1978 Cincinnati Bengals season

1978 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach Bill Johnson and Homer Rice
General manager Paul Brown
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
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  

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Personnel

Staff

1978 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • President – John Sawyer
  • General Manager – Paul Brown
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1978 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

1978 Cincinnati Bengals schedule
DateOpponentW-LScoreAttendanceStadium
September 3Kansas City ChiefsL23–24
41,810
Riverfront Stadium
September 10at Cleveland BrownsL10–13(OT)
72,691
Cleveland Stadium
September 17Pittsburgh SteelersL3–28
50,260
Riverfront Stadium
September 24New Orleans SaintsL18–20
40,455
Riverfront Stadium
October 1at San Francisco 49ersL12–28
41,107
Candlestick Park
October 9at Miami DolphinsL0–21
54,729
Miami Orange Bowl
October 15New England PatriotsL3–10
48,699
Riverfront Stadium
October 22at Buffalo BillsL0–5
47,754
Rich Stadium
October 29Houston OilersW28–13
50,532
Riverfront Stadium
November 5at San Diego ChargersL13–22
43,639
San Diego Stadium
November 13Oakland RaidersL21–34
51,374
Riverfront Stadium
November 19at Pittsburgh SteelersL6–7
47,578
Three Rivers Stadium
November 26at Houston OilersL10–17
43,245
Astrodome
December 3Atlanta FalconsW37–7
25,336
Riverfront Stadium
December 11at Los Angeles RamsW20–19
47,471
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
December 17Cleveland BrownsW48–16
46,985
Riverfront Stadium

Standings

AFC Central
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

  1. ↑ "1978 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
  2. ↑ "1978 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 10, 2014.
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