1997 Chicago Bears Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dave Wannstedt (4-12)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1997 Chicago Bears StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Dave Wannstedt (4-12)
Location: Chicago, Illinois
1997 Chicago Bears Results
The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Bears labored to change the scoreboard with just 263 points, and the shaky defensive squad allowed 421. Erik Kramer tossed for 3,011 yards. Ricky Proehl topped pass catchers, hauling in 58 balls for 753 yards, while Chris Penn, Bobby Engram and Ryan Wetnight each provided receiving help, too.
Raymont Harris rushed for a team-leading 1,033 yards for Chicago.
Walt Harris picked off 5 opponent throws. Barry Minter and Jim Flanigan each dropped opposing passers 6 times.
Dave Wannstedt coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | Tremayne Allen | TE | August 9, 1974 | 6'2" | 234 | Florida | Nashville, TN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 84 | John Allred | TE | September 9, 1974 | 6'4" | 249 | USC | Del Mar, CA USA | 15 | 4 |
| 21 | Darnell Autry | RB | June 19, 1976 | 5'10" | 210 | Northwestern | Wiesbaden, Germany | 13 | 3 |
| 32 | Ricky Bell | DB | October 2, 1974 | 5'10" | 194 | North Carolina St. | Columbia, SC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Fabien Bownes | WR | February 29, 1972 | 5'11" | 185 | West. Illinois | Aurora, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Todd Burger | RG | March 20, 1970 | 6'3" | 303 | Penn St. | Clark, NJ USA | 15 | 15 |
| 35 | James Burton | DB | April 27, 1971 | 5'9" | 184 | Hawaii | Torrance, CA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 30 | Tony Carter | FB | August 23, 1972 | 6'0" | 230 | Minnesota | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 10 |
| 59 | Daryl Carter | LB | February 24, 1975 | 6'2" | 222 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Marty Carter | SS | December 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 209 | Middle Tenn. St. | La Grange, GA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 25 | Tom Carter | LCB | September 5, 1972 | 6'0" | 185 | Notre Dame | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Jon Clark | T | April 11, 1973 | 6'6" | 345 | Temple | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Curtis Conway | WR | January 13, 1971 | 6'1" | 196 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 24 | Terry Cousin | DB | April 11, 1975 | 5'9" | 181 | South Carolina | Miami, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Bryan Cox | MLB | February 17, 1968 | 6'4" | 250 | West. Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 54 | Ron Cox | LLB | February 27, 1968 | 6'2" | 235 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 20 | Corey Dowden | DB | October 18, 1968 | 5'11" | 190 | Tulane | New Orleans, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 81 | Bobby Engram | WR | January 7, 1973 | 5'10" | 188 | Penn St. | Camden, SC USA | 11 | 11 |
| 38 | Mike Faulkerson | RB | September 9, 1970 | 6'0" | 245 | North Carolina | Kingsport, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 99 | Jim Flanigan | LDT | August 27, 1971 | 6'2" | 290 | Notre Dame | Green Bay, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 46 | Marlon Forbes | DB | December 25, 1971 | 6'1" | 215 | Penn St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 93 | Paul Grasmanis | DT | August 2, 1974 | 6'3" | 298 | Notre Dame | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 1 |
| 62 | Chris Gray | G | June 19, 1970 | 6'4" | 308 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 8 | 2 |
| 22 | Ronnie Harmon | RB-WR | May 7, 1964 | 5'11" | 200 | Iowa | Queens, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Raymont Harris | RB | December 23, 1970 | 6'0" | 226 | Ohio St. | Lorain, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 55 | Sean Harris | LB | February 25, 1972 | 6'3" | 250 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 11 | 1 |
