1988 Chicago Bears (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 12-4-0 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: Mike Ditka |
| Jim Dooley | Research and Quality Control |
| Ed Hughes | Offensive Coordinator |
| Steve Kazor | Special Teams/Tight Ends |
| Greg Landry | Quarterbacks/Receivers |
| Jim LaRue | Defensive Backs |
| John Levra | Defensive Line |
| Dave McGinnis | Linebackers |
| Johnny Roland | Offensive Backs |
| Dick Stanfel | Offensive Line |
| Vince Tobin | Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1988 | H | Miami Dolphins | 20-17 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 60386 | |
| Sun | 8/14/1988 | N | Minnesota Vikings | 21-28 | L | Gothenburg, Sweden | Ullevi Stadium | 33115 | |
| Mon | 8/22/1988 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 9-17 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 47796 | |
| Fri | 8/26/1988 | H | Los Angeles Raiders | 22-37 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 63079 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1988 | H | Miami Dolphins | 34-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 69330 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1988 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 17-13 | W | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 60503 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1988 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 7-31 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 63990 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1988 | A | Green Bay Packers | 24-6 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56492 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1988 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-3 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62793 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1988 | A | Detroit Lions | 24-7 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 64526 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1988 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 17-7 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 64759 | |
| Mon | 10/24/1988 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 10-9 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 65293 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1988 | A | New England Patriots | 7-30 | L | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 60821 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1988 | H | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 28-10 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 56892 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1988 | A | Washington Redskins | 34-14 | W | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52418 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1988 | A | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 27-15 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 67070 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1988 | H | Green Bay Packers | 16-0 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 62026 | |
| Mon | 12/5/1988 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 3-23 | L | Anaheim, CA | Anaheim Stadium | 65579 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1988 | H | Detroit Lions | 13-12 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 55010 | |
| Mon | 12/19/1988 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 27-28 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 62067 | |
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/31/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 20-12 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 65534 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/8/1989 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 3-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 64830 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| John Adickes | 54 | C | 6-3 | 261 | 24 | Baylor | 16 | 0 |
| Neal Anderson | 35 | RB | 5-11 | 213 | 24 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Kurt Becker | 79 | OG | 6-5 | 275 | 30 | Michigan | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Bortz | 65 | LOG | 6-6 | 273 | 27 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
| Cap Boso | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 224 | 26 | Joliet JC; Illinois | 6 | 0 |
| Kevin Butler | 6 | K | 6-0 | 198 | 26 | Georgia | 16 | 0 |
| Dick Chapura | 94 | DT | 6-3 | 280 | 34 | Missouri | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Clark | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Arizona State | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Covert | 74 | LOT | 6-4 | 275 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 8 |
| Wendell Davis | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 191 | 22 | Louisiana State | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Dent | 95 | RDE | 6-5 | 264 | 28 | Tennessee State | 13 | 12 |
| Maurice Douglass | 37 | FS | 5-11 | 200 | 24 | Coffeyville CC; Kentucky | 15 | 9 |
| Dave Duerson | 22 | SS | 6-1 | 203 | 28 | Notre Dame | 15 | 15 |
| Shaun Gayle | 23 | FS | 5-11 | 193 | 26 | Ohio State | 4 | 4 |
| Dennis Gentry | 29 | WR | 5-8 | 182 | 29 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Dan Hampton | 99 | RDT | 6-5 | 268 | 31 | Arkansas | 16 | 16 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 4 | QB | 6-3 | 215 | 25 | Michigan | 10 | 2 |
| Al Harris | 90 | LDE-RDE | 6-5 | 259 | 32 | Arizona State | 16 | 14 |
| Jay Hilgenberg | 63 | C | 6-3 | 264 | 29 | Iowa | 16 | 16 |
| Vestee Jackson | 24 | RCB | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Troy Johnson | 92 | RLB | 6-2 | 236 | 24 | Oklahoma | 16 | 1 |
| Dante' Jones | 53 | RLB | 6-1 | 238 | 23 | Oklahoma | 15 | 1 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 88 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | Brigham Young | 16 | 0 |
