1987 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Mike Ditka (11-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1987 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 11-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Mike Ditka (11-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1987 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 11 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Bears racked up 356 points, and the rigid defensive squad allowed 282. Jim McMahon threw for 1,639 yards, and Mike Tomczak threw the ball, too. Neal Anderson hauled in 47 passes, while Willie Gault added 705 receiving yards.
Neal Anderson rushed for a team-leading 586 yards for Chicago, and Walter Payton also contributed to the rushing attack.
Dave Duerson picked off 3 opponent throws. Richard Dent topped the defensive unit with 12.5 quarterback sacks, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 69 sacks.
Mike Ditka coached the team. The 1987 Chicago Bears lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 54 | John Adickes | C | June 29, 1964 | 6'3" | 264 | Baylor | Queens, NY USA | 6 | 0 |
| 47 | Egypt Allen | DB | July 28, 1964 | 6'0" | 203 | TCU | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 3 |
| 70 | Jim Althoff | DT | September 27, 1961 | 6'3" | 278 | Winona St. | McHenry, IL USA | 4 | 3 |
| 35 | Neal Anderson | FB | August 14, 1964 | 5'11" | 210 | Florida | Graceville, FL USA | 11 | 10 |
| 67 | John Arp | T | August 15, 1965 | 6'5" | 275 | Lincoln (MO) | 2 | 1 | |
| 17 | Tommy Barnhardt | P | June 11, 1963 | 6'2" | 228 | East Carolina | Salisbury, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Kurt Becker | G | December 22, 1958 | 6'5" | 271 | Michigan | Aurora, IL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 97 | Bobby Bell | LB | February 7, 1962 | 6'3" | 217 | Missouri | St. Paul, MN USA | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | Todd Bell | SS | November 28, 1958 | 6'1" | 207 | Ohio St. | Middletown, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 85 | Todd Black | WR | April 12, 1964 | 5'11" | 174 | Concordia (MN) | Fort Dodge, IA | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Paul Blair | T | August 3, 1963 | 6'4" | 295 | Oklahoma St. | Edmond, OK USA | 10 | 2 |
| 62 | Mark Bortz | LG | February 12, 1961 | 6'6" | 282 | Iowa | Pardeeville, WI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 86 | Cap Boso | TE | September 10, 1963 | 6'4" | 232 | Illinois | Kansas City, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Sam Bowers | TE | December 22, 1957 | 6'4" | 250 | Tennessee St. | White Plains, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Steve Bradley | QB | July 16, 1963 | 6'2" | 216 | Valparaiso | 1 | 1 | |
| 32 | Chris Brewer | RB | January 23, 1962 | 6'1" | 203 | Arizona | Denver, CO USA | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | Kevin Brown | P | January 11, 1963 | 6'2" | 178 | West Texas A&M | Panhandle, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Kevin Butler | K | July 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Georgia | Savannah, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 94 | Dick Chapura | DT | June 15, 1964 | 6'3" | 277 | Missouri | Sarasota, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Darryl Clark | RB | August 9, 1961 | 5'11" | 204 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 74 | Jimbo Covert | LT | March 22, 1960 | 6'4" | 277 | Pittsburgh | Conway, PA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 95 | Richard Dent | RDE | December 13, 1960 | 6'5" | 265 | Tennessee St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 37 | Maurice Douglass | DB | February 12, 1964 | 5'11" | 210 | Kentucky | Muncie, IN USA | 12 | 1 |
| 30 | George Duarte | DB | February 9, 1964 | 5'9" | 178 | Arizona St. | Tucson, AZ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Dave Duerson | FS | November 28, 1960 | 6'1" | 207 | Notre Dame | Muncie, IN USA | 12 | 12 |
