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1978 Cincinnati Bengals season

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NFL team season

1978 Cincinnati Bengals season
General managerPaul Brown
Head coachBill Johnson andHomer Rice
Home stadiumRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place4thAFC Central
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The1978 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 9th season in theNational Football League, and the 11th overall.

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

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NFL draft

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Main article:1978 NFL draft
1978 Cincinnati Bengals draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
18Ross Browner Defensive endNotre Dame
116Blair Bush CenterWashington
235Ray Griffin Defensive backOhio State
245Deacon Turner Running backSan Diego State
372Ted Vincent Defensive tackleWichita State
383Don Bass Wide receiverHouston
499Dennis Law Wide receiverEast Tennessee State
5126Tom Dinkel LinebackerKansas
5131Rob Hertel QuarterbackUSC
6155Steve Geise Running backPenn State
7182Joe Branson Defensive backLivingstone
7193Danny Bass GuardElon
8211Bill Miller Offensive tackleWestern Illinois
9238Ron Shumon LinebackerWichita State
10267Tom DePaso LinebackerPenn State
11292Cal Prince Running backLouisville
11294Mark Donahue GuardMichigan
12323Kim Featsent Wide receiverKent State
      Made roster  

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Personnel

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Staff

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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

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1978 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks(QB)

Running backs(RB)

Wide receivers(WR)

Tight ends(TE)

Offensive linemen(OL)

Defensive linemen(DL)

Linebackers(LB)

Defensive backs(DB)

Special teams(ST)

Reserve

  • 72 Ron HuntT(IR)


Rookies in italics

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Regular season

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Schedule

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WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 3Kansas City ChiefsL 23–240–1Riverfront StadiumRecap
2September 10atCleveland BrownsL 10–13(OT)0–2Cleveland StadiumRecap
3September 17Pittsburgh SteelersL 3–280–3Riverfront StadiumRecap
4September 24New Orleans SaintsL 18–200–4Riverfront StadiumRecap
5October 1atSan Francisco 49ersL 12–280–5Candlestick ParkRecap
6October 9atMiami DolphinsL 0–210–6Miami Orange BowlRecap
7October 15New England PatriotsL 3–100–7Riverfront StadiumRecap
8October 22atBuffalo BillsL 0–50–8Rich StadiumRecap
9October 29Houston OilersW 28–131–8Riverfront StadiumRecap
10November 5atSan Diego ChargersL 13–221–9San Diego StadiumRecap
11November 13Oakland RaidersL 21–341–10Riverfront StadiumRecap
12November 19atPittsburgh SteelersL 6–71–11Three Rivers StadiumRecap
13November 26atHouston OilersL 10–171–12AstrodomeRecap
14December 3Atlanta FalconsW 37–72–12Riverfront StadiumRecap
15December 11atLos Angeles RamsW 20–193–12Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumRecap
16December 17Cleveland BrownsW 48–164–12Riverfront StadiumRecap
Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text.

Standings

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AFC Central
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Pittsburgh Steelers(1)1420.8755–111–1356195W5
Houston Oilers(5)1060.6254–28–4283298L1
Cleveland Browns880.5001–54–8334356L1
Cincinnati Bengals4120.2502–42–10252284W3

Team leaders

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  • 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

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Pro Bowl selection

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  • For the first time in team history, the Bengals did not have any players selected to the Pro Bowl.

References

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  1. ^"1978 Cincinnati Bengals draftees".Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedOctober 10, 2014.
  2. ^"1978 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster".Pro-Football-Reference.com. RetrievedNovember 10, 2014.

External links

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Conference championships (3)
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