List of Cincinnati Bengals seasons

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For complete team history, see History of the Cincinnati Bengals.
Paul Brown Stadium, current home of the Cincinnati Bengals

The Cincinnati Bengals franchise was founded in 1968 as a member of the Western Division of the American Football League (AFL). This list documents the franchise's completed seasons from 1968 to present, including postseason records and results from postseason games.[1] The Bengals have played over six hundred games in their history, which includes two conference championships, seven division championships, and ten playoff appearances.

The franchise has experienced one period of success in their history. This period came from 1981 to 1990 when the Bengals qualified for the playoffs four times and played in two Super Bowls. The Bengals have experienced much failure in their history. During a fourteen-year span—1991 to 2004—the Bengals did not qualify for the playoffs. During this time, the franchise had nine seasons with 10 or more loses, and three of those seasons the franchise had the league's worst record. In the 2002 season, the franchise posted their worst season record with a 2–14 showing. However, since 2005 the Bengals have been more successful, posting four winning seasons, two division titles and three playoff berths (including back-to-back playoff seasons for the first time since 1982).

Contents

Legend [edit]

Finish Final position in league, division, or conference
W Wins
L Loses
* Conference Champions
** Division Champions
¤ Wild Card Berth
♦ League Leader

Season records [edit]

Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Post Season Results References
Finish W L T
Cincinnati Bengals
1968 1968 AFL Western 5th 3 11 0 [2]
1969 1969 AFL Western 5th 4 9 1 [3]
1970 1970 NFL AFC Central ** 1st ** 8 6 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) (17-0) [4][a]
1971 1971 NFL AFC Central 4th 4 10 0 [5]
1972 1972 NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 6 0 [6]
1973 1973 NFL AFC Central ** 1st ** 10 4 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) (34–16) [7]
1974 1974 NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 7 0 [8]
1975 1975 NFL AFC Central 2nd ¤ 11 3 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) (31–28) [9]
1976 1976 NFL AFC Central 2nd 10 4 0 [10]
1977 1977 NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 6 0 [11]
1978 1978 NFL AFC Central 4th 4 12 0 [12]
1979 1979 NFL AFC Central 4th 4 12 0 [13]
1980 1980 NFL AFC Central 4th 6 10 0 [14]
1981 1981 NFL AFC * Central ** 1st ** 12 4 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) (28-21)
Won Conference Championship (Chargers) (27-7)
Lost Super Bowl XVI (49ers) (26-21)		 [15]
1982 1982 NFL AFC 3rd ¤ 7 2 0 Lost First Round (Jets) (44-17) [16][b]
1983 1983 NFL AFC Central 3rd 7 9 0 [17]
1984 1984 NFL AFC Central 2nd 8 8 0 [18]
1985 1985 NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 9 0 [19]
1986 1986 NFL AFC Central 2nd 10 6 0 [20]
1987 1987 NFL AFC Central 4th 4 11 0 [21][c]
1988 1988 NFL AFC * Central ** 1st ** 12 ♦ 4 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) (21–13)
Won Conference Championship (Bills) (21–10)
Lost Super Bowl XXIII (49ers) (20–16)		 [22]
1989 1989 NFL AFC Central 4th 8 8 0 [23]
1990 1990 NFL AFC Central ** 1st ** 9 7 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) (41–14)
Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) (20–10)		 [24]
1991 1991 NFL AFC Central 4th 3 13 0 [25]
1992 1992 NFL AFC Central 4th 5 11 0 [26]
1993 1993 NFL AFC Central 4th 3 13 ♦ 0 [27]
1994 1994 NFL AFC Central 3rd 3 13 0 [28]
1995 1995 NFL AFC Central 2nd 7 9 0 [29]
1996 1996 NFL AFC Central 3rd 8 8 0 [30]
1997 1997 NFL AFC Central 4th 7 9 0 [31]
1998 1998 NFL AFC Central 5th 3 13 ♦ 0 [32]
1999 1999 NFL AFC Central 5th 4 12 0 [33]
2000 2000 NFL AFC Central 5th 4 12 0 [34]
2001 2001 NFL AFC Central 6th 6 10 0 [35]
2002 2002 NFL AFC North 4th 2 14 ♦ 0 [36]
2003 2003 NFL AFC North 2nd 8 8 0 [37]
2004 2004 NFL AFC North 3rd 8 8 0 [38]
2005 2005 NFL AFC North ** 1st ** 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) (31-17) [39]
2006 2006 NFL AFC North 2nd 8 8 0 [40]
2007 2007 NFL AFC North 3rd 7 9 0 [41]
2008 2008 NFL AFC North 3rd 4 11 1 ♦ [42]
2009 2009 NFL AFC North ** 1st ** 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) (24-14) [43]
2010 2010 NFL AFC North 4th 4 12 0 [44]
2011 2011 NFL AFC North 3rd ¤ 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Texans) (31-10)
2012 2012 NFL AFC North 2nd ¤ 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Texans) (19-13)
Totals W L T
305 385 2 All-time regular season record (1968–2012)[45]
5 11 0 All-time postseason record (1968–2012)[45]
310 396 2 All-time regular season and postseason record (thru 1/1/2013)[45]
2 Conference Championships, 7 Divisional Championships

Footnotes [edit]

  • a The score of the playoff game is in parenthesis with the winning score first no matter the outcome for the Bengals.
  • b The 1982 season was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
  • c The strike of 1987 reduced the regular season schedule from sixteen to fifteen games.

References [edit]

General
Specific
  1. ^ Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list only regular season game results and exclude any postseason play records. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.
  2. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1968". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
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  14. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1980". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
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  17. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1983". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  18. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1984". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  19. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1985". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  20. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1986". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  21. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1987". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  22. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1988". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  23. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1989". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  24. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1990". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  25. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1991". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  26. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1992". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  27. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1993". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  28. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1994". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  29. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1995". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  30. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1996". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  31. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1997". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  32. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1998". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  33. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 1999". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  34. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2000". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  35. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2001". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  36. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2002". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  37. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2003". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  38. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2004". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  39. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2005". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  40. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2006". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  41. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2007". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  42. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2008". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  43. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2009". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  44. ^ "Cincinnati Bengals History: 2010". bengals.com. Cincinnati Bengals. Retrieved June 17, 2011. 
  45. ^ a b c http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/

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