| 45 | Gary Fencik | DB | June 11, 1954 | 6'1" | 194 | Yale | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 96 | Greg Fitzgerald | DE | July 3, 1963 | 6'4" | 265 | Iowa | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Doug Flutie | QB | October 23, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Boston Col. | Manchester, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 83 | Willie Gault | WR | September 5, 1960 | 6'0" | 181 | Tennessee | Griffin, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 23 | Shaun Gayle | DB | March 8, 1962 | 5'11" | 202 | Ohio St. | Newport News, VA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 29 | Dennis Gentry | KR | February 10, 1959 | 5'8" | 181 | Baylor | Lubbock, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Brian Glasgow | TE | June 9, 1961 | 6'2" | 230 | Northern Illinois | Burlington, IA USA | 3 | 1 |
| 99 | Dan Hampton | LDE | September 19, 1957 | 6'5" | 264 | Arkansas | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 8 | 8 |
| 14 | Jim Harbaugh | QB | December 23, 1963 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 90 | Al Harris | LDE | December 31, 1956 | 6'5" | 250 | Arizona St. | Bangor, ME USA | 12 | 5 |
| 75 | Chuck Harris | T | October 7, 1961 | 6'3" | 225 | West Virginia | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 2 |
| 36 | Frank Harris | RB | July 1, 1964 | 6'1" | 196 | North Carolina St. | Waukesha, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Lakei Heimuli | RB | June 24, 1965 | 5'11" | 219 | BYU | Vavau, Tonga | 3 | 3 |
| 63 | Jay Hilgenberg | C | March 21, 1959 | 6'3" | 259 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 35 | Mike Hintz | DB | August 8, 1965 | 6'1" | 190 | Wisc-Platteville | Eau Claire, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Mike Hohensee | QB | February 22, 1961 | 6'0" | 205 | Minnesota | Rowland Heights, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 59 | Leonard Jackson | LB | October 5, 1964 | 6'0" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Vestee Jackson | RCB | August 14, 1963 | 6'0" | 189 | Washington | Fresno, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 94 | Mike January | LB | June 30, 1964 | 6'1" | 234 | Texas | Lake Charles, LA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Eric Jeffries | DB | July 25, 1964 | 5'10" | 161 | Texas | Springfield, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Brent Johnson | C | May 16, 1963 | 6'2" | 255 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | 3 | 0 |
| 89 | Herbert Johnson | WR | October 13, 1963 | 5'11" | 182 | Missouri | Fulton, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 67 | Will Johnson | LB | December 4, 1964 | 6'4" | 245 | La-Monroe | Monroe, LA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 81 | Don Kindt | TE | May 9, 1961 | 6'6" | 242 | Wisc-LaCrosse | Milwaukee, WI USA | 3 | 2 |
| 88 | Ken Knapczyk | WR | April 21, 1963 | 5'11" | 190 | Northern Iowa | Mokena, IL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 83 | Glen Kozlowski | WR | December 31, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | BYU | Honolulu, HI USA | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Tim Lashar | K | September 5, 1964 | 5'9" | 160 | Oklahoma | Santa Monica, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Lorenzo Lynch | DB | April 6, 1963 | 5'11" | 200 | Sacramento St. | Oakland, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 58 | Wilber Marshall | RLB | April 18, 1962 | 6'1" | 231 | Florida | Titusville, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 31 | Bruce McCray | DB | October 27, 1963 | 5'9" | 181 | West. Illinois | 3 | 3 | |
| 68 | Sean McInerney | DE | December 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 255 | Frostburg St. | 3 | 3 | |
| 85 | Dennis McKinnon | PR | August 22, 1961 | 6'1" | 185 | Florida St. | Quitman, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Jim McMahon | QB | August 21, 1959 | 6'1" | 195 | BYU | Jersey City, NJ USA | 7 | 6 |
| 76 | Steve McMichael | LDT | October 17, 1957 | 6'2" | 270 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 92 | Paul Migliazzo | LB | March 11, 1964 | 6'1" | 228 | Oklahoma | Kansas City, MO USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Eldridge Milton | LB | December 8, 1962 | 6'1" | 235 | Clemson | Folkston, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Emery Moorehead | TE | March 22, 1954 | 6'2" | 218 | Colorado | Evanston, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 84 | Ron Morris | WR | November 4, 1964 | 6'1" | 190 | SMU | Cooper, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 92 | Raymond Morris | LB | June 8, 1961 | 5'10" | 222 | Texas-El Paso | Crane, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Jim Morrissey | LB | December 24, 1962 | 6'3" | 223 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 46 | Anthony Mosley | RB | June 17, 1965 | 5'9" | 205 | Fresno St. | Selma, CA USA | 2 | 2 |
