1977_Cincinnati_Bengals_season

1977 Cincinnati Bengals season
1977 Cincinnati Bengals season
Owner	Paul Brown
Head coach	Bill Johnson
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	8–6
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1976; Bengals seasons; 1978 →;

1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season

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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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
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
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 14 Ken Anderson 11 John Reaves 15 Mike Wells Running backs 42 Boobie Clark 35 Tony Davis 36 Lenvil Elliott 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson FB 27 John Perales 30 Willie Shelby Wide receivers 82 Billy Brooks 85 Isaac Curtis 83 Steve Holden 86 John McDaniel Tight ends 89 Mike Cobb 81 Jim Corbett 84 Bob Trumpy 88 Rick Walker		Offensive linemen 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 63 Greg Fairchild G 76 Vernon Holland T 54 Bob Johnson C 62 Dave Lapham G 71 Rufus Mayes T 64 John Shinners G 72 Ron Hunt T Defensive linemen 79 Coy Bacon DE 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards DE 78 Walter Johnson DT 80 Ken Johnson DE 75 Wilson Whitley DT		Linebackers 50 Glenn Cameron 53 Bo Harris 55 Jim LeClair 59 Ray Phillips 60 Ron Pritchard 57 Reggie Williams Defensive backs 13 Ken Riley CB 20 Lemar Parrish CB 21 Melvin Morgan CB 24 Marvin Cobb S 31 Jerry Anderson S 32 Scott Perry CB 37 Tommy Casanova S Special teams 10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P		Reserve lists 34 Louis Breeden CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 51 Chris Devlin LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	0	7	14
Steelers	0	13	0	7	20

AFC Central
view talk edit	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

1977_Cincinnati_Bengals_season

1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 5 at Steelers

Week 8

Week 11

Standings

References

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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