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1991 Chicago Bears
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 299 points (18.7/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 269 points (16.8/g), 9th.
Differential of 30 points (1.9/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.0-7.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 19th.
Coached by Mike Ditka (11-5-0)
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1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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 | 28 | 4 | 16 | 275 for 478, 3,121 yards, 15 td, 16 int, & 70 rushes for 338 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 26th pick / 1987 |
| RB | Neal Anderson* | 27 | 5 | 12 | 210 rushes for 747 yards, 6 td, & 47 catches for 368 yards and 3 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| FB | Brad Muster | 26 | 3 | 11 | 90 rushes for 412 yards, 6 td, & 35 catches for 287 yards and 1 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 23rd pick / 1988 |
| WR | Wendell Davis | 25 | 3 | 16 | 61 catches for 945 yards, 6 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Tom Waddle | 24 | 2 | 13 | 55 catches for 599 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | James Thornton | 26 | 3 | 13 | 17 catches for 278 yards, 1 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1988 |
| LT | John Wojciechowski | 28 | 4 | 9 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LT | Stan Thomas | 23 | Rook | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1991 |
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| LG | Mark Bortz | 30 | 8 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
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| LG | Jerry Fontenot | 25 | 2 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
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| C | Jay Hilgenberg* | 32 | 10 | 16 | ||
| RG | Tom Thayer | 30 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
| RT | Keith Van Horne | 34 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Trace Armstrong | 26 | 2 | 12 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1989 |
| LDT | Steve McMichael | 34 | 11 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| RDT | William Perry | 29 | 6 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| RDE | Richard Dent | 31 | 8 | 16 | 10.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| LLB | Jim Morrissey | 29 | 6 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| LLB | Ron Rivera | 29 | 7 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
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| MLB | Mike Singletary*+ | 33 | 10 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
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| RLB | John Roper | 26 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1989 |
| LCB | Donnell Woolford | 25 | 2 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1989 |
| RCB | Lemuel Stinson | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1988 |
| SS | Shaun Gayle* | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 10th / 271st pick / 1984 |
| SS | Markus Paul | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1989 |
| FS | Mark A. Carrier* | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1990 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kevin Butler | 29 | 6 | 0 | 19 of 29 field goals & 32 of 34 extra points | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| P | Maury Buford | 31 | 9 | 0 | 69 punts for a 40.8 average, 1 blocked | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| PR | Johnny Bailey | 24 | 1 | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 228th pick / 1990 |
| KR | Johnny Bailey | 24 | 1 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 19.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 9th / 228th pick / 1990 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Neal Anderson* | 27 | RB | 13 | 12 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 8/14/1964 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1986 |
| 93 | Trace Armstrong | 26 | DE | 12 | 12 | 275 | 6-4 | Arizona State,Florida | 10/5/1965 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 12th pick / 1989 |
| 22 | Johnny Bailey | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-8 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/17/1967 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 9th / 228th pick / 1990 |
| 62 | Mark Bortz | 30 | G | 9 | 9 | 282 | 6-6 | Iowa | 2/12/1961 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 219th pick / 1983 |
| 86 | Cap Boso | 28 | TE | 6 | 1 | 232 | 6-4 | Illinois | 9/10/1963 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 207th pick / 1986 |
| 8 | Maury Buford | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/18/1960 | 9 | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 215th pick / 1982 |
| 6 | Kevin Butler | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Georgia | 7/24/1962 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1985 |
| 20 | Mark A. Carrier* | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-1 | USC | 4/28/1968 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 6th pick / 1990 |
| 54 | Ron Cox | 23 | LB | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 2/27/1968 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1990 |
| 82 | Wendell Davis | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-11 | LSU | 1/3/1966 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 27th pick / 1988 |
| 95 | Richard Dent | 31 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 12/13/1960 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 |
| 37 | Maurice Douglass | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Kentucky | 2/12/1964 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 221st pick / 1986 |
