1978 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1978 4–12 4th AFC Central Bill Johnson and Homer Rice Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons The 1978 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 9th season in the National Football League, and the 11th overall. Ken Anderson missed the first four games with a broken bone in his right hand, and Homer Rice replaced Bill Johnson as head coach after the Bengals started 0–5. The team dipped to marks of 0–8 and 1–12 before rebounding under Rice to win the last three games. In the season finale, the Bengals blasted Cleveland, 48–16, setting series records for points and victory margin. Offseason NFL draft 1978 NFL draft 1978 Cincinnati Bengals 1 8 Ross Browner Defensive end Notre Dame yes 1 16 Blair Bush Center Washington yes 2 35 Ray Griffin Defensive back Ohio State yes 2 45 Deacon Turner Running back San Diego State yes 3 72 Ted Vincent Defensive tackle Wichita State yes 3 83 Don Bass Wide receiver Houston yes 4 99 Dennis Law Wide receiver East Tennessee State yes 5 126 Tom Dinkel Linebacker Kansas yes 5 131 Rob Hertel Quarterback USC yes 6 155 Steve Geise Running back Penn State 7 182 Joe Branson Defensive back Livingstone 7 193 Danny Bass Guard Elon 8 211 Bill Miller Offensive tackle Western Illinois 9 238 Ron Shumon Linebacker Wichita State yes 10 267 Tom DePaso Linebacker Penn State yes 11 292 Cal Prince Running back Louisville 11 294 Mark Donahue Guard Michigan yes 12 323 Kim Featsent Wide receiver Kent State no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1978_draft.htm 1978 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 10, 2014 Personnel Staff 1978 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head Coach – Bill Johnson Quarterbacks – Homer Rice Offensive Backfield – George Sefcik Receivers – Boyd Dowler Offensive Line – Mike McCormack Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Howard Brinker Defensive Line – Chuck Studley Defensive Backfield – Charley Winner Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1978 Cincinnati Bengals 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 16 Rob Hertel y 11 John Reaves 42 Boobie Clark 35 Tony Davis running back 36 Lenvil Elliott 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson American football, born 1954 22 Deacon Turner y 82 Billy Brooks 85 Isaac Curtis 83 Dennis Law American football y 84 Don Bass American football y 81 James Corbett American football 88 Rick Walker 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 58 Blair Bush y C 66 Mark Donahue y G 76 Vernon Holland T 54 Bob Johnson American football C 62 Dave Lapham G 71 Rufus Mayes T 77 Mike Wilson offensive lineman T 79 Ross Browner y DE 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards American football DT 78 Ted Vincent y DT 75 Wilson Whitley DT 50 Glenn Cameron OLB 56 Tom DePaso y OLB 52 Tom Dinkel y OLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 51 Tom Ruud OLB 59 Ron Shumon y MLB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker OLB 34 Louis Breeden CB 24 Marvin Cobb SS 44 Ray Griffin y CB 30 Dick Jauron FS 21 Melvin Morgan CB/S 32 Scott Perry American football FS 13 Ken Riley CB 10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P 72 Ron Hunt American football T IR https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1978_roster.htm 1978 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 10, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 23–24 0–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap 2 September 10 at Cleveland Browns L 10–13 (OT) 0–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap 3 September 17 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–28 0–3 Riverfront Stadium Recap 4 September 24 New Orleans Saints L 18–20 0–4 Riverfront Stadium Recap 5 October 1 at San Francisco 49ers L 12–28 0–5 Candlestick Park Recap 6 October 9, 1978 at Miami Dolphins L 0–21 0–6 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 7 October 15 New England Patriots L 3–10 0–7 Riverfront Stadium Recap 8 October 22 at Buffalo Bills L 0–5 0–8 Rich Stadium Recap 9 October 29 Houston Oilers W 28–13 1–8 Riverfront Stadium Recap 10 November 5 at San Diego Chargers L 13–22 1–9 San Diego Stadium Recap 11 November 13, 1978 Oakland Raiders L 21–34 1–10 Riverfront Stadium Recap 12 November 19 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–7 1–11 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 13 November 26 at Houston Oilers L 10–17 1–12 AstrodomeRecap 14 December 3 Atlanta Falcons W 37–7 2–12 Riverfront Stadium Recap 15 December 11, 1978 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–19 3–12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Recap 16 December 17 Cleveland Browns W 48–16 4–12 Riverfront StadiumRecap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Team leaders Passing: Ken Anderson (319 Att, 173 Comp, 2219 Yds, 54.2 Pct, 10 TD, 22 Int, 58.0 Rating) Rushing: Pete Johnson (180 Att, 762 Yds, 4.2 Avg, 50 Long, 7 TD) Receiving: Isaac Curtis (47 Rec, 737 Yds, 15.7 Avg, 57 Long, 3 TD) Scoring: Chris Bahr, 74 points (16 FG; 26 PAT) Awards and records Pro Bowl selection For the first time in team history, the Bengals did not have any players selected to the Pro Bowl. References External links 1978 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cinc Category:Long stubs with short prose