1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1977 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerPaul Brown
Head coachBill Johnson
Home fieldRiverfront 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.

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

1977 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Eddie Edwards  Defensive end Miami (FL)
1 8 Wilson Whitley  Defensive tackle Houston
1 22 Mike Cobb  Tight end Michigan State
2 49 Pete Johnson *  Running back Ohio State
3 76 Mike Voight  Running back North Carolina
4 85 Rick Walker  Tight end UCLA
4 103 Mike Wilson  Offensive tackle Georgia
4 105 Jerry Anderson  Defensive back Oklahoma
5 133 Ray Phillips  Linebacker Nebraska
6 160 Tommy Duniven  Quarterback Texas Tech
7 187 Louis Breeden *  Defensive back North Carolina Central
7 194 Jim Corbett  Tight end Pittsburgh
8 214 Jose St. Victor  Guard Syracuse
9 245 Willie Zachary  Wide receiver Central State (OH)
10 272 Bob Bialik  Punter Hillsdale
11 292 Joel Parrish  Guard Georgia
11 299 Carl Allen  Defensive back Southern Miss
12 326 Alex 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

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

1977 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date Opponent Result Attendance Stadium
September 18 Cleveland Browns L 3–13 52,847 Riverfront Stadium
September 25 Seattle Seahawks W 42–20 45,579 Riverfront Stadium
October 2 at San Diego Chargers L 3–24 40,352 San Diego Stadium
October 9 at Green Bay Packers W 17–7 53,653 Milwaukee County Stadium
October 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 47,950 Three Rivers Stadium
October 23 Denver Broncos L 13–24 54,395 Riverfront Stadium
October 30 Houston Oilers W 13–10 (OT) 53,194 Riverfront Stadium
November 6 at Cleveland Browns W 10–7 81,932 Cleveland Stadium
November 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–42 45,371 Metropolitan Stadium
November 20 Miami Dolphins W 23–17 46,733 Riverfront Stadium
November 27 New York Giants W 30–13 32,705 Riverfront Stadium
December 4 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–7 38,488 Arrowhead Stadium
December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 36,133 Riverfront Stadium
December 18 at Houston Oilers L 16–21 46,212 Astrodome

Season summary[]

Week 5 at Steelers[]

Week Five: Cincinnati Bengals (2–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2–2)
1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 0714
Steelers 0 13 0720

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 17
  • Game time: 9:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,950
  • TV announcers (ABC): Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell
  • Box Score

Bob Trumpy was knocked out of the game by Mel Blount

Week 8[]

1 234Total
Bengals 7 030 10
Browns 0 700 7
  • Date: November 6
  • Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 67 °F • Wind 11

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Week 11[]

1 234Total
Giants 0 607 13
Bengals 20 703 30
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Riverfront StadiumCincinnati
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game attendance: 32,705
  • Game weather: Snow • 20 °F • Wind 10
  • TV announcers (CBS): Lindsey Nelson and Paul Hornung

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Standings[]

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers(3) 9 5 0 .643 4–2 7–5 276 243 W1
Houston Oilers 8 6 0 .571 3–3 6–6 299 230 W2
Cincinnati Bengals 8 6 0 .571 3–3 6–5 238 235 L1
Cleveland Browns 6 8 0 .429 2–4 5–7 269 267 L4

Roster[]

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

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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