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1979 Cincinnati Bengals: 4-12-0
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Home record: 4-4-0 (193 points scored, 149 allowed) Road record: 0-8-0 (144 points scored, 272 allowed) Head Coach: Homer Rice

337 points scored (13th of 28 teams), 421 points allowed (28th) NFL Averages: 20.1 points/game (321.0 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   228   426   2,310   (24)   4.72   17   15    560   2,329   (11)    4.2   23    4,639    (23)      29
Defense:   275   492   3,692   (27)   7.05   27   20    528   2,219   (16)    4.2   22    5,911    (28)      44

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
10  Chris Bahr           K     16   5'9   172   26    4   Penn State
12  Jack Thompson        QB     9   6'3   217   23    R   Washington State
13  Ken Riley            DB    13   6'0   183   32   11   Florida A&M
14  Ken Anderson         QB    15   6'1   208   30    9   Augustana (IL)
21  Jim Browner          DB    16   6'1   209   23    R   Notre Dame
22  Deacon Turner        RB    16   5'11  210   24    2   San Diego State
24  Marvin Cobb          DB    14   6'0   188   26    5   Southern California
28  Scott Burk           DB    16   6'2   193   23    R   Oklahoma State
29  Vaughn Lusby         DB    16   5'10  178   23    R   Arkansas
30  Dick Jauron          DB    16   6'0   184   29    7   Yale
32  Scott Perry          DB    14   6'0   180   25    4   Williams
34  Louis Breeden        DB    10   5'11  187   26    2   North Carolina Central
35  Nathan Poole         RB    16   5'9   210   22    R   Louisville
40  Charles Alexander    RB    16   6'1   221   22    R   Louisiana State
44  Ray Griffin          DB    12   5'10  183   23    2   Ohio State
45  Archie Griffin       RB    16   5'9   184   25    4   Ohio State
46  Pete Johnson         RB    16   6'0   259   25    3   Ohio State
50  Glenn Cameron        LB    15   6'2   230   26    5   Florida
51  Tom Ruud             LB    16   6'2   226   26    5   Nebraska
52  Tom Dinkel           LB    16   6'3   246   23    2   Kansas
53  Bo Harris            LB    15   6'3   226   26    5   Louisiana State
54  Bob Johnson          C      5   6'5   223   33   12   Tennessee
55  Jim LeClair          LB    16   6'2   234   29    8   North Dakota
57  Reggie Williams      LB    12   6'1   228   25    4   Dartmouth
58  Blair Bush           C     12   6'3   252   22    2   Washington
59  Howie Kurnick        LB    15   6'2   219   22    R   Cincinnati
62  Dave Lapham          OG    16   6'4   258   27    6   Syracuse
63  Mike White           DT    16   6'5   266   22    R   Albany State
65  Max Montoya          OG    11   6'5   278   23    R   UCLA
66  Mark Donahue         OG    16   6'3   251   23    2   Michigan
67  Gary Burley          DE    16   6'3   269   26    4   Pittsburgh
70  Barney Cotton        OG    13   6'5   261   23    R   Nebraska
72  Mack Mitchell        DE    13   6'7   253   27    5   Houston
73  Eddie Edwards        DE    14   6'5   256   25    3   Miami
74  Glenn Bujnoch        OG    15   6'5   255   25    4   Texas A&M
75  Wilson Whitley       DT    14   6'3   265   24    3   Houston
76  Vern Holland         OT    16   6'5   267   31    9   Tennessee State
77  Mike Wilson          OT    16   6'5   280   24    2   Georgia
79  Ross Browner         DE    16   6'3   261   25    2   Notre Dame
81  Jim Corbett          TE    10   6'4   217   24    3   Pittsburgh
82  Billy Brooks         WR     4   6'3   202   26    4   Oklahoma
83  Rick Walker          TE    10   6'3   235   24    3   UCLA
84  Don Bass             WR    16   6'2   218   23    2   Houston
85  Isaac Curtis         WR    16   6'0   192   29    7   San Diego State
86  Steve Kreider        WR    15   6'3   192   21    R   Lehigh
87  Pat McInally         P     16   6'6   209   26    4   Harvard
88  Mike Levenseller     WR    12   6'1   180   23    2   Washington State
89  Dan Ross             TE    16   6'4   238   22    R   Northeastern

