The 1998 Chicago Bears season was their 79th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 4–12 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. At the end of the season, Dave Wannstedt was fired and was replaced by Dick Jauron the following season.
Offseason Additions Subtractions RB Edgar Bennett (Packers) FB Mike Dulaney (Panthers) LB Andre Collins (Bengals) G Chris Gray (Seahawks) LB Ricardo McDonald (Bengals) LB Tony Peterson (49ers) RB Raymont Harris (Packers) DE Alonzo Spellman (Cowboys)
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents
+ 1998 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeKen AndersonDefensive TackleArkansasAnthony BookmanRunning backStanfordQuincy ColemanCornerbackJackson StateBrad CrowleyDefensive endTexas A&MKeJaun DuBoseDefensive TackleNorthwesternJim FarrellWide receiverWestern IllinoisJim McElroyWide receiverUCLAWasswa SerwangaCornerbackUCLA
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 6 Jacksonville Jaguars L 23–24 0–1 Soldier Field 55,614 2 September 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 12–17 0–2 Three Rivers Stadium 59,084 3 September 20 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 15–27 0–3 Raymond James Stadium 64,328 4 September 27 Minnesota Vikings L 28–31 0–4 Soldier Field 57,783 5 October 4 Detroit Lions W 31–27 1–4 Soldier Field 66,944 6 October 11 at Arizona Cardinals L 7–20 1–5 Sun Devil Stadium 50,495 7 October 18 Dallas Cowboys W 13–12 2–5 Soldier Field 59,201 8 October 25 at Tennessee Oilers W 23–20 3–5 Vanderbilt Stadium 40,089 9 Bye 10 November 8 St. Louis Rams L 12–20 3–6 Soldier Field 50,263 11 November 15 at Detroit Lions L 3–26 3–7 Pontiac Silverdome 63,152 12 November 22 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–20 3–8 Georgia Dome 60,804 13 November 29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 17–31 3–9 Soldier Field 51,938 14 December 6 at Minnesota Vikings L 22–48 3–10 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 64,247 15 December 13 at Green Bay Packers L 20–26 3–11 Lambeau Field 59,813 16 December 20 Baltimore Ravens W 24–3 4–11 Soldier Field 40,853 17 December 27 Green Bay Packers L 13–16 4–12 Soldier Field 58,393Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries Week 4: vs Minnesota Vikings
Standings
References
External links
1998 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com