1979_Cincinnati_Bengals_season

1979 Cincinnati Bengals season
1979 Cincinnati Bengals season
General manager	Paul Brown
Head coach	Homer Rice
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1978; Bengals seasons; 1980 →;

1979 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season

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. 1979 marked the end of an era, as the last remaining original Bengal, longtime center Bob Johnson, retired after 12 seasons, 2 in the AFL, and 10 in the NFL, all with the Bengals.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1979 Cincinnati Bengals draft
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


	Quarterbacks 14 Ken Anderson 12 Jack Thompson Running backs 40 Charles Alexander FB 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson FB 35 Nathan Poole FB 22 Deacon Turner KR Wide receivers 84 Don Bass 85 Isaac Curtis 86 Steve Kreider 88 Mike Levenseller Tight ends 81 Jim Corbett 89 Dan Ross 83 Rick Walker		Offensive linemen 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 58 Blair Bush C 70 Barney Cotton G 66 Mark Donahue G 76 Vernon Holland T 54 Bob Johnson C 62 Dave Lapham G/C 65 Max Montoya G/T 77 Mike Wilson T Defensive linemen 79 Ross Browner DE 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards DT 72 Mack Mitchell DE 63 Mike White DT 75 Wilson Whitley DT		Linebackers 50 Glenn Cameron MLB/OLB 52 Tom Dinkel OLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 59 Howard Kurnick OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 51 Tom Ruud OLB 57 Reggie Williams OLB Defensive backs 21 Jim Browner SS 28 Scott Burk SS 24 Marvin Cobb CB/SS 29 Vaughn Lusby CB/PR 44 Ray Griffin CB 30 Dick Jauron FS 32 Scott Perry FS 13 Ken Riley CB Special teams 10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P		Reserve lists 34 Louis Breeden CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 82 Billy Brooks WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

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

AFC Central
view talk edit	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

1979_Cincinnati_Bengals_season

1979 Cincinnati Bengals season

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

References

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