1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1977 Cincinnati Bengals season
Cincinnati Bengals wordmark (1971-1996).png
Owner Paul Brown
Head coach Bill Johnson
Home field Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record8–6
Division place2nd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League, and the 10th overall. Second-year Running Back Archie Griffin struggled to learn the NFL game rushing for only 549 yards while failing to cross the end zone. A loss to Houston in the final game cost the Bengals a spot in the playoffs. The team finished with an 8–6 record.

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

1977 Cincinnati Bengals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
13 Eddie Edwards   Defensive end Miami (FL)
18 Wilson Whitley   Defensive tackle Houston
122 Mike Cobb   Tight end Michigan State
249 Pete Johnson  *  Running back Ohio State
376 Mike Voight  Running back North Carolina
485 Rick Walker   Tight end UCLA
4103 Mike Wilson   Offensive tackle Georgia
4105 Jerry Anderson   Defensive back Oklahoma
5133 Ray Phillips   Linebacker Nebraska
6160 Tommy Duniven   Quarterback Texas Tech
7187 Louis Breeden  * Defensive back North Carolina Central
7194 Jim Corbett  Tight end Pittsburgh
8214Jose St. Victor  Guard Syracuse
9245Willie Zachary  Wide receiver Central State (OH)
10272Bob Bialik  Punter Hillsdale
11292 Joel Parrish  GuardGeorgia
11299 Carl Allen  Defensive back Southern Miss
12326Alex Percival Wide receiver Morehouse
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1977 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

1977 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

Reserved


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 18 Cleveland Browns L 3–130–1 Riverfront Stadium 52,847
2September 25 Seattle Seahawks W 42–201–1Riverfront Stadium45,579
3October 2at San Diego Chargers L 3–241–2 San Diego Stadium 40,352
4October 9at Green Bay Packers W 17–72–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,653
5October 17at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–202–3 Three Rivers Stadium 47,950
6October 23 Denver Broncos L 13–242–4Riverfront Stadium54,395
7October 30 Houston Oilers W 13–10 (OT)3–4Riverfront Stadium53,194
8November 6at Cleveland Browns W 10–74–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,932
9November 13at Minnesota Vikings L 10–424–5 Metropolitan Stadium 45,371
10November 20 Miami Dolphins W 23–175–5Riverfront Stadium46,733
11November 27 New York Giants W 30–136–5Riverfront Stadium32,705
12December 4at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–77–5 Arrowhead Stadium 38,488
13December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–108–5Riverfront Stadium36,133
14December 18at Houston Oilers L 16–218–6 Astrodome 46,212
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 5 at Steelers

Week Five: Cincinnati Bengals (2–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2–2)
Quarter1234Total
Bengals 070714
Steelers 0130720

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Bob Trumpy was knocked out of the game by Mel Blount

Week 8

1234Total
•Bengals703010
Browns07007
Scoring summary
1CIN Pete Johnson 11 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 7–0
2CLE Oscar Roan 4 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)Tie 7–7
3CINChris Bahr 47 yard field goalBengals 10–7

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Week 11

1234Total
Giants060713
•Bengals2070330
Scoring summary
1CIN Billy Brooks 58 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 7–0
1CIN Boobie Clark 10 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 14–0
1CINBilly Brooks 30 yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick failed)Bengals 20–0
2CINJim Corbett 47 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 27–0
2NYG Jimmy Robinson 5 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (kick failed)Bengals 27–6
4CINChris Bahr 32 yard field goalBengals 30–6
4NYGJoe Pisarcik 1 yard run (Joe Danelo kick)Bengals 30–13

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Standings

AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Pittsburgh Steelers (3)950.6434–27–5276243W1
Houston Oilers 860.5713–36–6299230W2
Cincinnati Bengals 860.5713–36–5238235L1
Cleveland Browns 680.4292–45–7269267L4

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References

  1. ↑ "1977 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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