| Team: | Chicago Bears |
| Year: | 1998 |
| Record: | 4–12 |
| Division Place: | 5th NFC Central |
| Coach: | Dave Wannstedt |
| Stadium: | Soldier Field |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Shortnavlink: | Bears seasons |
The 1998 Chicago Bears season was their 79th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The team finished with a 4–12 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt. At the end of the season, Dave Wannstedt was fired and was replaced by Dick Jauron the following season.
| Additions | Subtractions | |
|---|---|---|
| RB Edgar Bennett (Packers) | FB Mike Dulaney (Panthers) | |
| LB Andre Collins (Bengals) | G Chris Gray (Seahawks) | |
| LB Ricardo McDonald (Bengals) | LB Tony Peterson (49ers) | |
| RB Raymont Harris (Packers) | ||
| DE Alonzo Spellman (Cowboys) |
See main article: article and 1998 NFL Draft. [1]
| Ken Anderson | Defensive Tackle | Arkansas | |
| Anthony Bookman | Running back | Stanford | |
| Quincy Coleman | Cornerback | Jackson State | |
| Brad Crowley | Defensive end | Texas A&M | |
| KeJaun DuBose | Defensive Tackle | Northwestern | |
| Jim Farrell | Wide receiver | Western Illinois | |
| Jim McElroy | Wide receiver | UCLA | |
| Wasswa Serwanga | Cornerback | UCLA |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars | L 23–24 | 0–1 | Soldier Field | 55,614 | |
| 2 | September 13 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 12–17 | 0–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | 59,084 | |
| 3 | September 20 | at Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 15–27 | 0–3 | Raymond James Stadium | 64,328 | |
| 4 | September 27 | Minnesota Vikings | L 28–31 | 0–4 | Soldier Field | 57,783 | |
| 5 | October 4 | Detroit Lions | W 31–27 | 1–4 | Soldier Field | 66,944 | |
| 6 | October 11 | at Arizona Cardinals | L 7–20 | 1–5 | Sun Devil Stadium | 50,495 | |
| 7 | October 18 | Dallas Cowboys | W 13–12 | 2–5 | Soldier Field | 59,201 | |
| 8 | October 25 | at Tennessee Oilers | W 23–20 | 3–5 | Vanderbilt Stadium | 40,089 | |
| 9 | Bye | ||||||
| 10 | November 8 | St. Louis Rams | L 12–20 | 3–6 | Soldier Field | 50,263 | |
| 11 | November 15 | at Detroit Lions | L 3–26 | 3–7 | Pontiac Silverdome | 63,152 | |
| 12 | November 22 | at Atlanta Falcons | L 13–20 | 3–8 | Georgia Dome | 60,804 | |
| 13 | November 29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | L 17–31 | 3–9 | Soldier Field | 51,938 | |
| 14 | December 6 | at Minnesota Vikings | L 22–48 | 3–10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | 64,247 | |
| 15 | December 13 | at Green Bay Packers | L 20–26 | 3–11 | Lambeau Field | 59,813 | |
| 16 | December 20 | Baltimore Ravens | W 24–3 | 4–11 | Soldier Field | 40,853 | |
| 17 | December 27 | Green Bay Packers | L 13–16 | 4–12 | Soldier Field | 58,393 | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. | |||||||