1996 Chicago Bears Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Dave Wannstedt (7-9) | 7-9 | – | Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Clifton Abraham | DB | December 9, 1971 | 5’9′ | 184 | Florida St. |
| Greg Briggs | DB | October 19, 1968 | 6’3′ | 214 | Ark-Pine Bluff |
| Todd Burger | G | March 20, 1970 | 6’3′ | 303 | Penn St. |
| James Burton | DB | April 27, 1971 | 5’9′ | 184 | Hawaii |
| Joe Cain | LB | June 11, 1965 | 6’1′ | 242 | Stanford |
| Mark Carrier | DB | April 28, 1968 | 6’1′ | 192 | USC |
| Tony Carter | RB | August 23, 1972 | 6’0′ | 230 | Minnesota |
| Marty Carter | DB | December 17, 1969 | 6’1′ | 209 | Middle Tenn. St. |
| Kerry Cash | TE | August 7, 1969 | 6’4′ | 245 | Texas |
| Jon Clark | T | April 11, 1973 | 6’6′ | 345 | Temple |
| Curtis Conway | WR | January 13, 1971 | 6’1′ | 196 | USC |
| Bryan Cox | LB | February 17, 1968 | 6’4′ | 250 | West. Illinois |
| Rob Davis | C | December 10, 1968 | 6’3′ | 284 | Shippensburg |
| Bobby Engram | WR | January 7, 1973 | 5’10’ | 188 | Penn St. |
| Mike Faulkerson | RB | September 9, 1970 | 6’0′ | 245 | North Carolina |
| Jim Flanigan | DT | August 27, 1971 | 6’2′ | 290 | Notre Dame |
| Albert Fontenot | DE-DT | September 17, 1970 | 6’4′ | 287 | Baylor |
| Jerry Fontenot | C-G | November 21, 1966 | 6’3′ | 300 | Texas A&M |
| Marlon Forbes | DB | December 25, 1971 | 6’1′ | 215 | Penn St. |
| Paul Grasmanis | DT | August 2, 1974 | 6’3′ | 298 | Notre Dame |
| Robert Green | RB | September 10, 1970 | 5’8′ | 212 | William & Mary |
| Raymont Harris | RB | December 23, 1970 | 6’0′ | 226 | Ohio St. |
| Sean Harris | LB | February 25, 1972 | 6’3′ | 250 | Arizona |
| Walt Harris | DB | August 10, 1974 | 5’11’ | 192 | Mississippi St. |
| Andy Heck | T-G | January 1, 1967 | 6’6′ | 298 | Notre Dame |
| Michael Hicks | RB | February 1, 1973 | 6’0′ | 194 | South Carolina St. |
| Dana Howard | LB | February 25, 1972 | 6’0′ | 238 | Illinois |
| Carlos Huerta | K | June 29, 1969 | 5’7′ | 185 | Miami (FL) |
| Jack Jackson | WR | November 11, 1972 | 5’8′ | 174 | Florida |
| John Jackson | WR | January 2, 1967 | 5’10’ | 175 | USC |
| Jeff Jaeger | K | November 26, 1964 | 5’11’ | 190 | Washington |
| Keith Jennings | TE | May 19, 1966 | 6’4′ | 262 | Clemson |
| Marcus Keyes | DT | October 20, 1973 | 6’3′ | 303 | North Alabama |
| Erik Kramer | QB | November 6, 1964 | 6’1′ | 200 | North Carolina St. |
| Dave Krieg | QB | October 20, 1958 | 6’1′ | 193 | Milton |
| Michael Lowery | LB | February 14, 1974 | 6’0′ | 232 | Mississippi |
| John Mangum | DB | March 16, 1967 | 5’10’ | 187 | Alabama |
| Anthony Marshall | DB | September 16, 1970 | 6’1′ | 212 | LSU |
| Chris Martin | DB | September 1, 1974 | 5’9′ | 181 | Northwestern |
| Shane Matthews | QB | June 1, 1970 | 6’3′ | 196 | Florida |
| Kevin Miniefield | DB | March 2, 1970 | 5’9′ | 182 | Arizona St. |
| Barry Minter | LB | January 28, 1970 | 6’2′ | 242 | Tulsa |
| Bobby Neely | TE | March 22, 1974 | 6’3′ | 255 | Virginia |
| Todd Perry | G | November 28, 1970 | 6’5′ | 310 | Kentucky |
| Evan Pilgrim | G | August 14, 1972 | 6’4′ | 304 | BYU |
| Carl Reeves | DE | December 17, 1971 | 6’4′ | 270 | North Carolina St. |
| Rashaan Salaam | RB | October 8, 1974 | 6’1′ | 224 | Colorado |
| Todd Sauerbrun | P | January 4, 1973 | 5’10’ | 211 | West Virginia |
| Carl Simpson | DT | April 18, 1970 | 6’2′ | 292 | Florida St. |
| Vinson Smith | LB | July 3, 1965 | 6’2′ | 243 | East Carolina |
| Marcus Spears | T | September 28, 1971 | 6’4′ | 320 | NW State (LA) |
| Alonzo Spellman | DE-DT | September 27, 1971 | 6’4′ | 287 | Ohio St. |
| Steve Stenstrom | QB | December 23, 1971 | 6’2′ | 206 | Stanford |
| John Thierry | DE | September 4, 1971 | 6’4′ | 265 | Alcorn St. |
| Michael Timpson | WR | June 6, 1967 | 5’10’ | 178 | Penn St. |
| Chris Villarrial | G-C | June 9, 1973 | 6’3′ | 318 | Indiana (PA) |
| Ryan Wetnight | TE | November 5, 1970 | 6’2′ | 235 | Stanford |
| James Williams | T-DE-DT | March 29, 1968 | 6’7′ | 329 | Cheyney |
| Donnell Woolford | DB | January 6, 1966 | 5’9′ | 192 | Clemson |