The 1979 roster for the Bears included Mike Phipps at quarterback, Walter Payton at running back, Brian Baschnagel at wide receiver, Mike Cobb at tight end and Ted Albrecht at offensive lineman.
| NO. | NAME | POS | HEIGHT | WEIGHT | DOB | AGE | COLLEGE | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 64 |  | T. Albrecht | OL | 6'4" | 253 | 10/8/1954 | 25 | California |
| 2 | 63 | | T. Ardizzone | OL | 6'3" | 240 | 12/19/1956 | 23 | Northwestern |
| 3 | 7 | | B. Avellini | QB | 6'2" | 208 | 8/28/1953 | 26 | Maryland |
| 4 | 84 | | B. Baschnagel | WR | 5'11" | 187 | 1/8/1954 | 25 | Ohio State |
| 5 | 60 | | L. Boden | OL | 6'5" | 270 | 6/5/1953 | 26 | South Dakota State |
| 6 | 55 | | D. Buffone | LB | 6'3" | 230 | 6/27/1944 | 35 | Louisville |
| 7 | 59 | | G. Campbell | LB | 6'1" | 218 | 3/4/1952 | 27 | Colorado |
| 8 | 87 | | M. Cobb | TE | 6'5" | 244 | 12/10/1955 | 24 | Michigan State |
| 9 | 33 | | J. Deloplaine | RB | 5'10" | 205 | 4/21/1954 | 25 | Salem International |
| 10 | 39 | | R. Earl | RB | 6'5" | 242 | 3/18/1955 | 24 | Washington |
| 11 | 48 | | A. Ellis | DB | 5'11" | 185 | 8/19/1951 | 28 | UCLA |
| 12 | 8 | | V. Evans | QB | 6'2" | 215 | 6/14/1955 | 24 | Southern California |
| 13 | 45 | | G. Fencik | DB | 6'1" | 194 | 6/11/1954 | 25 | Yale |
| 14 | 36 | | W. Gaines | DB | 6'0" | 185 | 2/4/1953 | 26 | Cincinnati |
| 15 | 83 | | K. Haines | WR | 5'11" | 183 | 7/23/1957 | 22 | Notre Dame |
| 16 | 99 | | D. Hampton | DL | 6'5" | 264 | 9/19/1957 | 22 | Arkansas |
| 17 | 90 | | A. Harris | DL | 6'5" | 250 | 12/31/1956 | 23 | Arizona State |
| 18 | 53 | | T. Hart | DL | 6'4" | 245 | 11/7/1944 | 35 | Morris Brown |
| 19 | 73 | | M. Hartenstine | DL | 6'3" | 251 | 7/27/1953 | 26 | Penn State |
| 20 | 51 | | B. Herron | LB | 6'2" | 220 | 4/14/1954 | 25 | New Mexico |
| 21 | 54 | | T. Hicks | LB | 6'4" | 235 | 12/18/1952 | 27 | Illinois |
| 22 | 65 | | N. Jackson | OL | 6'2" | 267 | 4/14/1951 | 28 | Tampa |
| 23 | 62 | | D. Jiggetts | OL | 6'4" | 274 | 3/10/1954 | 25 | Harvard |
| 24 | 57 | | L. Kunz | LB | 6'2" | 226 | 4/21/1957 | 22 | Nebraska |
| 25 | 88 | | G. Latta | TE | 6'3" | 226 | 10/13/1952 | 27 | Morgan State |
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RUSH YDS/G
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10th
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