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.
The defense proved to be a force, as 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 provided receiving help, 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 |
