1969 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season March 2021 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1969 4–9–1 5th AFL West Paul Brown Nippert Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons The 1969 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's second year as a franchise, and their final season in professional football's American Football League (AFL). Head coach Paul Brown drafted quarterback Greg Cook of the University of Cincinnati in the first round. The same draft also produced linebacker Bill Bergey. Cook's season started spectacularly, as he led the Bengals to a 3–0 record. However, due to a pop in his right (throwing) shoulder while being tackled by linebacker Jim Lynch against Kansas City, he missed the next three games.https://gobearcats.com/news/2022/1/29/general-the-bearcats-bengals-connection.aspx The Bearcats-Bengals Connection University of Cincinnati Athletics January 29, 2022 January 20, 2025https://www.bengals.com/history/years/1969 Cincinnati Bengals History 1969 Cincinnati Bengals https://web.archive.org/web/20220211212026/https://www.bengals.com/history/years/1969 February 11, 2022 With limited medical technology at the time, his injury went undiagnosed; it was later confirmed as a torn rotator cuff. Despite this, the Bengals defeated the Chiefs 24-19. The Bengals jumped out to a 3–0 record, but finished 4–9–1 in their final season at Nippert Stadium, before moving to the brand new Riverfront Stadium the following season. Brown would be named AFL Coach of the Year. The November 9, 1969 Bengals vs. Oilers game at the Astrodome in Houston is unique in Bengals history, as it is the only non-overtime tie game. Cincinnati played its first regular-season tie that afternoon, catching the Oilers at 31–31 on kicker Horst Muhlmann's 18-yard field goal with 0:22 left in the fourth quarter. Regular-season overtime was not in the rule book at that time. The oldest season record in Bengals history, and the only one still standing from the Nippert Stadium years, is QB Greg Cook's average of 9.41 yards gained per passing attempt in 1969. The only other average of more than nine yards was 9.21 by QB Boomer Esiason in 1988. Cook went on to pass for 1,854 yards and led the Bengals to wins over the Oakland Raiders as well as the eventual Super Bowl Champion Chiefs. Offseason Common draft 1969 NFL draft 1969 Cincinnati Bengals 1 5 Greg Cook Quarterback Cincinnati yes 2 31 Bill Bergey Linebacker Arkansas State yes yes 3 57 Speedy Thomas Wide receiver Utah yes 4 83 Clem Turner Running back Cincinnati yes 5 109 Guy Dennis Guard Florida yes 6 135 Ken Riley Defensive back Florida A&M yes 7 161 Royce Berry Defensive end Houston yes 8 187 Tim Buchanan Linebacker Hawaii yes 9 213 Mike Stripling Running back Tulsa 10 239 Steve Howell Tight end Ohio State 11 265 Mark Stewart Defensive back Georgia 12 291 Lonnie Paige Defensive tackle North Carolina Central 13 316 Chuck Benson Wide receiver Southern Illinois 14 343 Mike Wilson Offensive tackle Dayton yes 15 369 Bill Shoemaker Placekicker Stanford 16 395 Bill Schmidt Linebacker Missouri 17 421 Terry Story Offensive tackle Georgia Tech no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1969_draft.htm 1969 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 12, 2014 Personnel Staff 1969 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head coach/General Manager – Paul Brown Offensive Backfield – Jack Donaldson Receivers – Bill Walsh Offensive Line – Bill Johnson Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield – Tom Bass Defensive Line – Chuck Studley Linebackers – Vince Costello Roster 1969 Cincinnati Bengals 12 Greg Cook y 14 Sam Wyche 19 Essex Johnson 40 Ron Lamb 30 Jess Phillips American football 18 Paul