1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

1977 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Bill Johnson
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	8–6–0
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's tenth year in professional football and its eighth with the National Football League. 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 Cincinnati Bengals Draft
Round	Pick #	Overall	Name	Position	College
1	3	3	Eddie Edwards	Defensive End	Miami (FL)
1	8	8	Wilson Whitley	Defensive Tackle	Houston
1	22	22	Mike Cobb	Tight End	Michigan State
2	21	49	Pete Johnson	Running Back	Ohio State
3	20	76	Mike Voight	Running Back	North Carolina
4	1	85	Rick Walker	Tight End	UCLA
4	19	103	Mike Wilson	Offensive Tackle	Georgia
4	21	105	Jerry Anderson	Defensive Back	Oklahoma
5	21	133	Ray Phillips	Linebacker	Nebraska
6	21	160	Tommy Duniven	Quarterback	Texas Tech
7	20	187	Louis Breeden	Defensive Back	North Carolina Central
7	27	194	Jim Corbett	Tight End	Pittsburgh
8	19	214	Jose St. Victor	Guard	Syracuse
9	22	245	Willie Zachary	Wide Receiver	Central State (OH)
10	21	272	Bob Bialik	Punter	Hillsdale
11	13	292	Joel Parrish	Guard	Georgia
11	20	299	Carl Allen	Defensive Back	Southern Miss
12	15	322	Terry Irving	Defensive Back	Jackson State
12	19	326	Alex Percival	Wide Receiver	Morehouse

Regular season

Schedule

1974 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date	Opponet #	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
September 18	Cleveland Browns	L	3–13	52,847	Riverfront Stadium
September 25	Seattle Seahawks	W	42–20	45,579	Riverfront Stadium
October 2	at San Diego Chargers	L	3–24	40,352	San Diego Stadium
October 9	at Green Bay Packers	W	17–7	53,653	Milwaukee County Stadium
October 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	14–20	47,950	Three Rivers Stadium
October 23	Denver Broncos	L	13–24	54,395	Riverfront Stadium
October 30	Houston Oilers	W	13–10 (OT)	53,194	Riverfront Stadium
November 6	at Cleveland Browns	W	10–7	81,932	Cleveland Stadium
November 13	at Minnesota Vikings	L	10–42	45,371	Metropolitan Stadium
November 20	Miami Dolphins	W	23–17	46,733	Riverfront Stadium
November 27	New York Giants	W	30–13	32,705	Riverfront Stadium
December 4	at Kansas City Chiefs	W	27–7	38,488	Arrowhead Stadium
December 10	Pittsburgh Steelers	W	17–10	36,133	Riverfront Stadium
December 18	at Houston Oilers	L	16–21	46,212	Astrodome

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers(3)	9	5	0	.643	4–2	7–5	283	243
Cincinnati Bengals	8	6	0	.571	3–3	6–6	238	235
Houston Oilers	8	6	0	.571	3–3	6–6	299	230
Cleveland Browns	6	8	0	.429	2–4	5–7	269	267

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks 11 John Reaves 14 Ken Anderson 15 Mike Wells Running Backs 30 Willie Shelby 36 Lenvil Elliott 35 Tony Davis 42 Boobie Clark 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson FB Wide Receivers 82 Billy Brooks 83 Steve Holden 85 Isaac Curtis 86 John McDaniel Tight Ends 81 Jim Corbett 84 Bob Trumpy 88 Rick Walker 89 Mike Cobb		Offensive Linemen 54 Bob Johnson C 62 Dave Lapham G 63 Greg FairchildG 64 John Shinners G 71 Rufus Mayes T 72 Ron Hunt T 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 76 Vernon Holland T Defensive Linemen 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards DE 75 Wilson Whitley DT 78 Walter Johnson DT 79 Coy Bacon DE 80 Ken Johnson DE		Linebackers 50 Glenn Cameron 51 Chris Devlin 53 Bo Harris 55 Jim LeClair 57 Reggie Williams 59 Ray Phillips 60 Ron Pritchard Defensive Backs 13 Ken Riley CB 20 Lemar Parrish CB 21 Melvin Morgan CB 24 Marvin Cobb S 31 Jerry Anderson S 32 Scott Perry CB 37 Tommy Casanova S Special Teams 10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P

References

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site