1988 Chicago Bears Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Mike Ditka (12-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1988 Chicago Bears Statistics
1988 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Bears paced the league with just 215 points allowed. Chicago scored 312 points. Neal Anderson rushed for a team-leading 1,106 yards.

Jim McMahon threw for 1,346 yards, and Mike Tomczak played quarterback, too. Dennis McKinnon topped all receivers, hauling in 45 balls for 704 yards. Neal Anderson was targeted regularly also.

Vestee Jackson intercepted 8 opponent throws. Steve McMichael led pass rushers with 11.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 43 sacks.

Mike Ditka coached the team. The 1988 Chicago Bears lost in the Conference Championship.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
54John AdickesCJune 29, 19646'3"264BaylorQueens, NY USA160
35Neal AndersonRBAugust 14, 19645'11"210FloridaGraceville, FL USA1616
79Kurt BeckerGDecember 22, 19586'5"271MichiganAurora, IL USA160
62Mark BortzLGFebruary 12, 19616'6"282IowaPardeeville, WI USA1616
86Cap BosoTESeptember 10, 19636'4"232IllinoisKansas City, MO USA60
6Kevin ButlerKJuly 24, 19626'0"215GeorgiaSavannah, GA USA160
94Dick ChapuraDTJune 15, 19646'3"277MissouriSarasota, FL USA150
58Greg ClarkLBMarch 5, 19656'0"228Arizona St.Los Angeles, CA USA150
74Jimbo CovertLTMarch 22, 19606'4"277PittsburghConway, PA USA98
82Wendell DavisWRJanuary 3, 19665'11"188LSUShreveport, LA USA160
95Richard DentRDEDecember 13, 19606'5"265Tennessee St.Atlanta, GA USA1312
37Maurice DouglassFSFebruary 12, 19645'11"210KentuckyMuncie, IN USA159
22Dave DuersonSSNovember 28, 19606'1"207Notre DameMuncie, IN USA1515
23Shaun GayleDBMarch 8, 19625'11"202Ohio St.Newport News, VA USA44
29Dennis GentryKRFebruary 10, 19595'8"181BaylorLubbock, TX USA1616
99Dan HamptonRDTSeptember 19, 19576'5"264ArkansasOklahoma City, OK USA1616
4Jim HarbaughQBDecember 23, 19636'3"215MichiganToledo, OH USA102
90Al HarrisLDEDecember 31, 19566'5"250Arizona St.Bangor, ME USA1614
63Jay HilgenbergCMarch 21, 19596'3"259IowaIowa City, IA USA1616
24Vestee JacksonRCBAugust 14, 19636'0"189WashingtonFresno, CA USA1616
92Troy JohnsonLBNovember 10, 19646'2"236OklahomaHouston, TX USA161
53Dante JonesLBMarch 23, 19656'1"235OklahomaDallas, TX USA151
88Glen KozlowskiWRDecember 31, 19626'1"200BYUHonolulu, HI USA160
44Todd KrummDBDecember 18, 19656'0"189Michigan St.Royal Oak, MI USA150
31Greg LaskerDBSeptember 28, 19646'0"200ArkansasSt. Louis, MO USA10
43Lorenzo LynchDBApril 6, 19635'11"200Sacramento St.Oakland, CA USA90
85Dennis McKinnonPRAugust 22, 19616'1"185Florida St.Quitman, GA USA1515
9Jim McMahonQBAugust 21, 19596'1"195BYUJersey City, NJ USA99
76Steve McMichaelLDTOctober 17, 19576'2"270TexasHouston, TX USA1616
87Emery MooreheadTEMarch 22, 19546'2"218ColoradoEvanston, IL USA134
84Ron MorrisWRNovember 4, 19646'1"190SMUCooper, TX USA161
51Jim MorrisseyRLBDecember 24, 19626'3"223Michigan St.Flint, MI USA1111
25Brad MusterRBApril 11, 19656'3"235StanfordNovato, CA USA160
89Brent NovoselskyTEJanuary 8, 19666'2"232PennsylvaniaSkokie, IL USA80
72William PerryDTDecember 16, 19626'2"325ClemsonAiken, SC USA33
52Mickey PruittLBJanuary 10, 19656'1"206ColoradoBamberg, SC USA143
71Caesar RentieTNovember 10, 19646'3"293OklahomaHartshorne, OK USA50
27Mike RichardsonLCBMay 23, 19616'0"187Arizona St.Compton, CA USA1615
59Ron RiveraLLBJanuary 7, 19626'3"239CaliforniaFort Ord, CA USA1616
20Thomas SandersRBJanuary 4, 19625'11"203Texas A&MGiddings, TX USA160
75John ShannonDT-DEJanuary 18, 19656'3"269KentuckyLexington, KY USA130
50Mike SingletaryMLBOctober 9, 19586'0"230BaylorHouston, TX USA1616
97Sean SmithDEMarch 27, 19656'4"280Grambling St.Bogalusa, LA USA93
32Lemuel StinsonDBMay 10, 19665'9"166Texas TechHouston, TX USA151
26Matt SuheyFBJuly 7, 19585'11"217Penn St.Bellefonte, PA USA1616
49David TateDBNovember 22, 19646'1"197ColoradoDenver, CO USA164
57Tom ThayerRGAugust 16, 19616'4"271Notre DameJoliet, IL USA1616
33Calvin ThomasRBJanuary 7, 19605'11"239IllinoisSt. Louis, MO USA10
80James ThorntonTEFebruary 8, 19656'2"242Cal State-FullertonSanta Rosa, CA USA1612
18Mike TomczakQBOctober 23, 19626'1"202Ohio St.Chicago, IL USA145
78Keith Van HorneRTNovember 6, 19576'6"281USCMount Lebanon, PA USA1514
15Bryan WagnerPMarch 28, 19626'2"200California LutheranEscondido, CA USA160
73John WojciechowskiLTJuly 30, 19636'4"272Michigan St.Detroit, IL USA1610



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