1976 Cincinnati Bengals season

1976 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Bill Johnson
Owner	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	10–4
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's ninth year in professional football and its seventh with the National Football League.

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

Main article: 1976 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1976 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	11	Billy Brooks	Wide receiver	Oklahoma
1	24	Archie Griffin	Running back	Ohio State
2	38	Glenn Bujnoch	Guard	Texas A&M
2	51	Chris Bahr	Placekicker	Penn State
3	69	Danny Reece	Defensive back	USC
3	82	Reggie Williams	Linebacker	Dartmouth
4	106	Tony Davis	Running back	Nebraska
4	116	Greg Fairchild	Guard	Tulsa
5	138	Willie Shelby	Running back	Alabama
5	147	Scott Perry	Defensive back	Williams
6	176	Orlando Nelson	Tight end	Utah State
7	187	Bob Bateman	Quarterback	Brown
7	192	Carmen Rome	Defensive back	Miami (OH)
7	205	Ken Kuhn	Linebacker	Ohio State
8	232	Ron Hunt	Offensive tackle	Oregon
9	259	Lonnie Allgood	Wide receiver	Syracuse
10	287	Tom Klaban	Placekicker	Ohio State
11	314	Melvin Morgan	Defensive back	Mississippi Valley State
12	341	Joe Dale Harris	Wide receiver	Alabama
13	371	Randy Walker	Running back	Miami (OH)
14	398	Greg Coleman	Punter	Florida A&M
15	425	Lynn Hieber	Quarterback	Indiana (PA)
16	455	George Demopoulis	Center	Miami (FL)
17	482	Scott Dannelley	Guard	Ohio 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

Head Coach – Bill Johnson

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks/Receivers – Boyd Dowler
Offensive Backfield – Jack Donaldson
Offensive Line – Mike McCormack

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Howard Brinker
Defensive Line – Chuck Studley
Defensive Backfield – Charley Winner

Strength and conditioning

Strength – Kim Wood

Regular season

Schedule

1976 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date	Opponent #	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
September 12	Denver Broncos	W	17–7	53,464	Riverfront Stadium
September 19	at Baltimore Colts	L	27–28	50,374	Memorial Stadium
September 26	Green Bay Packers	W	28–7	44,103	Riverfront Stadium
October 3	at Cleveland Browns	W	45–24	75,817	Cleveland Stadium
October 10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W	21–0	49,700	Riverfront Stadium
October 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	6–23	48,311	Three Rivers Stadium
October 24	at Houston Oilers	W	27–7	45,499	Astrodome
October 31	Cleveland Browns	W	21–6	54,776	Riverfront Stadium
November 8	Los Angeles Rams	W	20–12	52,480	Riverfront Stadium
November 14	Houston Oilers	W	31–27	53,243	Riverfront Stadium
November 21	at Kansas City Chiefs	W	27–24	46,259	Arrowhead Stadium
November 28	Pittsburgh Steelers	L	3–7	55,142	Riverfront Stadium
December 6	at Oakland Raiders	L	20–35	52,430	Oakland Coliseum
December 12	at New York Jets	W	42–3	31,067	Shea Stadium

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Pittsburgh Steelers⁽³⁾	10	4	0	.714	5–1	9–3	342	138	W9
Cincinnati Bengals	10	4	0	.714	4–2	8–3	335	210	W1
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	3–3	6–5	267	287	L1
Houston Oilers	5	9	0	.357	0–6	3–9	222	273	L2

Team stats

1976 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats
TEAM STATS	Bengals	Opponents
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 Periods	1	2	3	4	Tot
Bengals
Opponents

Team leaders

Passing: Ken Anderson (338 Att, 179 Comp, 2367 Yds, 53.0 Pct, 19 TD, 14 Int, 76.9 Rating)
Rushing: Boobie Clark (151 Att, 671 Yds, 4.4 Avg, 24 Long, 7 TD)
Receiving: Isaac Curtis (41 Rec, 766 Yds, 18.7 Avg, 85 Long, 6 TD)
Scoring: Chris Bahr, 81 points (14 FG; 39 PAT)

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

11 John Reaves
14 Ken Anderson

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

88 Bruce Coslet
84 Bob Trumpy

Offensive Linemen

54 Bob Johnson C
62 Dave Lapham G
63 Greg Fairchild G
64 John Shinners G
71 Rufus Mayes T
72 Ron Hunt T
74 Glenn Bujnoch G
76 Vernon Holland T

Defensive Linemen

67 Gary Burley DE
68 Bill Kollar DT
70 Ron Carpenter DT
78 Bob Brown DT
79 Coy Bacon DE
80 Ken Johnson DE

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

10 Chris Bahr K
87 Pat McInally P

Awards and records

Ken Riley, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, (9) ^[2]

Pro Bowl Selections

QB Ken Anderson
DE Coy Bacon
S Tommy Casanova
WR Isaac Curtis
LB Jim LeClair
CB Lemar Parrish

References

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

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium

Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers

Culture and lore	Freezer Bowl Ickey Shuffle "Welcome to the Jungle" Ben–Gals Bengalized Laura Vikmanis

Division championships (9)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015

Conference championships (2)	1981 1988

Retired numbers	54

Media	WCKY WEBN WLW Radio network WKRC-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)

Seasons (48)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cincinnati Bengals seasons

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1976 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets		Tampa Bay	Washington		Seattle

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