1996 Chicago Bears roster: 7-9

The Chicago Bears went 7-9 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the NFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Chicago Bears team stats
Points17.625th of 29
Passing Yards199.119th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.217th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.115th of 30
Rushing Yards107.516th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.619th of 30
Sacks1.925th of 30
Tackles43.717th of 30
Touchdowns1.924th of 29
Total Yards316.922nd of 30
Points Allowed19.112th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %33.827th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Bears roster: passing

1996 Chicago Bears passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Dave KriegQB132263772,278141276.3
Erik KramerQB4731507813654.3
Shane MatthewsQB2131715810124.1
Todd SauerbrunP16226300118.8
Steve StenstromQB1343700103.1
Curtis ConwayWR16113310158.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Bears roster: rushing

1996 Chicago Bears rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Raymont HarrisRB121947483.94
Rashaan SalaamRB121434963.53
Robert GreenRB10602494.20
Michael HicksRB427923.40
Curtis ConwayWR168506.30
Tony CarterRB1611433.90
Michael TimpsonWR153217.00
Dave KriegQB1316120.81
Erik KramerQB4840.50
Todd SauerbrunP16133.00
Shane MatthewsQB2122.01

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Bears roster: receiving

1996 Chicago Bears receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Curtis ConwayWR168101,04913.07
Michael TimpsonWR1562080212.90
Bobby EngramWR1633038911.86
Raymont HarrisRB123202969.31
Tony CarterRB164102335.70
Ryan WetnightTE1121022310.61
Bobby NeelyTE11909210.20
Robert GreenRB10130786.00
Keith JenningsTE660569.30
Rashaan SalaamRB1270446.31
Kerry CashTE4404210.50
Jack JacksonWR1240399.80
Dave KriegQB131055.00
Marcus SpearsOT91011.01
Jim FlaniganDT141011.01
Mike DulaneyRB161011.01
Michael HicksRB410-1-1.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Bears roster: defense

1996 Chicago Bears defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Marty CarterSS16100870.0381
Walt HarrisCB1595810.0293
Joe CainLB1672571.0021
Donnell WoolfordCB1564570.06150
Bryan CoxLB959453.0021
Barry MinterLB1656351.5140
Mark Anthony CarrierFS1349370.0252
Vinson SmithLB1549401.0000
Alonzo SpellmanDE1645378.0022
Jim FlaniganDT1441365.0010
Al FontenotDE1636304.5022
Carl SimpsonDT1635231.5031
Kevin MiniefieldDB1334301.5022
James BurtonDB1630270.0150
John MangumDB1619151.0020
Anthony MarshallDB1316100.0251
John ThierryLB161292.0011
Paul GrasmanisDT141180.0000
Sean HarrisLB151160.0000
Marlon ForbesDB15320.0000
Michael LoweryLB16320.0000
Willis Marcus KeyesDT2330.0000
Clifton AbrahamDB2100.0000
Carl ReevesDE5100.0000
Jack JacksonWR12100.0000
Curtis ConwayWR16100.0000
Gregg BriggsDB14100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 2, 1996vs DALT 0-0
  2. Sep 8, 1996@ WSHL 3-10
  3. Sep 15, 1996vs MINL 14-20
  4. Sep 22, 1996@ DETL 16-35
  5. Sep 29, 1996vs LVW 19-17
  6. Oct 6, 1996vs GBL 6-37
  7. Oct 13, 1996@ NOL 24-27
  8. Oct 28, 1996@ MINT 0-0
  9. Nov 3, 1996vs TBW 13-10
  10. Nov 10, 1996@ DENL 12-17
  11. Nov 17, 1996@ KCL 10-14
  12. Nov 24, 1996vs DETW 31-14
  13. Dec 1, 1996@ GBL 17-28
  14. Dec 8, 1996vs LARW 35-9
  15. Dec 14, 1996vs LACW 27-14
  16. Dec 22, 1996@ TBL 19-34

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.