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Ken Anderson         339  189   55.8  2,340   6.90  12.4  16   4.7   10   2.9    46   324    80.7
Jack Thompson         87   39   44.8    481   5.53  12.3   1   1.1    5   5.7    16   178    42.4
Steve Kreider          0    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     1     9     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Don Bass               58    724   12.5    3
Archie Griffin         43    417    9.7    2
Dan Ross               41    516   12.6    1
Isaac Curtis           32    605   18.9    8
Pete Johnson           24    154    6.4    1
Charles Alexander      11     91    8.3    0
Louis Breeden           8    214   26.8    1
Jim Corbett             3     34   11.3    0
Steve Kreider           3     20    6.7    0
Deacon Turner           2     18    9.0    0
Pat McInally            1     24   24.0    0
Rick Walker             1     14   14.0    1
Nathan Poole            1    -10  -10.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Pete Johnson          243    865    3.6   14
Archie Griffin        140    688    4.9    0
Charles Alexander      88    286    3.2    1
Ken Anderson           28    235    8.4    2
Jack Thompson          21    116    5.5    5
Deacon Turner          28     86    3.1    1
Don Bass                4     35    8.8    0
Pat McInally            1     18   18.0    0
Tom Dinkel              2     14    7.0    0
Steve Kreider           2      0    0.0    0
Nathan Poole            1     -3   -3.0    0
Isaac Curtis            2    -11   -5.5    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Deacon Turner          55  1,149   20.9    0
Nathan Poole            7    128   18.3    0
Vaughn Lusby            6     92   15.3    0
Jim Browner             6     87   14.5    0
Howie Kurnick           4     60   15.0    0
Ross Browner            2     29   14.5    0
Ray Griffin             1     15   15.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Vaughn Lusby           32    260    8.1    4    0
Mike Levenseller        8     46    5.8    2    0
Dick Jauron             1     10   10.0    2    0
Scott Burk              1      0    0.0    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Pat McInally 89 3,678 41.3 12 19 2 48 325 34.2 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Chris Bahr 0/0 4/6 3/7 4/8 2/2 13/23 40/42 79 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Jim Browner 1 15 0 Ross Browner 6.0 Gary Burley 5.0 Marvin Cobb 3 19 0 Tom Dinkel 1.0 Eddie Edwards 4.5 Ray Griffin 4 167 1 Bo Harris 4.0 Dick Jauron 6 41 0 Jim LeClair 1 0 0 Mack Mitchell 3.0 Scott Perry 1 11 0 Ken Riley 1 0 0 Mike White 2.0 Wilson Whitley 3.5 1 2 0 Reggie Williams 3.0 2 5 0

1979 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 3 QB Jack Thompson 51 Washington State 1 12 RB Charles Alexander 102 LSU [pick acquired from WAS] 2 30 TE Dan Ross 104 Northeastern 3 59 OG Barney Cotton 45 Nebraska 4 84 DT James White 51 Albany State (Ga.) 4 91 DB Vaughn Lusby 18 Arkansas [pick acquired from CHI] 5 113 DE Casey Merrill 97 California-Davis 6 139 WR Steve Kreider 114 Lehigh 7 168 OT Max Montoya 223 UCLA 8 194 LB Howie Kurnick 15 Cincinnati 9 223 DB Scott Burk 16 Oklahoma State 10 250 RB Nathan Poole 62 Louisville 11 278 DE Ken Bungarda 15 Missouri 12 304 DB Jim Browner 18 Notre Dame

Traded draft picks: none


Transactions:

07-01-1979traded Melvin Morgan to 49ers for a #7 pick in the 1980 draft
08-28-1979traded Lenvil Elliott to 49ers for first rights to the 49ers' waived players
08-28-1979claimed Mack Mitchell on waivers from Browns
10-09-1979placed Jim Corbett on injured reserve
11-13-1979placed Louis Breeden on injured reserve


1979 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/02/79 at Denver Broncos L 0-10 0-1-0 09/09/79 at Buffalo Bills L 24-51 0-2-0 09/16/79 vs New England Patriots L 14-20 0-3-0 09/23/79 vs Houston Oilers L 27-30 (OT) 0-4-0 09/30/79 at Dallas Cowboys L 13-38 0-5-0 10/07/79 vs Kansas City Chiefs L 7-10 0-6-0 10/14/79 vs Pittsburgh Steelers W 34-10 1-6-0 10/21/79 at Cleveland Browns L 27-28 1-7-0 10/28/79 vs Philadelphia Eagles W 37-13 2-7-0 11/04/79 at Baltimore Colts L 28-38 2-8-0 11/11/79 vs San Diego Chargers L 24-26 2-9-0 11/18/79 at Houston Oilers L 21-42 2-10-0 11/25/79 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 34-28 3-10-0 12/02/79 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17-37 3-11-0 12/09/79 at Washington Redskins L 14-28 3-12-0 12/16/79 vs Cleveland Browns W 16-12 4-12-0

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