| Todd Krumm | 44 | S | 6-0 | 189 | 23 | Michigan State | 15 | 0 |
| Greg Lasker | 31 | S | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Lorenzo Lynch | 43 | S | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Chabot JC; Sacramento State | 9 | 0 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 85 | WR | 6-1 | 182 | 27 | Florida State | 15 | 15 |
| Jim McMahon | 9 | QB | 6-1 | 192 | 29 | Brigham Young | 9 | 9 |
| Steve McMichael | 76 | LDT | 6-2 | 265 | 31 | Texas | 16 | 16 |
| Emery Moorehead | 87 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 34 | Colorado | 13 | 4 |
| Ron Morris | 84 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 1 |
| Jim Morrissey | 51 | RLB | 6-3 | 222 | 26 | Michigan State | 11 | 11 |
| Brad Muster | 25 | FB | 6-4 | 233 | 23 | Stanford | 16 | 0 |
| Brent Novoselsky | 89 | TE | 6-2 | 240 | 22 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 0 |
| William Perry | 73 | LDE | 6-2 | 323 | 26 | Clemson | 3 | 3 |
| Mickey Pruitt | 52 | RLB | 6-1 | 219 | 23 | Colorado | 14 | 3 |
| Caesar Rentie | 71 | OT | 6-3 | 291 | 24 | Oklahoma | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 27 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 27 | Arizona State | 16 | 15 |
| Ron Rivera | 59 | LLB | 6-3 | 235 | 26 | California | 16 | 16 |
| Thomas Sanders | 20 | RB | 5-11 | 203 | 26 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| John Shannon | 75 | DT | 6-3 | 270 | 23 | Kentucky | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Singletary | 50 | MLB | 5-11 | 232 | 30 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Sean Smith | 97 | RDE | 6-4 | 280 | 23 | Grambling State | 9 | 3 |
| Lemuel Stinson | 32 | LCB | 5-9 | 165 | 22 | Texas Tech | 15 | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 26 | FB | 5-11 | 215 | 30 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| David Tate | 49 | FS-SS | 6-0 | 195 | 24 | Colorado | 16 | 4 |
| Tom Thayer | 57 | ROG | 6-4 | 272 | 27 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Calvin Thomas | 33 | FB | 5-11 | 245 | 28 | Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Thornton | 80 | TE | 6-2 | 242 | 23 | Fullerton State | 16 | 12 |
| Mike Tomczak | 18 | QB | 6-1 | 208 | 26 | Ohio State | 14 | 5 |
| Keith Van Horne | 78 | ROT | 6-6 | 285 | 31 | Southern California | 15 | 14 |
| Bryan Wagner | 15 | P | 6-2 | 200 | 26 | California Lutheran; Northridge State | 16 | 0 |
| John Wojciechowski | 73 | LOT-ROT | 6-4 | 269 | 25 | Michigan State | 16 | 10 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 23 | Brad Muster | RB | Stanford |
| 1 | 27 | Wendell Davis | WR | Louisiana State |
| 2 | 51 | Dante' Jones | LB | Oklahoma |
| 3 | 78 | Ralph Jarvis | DE | Temple |
| 4 | 105 | James Thornton | TE | Fullerton State |
| 5 | 133 | Troy Johnson | LB | Oklahoma |
| 6 | 161 | Lemuel Stinson | DB | Texas Tech |
| 7 | 189 | Caesar Rentie | T | Oklahoma |
| 8 | 208 | David Tate | DB | Colorado |
| 8 | 217 | Harvey Reed | RB | Howard |
| 9 | 245 | Rogie Magee | WR | Louisiana State |
| 10 | 273 | Joel Porter | G | Baylor |
| 11 | 301 | Steve Forch | LB | Nebraska |
| 12 | 329 | Greg Clark | LB | Arizona State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 77 | 131 | 42 | 62 | 312 |
| Opponents Totals | 49 | 56 | 50 | 60 | 215 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 33:02 | 303 | 137 | 134 | 32 | 91/217 41.9% | 7/17 41.2% | 88 | 644 |
| Opponents Totals | 26:58 | 264 | 76 | 158 | 30 | 68/216 31.5% | 8/18 44.4% | 102 | 804 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Butler | 0 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 0 | 82 |
| Neal Anderson | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Dennis Gentry | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Dennis McKinnon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jim McMahon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Ron Morris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Thomas Sanders | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Emery Moorehead | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Matt Suhey | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jim Harbaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Brad Muster | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve McMichael | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 37 | 38 | 97.4 | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 1 | 312 |
| Opponents Totals | 25 | 22 | 25 | 88.0 | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 2 | 215 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Butler | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 0 | 45 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7/8 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 19 | 78.9 | 0 | 45 | 1/1 | 4/4 | 7/8 | 3/6 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 13 | 22 | 59.1 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 3/5 | 2/8 | 1/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Anderson | 249 | 1106 | 4.4 | 80t | 12 |
| Thomas Sanders | 95 | 332 | 3.5 | 20t | 3 |
| Matt Suhey | 87 | 253 | 2.9 | 19 | 2 |
| Brad Muster | 44 | 197 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 19 | 110 | 5.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Jim McMahon | 26 | 104 | 4.0 | 16 | 4 |
| Dennis Gentry | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 58t | 1 |
| Ron Morris | 3 | 40 | 13.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 13 | 40 | 3.1 | 17 | 1 |
| Dennis McKinnon | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Calvin Thomas | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Wendell Davis | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Bryan Wagner | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 555 | 2319 | 4.2 | 80t | 25 |
