1986 Chicago Bears Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 14-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Mike Ditka (14-2)
Location: Chicago, Illinois

1986 Chicago Bears Roster
1986 Chicago Bears Results

The Chicago Bears of the National Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The defense proved to be a force, as the Bears led the circuit with just 187 points allowed. Chicago scored 352 points. Walter Payton rushed for a team-leading 1,333 yards.

Mike Tomczak passed for 1,105 yards. Willie Gault topped the receiving corps, hauling in 42 balls for 818 yards. Walter Payton provided receiving help, too.

The sticky-fingered defense manufactured 47 turnovers. Mike Richardson intercepted 7 opponent throws. Richard Dent paced the defensive unit with 11.5 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 62 sacks.

Mike Ditka coached the team. The 1986 Chicago Bears lost in the Division Playoff.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Mike Tomczak	151	74	49.0	1105	7.3	2	1.3	10	6.6	85	4	30	50.2
Jim McMahon	150	77	51.3	995	6.6	5	3.3	8	5.3	58	6	40	61.4
Steve Fuller	64	34	53.1	451	7.0	2	3.1	4	6.2	50	8	53	60.1
Doug Flutie	46	23	50.0	361	7.8	3	6.5	2	4.3	58	6	30	80.1
Walter Payton	4	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	25.0	0	0	0	0.0
Totals	415	208	50.1	2912	7.0	12	2.9	25	6.0	85	24	153

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Walter Payton	321	1333	4.2	41	8
Matt Suhey	84	270	3.2	17	2
Thomas Sanders	27	224	8.3	75	5
Calvin Thomas	56	224	4.0	23	0
Jim McMahon	22	152	6.9	23	1
Neal Anderson	35	146	4.2	23	0
Mike Tomczak	23	117	5.1	16	3
Dennis Gentry	11	103	9.4	29	1
Willie Gault	8	79	9.9	33	0
Doug Flutie	9	36	4.0	19	1
Steve Fuller	8	30	3.8	10	0
William Perry	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Maury Buford	1	-13	-13.0	-13	0
Totals	606	2700	4.5	75	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Willie Gault	42	818	19.5	53	5
Walter Payton	37	382	10.3	57	3
Emery Moorehead	26	390	15.0	85	1
Matt Suhey	24	235	9.8	58	0
Keith Ortego	23	430	18.7	58	2
Tim Wrightman	22	241	11.0	29	0
Dennis Gentry	19	238	12.5	41	0
Neal Anderson	4	80	20.0	58	1
Lew Barnes	4	54	13.5	14	0
Calvin Thomas	4	18	4.5	18	0
Thomas Sanders	2	18	9.0	18	0
Mark Bortz	1	8	8.0	8	0
Totals	208	2912	14.0	85	12

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Kevin Butler	37	36	97.3	41	28	68.3	120
Totals	37	36	97.3	41	28	68.3	120

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Maury Buford	69	2850	41.3	59
Totals	69	2850	41.3	59

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lew Barnes	57	482	8.5	35	0
Totals	57	482	8.5	35	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dennis Gentry	20	576	28.8	91	1
Thomas Sanders	22	399	18.1	44	0
Lew Barnes	3	94	31.3	85	1
Neal Anderson	4	26	6.5	13	0
Willie Gault	1	20	20.0	20	0
Totals	50	1115	22.3	91	2

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Richardson	7	69	9.9	32	0
Dave Duerson	6	139	23.2	38	0
Wilber Marshall	5	68	13.6	58	1
Gary Fencik	3	37	12.3	24	0
Vestee Jackson	3	0	0.0	0	0
Otis Wilson	2	31	15.5	21	0
Shaun Gayle	1	13	13.0	13	0
Reggie Phillips	1	6	6.0	6	0
Steve McMichael	1	5	5.0	5	0
Mike Singletary	1	3	3.0	3	0
Todd Bell	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	31	370	11.9	58	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Richard Dent	11.5
Dan Hampton	10.0
Steve McMichael	8.0
Otis Wilson	8.0
Dave Duerson	7.0
Wilber Marshall	5.5
William Perry	5.0
Al Harris	2.0
Mike Singletary	2.0
Ron Rivera	1.0
Mike Hartenstine	1.0
Gary Fencik	1.0
Totals	62.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Wilber Marshall	105	105	0	0	0	3	12	1	4
Steve McMichael	87	87	0	0	0	2	0		1
William Perry	84	84	0		1	0	0	0	0
Richard Dent	75	75	0		0	0	0	0	4
Shaun Gayle	14	14	0	0	0	1	0	0	1
Maurice Douglass	4	4	0
Otis Wilson				0	0	3	0	0	0
Lew Barnes					5	3	0		0
Vestee Jackson				0	0	2	-7	0	0
Doug Flutie					3	2	-4		0
Dave Duerson				0	0	2	6	0	0
Calvin Thomas					3	2	0	0	0
Dan Hampton					0	2	0		0
Dan Rains					0	1	0	0	0
Keith Van Horne					0	1	0	0	0
Jimbo Covert					0	1	0	0	0
Steve Fuller					2	1	-3	0	0
Emery Moorehead					1	1	0		0
Gary Fencik				0	0	1	0	0	0
Jim McMahon					1	0	0		0
Walter Payton					6	0	0		0
Neal Anderson					1	0	0		0
Keith Ortego					1	0	0		0
Willie Gault					1	0	0		0
Jay Hilgenberg					1	0	-28	0	0
Mike Tomczak					2	0	0		0
Maury Buford					1	0	0	0	0
Mike Richardson				0	3	0	-5	0	0
Matt Suhey					1	0	0		0
Tim Wrightman					1	0	0	0	0
Thomas Sanders					2	0	0		0
Totals	369	369	0	0	36	28	-29	1	10

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Kevin Butler									28	36	0			120
Walter Payton	8	3							0	0	0			66
Thomas Sanders	5	0		0					0	0	0			30
Willie Gault	0	5		0					0	0	0			30
Dennis Gentry	1	0		1				1	0	0	0			18
Mike Tomczak	3								0	0	0			18
Wilber Marshall						1	1		0	0	0			12
Matt Suhey	2	0							0	0	0			12
Keith Ortego		2							0	0	0			12
Neal Anderson	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Lew Barnes		0	0	1					0	0	0			6
Jim McMahon	1								0	0	0			6
Emery Moorehead		1							0	0	0			6
Doug Flutie	1								0	0	0			6
Dan Hampton									0	0	0		1	2
Steve McMichael						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	21	12	0	2	0	1	1	1	28	36	0	0	2	352