1989 Chicago Bears season

1989 Chicago Bears season
OwnerVirginia Halas McCaskey
Head coachMike Ditka
Home stadiumSoldier Field
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The Chicago Bears played their 70th regular season in the National Football League (NFL) in 1989. This for first time since 1981 Jim McMahon was not on the opening day roster he was traded to San Diego Chargers in offseason. The Bears were looking to win the NFC Central for a sixth consecutive season, but instead finished with a 6–10 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1983. The Bears’ offseason moves prior to this season had consequences for years afterward as the pieces from Super Bowl XX’s team slowly began to leave or retire.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1989 NFL draft
1989 Chicago Bears draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 11 Donnell Woolford *  Safety Clemson from L. A. Raiders
1 12 Trace Armstrong *  Defensive end Florida from Washington
2 36 John Roper  Linebacker Texas A&M
2 54 Dave Zawatson  Guard California
3 65 Jerry Fontenot  Center Texas A&M
4 95 Markus Paul  Defensive back Syracuse
5 130 Mark Green  Running back Notre Dame
5 136 Greg Gilbert  Linebacker Alabama
7 189 Richard Brothers  Defensive back Arkansas
7 192 Brent Snyder  Quarterback Utah State
8 216 Tony Woods  Defensive tackle Oklahoma
8 221 Chris Dyko  Tackle Washington State
9 243 LaSalle Harper  Linebacker Arkansas
9 248 Byron Sanders  Running back Northwestern
10 270 Todd Millikan  Tight end Nebraska
10 277 John Simpson  Wide receiver Baylor
11 297 Joe Nelms  Defensive tackle California
11 304 George Streeter  Defensive back Notre Dame
12 330 Freddy Weygand  Wide receiver Auburn
12 333 Anthony Phillips  Guard Oklahoma
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

1989 undrafted free agents of note
Player Position College
Sammie Archer Wide receiver Oregon
Alex Armenteros Defensive back Bethune–Cookman
Bryan Bero Fullback Utah
Tony Buford Wide receiver Indiana
John Budde Defensive end Michigan State
James Coley Tight end Clemson
Matt Gurley Fullback Texas A&M
Eric Hoffman Linebacker Western Michigan
Mike Husar Guard Michigan
Steve Hyche Linebacker West Alabama
Garrett Limbrick Fullback Oklahoma State
Randy Marriott Wide receiver North Carolina
Mike McCabe Punter Illinois State
Pat Ray Defensive back Missouri
Mike Sellar Wide receiver UC Davis
Don Shrader Guard Indiana
Kent Sullivan Punter California Lutheran
Chad Sydnor Defensive back Maryland
Brian Taylor Fullback Oregon State
Tom Waddle Wide receiver Boston College

Staff

1989 Chicago Bears staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches


Roster

1989 Chicago Bears roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists

Practice squad

47 active, 7 inactive, 3 practice squad

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 10 Cincinnati Bengals W 17–14 1–0 Soldier Field 64,730
2 September 17 Minnesota Vikings W 38–7 2–0 Soldier Field 66,475
3 September 24 at Detroit Lions W 47–27 3–0 Pontiac Silverdome 71,418
4 October 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 27–13 4–0 Soldier Field 66,625
5 October 8 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 35–42 4–1 Tampa Stadium 72,077
6 October 15 Houston Oilers L 33–28 4–2 Soldier Field 64,383
7 October 23 at Cleveland Browns L 7–27 4–3 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 78,722
8 October 29 Los Angeles Rams W 20–10 5–3 Soldier Field 65,506
9 November 5 at Green Bay Packers L 13–14 5–4 Lambeau Field 56,556
10 November 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 20–0 6–4 Three Rivers Stadium 56,505
11 November 19 Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 31–32 6–5 Soldier Field 63,826
12 November 26 at Washington Redskins L 14–38 6–6 RFK Stadium 50,044
13 December 3 at Minnesota Vikings L 16–27 6–7 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 60,664
14 December 10 Detroit Lions L 17–27 6–8 Soldier Field 52,650
15 December 17 Green Bay Packers L 28–40 6–9 Soldier Field 44,781
16 December 24 at San Francisco 49ers L 0–26 6–10 Candlestick Park 60,207

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1 vs Bengals

Week One: Cincinnati Bengals (0–0) at Chicago Bears (0–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bengals 7 0 7014
Bears 0 7 3717

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

  • Date: September 10
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,730
  • Referee: Jerry Seeman
  • TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Bill Walsh
  • Box Score, Box Score
Game information

Week 2 vs Minnesota Vikings

Week 2: Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Vikings 0 7 007
Bears 7 3 02838

at Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois

Game information

Week 3: at Detroit Lions

Week 3: Chicago Bears at Detroit Lions – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 10 10 131447
Lions 0 13 7727

at Pontiac Silverdome, Detroit, Michigan

Game information

Week 9 at Green Bay Packers

Week 9: Chicago Bears at Green Bay Packers
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bears 3 0 10013
Packers 7 0 0714

at Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Game information

Standings

NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Minnesota Vikings(3) 10 6 0 .625 6–2 8–4 362 356 W1
Green Bay Packers 10 6 0 .625 5–3 10–4 362 275 W2
Detroit Lions 7 9 0 .438 4–4 6–6 312 364 W5
Chicago Bears 6 10 0 .375 2–6 4–8 358 377 L6
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 5 11 0 .313 3–5 5–7 320 419 L4
  1. ^ "1989 Chicago Bears Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
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