1979 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1979 4–12 4th AFC Central Homer Rice Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons 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. Offseason NFL draft 1979 NFL draft 1979 Cincinnati Bengals 1 3 Jack Thompson Quarterback Washington State yes 1 12 Charles Alexander Running back LSU yes 2 30 Dan Ross Tight end Northeastern yes yes 3 59 Barney Cotton Guard Nebraska yes 4 84 Mike White Defensive tackle Albany State yes 4 91 Vaughn Lusby Defensive back Arkansas yes 5 113 Casey Merrill Defensive end UC Davis 6 139 Steve Kreider Wide receiver Lehigh yes 7 168 Max Montoya Guard UCLA yes yes 8 194 Howie Kurnick Linebacker Cincinnati yes 9 223 Scott Burk Defensive back Oklahoma State yes 10 250 Nathan Poole Running back Louisville yes 11 278 Ken Bungarda Offensive tackle Missouri 12 304 Jim Browner Defensive back Notre Dame yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1979_draft.htm 1979 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 10, 2014 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1979 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head Coach – Homer Rice Offensive Backfield – George Sefcik Receivers – Boyd Dowler Offensive Line – Mike McCormack Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Howard Brinker Defensive Line – Dick Modzelewski Defensive Backfield – Charley Winner Special Teams – Frank Gansz Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1979 Cincinnati Bengals 45 3 0 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 12 Jack Thompson American football y 40 Charles Alexander running back y 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson American football, born 1954 35 Nathan Poole y 22 Deacon Turner 84 Don Bass American football 85 Isaac Curtis 86 Steve Kreider y 88 Mike Levenseller 81 Jim Corbett American football 89 Dan Ross American football y 88 Rick Walker 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 58 Blair Bush C 70 Barney Cotton y G 66 Mark Donahue G 76 Vernon Holland T 54 Bob Johnson American football C 62 Dave Lapham G/C 65 Max Montoya y G/T 77 Mike Wilson offensive lineman T 79 Ross Browner DE 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards American football DT 72 Mack Mitchell DE 63 Mike White defensive lineman y DT 75 Wilson Whitley DT 50 Glenn Cameron OLB 52 Tom Dinkel OLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 59 Howard Kurnick y OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 51 Tom Ruud OLB 21 Jim Browner y SS 28 Scott Burk y SS 24 Marvin Cobb CB/S 29 Vaughn Lusby y CB 44 Ray Griffin CB 30 Dick Jauron FS 32 Scott Perry American football FS 13 Ken Riley CB 10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P 34 Louis Breeden CB IR 82 Billy Brooks WR IR 57 Reggie Williams linebacker LB IR None - Vacant https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1979_roster.htm 1979 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com November 10, 2014 Regular season Schedule 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. Standings References External links 1979 Cincinnati Bengals at JT-SW.com 1979 Cincinnati Bengals - Team History at Bengals' Official website (Bengals.com) 1979 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cinc Category:Long stubs with short prose