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 26th pick / 1987 |
| Al Harris | 32 | DE-LB | 16 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | Arizona State | 12/31/1956 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 9th pick / 1979 |
| Jay Hilgenberg*+ | 29 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | 7 | |
| Vestee Jackson | 25 | DB-LB | 16 | 16 | 189 | 6-0 | Washington | 8/14/1963 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| Troy A. Johnson | 24 | LB-DE | 16 | 1 | 236 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 11/10/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 133rd pick / 1988 |
| Dante Jones | 23 | LB | 15 | 1 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/23/1965 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 51st pick / 1988 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | BYU | 12/31/1962 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 305th pick / 1986 |
| Todd Krumm | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 12/18/1965 | Rook | |
| Greg Lasker | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 9/28/1964 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1986 |
| Lorenzo Lynch | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Sacramento State | 4/6/1963 | 1 | |
| Dennis McKinnon | 27 | WR | 15 | 15 | 185 | 6-1 | Florida State | 8/22/1961 | 5 | |
| Jim McMahon | 29 | QB | 9 | 9 | 195 | 6-1 | BYU | 8/21/1959 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 5th pick / 1982 |
| Steve McMichael | 31 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 8 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| Emery Moorehead | 34 | TE-WR | 13 | 4 | 218 | 6-2 | Colorado | 3/22/1954 | 11 | New York Giants / 6th / 153rd pick / 1977 |
| Ron Morris | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | SMU | 11/4/1964 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 54th pick / 1987 |
| Jim Morrissey | 26 | LB | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 12/24/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| Brad Muster | 23 | RB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/11/1965 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 23rd pick / 1988 |
| Brent Novoselsky | 22 | TE | 8 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Pennsylvania | 1/8/1966 | Rook | |
| William Perry | 26 | DT-DE | 3 | 3 | 235 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/16/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| Mickey Pruitt | 23 | LB-DB | 14 | 3 | 206 | 6-1 | Colorado | 1/10/1965 | Rook | |
| Caesar Rentie | 24 | T | 5 | 0 | 293 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 11/10/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 189th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Richardson | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 187 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 5/23/1961 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1983 |
| Ron Rivera | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 239 | 6-3 | California | 1/7/1962 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| Thomas Sanders | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 5-11 | Texas A&M | 1/4/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 250th pick / 1985 |
| John Shannon | 23 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 269 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 1/18/1965 | Rook | |
| Mike Singletary*+ | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| Sean Smith | 23 | DE-DT | 9 | 3 | 280 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/27/1965 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 101st pick / 1987 |
| Lemuel Stinson | 22 | DB | 15 | 1 | 166 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/10/1966 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1988 |
| Matt Suhey | 30 | RB | 16 | 16 | 217 | 5-11 | Penn State | 7/7/1958 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 46th pick / 1980 |
| David Tate | 24 | DB | 16 | 4 | 197 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/22/1964 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 208th pick / 1988 |
| Tom Thayer | 27 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1961 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
| Calvin Thomas | 28 | RB | 1 | 0 | 239 | 5-11 | Illinois | 1/7/1960 | 6 | |
| James Thornton | 23 | TE | 16 | 12 | 242 | 6-2 | Cal State-Fullerton | 2/8/1965 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Tomczak | 26 | QB | 14 | 5 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/23/1962 | 3 | |
| Keith Van Horne | 31 | T | 15 | 14 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Bryan Wagner | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | California Lutheran,Cal State-Northridge | 3/28/1962 | 1 | |
| John Wojciechowski | 25 | T-G | 16 | 10 | 272 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 7/30/1963 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 26.1 | 16 | 228.7 | 6-1.6 | 3.1 |