1978 Cincinnati Bengals season
Appearance
1978 Cincinnati Bengals season | |
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General manager | Paul Brown |
Head coach | Bill Johnson and Homer Rice |
Home field | Riverfront Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–12 |
Division place | 4th AFC Central |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
The 1978 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 11th year in professional football.
Ken Anderson missed the first four games with a broken bone in his right hand, and Homer Rice replaced Bill Johnson as head coach after the Bengals started 0–5. The team dipped to marks of 0–8 and 1–12 before rebounding under Rice to win the last three games. In the season finale, the Bengals blasted Cleveland, 48–16, setting series records for points and victory margin.
Offseason
NFL draft
1978 Cincinnati Bengals draft | |||||
Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 8 | Ross Browner | Defensive end | Notre Dame | |
1 | 16 | Blair Bush | Center | Washington | |
2 | 35 | Ray Griffin | Defensive back | Ohio State | |
2 | 45 | Deacon Turner | Running back | San Diego State | |
3 | 72 | Ted Vincent | Defensive tackle | Wichita State | |
3 | 83 | Don Bass | Wide receiver | Houston | |
4 | 99 | Dennis Law | Wide receiver | East Tennessee State | |
5 | 126 | Tom Dinkel | Linebacker | Kansas | |
5 | 131 | Rob Hertel | Quarterback | USC | |
6 | 155 | Steve Geise | Running back | Penn State | |
7 | 182 | Joe Branson | Defensive back | Livingstone | |
7 | 193 | Danny Bass | Guard | Elon | |
8 | 211 | Bill Miller | Offensive tackle | Western Illinois | |
9 | 238 | Ron Shumon | Linebacker | Wichita State | |
10 | 267 | Tom DePaso | Linebacker | Penn State | |
11 | 292 | Cal Prince | Running back | Louisville | |
11 | 294 | Mark Donahue | Guard | Michigan | |
12 | 323 | Kim Featsent | Wide receiver | Kent State | |
Made roster |
Personnel
Staff
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
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Regular season
Schedule
Standings
AFC Central | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | CONF | PF | PA | STK | |
Pittsburgh Steelers(1) | 14 | 2 | 0 | .875 | 5–1 | 11–1 | 356 | 195 | W5 |
Houston Oilers(5) | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 4–2 | 8–4 | 283 | 298 | L1 |
Cleveland Browns | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 1–5 | 4–8 | 334 | 356 | L1 |
Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 2–4 | 2–10 | 252 | 284 | W3 |
Team leaders
- Passing: Ken Anderson (319 Att, 173 Comp, 2219 Yds, 54.2 Pct, 10 TD, 22 Int, 58.0 Rating)
- Rushing: Pete Johnson (180 Att, 762 Yds, 4.2 Avg, 50 Long, 7 TD)
- Receiving: Isaac Curtis (47 Rec, 737 Yds, 15.7 Avg, 57 Long, 3 TD)
- Scoring: Chris Bahr, 74 points (16 FG; 26 PAT)
Awards and records
Pro Bowl selection
- For the first time in team history, the Bengals did not have any players selected to the Pro Bowl.
References
- ^ "1978 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ^ "1978 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.