1974 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1974 7–7 3rd AFC Central Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons The 1974 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's fifth season in the National Football League, and the 7th overall. Cincinnati traded Bill Bergey to Philadelphia for two first-round draft choices and a third-round pick in 1977. Jim LeClair replaced Bergey at middle linebacker. Ken Anderson won the NFL passing championship and completed a club-record 64.9 percent of his attempts. Cornerback Lemar Parrish led the NFL in punt returns. Offseason NFL draft 1974 NFL draft 1974 Cincinnati Bengals 1 23 Bill Kollar Defensive tackle Montana State yes 2 48 Charlie Davis Running back Colorado yes 3 61 Dave Lapham Guard Syracuse yes 3 73 Evan Jolitz Linebacker Cincinnati yes 4 87 Mike Boryla Quarterback Stanford yes 4 98 Darryl White Guard Nebraska 4 103 Richard Williams Wide receiver Abilene Christian 5 114 Haskel Stanback Running back Tennessee 5 127 Richard Bishop Defensive tackle Louisville 6 152 Robin Sinclair Defensive back Washington State 6 153 Bill Bryant Defensive back Grambling State 7 177 Ken Sawyer Defensive back Syracuse yes 8 202 John McDaniel Wide receiver Lincoln (MO) yes 9 231 Edward Johnson Defensive end SMU 10 256 Chuck Herd Tight end Penn State 11 281 Ed Kezirian Offensive tackle UCLA 12 306 Rudy McClinon Defensive back Xavier 13 335 Ted Jornou Linebacker Iowa State 14 360 Mike Phillips Offensive tackle Cornell 15 385 Isaac Jackson Running back Kansas State 16 410 Darryl Bishop Defensive back Kentucky 17 439 Jim Smith Running back North Carolina Central no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1974_draft.htm 1974 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 11, 2014 Personnel Staff 1974 Cincinnati Bengals Team Owner - Paul Brown 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 Roster 1974 Cincinnati Bengals 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 11 Wayne Clark quarterback 12 Greg Cook 42 Boobie Clark 26 Charlie Davis running back y 44 Doug Dressler 36 Lenvil Elliott 43 Ed Williams running back 85 Isaac Curtis 18 Charlie Joiner 86 John McDaniel American football y 25 Chip Myers 81 Al Chandler 88 Bruce Coslet 84 Bob Trumpy 72 Howard Fest G 54 Bob Johnson American football C 62 Dave Lapham T/G 73 Pat Matson G 71 Rufus Mayes T 64 John Shinners G 75 Stan Walters T 82 Royce Berry DE 70 Ron Carpenter defensive lineman DT 68 Bill Kollar y DT 74 Mike Reid singer DT 77 Bob Maddox DE 80 Ken Johnson defensive end, born 1947 DE 83 Sherman White American football DE 52 Doug Adams American football MLB 51 Ken Avery MLB 58 Al Beauchamp OLB 57 Evan Jolitz y OLB 56 Tim Kearney American football OLB 50 Vic Koegel OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 60 Ron Pritchard OLB 29 Lyle Blackwood SS 37 Tommy Casanova FS 23 Bernard Jackson defensive back SS 32 Bob Jones American football CB/S 20 Lemar Parrish CB 13 Ken Riley CB 22 Ken Sawyer FS 41 Dave Green American football P 16 Horst Mühlmann K 76 Vernon Holland T IR 19 Essex Johnson RB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 15 Cleveland Browns W 33–7 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 53,113 Recap 2 September 22 San Diego Chargers L 17–20 1–1 Riverfront Stadium 51,178 Recap 3 September 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–3 2–1 Candlestick Park 49,895 Recap 4 October 6 Washington Redskins W 28–17 3–1 Riverfront Stadium 56,175 Recap 5 October 13 at Cleveland Browns W 34–24 4–1 Cleveland Stadium 70,897 Recap 6 October 20 at Oakland Raiders L 27–30 4–2 Oakland Coliseum 51,821 Recap 7 October 27 Houston Oilers L 21–34 4–3 Riverfront Stadium 55,434 Recap 8 November 3 at Baltimore Colts W 24–14 5–3 Memorial Stadium 36,110 Recap 9 November 10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 6–3 Riverfront Stadium 57,532 Recap 10 November 17 at Houston Oilers L 3–20 6–4 Astrodome 44,054 Recap 11 November 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 33–6 7–4 Riverfront Stadium 49,777 Recap 12 December 2, 1974 at Miami Dolphins L 3–24 7–5 Miami Orange Bowl 71,962 Recap 13 December 8 Detroit Lions L 19–23 7–6 Riverfront Stadium 45,159 Recap 14 December 14, 1974 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–27 7–7 Three Rivers Stadium 42,878 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Team stats 1974 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 (328 Att, 213 Comp, 2667 Yds, 64.9 Pct, 18 TD, 10 Int, 95.7 Rating) Rushing: Charlie Davis (72 Att, 375 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 29 Long, 0 TD) Receiving: Isaac Curtis (30 Rec, 633 Yds, 21.1 Avg, 77 Long, 10 TD) Scoring: Horst Muhlmann, 65 points (11 FG; 32 PAT) Awards and records Pro Bowl Selection 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