1979 Cincinnati Bengals season

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1979 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachHomer Rice
General managerPaul Brown
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1979 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League, and the 12th overall. Fullback Pete Johnson powered his way to 15 touchdowns, but the Bengals struggled to their second straight 4–12 record. After the season, former Cleveland coach Forrest Gregg was named to replace Homer Rice as Bengals head coach.

Offseason[]

NFL draft[]

Main article: 1979 NFL draft
1979 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 3 Jack Thompson  Quarterback Washington State
1 12 Charles Alexander  Running back LSU
2 30 Dan Ross *  Tight end Northeastern
3 59 Barney Cotton  Guard Nebraska
4 84 Mike White  Defensive tackle Albany State
4 91 Vaughn Lusby  Defensive back Arkansas
5 113 Casey Merrill  Defensive end UC Davis
6 139 Steve Kreider  Wide receiver Lehigh
7 168 Max Montoya *  Guard UCLA
8 194 Howie Kurnick  Linebacker Cincinnati
9 223 Scott Burk  Defensive back Oklahoma State
10 250 Nathan Poole  Running back Louisville
11 278 Ken Bungarda  Offensive tackle Missouri
12 304 Jim Browner  Defensive back Notre Dame
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel[]

Staff[]

1979 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • President – John Sawyer
  • General Manager – Paul Brown
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster[]

1979 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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Regular season[]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 2 at Denver Broncos L 10–0 74,788
2 September 9 at Buffalo Bills L 51–24 43,504
3 September 16 New England Patriots L 20–14 41,805
4 September 23 Houston Oilers L 30–27 45,615
5 September 30 at Dallas Cowboys L 38–13 63,179
6 October 7 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–7 40,041
7 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–10 52,381
8 October 21 at Cleveland Browns L 28–27 75,119
9 October 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–13 42,036
10 November 4 at Baltimore Colts L 38–28 37,740
11 November 11 San Diego Chargers L 26–24 40,782
12 November 18 at Houston Oilers L 42–21 49,829
13 November 25 St. Louis Cardinals W 34–28 25,103
14 December 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 37–17 46,521
15 December 9 at Washington Redskins L 28–14 52,882
16 December 16 Cleveland Browns W 16–12 42,183

Standings[]

AFC Central
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers(2) 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 416 262 W1
Houston Oilers(4) 11 5 0 .688 4–2 9–3 362 331 L1
Cleveland Browns 9 7 0 .563 2–4 6–6 359 352 L2
Cincinnati Bengals 4 12 0 .250 2–4 2–10 337 421 W1

References[]

  1. ^ "1979 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. ^ "1979 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.

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