# 1998 Chicago Bears season

The 1998 Chicago Bears season was their 79th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 4–12 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. At the end of the season, Dave Wannstedt was fired and was replaced by Dick Jauron the following season.

## Offseason

| Additions | Subtractions |
| RB Edgar Bennett (Packers) | FB Mike Dulaney (Panthers) |
| LB Andre Collins (Bengals) | G Chris Gray (Seahawks) |
| LB Ricardo McDonald (Bengals) | LB Tony Peterson (49ers) |
| | RB Raymont Harris (Packers) |
| | DE Alonzo Spellman (Cowboys) |

### NFL draft

1998 Chicago Bears draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 5 | Curtis Enis | Running back | Penn State |
| 2 | 35 | Tony Parrish | Safety | Washington |
| 3 | 64 | Olin Kreutz * | Center | Washington |
| 4 | 94 | Alonzo Mayes | Tight end | Oklahoma State |
| 6 | 157 | Chris Draft | Linebacker | Stanford |
| 6 | 189 | Patrick Mannelly | Offensive tackle | Duke |
| 7 | 217 | Chad Overhauser | Offensive tackle | UCLA |
| 7 | 232 | Moses Moreno | Quarterback | Colorado State |
| Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||

### Undrafted free agents

1998 Undrafted Free Agents of note :
| Player | Position | College |
| Ken Anderson | Defensive Tackle | Arkansas |
| Anthony Bookman | Running back | Stanford |
| Quincy Coleman | Cornerback | Jackson State |
| Brad Crowley | Defensive end | Texas A&M |
| KeJaun DuBose | Defensive Tackle | Northwestern |
| Jim Farrell | Wide receiver | Western Illinois |
| Jim McElroy | Wide receiver | UCLA |
| Wasswa Serwanga | Cornerback | UCLA |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 23–24 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 55,614 |
| 2 | September 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 12–17 | 0–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 59,084 |
| 3 | September 20 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 15–27 | 0–3 | Raymond James Stadium | 64,328 |
| 4 | September 27 | Minnesota Vikings | L 28–31 | 0–4 | Soldier Field | 57,783 |
| 5 | October 4 | Detroit Lions | W 31–27 | 1–4 | Soldier Field | 66,944 |
| 6 | October 11 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 7–20 | 1–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 50,495 |
| 7 | October 18 | Dallas Cowboys | W 13–12 | 2–5 | Soldier Field | 59,201 |
| 8 | October 25 | at Tennessee Oilers | W 23–20 | 3–5 | Vanderbilt Stadium | 40,089 |
| 9 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 10 | November 8 | St. Louis Rams | L 12–20 | 3–6 | Soldier Field | 50,263 |
| 11 | November 15 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–26 | 3–7 | Pontiac Silverdome | 63,152 |
| 12 | November 22 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–20 | 3–8 | Georgia Dome | 60,804 |
| 13 | November 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–31 | 3–9 | Soldier Field | 51,938 |
| 14 | December 6 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 22–48 | 3–10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,247 |
| 15 | December 13 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–26 | 3–11 | Lambeau Field | 59,813 |
| 16 | December 20 | Baltimore Ravens | W 24–3 | 4–11 | Soldier Field | 40,853 |
| 17 | December 27 | Green Bay Packers | L 13–16 | 4–12 | Soldier Field | 58,393 |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Standings

NFC Central :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK |
| $^{(1)}$ Minnesota Vikings | 15 | 1 | 0 | .938 | 556 | 296 | W8 |
| $^{(5)}$ Green Bay Packers | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 408 | 319 | W3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 314 | 295 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 306 | 378 | L4 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 276 | 368 | L1 |