1976 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1976 10–4 2nd AFC Central Bill Johnson Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify QB Ken AndersonDE Coy BaconS Tommy CasanovaWR Isaac CurtisLB Jim LeClair CB Lemar Parrish Bengals seasons The 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League, and the 9th overall. Paul Brown had announced his retirement after 41 seasons of coaching and named Bill Johnson, his longtime assistant, as the successor over future San Francisco Head coach Bill Walsh. Brown continued to serve as the club's general manager and vice president. The Bengals acquired defensive end Coy Bacon in a trade with San Diego and drafted halfback Archie Griffin, the two-time Heisman Trophy winner from Ohio State. The Bengals won nine of their first 11 games and finished 10–4, but did not make the playoffs. Offseason NFL draft 1976 NFL draft 1976 Cincinnati Bengals 1 11 Billy Brooks Wide receiver Oklahoma yes 1 24 Archie Griffin Running back Ohio State yes 2 38 Glenn Bujnoch Guard Texas A&M yes 2 51 Chris Bahr Placekicker Penn State yes 3 69 Danny Reece Defensive back USC 3 82 Reggie Williams Linebacker Dartmouth yes 4 106 Tony Davis Running back Nebraska yes 4 116 Greg Fairchild Guard Tulsa yes 5 138 Willie Shelby Running back Alabama yes 5 147 Scott Perry Defensive back Williams yes 6 176 Orlando Nelson Tight end Utah State 7 187 Bob Bateman Quarterback Brown 7 192 Carmen Rome Defensive back Miami (OH) 7 205 Ken Kuhn Linebacker Ohio State 8 232 Ron Hunt Offensive tackle Oregon yes 9 259 Lonnie Allgood Wide receiver Syracuse 10 287 Tom Klaban Placekicker Ohio State 11 314 Melvin Morgan Defensive back Mississippi Valley State yes 12 341 Joe Dale Harris Wide receiver Alabama 13 371 Randy Walker Running back Miami (OH) 14 398 Greg Coleman Punter Florida A&M 15 425 Lynn Hieber Quarterback Indiana (PA) 16 455 George Demopoulis Center Miami (FL) 17 482 Scott Dannelley Guard Ohio State no no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1976_draft.htm 1976 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 11, 2014 Personnel Staff 1976 Cincinnati Bengals President – John Sawyer General manager – Paul Brown Director of player personnel – Pete Brown Head coach – Bill Johnson Quarterbacks/Receivers – Boyd Dowler Offensive backfield – Jack Donaldson Offensive line – Mike McCormack Defensive coordinator – Howard Brinker Defensive line – Chuck Studley Defensive backfield – Charley Winner Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1976 Cincinnati Bengals 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 11 John Reaves 42 Boobie Clark 35 Tony Davis running back y 36 Lenvil Elliott 33 Stan Fritts 45 Archie Griffin y 30 Willie Shelby y 82 Billy Brooks y 85 Isaac Curtis 86 John McDaniel American football 25 Chip Myers 88 Bruce Coslet 84 Bob Trumpy 74 Glenn Bujnoch y G 63 Greg Fairchild y G 76 Vernon Holland T 72 Ron Hunt American football y T 54 Bob Johnson American football C 62 Dave Lapham G 71 Rufus Mayes T 64 John Shinners G 79 Coy Bacon DE 78 Bob Brown defensive lineman DT 67 Gary Burley DE 70 Ron Carpenter defensive lineman DT 80 Ken Johnson defensive end, born 1947 DE 68 Bill Kollar DT 50 Glenn Cameron OLB 51 Chris Devlin OLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 60 Ron Pritchard OLB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker y OLB 37 Tommy Casanova SS 24 Marvin Cobb FS 23 Bernard Jackson defensive back FS/SS 21 Melvin Morgan y CB 20 Lemar Parrish CB 32 Scott Perry American football y CB 13 Ken Riley CB 10 Chris Bahr y K 87 Pat McInally P 56 Ken Kuhn y LB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 Denver Broncos W 17–7 1–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap 2September 19 at Baltimore Colts L 27–28 1–1 Memorial Stadium Recap 3September 26 Green Bay Packers W 28–7 2–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap 4 October 3 at Cleveland Browns W 45–24 3–1 Cleveland Stadium Recap 5 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–0 4–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap 6 October 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–23 4–2 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 7 October 24 at Houston Oilers W 27–7 5–2 Astrodome Recap 8 October 31 Cleveland Browns W 21–6 6–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap 9 November 8, 1976 Los Angeles Rams W 20–12 7–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap 10November 14 Houston Oilers W 31–27 8–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap 11 November 21 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–24 9–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 12 November 28 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–7 9–3 Riverfront Stadium Recap 13 December 6, 1976 at Oakland Raiders L 20–35 9–4 Oakland Coliseum Recap 14 December 12 at New York Jets W 42–3 10–4 Shea Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Team stats 1976 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 (338 Att, 179 Comp, 2367 Yds, 53.0 Pct, 19 TD, 14 Int, 76.9 Rating) Rushing: Boobie Clark (151 Att, 671 Yds, 4.4 Avg, 24 Long, 7 TD) Receiving: Isaac Curtis (41 Rec, 766 Yds, 18.7 Avg, 85 Long, 6 TD) Scoring: Chris Bahr, 81 points (14 FG; 39 PAT) Awards and records Ken Riley, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, (9)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37 Pro Bowl selections QB Ken Anderson DE Coy Bacon S Tommy Casanova WR Isaac Curtis LB Jim LeClair CB Lemar Parrish References External links Bengals on Pro Football Reference Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com Bengals History on Official Site Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincinnati Category:Long stubs with short prose