1996 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dave Wannstedt (7-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1996 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dave Wannstedt (7-9)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1996 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Chicago scored 283 points, while the defense yielded 305. Dave Krieg threw for 2,278 yards. Curtis Conway topped all receivers, hauling in 81 balls for 1,049 yards. Michael Timpson was targeted regularly also.
Raymont Harris rushed for a team-leading 748 yards for the Bears.
Donnell Woolford snatched 6 opponent throws. Alonzo Spellman dropped opposing passers 8 times.
Dave Wannstedt coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 | Clifton Abraham | DB | December 9, 1971 | 5'9" | 184 | Florida St. | Dallas, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Greg Briggs | DB | October 19, 1968 | 6'3" | 214 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Meadville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Todd Burger | RG | March 20, 1970 | 6'3" | 303 | Penn St. | Clark, NJ USA | 11 | 8 |
| 35 | James Burton | DB | April 27, 1971 | 5'9" | 184 | Hawaii | Torrance, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 59 | Joe Cain | LLB | June 11, 1965 | 6'1" | 242 | Stanford | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 20 | Mark Carrier | FS | April 28, 1968 | 6'1" | 192 | USC | Lake Charles, LA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 30 | Tony Carter | FB | August 23, 1972 | 6'0" | 230 | Minnesota | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 11 |
| 23 | Marty Carter | SS | December 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 209 | Middle Tenn. St. | La Grange, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Kerry Cash | TE | August 7, 1969 | 6'4" | 245 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 2 |
| 72 | Jon Clark | T | April 11, 1973 | 6'6" | 345 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Curtis Conway | WR | January 13, 1971 | 6'1" | 196 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 52 | Bryan Cox | MLB | February 17, 1968 | 6'4" | 250 | West. Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 9 |
| 91 | Rob Davis | C | December 10, 1968 | 6'3" | 284 | Shippensburg | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Bobby Engram | PR | January 7, 1973 | 5'10" | 188 | Penn St. | Camden, SC USA | 16 | 2 |
| 38 | Mike Faulkerson | RB | September 9, 1970 | 6'0" | 245 | North Carolina | Kingsport, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 99 | Jim Flanigan | LDT | August 27, 1971 | 6'2" | 290 | Notre Dame | Green Bay, WI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 96 | Albert Fontenot | LDE | September 17, 1970 | 6'4" | 287 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 67 | Jerry Fontenot | C | November 21, 1966 | 6'3" | 300 | Texas A&M | Lafayette, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Marlon Forbes | DB | December 25, 1971 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 93 | Paul Grasmanis | DT | August 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 298 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 14 | 3 |
| 22 | Robert Green | RB | September 10, 1970 | 5'8" | 212 | William & Mary | Washington, DC USA | 10 | 3 |
| 29 | Raymont Harris | RB | December 23, 1970 | 6'0" | 226 | Ohio St. | Lorain, OH USA | 12 | 10 |
| 57 | Sean Harris | LB | February 25, 1972 | 6'3" | 250 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 27 | Walt Harris | RCB | August 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 192 | Mississippi St. | La Grange, GA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 64 | Andy Heck | LT | January 1, 1967 | 6'6" | 298 | Notre Dame | Fargo, ND USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Michael Hicks | RB | February 1, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | South Carolina St. | Barnesville, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 95 | Dana Howard | LB | February 25, 1972 | 6'0" | 238 | Illinois | East St. Louis, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Carlos Huerta | K | June 29, 1969 | 5'7" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 88 | Jack Jackson | KR | November 11, 1972 | 5'8" | 174 | Florida | Moss Point, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | John Jackson | WR | January 2, 1967 | 5'10" | 175 | USC | Brooklyn, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 1 | Jeff Jaeger | K | November 26, 1964 | 5'11" | 190 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 85 | Keith Jennings | TE | May 19, 1966 | 6'4" | 262 | Clemson | Summerville, SC USA | 6 | 5 |
| 73 | Marcus Keyes | DT | October 20, 1973 | 6'3" | 303 | North Alabama | Taylorsville, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Erik Kramer | QB | November 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 200 | North Carolina St. | Encino, CA USA | 4 | 4 |
| 17 | Dave Krieg | QB | October 20, 1958 | 6'1" | 193 | Milton | Iola, WI USA | 13 | 12 |
| 53 | Michael Lowery | LB | February 14, 1974 | 6'0" | 232 | Mississippi | McComb, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | John Mangum | DB | March 16, 1967 | 5'10" | 187 | Alabama | Magee, MS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 36 | Anthony Marshall | DB | September 16, 1970 | 6'1" | 212 | LSU | Mobile, AL USA | 13 | 3 |
| 25 | Chris Martin | DB | September 1, 1974 | 5'9" | 181 | Northwestern | Tampa, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Shane Matthews | QB | June 1, 1970 | 6'3" | 196 | Florida | Pascagoula, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Kevin Miniefield | DB | March 2, 1970 | 5'9" | 182 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 13 | 3 |
| 92 | Barry Minter | MLB | January 28, 1970 | 6'2" | 242 | Tulsa | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 87 | Bobby Neely | TE | March 22, 1974 | 6'3" | 255 | Virginia | Atlanta, GA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 75 | Todd Perry | LG | November 28, 1970 | 6'5" | 310 | Kentucky | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Evan Pilgrim | G | August 14, 1972 | 6'4" | 304 | BYU | Pittsburg, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Carl Reeves | DE | December 17, 1971 | 6'4" | 270 | North Carolina St. | Durham, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Rashaan Salaam | RB | October 8, 1974 | 6'1" | 224 | Colorado | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 16 | Todd Sauerbrun | P | January 4, 1973 | 5'10" | 211 | West Virginia | Setauket, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Carl Simpson | RDT | April 18, 1970 | 6'2" | 292 | Florida St. | Baxley, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Vinson Smith | RLB | July 3, 1965 | 6'2" | 243 | East Carolina | Statesville, NC USA | 15 | 12 |
| 76 | Marcus Spears | T | September 28, 1971 | 6'4" | 320 | NW State (LA) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 90 | Alonzo Spellman | RDE | September 27, 1971 | 6'4" | 287 | Ohio St. | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Steve Stenstrom | QB | December 23, 1971 | 6'2" | 206 | Stanford | El Toro, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | John Thierry | DE | September 4, 1971 | 6'4" | 265 | Alcorn St. | Opelousas, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 83 | Michael Timpson | WR | June 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 178 | Penn St. | Baxley, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 58 | Chris Villarrial | RG | June 9, 1973 | 6'3" | 318 | Indiana (PA) | Hershey, PA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 89 | Ryan Wetnight | TE | November 5, 1970 | 6'2" | 235 | Stanford | Fresno, CA USA | 11 | 5 |
| 71 | James Williams | RT | March 29, 1968 | 6'7" | 329 | Cheyney | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Donnell Woolford | LCB | January 6, 1966 | 5'9" | 192 | Clemson | Baltimore, MD USA | 15 | 15 |