| 27 | Walt Harris | RCB | August 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 192 | Mississippi St. | La Grange, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Andy Heck | LT | January 1, 1967 | 6'6" | 298 | Notre Dame | Fargo, ND USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Jimmy Herndon | T | August 30, 1973 | 6'8" | 318 | Houston | Baytown, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Michael Hicks | RB | February 1, 1973 | 6'0" | 194 | South Carolina St. | Barnesville, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Tyrone Hughes | KR | January 14, 1970 | 5'9" | 175 | Nebraska | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 67 | Greg Huntington | C-G | September 22, 1970 | 6'3" | 297 | Penn St. | Morristown, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Jeff Jaeger | K | November 26, 1964 | 5'11" | 190 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Keith Jennings | TE | May 19, 1966 | 6'4" | 262 | Clemson | Summerville, SC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | Erik Kramer | QB | November 6, 1964 | 6'1" | 200 | North Carolina St. | Encino, CA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 88 | Harper LeBel | TE | July 14, 1963 | 6'4" | 250 | Colorado St. | Granada Hills, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Michael Lowery | LB | February 14, 1974 | 6'0" | 232 | Mississippi | McComb, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | John Mangum | FS | March 16, 1967 | 5'10" | 187 | Alabama | Magee, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Anthony Marshall | DB | September 16, 1970 | 6'1" | 212 | LSU | Mobile, AL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 92 | Barry Minter | RLB | January 28, 1970 | 6'2" | 242 | Tulsa | Mount Pleasant, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 13 | Rick Mirer | QB | March 19, 1970 | 6'3" | 210 | Notre Dame | Elkhart, IN USA | 7 | 3 |
| 86 | Chris Penn | WR | April 20, 1971 | 6'0" | 198 | Tulsa | Nowata, OK USA | 14 | 4 |
| 75 | Todd Perry | LG | November 28, 1970 | 6'5" | 310 | Kentucky | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 57 | Tony Peterson | LB | January 23, 1972 | 6'1" | 232 | Notre Dame | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Evan Pilgrim | LG | August 14, 1972 | 6'4" | 304 | BYU | Pittsburg, CA USA | 13 | 6 |
| 87 | Ricky Proehl | WR | March 7, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | Wake Forest | Bronx, NY USA | 15 | 10 |
| 68 | Carl Reeves | RDE | December 17, 1971 | 6'4" | 270 | North Carolina St. | Durham, NC USA | 15 | 10 |
| 31 | Rashaan Salaam | RB | October 8, 1974 | 6'1" | 224 | Colorado | San Diego, CA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 16 | Todd Sauerbrun | P | January 4, 1973 | 5'10" | 211 | West Virginia | Setauket, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | William Schultz | G | May 1, 1967 | 6'5" | 305 | USC | Granada Hills, CA USA | 8 | 3 |
| 98 | Carl Simpson | RDT | April 18, 1970 | 6'2" | 292 | Florida St. | Baxley, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Eric Smith | WR | January 5, 1971 | 5'11" | 183 | LSU | Vero Beach, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 90 | Alonzo Spellman | RDE | September 27, 1971 | 6'4" | 287 | Ohio St. | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 7 | 5 |
| 45 | Tony Stargell | DB | August 7, 1966 | 5'11" | 190 | Tennessee St. | La Grange, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Steve Stenstrom | QB | December 23, 1971 | 6'2" | 206 | Stanford | El Toro, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | John Thierry | LDE | September 4, 1971 | 6'4" | 265 | Alcorn St. | Opelousas, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 95 | Mark Thomas | LDE | May 6, 1969 | 6'5" | 272 | North Carolina St. | Lilburn, GA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 48 | Van Van Hiles | DB | November 1, 1975 | 6'0" | 195 | Kentucky | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 58 | Chris Villarrial | C | June 9, 1973 | 6'3" | 318 | Indiana (PA) | Hershey, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 89 | Ryan Wetnight | TE | November 5, 1970 | 6'2" | 235 | Stanford | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 60 | Casey Wiegmann | C | July 20, 1973 | 6'2" | 285 | Iowa | Parkerburg, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | James Williams | RT | March 29, 1968 | 6'7" | 329 | Cheyney | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Tyrone Williams | DE | October 22, 1972 | 6'4" | 292 | Wyoming | Philadelphia, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Chris Zorich | DT | March 13, 1969 | 6'1" | 278 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
