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1990 Chicago Bears
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 348 points (21.8/g), 10th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 280 points (17.5/g), 9th.
Differential of 68 points (4.2/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 10.0-6.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +19 (1.2/g), 3rd.
Coached by Mike Ditka (11-5-0)
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1990 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 Harbaugh | 27 | 3 | 14 | 180 for 312, 2,178 yards, 10 td, 6 int, & 51 rushes for 321 yards and 4 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 26th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Neal Anderson* | 26 | 4 | 14 | 260 rushes for 1,078 yards, 10 td, & 42 catches for 484 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| FB | Brad Muster | 25 | 2 | 15 | 141 rushes for 664 yards, 6 td, & 47 catches for 452 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 23rd pick / 1988 |
| WR | Wendell Davis | 24 | 2 | 12 | 39 catches for 572 yards, 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Ron Morris | 26 | 3 | 15 | 31 catches for 437 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 54th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Dennis Gentry | 31 | 8 | 5 | 23 catches for 320 yards, 2 td, & 11 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| TE | James Thornton | 25 | 2 | 16 | 19 catches for 254 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1988 |
| LT | Jimbo Covert | 30 | 7 | 15 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
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| LG | Mark Bortz* | 29 | 7 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
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| C | Jay Hilgenberg* | 31 | 9 | 14 | ||
| RG | Tom Thayer | 29 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
| RT | Keith Van Horne | 33 | 9 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Trace Armstrong | 25 | 1 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1989 |
| LDT | William Perry | 28 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| RDT | Dan Hampton | 33 | 11 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
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| RDT | Steve McMichael | 33 | 10 | 7 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| RDE | Richard Dent* | 30 | 7 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Jim Morrissey | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| MLB | Mike Singletary* | 32 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| RLB | Ron Rivera | 28 | 6 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Donnell Woolford | 24 | 1 | 13 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Lemuel Stinson | 24 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1988 |
| RCB | Vestee Jackson | 27 | 4 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| SS | Shaun Gayle | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 10th / 271st pick / 1984 |
| FS | Mark A. Carrier* | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 10 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1990 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kevin Butler | 28 | 5 | 0 | 26 of 37 field goals & 36 of 37 extra points | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| P | Maury Buford | 30 | 8 | 0 | 76 punts for a 40.4 average, 2 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Johnny Bailey | 23 | Rook | 1 | 36 punt returns for a 11.1 average and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 228th pick / 1990 |
| KR | Johnny Bailey | 23 | Rook | 1 | 23 kick returns for a 15.8 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 228th pick / 1990 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Neal Anderson* | 26 | RB | 15 | 14 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/14/1964 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| Trace Armstrong | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Arizona State,Florida | 10/5/1965 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1989 |
| Johnny Bailey | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-8 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/17/1967 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 228th pick / 1990 |
| Kurt Becker | 32 | G | 10 | 0 | 271 | 6-5 | Michigan | 12/22/1958 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 146th pick / 1982 |
| Mark Bortz* | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-6 | Iowa | 2/12/1961 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
| Cap Boso | 27 | TE | 13 | 1 | 232 | 6-4 | Illinois | 9/10/1963 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 207th pick / 1986 |
| Maury Buford | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/18/1960 | 8 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| Kevin Butler | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/24/1962 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| Mark A. Carrier* | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-1 | USC | 4/28/1968 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1990 |
| James Coley | 23 | TE | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Clemson | 4/13/1967 | Rook | |
| Jimbo Covert | 30 | T | 15 | 15 | 277 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 3/22/1960 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1983 |
| Ron Cox | 22 | LB | 13 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 2/27/1968 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1990 |
| Wendell Davis | 24 | WR | 14 | 12 | 188 | 5-11 | LSU | 1/3/1966 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1988 |
| Richard Dent* | 30 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 12/13/1960 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| Maurice Douglass | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 2/12/1964 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1986 |
| Jerry Fontenot | 24 | C-G | 16 | 2 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| Shaun Gayle | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 202 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 3/8/1962 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 271st pick / 1984 |
| Dennis Gentry | 31 | WR-RB | 14 | 5 | 181 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/10/1959 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| Mark Green | 23 | RB | 12 | 1 | 184 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/22/1967 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 130th pick / 1989 |
| Dan Hampton | 33 | DE-DT | 14 | 9 | 264 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 9/19/1957 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 4th pick / 1979 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/23/1963 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 26th pick / 1987 |
| Jay Hilgenberg* | 31 | C-G | 14 | 14 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | 9 | |
| Vestee Jackson | 27 | DB-LB | 16 | 8 | 189 | 6-0 | Washington | 8/14/1963 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 55th pick / 1986 |
| Dante Jones | 25 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/23/1965 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 51st pick / 1988 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 28 | WR | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | BYU | 12/31/1962 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 305th pick / 1986 |
| John Mangum | 23 | DB | 10 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Alabama | 3/16/1967 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 144th pick / 1990 |
| Steve McMichael | 33 | DT-NT | 16 | 7 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 10 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| Ron Morris | 26 | WR | 15 | 15 | 190 | 6-1 | SMU | 11/4/1964 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 54th pick / 1987 |
| Jim Morrissey | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 12/24/1962 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| Brad Muster | 25 | RB | 16 | 15 | 235 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/11/1965 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 23rd pick / 1988 |
| Markus Paul | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 4/1/1966 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1989 |
| William Perry | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/16/1962 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| Terry Price | 22 | DE | 2 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 4/5/1968 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 10th / 255th pick / 1990 |
| Mickey Pruitt | 25 | LB-DB | 16 | 2 | 206 | 6-1 | Colorado | 1/10/1965 | 2 | |
| Ron Rivera | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 239 | 6-3 | California | 1/7/1962 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| John Roper | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 10/4/1965 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1989 |
| James Rouse | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/18/1966 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 8th / 200th pick / 1990 |
| Tim Ryan | 23 | DE-DT | 15 | 0 | 268 | 6-4 | USC | 9/8/1967 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1990 |
| Glenell Sanders | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Louisiana Tech | 11/4/1966 | Rook | |
| Mike Singletary* | 32 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| Quintin Smith | 22 | WR | 4 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | Kansas | 8/17/1968 | Rook | |
| Lemuel Stinson | 24 | DB | 10 | 10 | 166 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/10/1966 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1988 |
| David Tate | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 197 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/22/1964 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 208th pick / 1988 |
| Lars Tate | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 2/2/1966 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1988 |
| Tom Thayer | 29 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1961 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
| James Thornton | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Cal State-Fullerton | 2/8/1965 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1988 |
| Mike Tomczak | 28 | QB | 16 | 2 | 202 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 10/23/1962 | 5 | |
| Keith Van Horne | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Tom Waddle | 23 | WR | 5 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Boston College | 2/20/1967 | 1 | |
| Fred Washington | 23 | DT | 11 | 0 | 277 | 6-2 | TCU | 7/11/1967 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1990 |
| Peter Tom Willis | 23 | QB | 3 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Florida State | 1/4/1967 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1990 |
| John Wojciechowski | 27 | T-G | 13 | 1 | 272 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 7/30/1963 | 3 | |
| Donnell Woolford | 24 | DB | 13 | 13 | 192 | 5-9 | Clemson | 1/6/1966 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1989 |
| Team Total | 26.3 | 16 | 227.2 | 6-1.5 | 3.4 |