Ron Rivera
Ronald Eugene Rivera
Born: January 7, 1962
Fort Ord, CA USA
Position: LB
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 239
College: California
High School: Seaside (CA)
Career: 1984-1992
Drafted: 1984 in Round 2, #44 overall by the Chicago Bears
Coaching record
Ron Rivera played from 1984 to 1992 during his career with the Chicago Bears. Rivera accounted for 6 points in his professional career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 15 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Totals | 9 | 37 | 4.1 | 15 | 0 |
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 1992 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 15 | 0 |
| 1985 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 2 |
| 1987 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 5 |
| 1988 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 |
| 1989 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 14 |
| 1990 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 14 | 14 |
| 1991 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 5 |
| 1992 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 0 |
Awards
2013 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
2013 - Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
2015 - AP NFL Coach of the Year
2015 - Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year
