1975 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1975 11–3 2nd AFC Central Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Lost Divisional Playoffs(at Raiders) 28–31 Bengals seasons The 1975 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League, and the 8th overall. The final season for Paul Brown as head coach, Cincinnati opened the season with six straight wins and went on to post an 11–3 record, their best regular-season mark. The Bengals qualified as the AFC wild card team for the playoffs, but lost to the Oakland, 31–28, in the divisional round of the playoffs. Ken Anderson won his second NFL passing championship. A serious blow was the loss of defensive tackle Mike Reid, who, only 27, retired in the off-season to pursue a career in music. The team qualified for the postseason for the third time in just eight years of existence, but 1975 would be the last time that the Bengals would do so until 1981. The Bengals ended the season at 11-3, with all of their losses coming in division play, losing twice to the eventual champion Steelers, and a road loss to Cleveland. They finished 8–0 against teams outside of the AFC Central. This was Bill Walsh's final season as offensive coordinator in Cincinnati. He departed after the season to join the San Diego Chargers with the same role, and then went on to become head coach at Stanford University, and then the San Francisco 49ers, where he later won 3 Super Bowls with them, which included 2 against the Bengals. Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 Cincinnati Bengals 1 14 Glenn Cameron Linebacker Florida yes 2 39 Al Krevis Offensive tackle Boston College yes 3 55 Gary Burley Defensive end Pittsburgh yes 3 64 Gary Sheide Quarterback BYU 3 77 Bo Harris Linebacker LSU yes 4 97 Stan Fritts Running back North Carolina State yes 5 120 Pat McInally Wide receiver Harvard yes yes 5 122 Jeff West Punter Cincinnati 6 142 Tom Shuman Quarterback Penn State 6 145 Rollen Smith Defensive back Arkansas 7 170 Chris Devlin Linebacker Penn State yes 8 195 Ricky Davis Defensive back Alabama yes 9 220 Greg Dubinetz Guard Yale 9 227 Lofell Williams Wide receiver Virginia Union 10 245 Rockey Felker Defensive back Mississippi State 11 276 Marvin Cobb Defensive back USC yes 12 301 Jack Novak Tight end Wisconsin yes 13 326 Ron Rosenberg Linebacker Montana 14 351 Frank Haywood Defensive tackle North Carolina State 15 376 Greg Enright Placekicker Southern Oregon 16 401 John Tuttle Wide receiver Kansas State 17 432 Elvin Charity Defensive back Yale no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1975_draft.htm 1975 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 11, 2014 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1975 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head Coach/General Manager – Paul Brown Quarterbacks/Receivers – Bill Walsh Offensive Backfield – Jack Donaldson Offensive Line – Bill Johnson Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield – Chuck Weber Defensive Line – Chuck Studley Linebackers – Howard Brinker Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1975 Cincinnati Bengals 46 4 0 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 11 John Reaves 42 Boobie Clark 36 Lenvil Elliott 33 Stan Fritts y 38 Champ Henson y 19 Essex Johnson 43 Ed Williams running back 85 Isaac Curtis 18 Charlie Joiner 25 Chip Myers 86 John McDaniel American football 88 Bruce Coslet 89 Jack Novak y 84 Bob Trumpy 72 Howard Fest G 76 Vernon Holland T 54 Bob Johnson American football C 75 Al Krevis T 62 Dave Lapham G 71 Rufus Mayes T 64 John Shinners G 78 Bob Brown defensive lineman DT 70 Ron Carpenter defensive lineman DT 80 Ken Johnson defensive end, born 1947 DE 68 Bill Kollar DT 65 Maulty Moore DT/DE 83 Sherman White American football DE 58 Al Beauchamp OLB 50 Glenn Cameron y MLB 52 Brad Cousino y OLB 51 Chris Devlin y OLB 53 Bo Harris y OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 60 Ron Pritchard OLB 29 Lyle Blackwood SS 37 Tommy Casanova SS 24 Marvin Cobb y CB 27 Ricky Davis American football y FS 23 Bernard Jackson defensive back FS 20 Lemar Parrish CB 13 Ken Riley CB 41 Dave Green American football K/P 82 Royce Berry DE IR 67 Gary Burley y DE IR 26 Charlie Davis running back RB IR 87 Pat McInally y WR IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1September 21 Cleveland BrownsW 24–17 1–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap 2September 28 at New Orleans Saints