1997 Chicago Bears roster

4-12

Coach: Dave Wannstedt

The Chicago Bears went 4-12 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 5th of 5 in the NFC Central.

1997 Bears roster: passing

1997 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.
Erik Kramer12QB33152754773,011141474.0
Rick Mirer13QB277531034200637.7
Steve Stenstrom18QB263814700231.0

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Bears roster: rushing

1997 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 Harris29RB27132751,0333.810
Darnell Autry21RB21131123192.81
Rashaan Salaam31RB233311123.60
Erik Kramer12QB331527833.12
Rick Mirer13QB27720783.91
Tony Carter30RB25169566.20
Curtis Conway80WR2673175.70
Michael Hicks44RB2434143.50
Eric Smith15WR26711212.00
Todd Sauerbrun16P2416284.00
Steve Stenstrom18QB263166.00
Tyrone Hughes33DB2714133.00
Chris Penn86WR26141-1-1.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Bears roster: receiving

1997 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.
Ricky Proehl87WR291558075313.07
Chris Penn86WR261447057612.33
Curtis Conway80WR26730047615.91
Ryan Wetnight89TE271646046410.11
Bobby Engram81WR24114503998.92
Keith Jennings85TE311214016411.70
Tony Carter30RB25162401526.30
Fabien Bownes82WR251612014612.20
Raymont Harris29RB27132801154.10
John Allred84TE231580708.80
Tyrone Hughes33DB271480688.50
Darnell Autry21RB211390596.60
Eric Smith15WR267202211.00
Rashaan Salaam31RB233202010.00
Tremayne Allen49TE2321099.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Bears roster: defense

1997 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.
Bryan Cox52LB2916101685.0061
Marty Carter23SS281596701.0150
Barry Minter92LB271692656.0021
John Mangum26DB301690681.0260
Walt Harris27CB231680720.05164
Ron Cox54LB291556421.0021
Jim Flanigan99DT261648366.0002
Tom Carter25DB251648430.03180
Anthony Marshall36DB271434253.0231
Carl Simpson98DT271634244.5040
Marlon Forbes46DB261632210.0030
Mark Thomas95DE281631244.5011
Carl Reeves68DE261526200.5010
John Thierry91LB2691593.0022
Paul Grasmanis93DT23161490.5010
Alonzo Spellman90DE2671282.0030
James Burton35DB26512100.0000
Michael Lowery53LB2316820.0000
Sean Harris55LB2511640.0000
Terry Cousin24DB226420.0010
Van Hiles48DB2216310.0020
Tyrone M. Williams96DE253320.0000
Mike Dulaney38RB277200.0000
Ryan Wetnight89TE2716200.0000
Tony Peterson57LB2516100.0000
Todd Sauerbrun16P2416100.0000
Curtis Conway80WR267100.0000
Andy Heck64OT3016100.0000
Corey Dowden20DB292100.0000
Fabien Bownes82WR2516100.0000
Harper LeBel88TE3416100.0000

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

Team stats and league rank

1997 Chicago Bears team stats
Points16.329th of 30
Passing Yards202.815th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.926th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.425th of 30
Rushing Yards109.116th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.912th of 30
Sacks2.418th of 30
Tackles40.427th of 30
Touchdowns1.826th of 30
Total Yards327.917th of 30
Points Allowed26.329th of 30
Point Differential-16030th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %36.021st of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1997@ GBL 24-38
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs MINL 24-27
  3. Sep 14, 1997vs DETL 7-32
  4. Sep 21, 1997@ NEL 3-31
  5. Sep 28, 1997@ DALL 3-27
  6. Oct 5, 1997vs NOL 17-20
  7. Oct 12, 1997vs GBL 23-24
  8. Oct 27, 1997@ MIAW 36-33
  9. Nov 2, 1997vs WSHL 8-31
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ MINL 22-29
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs NYJL 15-23
  12. Nov 23, 1997vs TBW 13-7
  13. Nov 27, 1997@ DETL 20-55
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs BUFW 20-3
  15. Dec 14, 1997@ LARW 13-10
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ TBL 15-31

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.