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1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

1977 Cincinnati Bengals season
Paul Brown
Bill Johnson
Riverfront Stadium
8–6
2nd AFC Central
Did 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.

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1977 Cincinnati Bengals draft
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
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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/Linebackers – 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
15 Mike Wells
Running backs (RB)

42 Boobie Clark 35 Tony Davis 36 Lenvil Elliott 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson 30 Willie Shelby Wide receivers (WR)

82 Billy Brooks 83 Steve Holden 86 John McDaniel Tight ends (TE)

89 Mike Cobb 81 James Corbett 84 Bob Trumpy

88 Rick Walker | | Offensive linemen (OL) 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 63 Greg Fairchild G/C 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 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards DE 80 Ken Johnson DE 78 Walter Johnson DT 75 Wilson Whitley DT | | Linebackers (LB) 50 Glenn Cameron MLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 59 Ray Phillips OLB 57 Reggie Williams OLB Defensive backs (DB)

31 Jerry Anderson SS 37 Tommy Casanova SS 24 Marvin Cobb FS 21 Melvin Morgan CB/S 20 Lemar Parrish CB 32 Scott Perry CB 13 Ken Riley CB Special teams (ST)

10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P | | Reserve

34 Louis Breeden CB (IR) 85 Isaac Curtis WR (IR) 51 Chris Devlin LB (IR) 60 Ron Pritchard LB (IR)

Rookies in italics |

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
September 18	Cleveland Browns	L 3–13	0–1	Riverfront Stadium	52,847
September 25	Seattle Seahawks	W 42–20	1–1	Riverfront Stadium	45,579
October 2	at San Diego Chargers	L 3–24	1–2	San Diego Stadium	40,352
October 9	at Green Bay Packers	W 17–7	2–2	Milwaukee County Stadium	53,653
.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}October 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–20	2–3	Three Rivers Stadium	47,950
October 23	Denver Broncos	L 13–24	2–4	Riverfront Stadium	54,395
October 30	Houston Oilers	W 13–10 (OT)	3–4	Riverfront Stadium	53,194
November 6	at Cleveland Browns	W 10–7	4–4	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	81,932
November 13	at Minnesota Vikings	L 10–42	4–5	Metropolitan Stadium	45,371
November 20	Miami Dolphins	W 23–17	5–5	Riverfront Stadium	46,733
November 27	New York Giants	W 30–13	6–5	Riverfront Stadium	32,705
December 4	at Kansas City Chiefs	W 27–7	7–5	Arrowhead Stadium	38,488
December 10	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 17–10	8–5	Riverfront Stadium	36,133
December 18	at Houston Oilers	L 16–21	8–6	Astrodome	46,212
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Bob Trumpy was knocked out of the game by Mel Blount

AFC Central
Pittsburgh Steelers(3)	9	5	.643	4–2	7–5	276	243	W1
Houston Oilers	8	6	.571	3–3	6–6	299	230	W2
Cincinnati Bengals	8	6	.571	3–3	6–5	238	235	L1
Cleveland Browns	6	8	.429	2–4	5–7	269	267	L4

Bengals on Pro Football Reference
Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
Bengals History on Official Site

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