1997 Chicago Bears Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Dave Wannstedt (4-12) | 4-12 | – | Finished 5th in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Tremayne Allen | TE | August 9, 1974 | 6’2′ | 234 | Florida |
| John Allred | TE | September 9, 1974 | 6’4′ | 249 | USC |
| Darnell Autry | RB | June 19, 1976 | 5’10’ | 210 | Northwestern |
| Ricky Bell | DB | October 2, 1974 | 5’10’ | 194 | North Carolina St. |
| Fabien Bownes | WR | February 29, 1972 | 5’11’ | 185 | West. Illinois |
| Todd Burger | G | March 20, 1970 | 6’3′ | 303 | Penn St. |
| James Burton | DB | April 27, 1971 | 5’9′ | 184 | Hawaii |
| Tony Carter | RB | August 23, 1972 | 6’0′ | 230 | Minnesota |
| Daryl Carter | LB | February 24, 1975 | 6’2′ | 222 | Wisconsin |
| Marty Carter | DB | December 17, 1969 | 6’1′ | 209 | Middle Tenn. St. |
| Tom Carter | DB | September 5, 1972 | 6’0′ | 185 | Notre Dame |
| Jon Clark | T | April 11, 1973 | 6’6′ | 345 | Temple |
| Curtis Conway | WR | January 13, 1971 | 6’1′ | 196 | USC |
| Terry Cousin | DB | April 11, 1975 | 5’9′ | 181 | South Carolina |
| Bryan Cox | LB | February 17, 1968 | 6’4′ | 250 | West. Illinois |
| Ron Cox | LB | February 27, 1968 | 6’2′ | 235 | Fresno St. |
| Corey Dowden | DB | October 18, 1968 | 5’11’ | 190 | Tulane |
| 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 |
| Marlon Forbes | DB | December 25, 1971 | 6’1′ | 215 | Penn St. |
| Paul Grasmanis | DT | August 2, 1974 | 6’3′ | 298 | Notre Dame |
| Chris Gray | G-C | June 19, 1970 | 6’4′ | 308 | Auburn |
| Ronnie Harmon | RB-WR | May 7, 1964 | 5’11’ | 200 | Iowa |
| 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 |
| Jimmy Herndon | T | August 30, 1973 | 6’8′ | 318 | Houston |
| Michael Hicks | RB | February 1, 1973 | 6’0′ | 194 | South Carolina St. |
| Tyrone Hughes | DB | January 14, 1970 | 5’9′ | 175 | Nebraska |
| Greg Huntington | C-G | September 22, 1970 | 6’3′ | 297 | Penn St. |
| Jeff Jaeger | K | November 26, 1964 | 5’11’ | 190 | Washington |
| Keith Jennings | TE | May 19, 1966 | 6’4′ | 262 | Clemson |
| Erik Kramer | QB | November 6, 1964 | 6’1′ | 200 | North Carolina St. |
| Harper LeBel | TE | July 14, 1963 | 6’4′ | 250 | Colorado St. |
| 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 |
| Barry Minter | LB | January 28, 1970 | 6’2′ | 242 | Tulsa |
| Rick Mirer | QB | March 19, 1970 | 6’3′ | 210 | Notre Dame |
| Chris Penn | WR | April 20, 1971 | 6’0′ | 198 | Tulsa |
| Todd Perry | G | November 28, 1970 | 6’5′ | 310 | Kentucky |
| Tony Peterson | LB | January 23, 1972 | 6’1′ | 232 | Notre Dame |
| Evan Pilgrim | G | August 14, 1972 | 6’4′ | 304 | BYU |
| Ricky Proehl | WR | March 7, 1968 | 6’0′ | 190 | Wake Forest |
| 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 |
| William Schultz | G-T | May 1, 1967 | 6’5′ | 305 | USC |
| Carl Simpson | DT | April 18, 1970 | 6’2′ | 292 | Florida St. |
| Eric Smith | WR | January 5, 1971 | 5’11’ | 183 | LSU |
| Alonzo Spellman | DE-DT | September 27, 1971 | 6’4′ | 287 | Ohio St. |
| Tony Stargell | DB | August 7, 1966 | 5’11’ | 190 | Tennessee St. |
| Steve Stenstrom | QB | December 23, 1971 | 6’2′ | 206 | Stanford |
| John Thierry | DE | September 4, 1971 | 6’4′ | 265 | Alcorn St. |
| Mark Thomas | DE | May 6, 1969 | 6’5′ | 272 | North Carolina St. |
| Van Van Hiles | DB | November 1, 1975 | 6’0′ | 195 | Kentucky |
| Chris Villarrial | G-C | June 9, 1973 | 6’3′ | 318 | Indiana (PA) |
| Ryan Wetnight | TE | November 5, 1970 | 6’2′ | 235 | Stanford |
| Casey Wiegmann | C | July 20, 1973 | 6’2′ | 285 | Iowa |
| James Williams | T-DE-DT | March 29, 1968 | 6’7′ | 329 | Cheyney |
| Tyrone Williams | DE | October 22, 1972 | 6’4′ | 292 | Wyoming |
| Chris Zorich | DT | March 13, 1969 | 6’1′ | 278 | Notre Dame |