1986 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Mike Ditka (14-2)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1986 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Mike Ditka (14-2)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1986 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Defensively, the Bears led the circuit with just 187 points allowed. Chicago scored 352 points. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,333 yards.
Mike Tomczak passed for 1,105 yards. Willie Gault topped the receiving corps, hauling in 42 balls for 818 yards. Walter Payton contributed to the receiving game, too.
The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 47 turnovers. Mike Richardson intercepted 7 opponent throws. Richard Dent paced the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 62 sacks.
Mike Ditka coached the team. The 1986 Chicago Bears lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Neal Anderson | RB | August 14, 1964 | 5'11" | 210 | Florida | Graceville, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 81 | Lew Barnes | PR | December 27, 1962 | 5'8" | 163 | Oregon | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Kurt Becker | G | December 22, 1958 | 6'5" | 271 | Michigan | Aurora, IL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 25 | Todd Bell | DB-LB | November 28, 1958 | 6'1" | 207 | Ohio St. | Middletown, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 68 | Paul Blair | T | August 3, 1963 | 6'4" | 295 | Oklahoma St. | Edmond, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Mark Bortz | LG | February 12, 1961 | 6'6" | 282 | Iowa | Pardeeville, WI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 8 | Maury Buford | P | February 18, 1960 | 6'1" | 191 | Texas Tech | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 6 | Kevin Butler | K | July 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Georgia | Savannah, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Brian Cabral | LB | June 23, 1956 | 6'1" | 233 | Colorado | Fort Benning, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Jimbo Covert | LT | March 22, 1960 | 6'4" | 277 | Pittsburgh | Conway, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Richard Dent | RDE | December 13, 1960 | 6'5" | 265 | Tennessee St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 36 | Maurice Douglass | DB | February 12, 1964 | 5'11" | 210 | Kentucky | Muncie, IN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Duerson | SS | November 28, 1960 | 6'1" | 207 | Notre Dame | Muncie, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | FS | June 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 194 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 2 | Doug Flutie | QB | October 23, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Boston Col. | Manchester, MD USA | 4 | 1 |
| 4 | Steve Fuller | QB | January 5, 1957 | 6'4" | 198 | Clemson | Enid, OK USA | 16 | 2 |
| 83 | Willie Gault | WR | September 5, 1960 | 6'0" | 181 | Tennessee | Griffin, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Shaun Gayle | DB | March 8, 1962 | 5'11" | 202 | Ohio St. | Newport News, VA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Dennis Gentry | WR | February 10, 1959 | 5'8" | 181 | Baylor | Lubbock, TX USA | 15 | 2 |
| 99 | Dan Hampton | LDE | September 19, 1957 | 6'5" | 264 | Arkansas | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Al Harris | DE | December 31, 1956 | 6'5" | 250 | Arizona St. | Bangor, ME USA | 16 | 3 |
| 73 | Mike Hartenstine | DE | July 27, 1953 | 6'3" | 251 | Penn St. | Bethlehem, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 63 | Jay Hilgenberg | C | March 21, 1959 | 6'3" | 259 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Stefan Humphries | G | January 20, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Michigan | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Vestee Jackson | RCB | August 14, 1963 | 6'0" | 189 | Washington | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 8 |
| 82 | Ken Margerum | WR | October 5, 1958 | 6'0" | 175 | Stanford | Fountain Valley, CA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 58 | Wilber Marshall | RLB | April 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 231 | Florida | Titusville, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 9 | Jim McMahon | QB | August 21, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | BYU | Jersey City, NJ USA | 6 | 6 |
| 76 | Steve McMichael | LDT | October 17, 1957 | 6'2" | 270 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Emery Moorehead | TE | March 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | Colorado | Evanston, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Jim Morrissey | LB | December 24, 1962 | 6'3" | 223 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Keith Ortego | WR | August 30, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | McNeese St. | Eunice, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 34 | Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | William Perry | RDT | December 16, 1962 | 6'2" | 325 | Clemson | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Reggie Phillips | RCB | December 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | SMU | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 8 |
| 86 | Clay Pickering | WR | June 2, 1961 | 6'5" | 215 | Maine | Jacksonville, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 53 | Dan Rains | LB | April 26, 1954 | 6'1" | 224 | Cincinnati | Rochester, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 27 | Mike Richardson | LCB | May 23, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Arizona St. | Compton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Ron Rivera | LB | January 7, 1962 | 6'3" | 239 | California | Fort Ord, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 52 | Larry Rubens | C | January 25, 1959 | 6'1" | 253 | Montana St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 20 | Thomas Sanders | KR | January 4, 1962 | 5'11" | 203 | Texas A&M | Giddings, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 50 | Mike Singletary | MLB | October 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 230 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 26 | Matt Suhey | FB | July 7, 1958 | 5'11" | 217 | Penn St. | Bellefonte, PA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 57 | Tom Thayer | RG | August 16, 1961 | 6'4" | 271 | Notre Dame | Joliet, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Calvin Thomas | RB | January 7, 1960 | 5'11" | 239 | Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | QB | October 23, 1962 | 6'1" | 202 | Ohio St. | Chicago, IL USA | 13 | 7 |
| 78 | Keith Van Horne | RT | November 6, 1957 | 6'6" | 281 | USC | Mount Lebanon, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Henry Waechter | DE-DT | February 13, 1959 | 6'5" | 270 | Nebraska | Epworth, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Otis Wilson | LLB | September 15, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | Syracuse | New York, NY USA | 15 | 14 |
| 80 | Tim Wrightman | TE | March 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 237 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