W 21–0 2–0 Louisiana Superdome Recap 3October 5 at Houston Oilers W 21–19 3–0 Astrodome Recap 4October 12 New England Patriots W 27–10 4–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap 5October 19 Oakland Raiders W 14–10 5–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap 6October 26 at Atlanta Falcons W 21–14 6–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Recap 7 November 2 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–30 6–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap 8November 9 at Denver Broncos W 17–16 7–1 Mile High Stadium Recap 9 November 17, 1975 Buffalo Bills W 33–24 8–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap 10November 23 at Cleveland Browns L 23–35 8–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap 11 November 30 Houston Oilers W 23–19 9–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap 12December 7 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–0 10–2 Veterans Stadium Recap 13 December 13, 1975 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–35 10–3 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 14 December 21 San Diego Chargers W 47–17 11–3 Riverfront Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 Browns 0 3 14 0 Bengals 14 3 7 0 September 21 Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. 57 F, wind 11 mph on yes 1 CIN Isaac Curtis 27-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick) Bengals 7–0 1 CIN Boobie Clark 14-yard run (Dave Green kick) Bengals 14–0 2 CLE Don Cockroft 18-yard field goal Bengals 14–3 2 CIN Dave Green 44-yard field goal Bengals 17–3 3 CIN Lenvil Elliott 3-yard run (Dave Green kick) Bengals 24–3 3 CLE Greg Pruitt 8-yard run (Don Cockroft kick) Bengals 24–10 3 CLE Charlie Hall recovered fumble in end zone (Don Cockroft kick) Bengals 24–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 7 Steelers 0 10 13 7 Bengals 3 0 0 21 November 2 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 58,418 yes 1 CIN Dave Green 23-yard field goal Bengals 3–0 2 PIT Roy Gerela 42-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 PIT Lynn Swann 37-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick) Steelers 10–3 3 PIT Rocky Bleier 3-yard run (Roy Gerela kick) Steelers 17–3 3 PIT Lynn Swann 25-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed) Steelers 23–3 4 CIN Charlie Joiner 34-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick) Steelers 23–10 4 CIN Essex Johnson 3-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick) Steelers 23–17 4 PIT Terry Bradshaw 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick) Steelers 30–17 4 CIN Chip Myers 22-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick) Steelers 30–24 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12 Bengals 7 17 0 7 Eagles 0 0 0 0 December 7 Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST 40 F • Wind 14 mph on yes 1 CIN Ed Williams 1-yard run (Dave Green kick) Bengals 7–0 2 CIN Stan Fritts 3-yard run (Dave Green kick) Bengals 14–0 2 CIN Ed Williams 10-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick) Bengals 21–0 2 CIN Dave Green 48-yard field goal Bengals 24–0 4 CIN John Reaves 3-yard run (Dave Green kick) Bengals 31–0 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Team stats 1975 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats TEAM STATS Bengals Opponents TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty TOTAL NET YARDS Avg Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked Yards Lost Gross Yards Att. Completions Completion Pct. Intercepted PUNTS-AVERAGE PENALTIES-YARDS FUMBLES-BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 Tot Bengals Opponents Team leaders Passing: Ken Anderson (377 Att, 228 Comp, 3169 Yds, 60.5 Pct, 21 TD, 11 Int, 93.9 Rating) Rushing: Boobie Clark (167 Att, 594 Yds, 3.6 Avg, 17 Long, 4 TD) Receiving: Isaac Curtis (44 Rec, 934 Yds, 21.2 Avg, 55 Long, 7 TD) Scoring: Dave Green, 70 points (10 FG; 40 PAT) Playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap DivisionalDecember 28 at Oakland Raiders L 28–31 0–1 Oakland Coliseum Recap Awards and records Ken Anderson, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 93.9 Rating NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447 References Bengals on Pro Football Reference Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com Bengals History on Official Site Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincinnati