the last time the bears made the playoffs was 2002.
the last time the bears made the playoffs was 2002.
when's the last time the bears made the playoffs?
2002
in 2005-2006, the women's basketball team made its first appearance in the east coast conference tournament. the bears advanced to the championship game. nyit made another run at the ecc title in 2006-07. in 2009-2010, anthony crocitto was named head coach of the women's basketball program and since then the bears have doubled their wins total each season. in 2011-2012, nyit produced the program's best record in school history (16-13). the bears made it back to the ecc tournament but lost in the first round to neighboring liu post. in the 2014-15 season, the bears lost in the ecc championship to queens college (n.y.).
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the 1989 season started with a deal that sent jim mcmahon to the san diego chargers. the move was made as mcmahon fell out of favor with mike ditka and the bears front office with his behavior and repeated injuries. this gave the starting job to mike tomczak, who had already seen considerable playing time as mcmahon regularly missed games due to various injuries. the change at quarterback did not help the bears as they finished 6–10 missing a sixth consecutive division title. the bears came into the 1990 season bouncing back from a 6–10 season to finish in 1st place with an 11–5 record. during the season, head coach mike ditka earned legendary status when he coached the team again just 10 days after a heart attack. this incident had been referenced and used several times in bill swerski's superfans. however, a change in the playoff system caused the bears a three seed to play in a wild card game to get to the divisional playoffs. in the first ever nfc 3 vs. 6 game the bears defeated the new orleans saints, 16–6, to advance to a divisional playoff showdown against the new york giants. the bears were trounced 31–3 by the eventual super bowl champion. the bears made a return trip to the playoffs in 1991 with an 11–5 record in a season that saw mike ditka earn his 100th career-coaching win. the bears did not win the division, but made the playoffs as a wild card qualifier. in the wild card round the bears were defeated by the dallas cowboys, 17–13, in chicago. the 1992 season saw the end of an era in chicago. the bears suffered their worst record of mike ditka's tenure, finishing 5–11. as a result, the mike ditka era ended as team president mike mccaskey fired ditka and hired dave wannstedt. another era that ended that season came with the retirement of hall of famer mike singletary, who was named nfl defensive player of the year.
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