1976 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1976 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner Paul Brown
Head coach Bill Johnson
Home stadiumRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record10–4
Division place2nd AFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers QB Ken Anderson
DE Coy Bacon
S Tommy Casanova
WR Isaac Curtis
LB Jim LeClair
CB Lemar Parrish

The 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League, and the 9th overall.

Contents

Paul Brown had announced his retirement after 41 seasons of coaching and named Bill Johnson, his longtime assistant, as the successor over future San Francisco Head coach Bill Walsh. Brown continued to serve as the club's general manager and vice president. The Bengals acquired defensive end Coy Bacon in a trade with San Diego and drafted halfback Archie Griffin, the two-time Heisman Trophy winner from Ohio State. The Bengals won nine of their first 11 games and finished 10–4, but did not make the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL draft

1976 Cincinnati Bengals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
111 Billy Brooks   Wide receiver Oklahoma
124 Archie Griffin   Running back Ohio State
238 Glenn Bujnoch   Guard Texas A&M
251 Chris Bahr   Placekicker Penn State
369 Danny Reece   Defensive back USC
382 Reggie Williams   Linebacker Dartmouth
4106 Tony Davis  Running back Nebraska
4116 Greg Fairchild  Guard Tulsa
5138 Willie Shelby  Running back Alabama
5147 Scott Perry  Defensive back Williams
6176Orlando Nelson  Tight end Utah State
7187 Bob Bateman   Quarterback Brown
7192Carmen Rome Defensive back Miami (OH)
7205Ken Kuhn LinebackerOhio State
8232Ron Hunt  Offensive tackle Oregon
9259Lonnie Allgood Wide receiver Syracuse
10287Tom Klaban PlacekickerOhio State
11314 Melvin Morgan  Defensive back Mississippi Valley State
12341Joe Dale Harris Wide receiverAlabama
13371 Randy Walker  Running backMiami (OH)
14398 Greg Coleman   Punter Florida A&M
15425Lynn Hieber Quarterback Indiana (PA)
16455George Demopoulis  Center Miami (FL)
17482Scott Dannelley GuardOhio State
      Made roster  

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Personnel

Staff

1976 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • President – John Sawyer
  • General manager – Paul Brown
  • Director of player personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1976 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 12 Denver Broncos W 17–71–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap
2September 19at Baltimore Colts L 27–281–1 Memorial Stadium Recap
3September 26 Green Bay Packers W 28–72–1Riverfront Stadium Recap
4October 3at Cleveland Browns W 45–243–1 Cleveland Stadium Recap
5October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–04–1Riverfront Stadium Recap
6October 17at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–234–2 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
7October 24at Houston Oilers W 27–75–2 Astrodome Recap
8October 31 Cleveland Browns W 21–66–2Riverfront Stadium Recap
9November 8 Los Angeles Rams W 20–127–2Riverfront Stadium Recap
10November 14 Houston Oilers W 31–278–2Riverfront Stadium Recap
11November 21at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–249–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
12November 28 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–79–3Riverfront Stadium Recap
13December 6at Oakland Raiders L 20–359–4 Oakland Coliseum Recap
14December 12at New York Jets W 42–310–4 Shea Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Pittsburgh Steelers (3)1040.7145–19–3342138W9
Cincinnati Bengals 1040.7144–28–4335210W1
Cleveland Browns 950.6433–37–5267287L1
Houston Oilers 590.3570–63–9222273L2

Team stats

1976 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats
TEAM STATSBengalsOpponents
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
TOTAL NET YARDS
Avg Per Game
Total Plays
Avg. Per Play
NET YARDS RUSHING
Avg. Per Game
Total Rushes
NET YARDS PASSING
Avg. Per Game
Sacked Yards Lost
Gross Yards
Att. Completions
Completion Pct.
Intercepted
PUNTS-AVERAGE
PENALTIES-YARDS
FUMBLES-BALL LOST
TOUCHDOWNS
Rushing
Passing
Returns
Score by Periods1234Tot
Bengals
Opponents

Team leaders

Awards and records

Pro Bowl Selections

References

  1. "1976 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 37