| Opponents Totals | 389 | 1326 | 3.4 | 32 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim McMahon | 192 | 114 | 59.4 | 71 | 1346 | 7.0 | 11.8 | 63t | 6 | 3.1 | 7 | 3.6 | 13 | 79 | 1267 | 76.0 |
| Mike Tomczak | 170 | 86 | 50.6 | 78 | 1310 | 7.7 | 15.2 | 76t | 7 | 4.1 | 6 | 3.5 | 5 | 47 | 1263 | 75.4 |
| Jim Harbaugh | 97 | 47 | 48.5 | 48 | 514 | 5.3 | 10.9 | 56 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 2.1 | 6 | 49 | 465 | 55.9 |
| Bryan Wagner | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 3 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 79.2 |
| Neal Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 461 | 248 | 53.8 | 198 | 3173 | 6.9 | 12.8 | 76t | 13 | 2.8 | 15 | 3.3 | 24 | 175 | 2998 | 71.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 545 | 245 | 45.0 | 274 | 3399 | 6.2 | 13.9 | 80t | 18 | 3.3 | 26 | 4.8 | 43 | 365 | 3034 | 56.7 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis McKinnon | 45 | 704 | 15.6 | 76t | 3 |
| Neal Anderson | 39 | 371 | 9.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Dennis Gentry | 33 | 486 | 14.7 | 45 | 3 |
| Ron Morris | 28 | 498 | 17.8 | 63t | 4 |
| Brad Muster | 21 | 236 | 11.2 | 40t | 1 |
| Matt Suhey | 20 | 154 | 7.7 | 29 | 0 |
| Wendell Davis | 15 | 220 | 14.7 | 36 | 0 |
| Jim Thornton | 15 | 135 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Emery Moorehead | 14 | 133 | 9.5 | 28 | 2 |
| Thomas Sanders | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 39 | 0 |
| Cap Boso | 6 | 50 | 8.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 50 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 248 | 3173 | 12.8 | 76t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 245 | 3399 | 13.9 | 80t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestee Jackson | 8 | 94 | 11.8 | 46 | 0 |
| David Tate | 4 | 35 | 8.8 | 17 | 0 |
| Jim Morrissey | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Dave Duerson | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Mike Richardson | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Todd Krumm | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Rivera | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Douglass | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 0 |
| Mike Singletary | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Shaun Gayle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 26 | 237 | 9.1 | 46 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 175 | 11.7 | 94t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Wagner | 79 | 3282 | 41.5 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 447 | 2635 | 33.4 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3282 | 41.5 | 70 | 0 | 10 | 18 | 447 | 2635 | 33.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 3622 | 40.2 | 62 | 10 | 29 | 294 | 3128 | 34.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis McKinnon | 34 | 8 | 277 | 8.1 | 23 | 0 |
| Wendell Davis | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5.7 | 13 | 0 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 38 | 9 | 294 | 7.7 | 23 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 9 | 447 | 11.2 | 64 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dennis Gentry | 27 | 0 | 578 | 21.4 | 51 | 0 |
| Thomas Sanders | 13 | 0 | 248 | 19.1 | 38 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 3 | 0 | 33 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Glen Kozlowski | 2 | 0 | 37 | 18.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Dave Duerson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 45 | 1 | 896 | 19.9 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 1130 | 20.2 | 51 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Steve McMichael | 11.5 | |
| Richard Dent | 10.5 | |
| Dan Hampton | 9.5 | |
| Al Harris | 3.5 | |
| Dick Chapura | 2.0 | |
| Ron Rivera | 2.0 | |
| Dave Duerson | 1.0 | |
| Troy Johnson | 1.0 | |
| Mike Singletary | 1.0 | |
| Sean Smith | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 43.0 | 365.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 | 175.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Adickes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 0 | |
| Neal Anderson | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Clark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Wendell Davis | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Dent | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Douglass | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis Gentry | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Harbaugh | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | |
| Al Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Hilgenberg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -18 | 0 | |
| Glen Kozlowski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dennis McKinnon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim McMahon | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve McMichael | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Morrissey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brad Muster | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Rivera | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thomas Sanders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Singletary | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Matt Suhey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Thronton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Tomczak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | |
| Keith Van Horne | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryan Wagner | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -9 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 24 | -39 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 1 |
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