1996 Chicago Bears season

Chicago Bears
1996 Chicago Bears season
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt
Home field	Soldier Field
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
	← 1995; Bears seasons; 1997 →;

The 1996 Chicago Bears season was their 77th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The club posted a 7–9 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the club's first losing season since 1993 when it was Wannstedt's first season.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1996 Chicago Bears draft
1	13	Walt Harris *	Cornerback	Mississippi State
2	52	Bobby Engram	Wide receiver	Penn State
4	116	Paul Grasmanis	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
5	152	Chris Villarrial	Guard	Indiana (PA)
6	187	Jon Clark	Offensive tackle	Temple
7	233	Marcus Keyes	Defensive tackle	North Alabama
7	253	Michael Hicks	Running back	South Carolina State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1996 Chicago Bears staff

Front office

Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey
President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey
Vice President of Operations – Ted Phillips
Director of Player Personnel – Rod Graves
Director of Research and Quality Control – Craig Ver Steeg

Head coaches

Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt
Assistant Head Coach – Tony Wise

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ron Turner
Running Backs – Willie Peete
Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears
Tight Ends – Ted Plumb
Offensive Line – Tony Wise

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Bob Slowik
Defensive Line – Clarence Brooks
Defensive Backs – Carlos Mainord
Defensive Assistant – Greg Schiano

Special teams coaches

Special Teams – Danny Abramowicz

Strength and conditioning

Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich
Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer
Assistant Physical Development Coordinator – Steve Little

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Roster

1996 Chicago Bears roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

30 Tony Carter FB
38 Mike Dulaney FB
22 Robert Green
29 Raymont Harris
44 Michael Hicks
31 Rashaan Salaam

Wide receivers

Tight ends

84 Kerry Cash
87 Bobby Neely
85 Keith Jennings
89 Ryan Wetnight

Offensive linemen

63 Todd Burger G
72 Jon Clark T
67 Jerry Fontenot C
64 Andy Heck T
75 Todd Perry G
65 Evan Pilgrim G
76 Marcus Spears T
58 Chris Villarrial G/C
71 James Williams T

Defensive linemen

99 Jim Flanigan DT
96 Albert Fontenot DE
93 Paul Grasmanis DT
73 Marcus Keyes DT
68 Carl Reeves DE
98 Carl Simpson DT
90 Alonzo Spellman DE
91 John Thierry DE

Linebackers

54 Greg Briggs OLB
59 Joe Cain OLB
52 Bryan Cox MLB
55 Sean Harris OLB
95 Dana Howard MLB
53 Michael Lowery OLB
92 Barry Minter MLB
55 Vinson Smith OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	September 2, 1996	Dallas Cowboys	W 22–6	ABC 8:00pm	66,944
2	September 8, 1996	at Washington Redskins	L 10–3	FOX 12:00pm	52,711
3	September 15, 1996	Minnesota Vikings	L 20–14	FOX 12:00pm	61,301
4	September 22, 1996	at Detroit Lions	L 35–16	FOX 3:15pm	70,022
5	September 29, 1996	Oakland Raiders	W 19–17	NBC 12:00pm	57,062
6	October 6, 1996	Green Bay Packers	L 37–6	FOX 12:00pm	65,480
7	October 13, 1996	at New Orleans Saints	L 27–24	FOX 12:00pm	43,512
8	Bye
9	October 28, 1996	at Minnesota Vikings	W 15–13	ABC 8:00pm	58,143
10	November 3, 1996	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 13–10	FOX 12:00pm	58,727
11	November 10, 1996	at Denver Broncos	L 17–12	FOX 3:15pm	75,555
12	November 17, 1996	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 14–10	FOX 12:00pm	76,752
13	November 24, 1996	Detroit Lions	W 31–14	FOX 12:00pm	55,864
14	December 1, 1996	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–17	FOX 12:00pm	59,682
15	December 8, 1996	St. Louis Rams	W 35–9	FOX 12:00pm	45,075
16	December 14, 1996	San Diego Chargers	W 27–14	NBC 3:15pm	49,763
17	December 22, 1996	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 34–19	FOX 12:00pm	51,572

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽¹⁾ Green Bay Packers	13	3	0	.813	456	210	W5
⁽⁶⁾ Minnesota Vikings	9	7	0	.563	298	315	L1
Chicago Bears	7	9	0	.438	283	305	L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	10	0	.375	221	293	W1
Detroit Lions	5	11	0	.313	302	368	L5

References

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External links

1996 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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