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1976 Cincinnati Bengals season
The 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League, and the 9th overall.
| 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season |
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| Paul Brown |
| Bill Johnson |
| Riverfront Stadium |
| 10–4 |
| 2nd AFC Central |
| Did not qualify |
| QB Ken AndersonDE Coy BaconS Tommy CasanovaWR Isaac CurtisLB 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.
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.
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| 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 | |
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| 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 |
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| Quarterbacks (QB) | ||||||
| 14 Ken Anderson | ||||||
| 11 John Reaves | ||||||
| Running backs (RB) |
42 Boobie Clark 35 Tony Davis 36 Lenvil Elliott 33 Stan Fritts 45 Archie Griffin 30 Willie Shelby Wide receivers (WR)
82 Billy Brooks 85 Isaac Curtis 86 John McDaniel 25 Chip Myers Tight ends (TE)
88 Bruce Coslet 84 Bob Trumpy | | Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 63 Greg Fairchild G 76 Vernon Holland T 72 Ron Hunt T 54 Bob Johnson C 62 Dave Lapham G 71 Rufus Mayes T 64 John Shinners G Defensive linemen (DL)
79 Coy Bacon DE 78 Bob Brown DT 67 Gary Burley DE 70 Ron Carpenter DT 80 Ken Johnson DE 68 Bill Kollar DT | | Linebackers (LB) 50 Glenn Cameron OLB 51 Chris Devlin OLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 60 Ron Pritchard OLB 57 Reggie Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB)
37 Tommy Casanova SS 24 Marvin Cobb FS 23 Bernard Jackson S 21 Melvin Morgan CB 20 Lemar Parrish CB 32 Scott Perry CB 13 Ken Riley CB Special teams (ST)
10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P | | Reserve
56 Ken Kuhn LB (IR)
Rookies in italics |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Recap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 12 | Denver Broncos | W 17–7 | 1–0 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
| September 19 | at Baltimore Colts | L 27–28 | 1–1 | Memorial Stadium | Recap | |
| September 26 | Green Bay Packers | W 28–7 | 2–1 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
| October 3 | at Cleveland Browns | W 45–24 | 3–1 | Cleveland Stadium | Recap | |
| October 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | W 21–0 | 4–1 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
| October 17 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 6–23 | 4–2 | Three Rivers Stadium | Recap | |
| October 24 | at Houston Oilers | W 27–7 | 5–2 | Astrodome | Recap | |
| October 31 | Cleveland Browns | W 21–6 | 6–2 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
| .mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}November 8 | Los Angeles Rams | W 20–12 | 7–2 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
| November 14 | Houston Oilers | W 31–27 | 8–2 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
| November 21 | at Kansas City Chiefs | W 27–24 | 9–2 | Arrowhead Stadium | Recap | |
| November 28 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 3–7 | 9–3 | Riverfront Stadium | Recap | |
| December 6 | at Oakland Raiders | L 20–35 | 9–4 | Oakland Coliseum | Recap | |
| December 12 | at New York Jets | W 42–3 | 10–4 | Shea Stadium | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
| AFC Central | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers(3) | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 5–1 | 9–3 | 342 | 138 | W9 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10 | 4 | 0 | .714 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 335 | 210 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 3–3 | 7–5 | 267 | 287 | L1 |
| Houston Oilers | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 0–6 | 3–9 | 222 | 273 | L2 |
| 1976 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats | ||
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| 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 |
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| Bengals | |||||
| Opponents |
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Passing: Ken Anderson (338 Att, 179 Comp, 2367 Yds, 53.0 Pct, 19 TD, 14 Int, 76.9 Rating)
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Rushing: Boobie Clark (151 Att, 671 Yds, 4.4 Avg, 24 Long, 7 TD)
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Receiving: Isaac Curtis (41 Rec, 766 Yds, 18.7 Avg, 85 Long, 6 TD)
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Scoring: Chris Bahr, 81 points (14 FG; 39 PAT)
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Ken Riley, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, (9)
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QB Ken Anderson
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DE Coy Bacon
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S Tommy Casanova
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WR Isaac Curtis
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LB Jim LeClair
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CB Lemar Parrish
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Bengals on Pro Football Reference
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Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
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Bengals History on Official Site
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