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1997 Chicago Bears
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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 263 points (16.4/g), 28th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 421 points (26.3/g), 29th.
Differential of -158 points (-9.9/g), 29th.
Expected W-L: 4.0-12.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 26th.
Coached by Dave Wannstedt (4-12-0)
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1997 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 | Erik Kramer | 33 | 10 | 13 | 275 for 477, 3,011 yards, 14 td, 14 int, & 27 rushes for 83 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | Raymont Harris | 27 | 3 | 13 | 275 rushes for 1,033 yards, 10 td, & 28 catches for 115 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 4th / 114th pick / 1994 |
| FB | Tony Carter | 25 | 3 | 10 | 9 rushes for 56 yards, 0 td, & 24 catches for 152 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Bobby Engram | 24 | 1 | 11 | 45 catches for 399 yards, 2 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Ricky Proehl | 29 | 7 | 10 | 58 catches for 753 yards, 7 td | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1990 |
| WR | Curtis Conway | 26 | 4 | 7 | 30 catches for 476 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 17 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1993 |
| TE | Keith Jennings | 31 | 8 | 12 | 14 catches for 164 yards, 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Andy Heck | 30 | 8 | 16 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 15th pick / 1989 |
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| LG | Todd Perry | 27 | 4 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993 |
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| LG | Evan Pilgrim | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 87th pick / 1995 |
| C | Chris Villarrial | 24 | 1 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 152nd pick / 1996 |
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| RG | Todd Burger | 27 | 3 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RT | James O. Williams | 29 | 6 | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Thierry | 26 | 3 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1994 |
| LDE | Mark Thomas | 28 | 4 | 7 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 89th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Jim Flanigan | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 74th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Carl Simpson | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 1993 |
| RDE | Carl Reeves | 26 | 1 | 10 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 198th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Alonzo Spellman | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| LLB | Ron Cox | 29 | 7 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1990 |
| MLB | Bryan Cox | 29 | 6 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| RLB | Barry Minter | 27 | 4 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 168th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Tom Carter | 25 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1993 |
| RCB | Walt Harris | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Marty Carter | 28 | 6 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| FS | John Mangum | 30 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 6th / 144th pick / 1990 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jeff Jaeger | 33 | 10 | 0 | 21 of 26 field goals & 20 of 20 extra points | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1987 |
| P | Todd Sauerbrun | 24 | 2 | 0 | 95 punts for a 42.7 average, 0 blocked | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| PR | Tyrone Hughes | 27 | 4 | 0 | 36 punt returns for a 7.2 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 137th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Tyrone Hughes | 27 | 4 | 0 | 43 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 137th pick / 1993 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tremayne Allen | 23 | TE | 2 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Florida | 8/9/1974 | Rook | |
| John Allred | 23 | TE | 15 | 4 | 249 | 6-4 | USC | 9/9/1974 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 1997 |
| Darnell Autry | 21 | RB | 13 | 3 | 210 | 5-10 | Northwestern | 6/19/1976 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 4th / 105th pick / 1997 |
| Ricky Bell | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 194 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 10/2/1974 | 1 | |
| Fabien Bownes | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Western Illinois | 2/29/1972 | 2 | |
| Todd Burger | 27 | G | 15 | 15 | 303 | 6-3 | Penn State | 3/20/1970 | 3 | |
| James Burton | 26 | DB | 5 | 1 | 184 | 5-9 | Fresno State,Hawaii | 4/27/1971 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 151st pick / 1994 |
| Daryl Carter | 22 | LB | 1 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1975 | Rook | |
| Marty Carter | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 209 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. State | 12/17/1969 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| Tom Carter | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 9/5/1972 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 17th pick / 1993 |
| Tony Carter | 25 | RB | 16 | 10 | 230 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 8/23/1972 | 3 | |
| Jon Clark | 24 | T | 1 | 0 | 345 | 6-6 | Temple | 4/11/1973 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 187th pick / 1996 |
| Curtis Conway | 26 | WR | 7 | 7 | 196 | 6-1 | USC | 1/13/1971 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 7th pick / 1993 |
| Terry Cousin | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | South Carolina | 4/11/1975 | Rook | |
| Bryan Cox | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-4 | Western Illinois | 2/17/1968 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| Ron Cox | 29 | LB | 15 | 13 | 235 | 6-2 | Fresno State | 2/27/1968 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1990 |
| Corey Dowden | 29 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Tulane | 10/18/1968 | 1 | |
| Mike Dulaney | 27 | RB | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 9/9/1970 | 2 | |
| Bobby Engram | 24 | WR | 11 | 11 | 188 | 5-10 | Penn State | 1/7/1973 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1996 |
| Jim Flanigan | 26 | DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 8/27/1971 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 74th pick / 1994 |
