1996 Chicago Bears roster

7-9

Coach: Dave Wannstedt

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

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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 Krieg17QB38132263772,278141276.3
Erik Kramer12QB324731507813654.3
Shane Matthews9QB262131715810124.1
Todd Sauerbrun16P2316226300118.8
Steve Stenstrom18QB251343700103.1
Curtis Conway80WR2516113310158.3

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Raymont Harris29RB26121947483.94
Rashaan Salaam31RB22121434963.53
Robert Green22RB2610602494.20
Michael Hicks44RB23427923.40
Curtis Conway80WR25168506.30
Tony Carter30RB241611433.90
Michael Timpson83WR29153217.00
Dave Krieg17QB381316120.81
Erik Kramer12QB324840.50
Todd Sauerbrun16P2316133.00
Shane Matthews9QB262122.01

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Curtis Conway80WR25168101,04913.07
Michael Timpson83WR291562080212.90
Bobby Engram81WR231633038911.86
Raymont Harris29RB26123202969.31
Tony Carter30RB24164102335.70
Ryan Wetnight89TE261121022310.61
Bobby Neely87TE2211909210.20
Robert Green22RB2610130786.00
Keith Jennings85TE30660569.30
Rashaan Salaam31RB221270446.31
Kerry Cash84TE274404210.50
Jack Jackson88WR241240399.80
Dave Krieg17QB38131055.00
Marcus Spears76OT2591011.01
Jim Flanigan99DT25141011.01
Mike Dulaney38RB26161011.01
Michael Hicks44RB23410-1-1.00

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 Carter23SS2716100870.0381
Walt Harris27CB221595810.0293
Joe Cain59LB311672571.0021
Donnell Woolford21CB301564570.06150
Bryan Cox52LB28959453.0021
Barry Minter92LB261656351.5140
Mark Anthony Carrier—FS281349370.0252
Vinson Smith55LB311549401.0000
Alonzo Spellman90DE251645378.0022
Jim Flanigan99DT251441365.0010
Al Fontenot—DE261636304.5022
Carl Simpson98DT261635231.5031
Kevin Miniefield24DB261334301.5022
James Burton35DB251630270.0150
John Mangum26DB291619151.0020
Anthony Marshall36DB261316100.0251
John Thierry94LB25161292.0011
Paul Grasmanis93DT22141180.0000
Sean Harris57LB24151160.0000
Marlon Forbes46DB2515320.0000
Michael Lowery53LB2216320.0000
Willis Marcus Keyes—DT232330.0000
Clifton Abraham48DB252100.0000
Carl Reeves68DE255100.0000
Jack Jackson88WR2412100.0000
Curtis Conway80WR2516100.0000
Gregg Briggs54DB2814100.0000

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

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
Point Differential-2419th of 29
3rd Down Conversion %33.827th of 30

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

Results

  1. Sep 2, 1996vs DALW 22-6
  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@ MINW 15-13
  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.