1988 Chicago Bears season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Chicago Bears
year = 1988
record = 12-4
division_place = 1st NFC Central
coach = Mike Ditka
stadium = Soldier Field
playoffs = W NFC Divisional Playoff
L NFC Championship The 1988 Chicago Bears season was their 69th regular season and 19th postseason completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 12-4 record, winning the NFC Central for the fifth straight season, but lost in the NFC Championship Game. Coach Mike Ditka suffered a heart attack during the season, but was back on the sidelines 11 days later. Ditka was named coach of the year for the second time in his career. During the offseason, the Bears traded quarterback Jim McMahon to the San Diego Chargers.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Regular Season

eason Standings

[ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 293]

eason Schedule

Uniform combinations

Roster

Postseason

In the divisional playoffs, the Bears defeated the Philadelphia Eagles in the Fog Bowl, earning their first postseason victory since Super Bowl XX. A week later, Chicago was routed 28-3 by the San Francisco 49ers. This was the Bears' last appearance in the NFC Championship Game until 2006.

NFC Divisional Playoff

NFC: Chicago Bears 20, Philadelphia Eagles 12

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R2=6
R3=3
R4=0
RT=12
Home=Bears
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H2=10
H3=0
H4=3
HT=20

"at Soldier Field, Chicago"
*Game time: 12:30 p.m. EST/11:30 a.m. CST
*TV announcers (CBS): Verne Lundquist and Terry Bradshaw
*Referee: Jim Tunney
*Game attendance: 65,534

NFC Championship Game

* San Francisco 49ers 28, Chicago Bears 3Linescore Amfootball
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R2=7
R3=7
R4=7
RT=28
Home=Bears
H1=0
H2=3
H3=0
H4=0
HT=3

"at Soldier Field, Chicago"
*Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/2:00 p.m. CST
*TV announcers (CBS): Pat Summerall and John Madden
*Referee: Bob McElwee
*Game attendance: 66,946

Awards and records

Milestones

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/chi/1988.htm Chicago Bears on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1988-chi Chicago Bears on jt-sw.com]
* [http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1988chicagobears-print.aspx 1988 Bears at Bearshistory.com]

External links

* [http://www.bearshistory.com/seasons/1988chicagobears.aspx 1988 Chicago Bears Season at www.bearshistory.com]