1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1977 8–6 2nd AFC Central Bill Johnson Paul Brown Riverfront Stadium Did not qualify Bengals seasons The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League, and the 10th overall. Second-year Running Back Archie Griffin struggled to learn the NFL game rushing for only 549 yards while failing to cross the end zone. A loss to Houston in the final game cost the Bengals a spot in the playoffs. The team finished with an 8–6 record. Offseason NFL draft 1977 NFL draft 1977 Cincinnati Bengals 1 3 Eddie Edwards Defensive end Miami (FL) yes 1 8 Wilson Whitley Defensive tackle Houston yes 1 22 Mike Cobb Tight end Michigan State yes 2 49 Pete Johnson Running back Ohio State yes yes 3 76 Mike Voight Running back North Carolina 4 85 Rick Walker Tight end UCLA yes 4 103 Mike Wilson Offensive tackle Georgia yes 4 105 Jerry Anderson Defensive back Oklahoma yes 5 133 Ray Phillips Linebacker Nebraska yes 6 160 Tommy Duniven Quarterback Texas Tech 7 187 Louis Breeden Defensive back North Carolina Central yes yes 7 194 Jim Corbett Tight end Pittsburgh yes 8 214 Jose St. Victor Guard Syracuse 9 245 Willie Zachary Wide receiver Central State (OH) 10 272 Bob Bialik Punter Hillsdale 11 292 Joel Parrish Guard Georgia 11 299 Carl Allen Defensive back Southern Miss 12 326 Alex Percival Wide receiver Morehouse no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1977_draft.htm 1977 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 10, 2014 Personnel Staff 1977 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/Linebackers – Howard Brinker Defensive Line – Chuck Studley Defensive Backfield – Charley Winner Strength – Kim Wood Roster 1977 Cincinnati Bengals 14 Ken Anderson quarterback 11 John Reaves 15 Mike Wells quarterback 42 Boobie Clark 35 Tony Davis running back 36 Lenvil Elliott 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson American football, born 1954 y 30 Willie Shelby 82 Billy Brooks 83 Steve Holden American football 86 John McDaniel American football 89 Mike Cobb y 81 James Corbett American football y 84 Bob Trumpy 88 Rick Walker 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 63 Greg Fairchild G/C 76 Vernon Holland T 72 Ron Hunt American football T 54 Bob Johnson American football C 62 Dave Lapham G 71 Rufus Mayes T 64 John Shinners G 79 Coy Bacon DE 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards American football y DE 80 Ken Johnson defensive end, born 1947 DE 78 Walter Johnson defensive tackle DT 75 Wilson Whitley y DT 50 Glenn Cameron MLB 53 Bo Harris OLB 55 Jim LeClair MLB 59 Ray Phillips American football y OLB 57 Reggie Williams linebacker OLB 31 Jerry Anderson safety SS 37 Tommy Casanova SS 24 Marvin Cobb FS 21 Melvin Morgan CB/S 20 Lemar Parrish CB 32 Scott Perry American football CB 13 Ken Riley CB 10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P 34 Louis Breeden y CB IR 85 Isaac Curtis WR IR 51 Chris Devlin LB IR 60 Ron Pritchard LB IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 18 Cleveland Browns L 3–13 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 52,847 2 September 25 Seattle Seahawks W 42–20 1–1 Riverfront Stadium 45,579 3 October 2 at San Diego Chargers L 3–24 1–2 San Diego Stadium 40,352 4 October 9 at Green Bay Packers W 17–7 2–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,653 5 October 17, 1977 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 2–3 Three Rivers Stadium 47,950 6 October 23 Denver Broncos L 13–24 2–4 Riverfront Stadium 54,395 7 October 30 Houston Oilers W 13–10 (OT) 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 53,194 8 November 6 at Cleveland Browns W 10–7 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,932 9 November 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–42 4–5 Metropolitan Stadium 45,371 10 November 20 Miami Dolphins W 23–17 5–5 Riverfront Stadium 46,733 11 November 27 New York Giants W 30–13 6–5 Riverfront Stadium 32,705 12 December 4 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–7 7–5 Arrowhead Stadium 38,488 13 December 10, 1977 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 8–5 Riverfront Stadium 36,133 14 December 18 at Houston Oilers L 16–21 8–6 Astrodome 46,212 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 5 at Steelers Cincinnati Bengals 1977 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Five: Cincinnati Bengals (2–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2–2) October 17 Monday 9:00 p.m. EST Bengals 0 7 0 7 Steelers 0 13 0 7 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 47,950 39 F C ABC Frank Gifford, Don Meredith, and Howard Cosell Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter PIT – Rocky Bleier 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick). Steelers 7–0. PIT – Rocky Bleier 2-yard run (kick failed). Steelers 13–0. CIN – Glenn Bujnoch 4-yard run (Chris Bahr kick). Steelers 13–7. Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter PIT – Sidney Thornton 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick). Steelers 20–7. CIN – Reggie Williams recovered special teams fumble in end zone. Steelers 20–14. Top passers CIN – John Reaves – 8/25, 142 yards, 3 INT PIT – Terry Bradshaw – 6/9, 117 yards Top rushers CIN – Lenvil Elliott – 13 rushes, 44 yards PIT – Franco Harris – 16 rushes, 73 yards Top receivers CIN – Isaac Curtis – 5 receptions, 88 yards PIT – Bennie Cunningham – 2 receptions, 49 yards Bob Trumpy was knocked out of the game by Mel Blount Week 8 Bengals 7 0 3 0 Browns 0 7 0 0 November 6 Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio 1:00 p.m. 67 F • Wind 11 mph on yes 1 CIN Pete Johnson 11 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 7–0 2 CLE Oscar Roan 4 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) Tie 7–7 3 CIN Chris Bahr 47 yard field goal Bengals 10–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 11 Giants 0 6 0 7 Bengals 20 7 0 3 November 27 Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati 1:00 p.m. 32,705 Snow • 20 F • Wind 10 mph on Lindsey Nelson and Paul Hornung CBS yes 1 CIN Billy Brooks 58 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 7–0 1 CIN Boobie Clark 10 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 14–0 1 CIN Billy Brooks 30 yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick failed) Bengals 20–0 2 CIN Jim Corbett 47 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 27–0 2 NYG Jimmy Robinson 5 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (kick failed) Bengals 27–6 4 CIN Chris Bahr 32 yard field goal Bengals 30–6 4 NYG Joe Pisarcik 1 yard run (Joe Danelo kick) Bengals 30–13 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References 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