Record 9–7 Head coach Dave Wannstedt Home field Soldier Field | Division place 4th NFC Central Start date 1994 | |
Playoff finish Won Wild Card Playoffs (Vikings) 35–18
Lost Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 44–15 People also search for 1943 Chicago Bears season | ||
The 1994 Chicago Bears season was their 75th regular season completed in the National Football League (NFL). The club posted a 9–7 record under head coach Dave Wannstedt for their first winning season since the end of the 1991 season. The club was one of four teams from the NFC Central to make the playoffs. This was also the NFL's 75th Anniversary so the Bears wore 1920s-era throwback jerseys in a few games. The Bears celebrated their first playoff win since January 6, 1991, with a hard-fought road victory at the NFC Central champion Minnesota Vikings 35–18 before being knocked out by the eventual Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 44–15 at Candlestick Park.
1994 was the last time the Bears made the playoffs during the 1990s as the following seasons would be disastrous. They wouldn't return to postseason contention until 2001.