1988 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Mike Ditka (12-4)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1988 Chicago Bears Roster
1988 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Bears paced the league with just 215 points allowed. Chicago scored 312 points. Neal Anderson rushed for a team-leading 1,106 yards.

Jim McMahon threw for 1,346 yards, and Mike Tomczak played quarterback, too. Dennis McKinnon topped all receivers, hauling in 45 balls for 704 yards. Neal Anderson provided receiving help also.

Vestee Jackson intercepted 8 opponent throws. Steve McMichael led pass rushers with 11.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 43 sacks.

Mike Ditka coached the team. The 1988 Chicago Bears lost in the Conference Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jim McMahon	192	114	59.4	1346	7.0	6	3.1	7	3.6	63	13	79	76.0
Mike Tomczak	170	86	50.6	1310	7.7	7	4.1	6	3.5	76	5	47	75.4
Jim Harbaugh	97	47	48.5	514	5.3	0	0.0	2	2.1	56	6	49	55.9
Bryan Wagner	1	1	100.0	3	3.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	3	0	0	79.2
Neal Anderson	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	461	248	53.8	3173	6.9	13	2.8	15	3.3	76	24	175

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Neal Anderson	249	1106	4.4	80	12
Thomas Sanders	95	332	3.5	20	3
Matt Suhey	87	253	2.9	19	2
Brad Muster	44	197	4.5	15	0
Jim Harbaugh	19	110	5.8	19	1
Jim McMahon	26	104	4.0	16	4
Dennis Gentry	7	86	12.3	58	1
Ron Morris	3	40	13.3	21	0
Mike Tomczak	13	40	3.1	17	1
Dennis McKinnon	3	25	8.3	12	1
Calvin Thomas	5	20	4.0	8	0
Wendell Davis	1	3	3.0	3	0
Glen Kozlowski	1	3	3.0	3	0
Bryan Wagner	2	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	555	2319	4.2	80	25

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dennis McKinnon	45	704	15.6	76	3
Neal Anderson	39	371	9.5	36	0
Dennis Gentry	33	486	14.7	45	3
Ron Morris	28	498	17.8	63	4
Brad Muster	21	236	11.2	40	1
Matt Suhey	20	154	7.7	29	0
Wendell Davis	15	220	14.7	36	0
James Thornton	15	135	9.0	19	0
Emery Moorehead	14	133	9.5	28	2
Thomas Sanders	9	94	10.4	39	0
Cap Boso	6	50	8.3	15	0
Glen Kozlowski	3	92	30.7	50	0
Totals	248	3173	12.8	76	13

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Kevin Butler	38	37	97.4	19	15	78.9	82
Totals	38	37	97.4	19	15	78.9	82

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bryan Wagner	79	3282	41.5	70
Totals	79	3282	41.5	70

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dennis McKinnon	34	277	8.1	23
Wendell Davis	3	17	5.7	13
Glen Kozlowski	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	38	294	7.7	23

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dennis Gentry	27	578	21.4	51
Thomas Sanders	13	248	19.1	38
Glen Kozlowski	2	37	18.5	24
Brad Muster	3	33	11.0	15
Totals	45	896	19.9	51

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vestee Jackson	8	94	11.8	46
David Tate	4	35	8.8	17
Jim Morrissey	3	13	4.3	13
Dave Duerson	2	18	9.0	18
Mike Richardson	2	15	7.5	15
Todd Krumm	2	14	7.0	14
Ron Rivera	2	0	0.0	0
Maurice Douglass	1	35	35.0	35
Mike Singletary	1	13	13.0	13
Shaun Gayle	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	26	237	9.1	46

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Steve McMichael	11.5
Richard Dent	10.5
Dan Hampton	9.5
Al Harris	3.5
Ron Rivera	2.0
Dick Chapura	2.0
Sean Smith	1.0
Troy Johnson	1.0
Dave Duerson	1.0
Mike Singletary	1.0
Totals	43.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FF
Steve McMichael	88	88	0		0	2	1	1
Maurice Douglass	76	76	0	0	1	3	0	0
Richard Dent	61	61	0		0	1	0	3
David Tate	45	45	0	0
Shaun Gayle	22	22	0	0
William Perry	19	19	0
Dante Jones	16	16	0
Lorenzo Lynch	2	2	0
Al Harris					0	3	0	0
Jim McMahon					6	3	0	0
Neal Anderson					8	2	0	0
Keith Van Horne					0	1	0	0
Matt Suhey					1	1	0	0
Wendell Davis					2	1	0	0
Mike Singletary				0	0	1	4	0
Brad Muster					1	1	0	0
Greg Clark					0	1	0	0
Jim Morrissey				0	0	1	0	0
Jay Hilgenberg					1	1	-18	0
Dennis McKinnon					3	1	0	0
Bryan Wagner					1	1	-9	0
Glen Kozlowski					1	0	0	0
Jim Harbaugh					1	0	-1	0
Mike Tomczak					1	0	-3	0
John Adickes					1	0	-13	0
Thomas Sanders					5	0	0	0
Dennis Gentry					2	0	0	0
Ron Rivera				0	1	0	0	0
James Thornton					1	0	0	0
Totals	329	329	0	0	37	24	-39	4

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Kevin Butler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	37	0			82
Neal Anderson	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
Ron Morris	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Dennis Gentry	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Dennis McKinnon	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Jim McMahon	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Thomas Sanders	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Emery Moorehead	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Matt Suhey	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Brad Muster	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jim Harbaugh	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Mike Tomczak	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Steve McMichael	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	2
Totals	25	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	15	37	0	0	1	312