Robinson American football 43 Clem Turner y 10 Eric Crabtree 26 Jack Gehrke 25 Chip Myers 24 Tommie Smith 17 Speedy Thomas y 88 Bruce Coslet y 84 Bob Trumpy 64 Justin Canale G 63 Guy Dennis y G 72 Howard Fest T 54 Bob Johnson American football C 68 Dave Middendorf G 74 Ernie Park T 77 Frank Peters American football y T 67 Michael Wilson offensive lineman y G 75 Ernie Wright T 85 Martin Baccaglio DE 82 Royce Berry y DE 79 Steve Chomyszak DE/DT 89 Harry Gunner DE/DT 70 Andy Rice DT 83 Bill Staley DT 51 Ken Avery OLB 58 Al Beauchamp OLB 66 Bill Bergey y MLB 52 Tim Buchanan American football y MLB 53 Bill Peterson linebacker OLB 23 Al Coleman SS 27 Ken Dyer FS 28 John Guillory American football CB 20 Bobby Hunt American football FS 29 Jim Johnson no SS 47 Charlie King American football CB 13 Ken Riley y CB 31 Fletcher Smith American football CB 11 Dale Livingston P 16 Horst Mühlmann K 41 Terry Swanson P 57 Ed Harmon LB IR 73 Pat Matson G IR -- Wayne McClure LB Military -- Mark Stewart no y DB https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1969_roster.htm 1969 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players Pro-Football-Reference.com October 20, 2014 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 14 Miami Dolphins W 27–21 1–0 Nippert Stadium 25,335 Recap 2 September 21 San Diego Chargers W 34–20 2–0 Nippert Stadium 26,243 Recap 3 September 28 Kansas City Chiefs W 24–19 3–0 Nippert Stadium 27,812 Recap 4 October 4, 1969 at San Diego Chargers L 14–21 3–1 San Diego Stadium 52,748 Recap 5 October 12 New York Jets L 7–21 3–2 Nippert Stadium 27,927 Recap 6 October 19 Denver Broncos L 23–30 3–3 Nippert Stadium 27,920 Recap 7 October 26 at Kansas City Chiefs L 22–42 3–4 Municipal Stadium 50,934 Recap 8 November 2 Oakland Raiders W 31–17 4–4 Nippert Stadium 27,927 Recap 9 November 9 at Houston Oilers T 31–31 4–4–1 Houston Astrodome 45,298 Recap 10 November 16 Boston Patriots L 14–25 4–5–1 Nippert Stadium 25,913 Recap 11 November 23 at New York Jets L 7–40 4–6–1 Shea Stadium 62,128 Recap 12 November 30 at Buffalo Bills L 13–16 4–7–1 War Memorial Stadium 35,122 Recap 13 December 7 at Oakland Raiders L 17–37 4–8–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,427 Recap 14 December 14 at Denver Broncos L 16–27 4–9–1 Mile High Stadium 42,198 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Team stats 1969 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats TEAM STATS Bengals Opponents TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 172 278 Rushing 66 135 Passing 95 130 Penalty 11 13 TOTAL NET YARDS 3868 5337 Avg Per Game 276.3 381.2 Total Plays 728 935 Avg. Per Play 5.3 5.7 NET YARDS RUSHING 1523 2651 Avg. Per Game 167.5 189.4 Total Rushes 363 523 NET YARDS PASSING 2345 2686 Avg. Per Game 167.5 191.9 Sacked Yards Lost 57–375 16–180 Gross Yards 2720 2866 Att. Completions 308–163 396–205 Completion Pct. 52.9 51.8 Intercepted 15 21 PUNTS-AVERAGE 85–38.8 55–41.4 PENALTIES-YARDS 50–556 72–824FUMBLES-BALL LOST 30–25 19–16 TOUCHDOWNS 33 42 Rushing 10 13 Passing 22 24 Returns 1 5 Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 Tot Bengals 48 92 72 68 280 Opponents 78 130 68 91 367 Team leaders Passing: Greg Cook (197 Att, 106 Comp, 1854 Yds, 53.8 Pct, 15 TD, 11 Int, 88.3 Rating) Rushing: Jess Phillips (118 Att, 578 Yds, 4.9 Avg, 83 Long, 3 TD) Receiving: Eric Crabtree (40 Rec, 855 Yds, 21.4 Avg, 73 Long, 7 TD) Scoring: Horst Muhlmann, 80 points (16 FG; 32 PAT) Awards and records AFL Coach of the Year Paul Brown AFL Passing Title Greg Cook AFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Bill Bergey AFL Pro Bowl Selections RB Paul Robinson TE Bob Trumpy References External links 1969 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincinnati Category:Long stubs with short prose