1995 Chicago Bears season

1995 Chicago Bears season
Owner	Virginia Halas McCaskey
Head coach	Dave Wannstedt
Offensive coordinator	Ron Turner
Defensive coordinator	Bob Slowik
Home stadium	Soldier Field
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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Bears playing the Packers on November 12

The 1995 Chicago Bears season was the franchise’s 76th regular season in the National Football League (NFL). The Bears finished with a 9–7 record for the second consecutive year under head coach Dave Wannstedt, but failed to qualify for the playoffs due to a tiebreaker loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

Chicago began the season strong, starting 6–2 at the halfway point. However, a 37–34 overtime home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers, their first home defeat to Pittsburgh and ended a 10-game home winning streak against them, triggered a three-game losing streak. The Bears went on to lose five of their next six games, falling to 7–7 and effectively eliminating themselves from postseason contention.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
DB Pat Eilers (Redskins)	TE Marv Cook (Rams)
WR Michael Timpson (Patriots)	P Chris Gardocki (Colts)
S Marty Carter (Buccaneers)	LB Dante Jones (Broncos)
	S Shaun Gayle (Chargers)
	DE Trace Armstrong (Dolphins)

1995 expansion draft

Main article: 1995 NFL expansion draft

Chicago Bears selected during the expansion draft

Round	Overall	Name	Position	Expansion team
10	19	Tom Myslinski	Guard	Jacksonville Jaguars
14	28	Bob Christian	Running back	Carolina Panthers

NFL draft

Main article: 1995 NFL draft

1995 Chicago Bears draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	21	Rashaan Salaam	Running back	Colorado
2	52	Pat Riley	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
2	56	Todd Sauerbrun *	Punter	West Virginia
3	83	Sean Harris	Linebacker	Arizona
3	87	Evan Pilgrim	Guard	BYU
4	116	Jack Jackson	Wide receiver	Florida
6	193	Kenny Gales	Defensive back	Wisconsin
6	198	Carl Reeves	Defensive end	North Carolina State
7	229	Jamal Cox	Linebacker	Georgia Tech
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents

1995 undrafted free agents of note

Player	Position	College
Fabien Bownes	Wide receiver	Western Illinois
Robert Crumpton	Safety	Illinois
Marlon Forbes	Cornerback	Penn State
Bucky Greeley	Center	Penn State
Zev Lumelski	Tackle	Miami (FL)

Staff

1995 Chicago Bears staff

Front office Chairman of the Board – Ed McCaskey President and Chief Executive Officer – Michael McCaskey Vice President of Operations – Ted Phillips Director of Player Personnel – Rod Graves Director of Research and Quality Control – Geep Chryst Head coaches Head Coach – Dave Wannstedt Assistant Head Coach/Offensive Line – Tony Wise Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ron Turner Running backs – Willie Peete Wide receivers – Ivan Fears Tight ends – Mike Shula

Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Defensive backs – Bob Slowik Defensive line – Clarence Brooks Linebackers – Dave McGinnis Defensive Assistant – Carlos Mainord Special teams coaches Special Teams – Danny Abramowicz Strength and conditioning Strength Coordinator – Clyde Emrich Physical Development Coordinator – Russ Riederer

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Roster

1995 Chicago Bears roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 12 Erik Kramer 18 Steve Stenstrom  4 Steve Walsh Running backs (RB) 30 Tony Carter FB 38 Mike Faulkerson FB 43 Dennis Lundy 31 Rashaan Salaam 27 Lewis Tillman Wide receivers (WR) 88 Fabien Bownes 80 Curtis Conway 81 Jeff Graham PR 82 Nate Lewis KR 83 Michael Timpson KR Tight ends (TE) 84 Chris Gedney 85 Keith Jennings 87 Andre President

Offensive linemen (OL) 72 Scott Adams T 70 Troy Auzenne T 63 Todd Burger G 67 Jerry Fontenot C 64 Andy Heck T 58 Jay Leeuwenburg G 75 Todd Perry G 65 Evan Pilgrim G 69 Octus Polk G 76 Marcus Spears T 71 James Williams T Defensive linemen (DL) 99 Jim Flanigan DT 96 Albert Fontenot DE 79 Scotty Lewis DE 78 Pat Riley DT 98 Carl Simpson DT 90 Alonzo Spellman DE 94 John Thierry DE 97 Chris Zorich DT

Linebackers (LB) 91 Myron Baker OLB 59 Joe Cain MLB 54 Ron Cox OLB 55 Sean Harris OLB 92 Barry Minter MLB 55 Vinson Smith OLB Defensive backs (DB) 20 Mark Carrier FS 23 Marty Carter SS 25 Pat Eilers FS 37 Keshon Johnson CB 32 Dwayne Joseph CB 39 Jeremy Lincoln CB 26 John Mangum FS 36 Anthony Marshall CB/S 24 Kevin Miniefield CB 21 Donnell Woolford CB Special teams (ST)  6 Kevin Butler K 16 Todd Sauerbrun P

Practice squad 33 Brandon Bennett RB 86 Mill Coleman WR 93 Ervin Collier DT 46 Marlon Forbes CB 53 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squadReserve 35 James Burton CB (IR) 48 Kenny Gales CB (PUP) 22 Robert Green RB (IR) 29 Raymont Harris RB (IR) 82 Jack Jackson WR (IR) 68 Carl Reeves DE (IR) 89 Ryan Wetnight TE (IR) Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 3	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–14	1–0	Soldier Field	Recap
2	September 11	Green Bay Packers	L 24–27	1–1	Soldier Field	Recap
3	September 17	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 25–6	2–1	Tampa Stadium	Recap
4	September 24	at St. Louis Rams	L 28–34	2–2	Busch Memorial Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 8	Carolina Panthers	W 31–27	3–2	Soldier Field	Recap
7	October 15	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–27	4–2	Jacksonville Municipal Stadium	Recap
8	October 22	Houston Oilers	W 35–32	5–2	Soldier Field	Recap
9	October 30	at Minnesota Vikings	W 14–6	6–2	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome	Recap
10	November 5	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–37 (OT)	6–3	Soldier Field	Recap
11	November 12	at Green Bay Packers	L 28–35	6–4	Lambeau Field	Recap
12	November 19	Detroit Lions	L 17–24	6–5	Soldier Field	Recap
13	November 26	at New York Giants	W 27–24	7–5	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 4	at Detroit Lions	L 7–27	7–6	Pontiac Silverdome	Recap
15	December 10	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–16	7–7	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
16	December 17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–10	8–7	Soldier Field	Recap
17	December 24	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	9–7	Soldier Field	Recap

Standings

NFC Central
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) Green Bay Packers	11	5	0	.688	404	314	W2
(5) Detroit Lions	10	6	0	.625	436	336	W7
Chicago Bears	9	7	0	.563	392	360	W2
Minnesota Vikings	8	8	0	.500	412	385	L2
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438	238	335	L2

References

1. "1995 Chicago Bears draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
2. "Club directory". Chicago Bears 1995 Media Guide. p. 3.
3. "1995 Chicago Bears starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 26, 2014.

External links

• 1995 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com