1995 Chicago Bears season

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The 1995 Chicago Bears season was their 76th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The club posted a 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. It was the club's second straight 9–7 season, but failed to make the playoffs due to a tiebreaker loss to the Atlanta Falcons. The Bears started the 1995 NFL season as one of the hottest teams with a 6–2 record halfway through the season; however, a stunning overtime home loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers 37–34 triggered a three-game losing streak as part of losing five out of their next six games falling to a disappointing 7–7 record, essentially eliminating themselves out of playoff contention.

Offseason

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1995 Chicago Bears draft
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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Personnel

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 – Tony Wise

Offensive coaches

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Ron Turner
Running Backs – Willie Peete
Wide Receivers – Ivan Fears
Tight Ends – Mike Shula
Offensive Line – Tony Wise

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

12 Erik Kramer
4 Steve Walsh

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

84 Chris Gedney
85 Keith Jennings
87 Andre President
89 Ryan Wetnight

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

95 Richard Dent DE
99 Jim Flanigan DT
96 Albert Fontenot DE
74 Garland Hawkins DE
78 Pat Riley DT
98 Carl Simpson DT
90 Alonzo Spellman DE
94 John Thierry DE
97 Chris Zorich DT

Linebackers

91 Myron Baker OLB
52 Robert Bass
59 Joe Cain MLB
54 Ron Cox OLB
55 Sean Harris OLB
52 Darwin Ireland
92 Barry Minter MLB
55 Vinson Smith OLB

Defensive backs

Special teams

6 Kevin Butler K
8 Pat O'Neill P
16 Todd Sauerbrun P

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	TV Time
1	September 3, 1995	Minnesota Vikings	W 31–14	63,036	FOX 3:00pm CDT
2	September 11, 1995	Green Bay Packers	L 27–24	64,855	ABC 8:00pm CDT
3	September 17, 1995	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 25–6	71,507	FOX 3:00pm CDT
4	September 24, 1995	at St. Louis Rams	L 34–28	59,679	FOX 12:00pm CDT
5	Bye
6	October 8, 1995	Carolina Panthers	W 31–27	59,668	FOX 12:00pm CDT
7	October 15, 1995	at Jacksonville Jaguars	W 30–27	72,020	FOX 12:00pm CDT
8	October 22, 1995	Houston Oilers	W 35–32	63,545	NBC 12:00pm CDT
9	October 30, 1995	at Minnesota Vikings	W 14–6	61,238	ABC 8:00pm CDT
10	November 5, 1995	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 37–34	61,838	NBC 3:00pm CDT
11	November 12, 1995	at Green Bay Packers	L 35–28	59,996	FOX 12:00pm CDT
12	November 19, 1995	Detroit Lions	L 24–17	61,779	FOX 12:00pm CDT
13	November 26, 1995	at New York Giants	W 27–24	70,015	FOX 12:00pm CDT
14	December 4, 1995	at Detroit Lions	L 27–7	77,230	ABC 8:00pm CDT
15	December 10, 1995	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–10	38,642	FOX 12:00pm CDT
16	December 17, 1995	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 31–10	49,475	FOX 12:00pm CDT
17	December 24, 1995	Philadelphia Eagles	W 20–14	52,391	FOX 12:00pm CDT

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

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External links

1995 Chicago Bears at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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