| 80 | Gary Mullen | WR | February 1, 1963 | 5'11" | 174 | West Virginia | McKeesport, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 98 | Jon Norris | DE | November 1, 1962 | 6'3" | 260 | American Int. | Lancaster, Wales | 3 | 3 |
| 91 | Jay Norvell | LB | March 28, 1963 | 6'2" | 232 | Iowa | Madison, WI USA | 6 | 3 |
| 71 | Jack Oliver | T | February 3, 1962 | 6'3" | 281 | Texas-El Paso | Washington, DC USA | 3 | 3 |
| 89 | Keith Ortego | WR | August 30, 1963 | 6'0" | 180 | McNeese St. | Eunice, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 17 | Sean Payton | QB | December 29, 1963 | 5'11" | 200 | East. Illinois | Naperville, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Walter Payton | RB | July 25, 1954 | 5'10" | 200 | Jackson St. | Columbia, MS USA | 12 | 12 |
| 72 | William Perry | RDT | December 16, 1962 | 6'2" | 325 | Clemson | Aiken, SC USA | 12 | 11 |
| 48 | Reggie Phillips | LCB | December 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 170 | SMU | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
| 27 | Mike Richardson | LCB | May 23, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Arizona St. | Compton, CA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 69 | Stuart Rindy | T | May 22, 1964 | 6'5" | 266 | Wisc-Whitewater | Milwaukee, WI USA | 2 | 0 |
| 59 | Ron Rivera | LLB | January 7, 1962 | 6'3" | 239 | California | Fort Ord, CA USA | 12 | 5 |
| 32 | Garland Rivers | DB | November 3, 1964 | 6'1" | 181 | Michigan | 2 | 0 | |
| 51 | Mark Rodenhauser | C | June 6, 1961 | 6'5" | 270 | Illinois St. | Elmhurst, IL USA | 9 | 3 |
| 64 | Jon Roehlk | G | June 25, 1961 | 6'2" | 257 | Iowa | Davenport, IA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 54 | Doug Rothschild | LB | April 27, 1965 | 6'2" | 231 | Wheaton | Sunnyvale, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 65 | Eugene Rowell | DT | February 15, 1958 | 6'3" | 265 | Dubuque | San Diego, CA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 20 | Thomas Sanders | RB | January 4, 1962 | 5'11" | 203 | Texas A&M | Giddings, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Mike Singletary | MLB | October 9, 1958 | 6'0" | 230 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 97 | Sean Smith | DE-DT | March 27, 1965 | 6'4" | 280 | Grambling St. | Bogalusa, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 44 | Mike Stoops | DB | December 13, 1961 | 6'1" | 182 | Iowa | Youngstown, OH USA | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Matt Suhey | RB | July 7, 1958 | 5'11" | 217 | Penn St. | Bellefonte, PA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 93 | Guy Teafatiller | DT | May 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 260 | Illinois | Concord, CA USA | 3 | 2 |
| 57 | Tom Thayer | RG | August 16, 1961 | 6'4" | 271 | Notre Dame | Joliet, IL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 33 | Calvin Thomas | RB | January 7, 1960 | 5'11" | 239 | Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | QB | October 23, 1962 | 6'1" | 202 | Ohio St. | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 6 |
| 40 | Steve Trimble | DB | May 11, 1958 | 5'10" | 181 | Maryland | Cumberland, MD USA | 3 | 3 |
| 78 | Keith Van Horne | RT | November 6, 1957 | 6'6" | 281 | USC | Mount Lebanon, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Bryan Wagner | P | March 28, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | California Lutheran | Escondido, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Lawrence White | WR | June 3, 1963 | 6'2" | 187 | Dana | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 55 | Otis Wilson | LLB | September 15, 1957 | 6'2" | 227 | Syracuse | New York, NY USA | 7 | 7 |
| 73 | John Wojciechowski | T | July 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 272 | Michigan St. | Detroit, IL USA | 4 | 4 |
| 39 | Al Wolden | RB | April 11, 1965 | 6'3" | 232 | Bemidji St. | Gonvick, MN USA | 3 | 0 |