| 67 | Jerry Fontenot | 25 | C-G | 16 | 7 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| 17 | Chris Gardocki | 21 | P | 4 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | Clemson | 2/7/1970 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 78th pick / 1991 |
| 23 | Shaun Gayle* | 29 | DB | 12 | 9 | 202 | 5-11 | Ohio State | 3/8/1962 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 10th / 271st pick / 1984 |
| 29 | Dennis Gentry | 32 | WR-RB | 15 | 0 | 181 | 5-8 | Baylor | 2/10/1959 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 89th pick / 1982 |
| 31 | Mark Green | 24 | RB | 16 | 4 | 184 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/22/1967 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 130th pick / 1989 |
| 4 | Jim Harbaugh | 28 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 12/23/1963 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 26th pick / 1987 |
| 38 | John Hardy | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 166 | 5-10 | California | 6/11/1968 | Rook | |
| 63 | Jay Hilgenberg* | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 259 | 6-3 | Iowa | 3/21/1959 | 10 | |
| 85 | Keith Jennings | 25 | TE | 10 | 3 | 262 | 6-4 | Clemson | 5/19/1966 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1989 |
| 53 | Dante Jones | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 3/23/1965 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 51st pick / 1988 |
| 88 | Glen Kozlowski | 29 | WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | BYU | 12/31/1962 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 305th pick / 1986 |
| 33 | Darren Lewis | 23 | RB | 15 | 0 | 230 | 5-10 | Texas A&M | 11/7/1968 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1991 |
| 26 | John Mangum | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 187 | 5-10 | Alabama | 3/16/1967 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 144th pick / 1990 |
| 75 | Ron Mattes | 28 | T | 15 | 0 | 309 | 6-6 | Virginia | 8/8/1963 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 193rd pick / 1985 |
| 76 | Steve McMichael | 34 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/17/1957 | 11 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1980 |
| 81 | Anthony Morgan | 24 | WR | 14 | 2 | 200 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/15/1967 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 134th pick / 1991 |
| 84 | Ron Morris | 27 | WR | 3 | 1 | 190 | 6-1 | SMU | 11/4/1964 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 54th pick / 1987 |
| 51 | Jim Morrissey | 29 | LB | 16 | 11 | 223 | 6-3 | Michigan State | 12/24/1962 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 11th / 302nd pick / 1985 |
| 25 | Brad Muster | 26 | RB | 11 | 11 | 235 | 6-3 | Stanford | 4/11/1965 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 23rd pick / 1988 |
| 36 | Markus Paul | 25 | DB | 14 | 7 | 200 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 4/1/1966 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 95th pick / 1989 |
| 72 | William Perry | 29 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-2 | Clemson | 12/16/1962 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1985 |
| 59 | Ron Rivera | 29 | LB | 16 | 5 | 239 | 6-3 | California | 1/7/1962 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 44th pick / 1984 |
| 55 | John Roper | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 10/4/1965 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 36th pick / 1989 |
| 30 | James Rouse | 25 | RB | 14 | 4 | 220 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/18/1966 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 200th pick / 1990 |
| 96 | Tim Ryan | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 4 | 268 | 6-4 | USC | 9/8/1967 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 61st pick / 1990 |
| 50 | Mike Singletary*+ | 33 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Baylor | 10/9/1958 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1981 |
| 32 | Lemuel Stinson | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 166 | 5-9 | Texas Tech | 5/10/1966 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 161st pick / 1988 |
| 58 | Mike Stonebreaker | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 226 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 1/14/1967 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 245th pick / 1991 |
| 49 | David Tate | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Colorado | 11/22/1964 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 208th pick / 1988 |
| 57 | Tom Thayer | 30 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 271 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 8/16/1961 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 91st pick / 1983 |
| 60 | Stan Thomas | 23 | T | 15 | 7 | 295 | 6-5 | Texas | 10/28/1968 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1991 |
| 80 | James Thornton | 26 | TE | 16 | 13 | 242 | 6-2 | Cal State-Fullerton | 2/8/1965 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1988 |
| 78 | Keith Van Horne | 34 | T | 16 | 16 | 281 | 6-6 | USC | 11/6/1957 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1981 |
| 87 | Tom Waddle | 24 | WR | 16 | 13 | 185 | 6-0 | Boston College | 2/20/1967 | 2 | |
| 71 | James O. Williams | 23 | T-DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 329 | 6-7 | Cheyney | 3/29/1968 | Rook | |
| 10 | Peter Tom Willis | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Florida State | 1/4/1967 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1990 |
| 73 | John Wojciechowski | 28 | T-G | 16 | 9 | 272 | 6-4 | Michigan State | 7/30/1963 | 4 | |
| 21 | Donnell Woolford | 25 | DB | 15 | 15 | 192 | 5-9 | Clemson | 1/6/1966 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1989 |
| 97 | Chris Zorich | 22 | DT | 12 | 0 | 278 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/13/1969 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 49th pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 229.9 | 6-1.4 | 3.7 |