| Marlon Forbes | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-1 | Penn State | 12/25/1971 | 1 | |
| Paul Grasmanis | 23 | DT | 16 | 1 | 298 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/2/1974 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 116th pick / 1996 |
| Chris Gray | 27 | G-C | 8 | 2 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 6/19/1970 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 132nd pick / 1993 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 33 | RB-WR | 1 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Iowa | 5/7/1964 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 16th pick / 1986 |
| Raymont Harris | 27 | RB | 13 | 13 | 226 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 12/23/1970 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 114th pick / 1994 |
| Sean Harris | 25 | LB | 11 | 1 | 250 | 6-3 | Arizona | 2/25/1972 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1995 |
| Walt Harris | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 192 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 8/10/1974 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 13th pick / 1996 |
| Andy Heck | 30 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 1/1/1967 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 15th pick / 1989 |
| Jimmy Herndon | 24 | T | 7 | 0 | 318 | 6-8 | Houston | 8/30/1973 | Rook | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 146th pick / 1996 |
| Michael Hicks | 24 | RB | 3 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | South Carolina State | 2/1/1973 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 7th / 253rd pick / 1996 |
| Van Hiles | 22 | DB | 16 | 1 | 195 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 11/1/1975 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 5th / 141st pick / 1997 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/14/1970 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 137th pick / 1993 |
| Greg Huntington | 27 | C-G | 1 | 0 | 297 | 6-3 | Penn State | 9/22/1970 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 128th pick / 1993 |
| Jeff Jaeger | 33 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Washington | 11/26/1964 | 10 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1987 |
| Keith Jennings | 31 | TE | 12 | 12 | 262 | 6-4 | Clemson | 5/19/1966 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 113th pick / 1989 |
| Erik Kramer | 33 | QB | 15 | 13 | 200 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 11/6/1964 | 10 | |
| Harper LeBel | 34 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Colorado State | 7/14/1963 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 12th / 321st pick / 1985 |
| Michael Lowery | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 2/14/1974 | 1 | |
| John Mangum | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 187 | 5-10 | Alabama | 3/16/1967 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 144th pick / 1990 |
| Anthony Marshall | 27 | DB | 14 | 1 | 212 | 6-1 | LSU | 9/16/1970 | 3 | |
| Barry Minter | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 242 | 6-2 | Tulsa | 1/28/1970 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 168th pick / 1993 |
| Rick Mirer | 27 | QB | 7 | 3 | 210 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/19/1970 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 1st / 2nd pick / 1993 |
| Chris Penn | 26 | WR | 14 | 4 | 198 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 4/20/1971 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 96th pick / 1994 |
| Todd Perry | 27 | G | 11 | 11 | 310 | 6-5 | Kentucky | 11/28/1970 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 97th pick / 1993 |
| Tony Peterson | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 232 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 1/23/1972 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 153rd pick / 1994 |
| Evan Pilgrim | 25 | G | 13 | 6 | 304 | 6-4 | BYU | 8/14/1972 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 87th pick / 1995 |
| Ricky Proehl | 29 | WR | 15 | 10 | 190 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/7/1968 | 7 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1990 |
| Carl Reeves | 26 | DE | 15 | 10 | 270 | 6-4 | North Carolina State | 12/17/1971 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 198th pick / 1995 |
| Rashaan Salaam | 23 | RB | 3 | 3 | 224 | 6-1 | Colorado | 10/8/1974 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 21st pick / 1995 |
| Todd Sauerbrun | 24 | P | 16 | 0 | 211 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/4/1973 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| William Schultz | 30 | G-T | 8 | 3 | 305 | 6-5 | USC | 5/1/1967 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 94th pick / 1990 |
| Carl Simpson | 27 | DT | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-2 | Florida State | 4/18/1970 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 35th pick / 1993 |
| Eric Smith | 26 | WR | 7 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | LSU | 1/5/1971 | Rook | |
| Alonzo Spellman | 26 | DE-DT | 7 | 5 | 287 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 9/27/1971 | 5 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 22nd pick / 1992 |
| Tony Stargell | 31 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 8/7/1966 | 7 | New York Jets / 3rd / 56th pick / 1990 |
| Steve Stenstrom | 26 | QB | 3 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Stanford | 12/23/1971 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 134th pick / 1995 |
| John Thierry | 26 | DE | 9 | 9 | 265 | 6-4 | Alcorn State | 9/4/1971 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 11th pick / 1994 |
| Mark Thomas | 28 | DE | 16 | 7 | 272 | 6-5 | North Carolina State | 5/6/1969 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 89th pick / 1992 |
| Chris Villarrial | 24 | G-C | 11 | 11 | 318 | 6-3 | Indiana (PA) | 6/9/1973 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 5th / 152nd pick / 1996 |
| Ryan Wetnight | 27 | TE | 16 | 3 | 235 | 6-2 | Stanford | 11/5/1970 | 4 | |
| Casey Wiegmann | 24 | C | 1 | 0 | 285 | 6-2 | Iowa | 7/20/1973 | Rook | |
| James O. Williams | 29 | T-DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 329 | 6-7 | Cheyney | 3/29/1968 | 6 | |
| Tyrone M. Williams | 25 | DE | 3 | 0 | 292 | 6-4 | Wyoming | 10/22/1972 | Rook | |
| Chris Zorich | 28 | DT | 3 | 0 | 278 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/13/1969 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 49th pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 239.9 | 6-1.6 | 3.3 |