1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

1977 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Bill Johnson
Owner	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	8–6–0
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's tenth year in professional football and its eighth with the National Football League. Second year Running Back Archie Griffin struggled to learn the NFL game rushing for only 549 yards, while failing to cross the end zone. A loss to Houston in the final game cost the Bengals a spot in the playoffs. The team finished with an 8–6 record.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1977 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	3	Eddie Edwards	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
1	8	Wilson Whitley	Defensive tackle	Houston
1	22	Mike Cobb	Tight end	Michigan State
2	49	Pete Johnson *	Running back	Ohio State
3	76	Mike Voight	Running back	North Carolina
4	85	Rick Walker	Tight end	UCLA
4	103	Mike Wilson	Offensive tackle	Georgia
4	105	Jerry Anderson	Defensive back	Oklahoma
5	133	Ray Phillips	Linebacker	Nebraska
6	160	Tommy Duniven	Quarterback	Texas Tech
7	187	Louis Breeden *	Defensive back	North Carolina Central
7	194	Jim Corbett	Tight end	Pittsburgh
8	214	Jose St. Victor	Guard	Syracuse
9	245	Willie Zachary	Wide receiver	Central State (OH)
10	272	Bob Bialik	Punter	Hillsdale
11	292	Joel Parrish	Guard	Georgia
11	299	Carl Allen	Defensive back	Southern Miss
12	326	Alex Percival	Wide receiver	Morehouse
Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1977 Cincinnati Bengals staff
	Front office President – John Sawyer General Manager – Paul Brown Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown Head coaches Head Coach – Bill Johnson Offensive coaches Quarterbacks/Receivers – Boyd Dowler Offensive Backfield – Jack Donaldson Offensive Line – Mike McCormack			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers – Howard Brinker Defensive Line – Chuck Studley Defensive Backfield – Charley Winner Strength and conditioning Strength – Kim Wood

Regular season

Schedule

1977 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Date	Opponent #	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
September 18	Cleveland Browns	L	3–13	52,847	Riverfront Stadium
September 25	Seattle Seahawks	W	42–20	45,579	Riverfront Stadium
October 2	at San Diego Chargers	L	3–24	40,352	San Diego Stadium
October 9	at Green Bay Packers	W	17–7	53,653	Milwaukee County Stadium
October 17	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	14–20	47,950	Three Rivers Stadium
October 23	Denver Broncos	L	13–24	54,395	Riverfront Stadium
October 30	Houston Oilers	W	13–10 (OT)	53,194	Riverfront Stadium
November 6	at Cleveland Browns	W	10–7	81,932	Cleveland Stadium
November 13	at Minnesota Vikings	L	10–42	45,371	Metropolitan Stadium
November 20	Miami Dolphins	W	23–17	46,733	Riverfront Stadium
November 27	New York Giants	W	30–13	32,705	Riverfront Stadium
December 4	at Kansas City Chiefs	W	27–7	38,488	Arrowhead Stadium
December 10	Pittsburgh Steelers	W	17–10	36,133	Riverfront Stadium
December 18	at Houston Oilers	L	16–21	46,212	Astrodome

Season summary

Week 8

1 2 3 4 Total • Bengals 7 0 3 0 10 Browns 0 7 0 0 7 Date: November 6 Location: Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: 67°F • Wind 11

Scoring summary 1 CIN Pete Johnson 11 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 7–0 2 CLE Oscar Roan 4 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick) Tie 7–7 3 CIN Chris Bahr 47 yard field goal Bengals 10–7

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Week 11

1 2 3 4 Total Giants 0 6 0 7 13 • Bengals 20 7 0 3 30 Date: November 27 Location: Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game weather: Snow • 20°F • Wind 10

Scoring summary 1 CIN Billy Brooks 58 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 7–0 1 CIN Boobie Clark 10 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 14–0 1 CIN Billy Brooks 30 yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick failed) Bengals 20–0 2 CIN Jim Corbett 47 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick) Bengals 27–0 2 NYG Jimmy Robinson 5 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (kick failed) Bengals 27–6 4 CIN Chris Bahr 32 yard field goal Bengals 30–6 4 NYG Joe Pisarcik 1 yard run (Joe Danelo kick) Bengals 30–13

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Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Pittsburgh Steelers^(3)	9	5	0	.643	4–2	7–5	283	243	W1
Houston Oilers	8	6	0	.571	3–3	6–6	299	230	W2
Cincinnati Bengals	8	6	0	.571	3–3	6–5	238	235	L1
Cleveland Browns	6	8	0	.429	2–4	5–7	269	267	L4

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks 11 John Reaves 14 Ken Anderson 15 Mike Wells Running Backs 30 Willie Shelby 36 Lenvil Elliott 35 Tony Davis 42 Boobie Clark 45 Archie Griffin 46 Pete Johnson FB Wide Receivers 82 Billy Brooks 83 Steve Holden 85 Isaac Curtis 86 John McDaniel Tight Ends 81 Jim Corbett 84 Bob Trumpy 88 Rick Walker 89 Mike Cobb		Offensive Linemen 54 Bob Johnson C 62 Dave Lapham G 63 Greg Fairchild G 64 John Shinners G 71 Rufus Mayes T 72 Ron Hunt T 74 Glenn Bujnoch G 76 Vernon Holland T Defensive Linemen 67 Gary Burley DE 73 Eddie Edwards DE 75 Wilson Whitley DT 78 Walter Johnson DT 79 Coy Bacon DE 80 Ken Johnson DE		Linebackers 50 Glenn Cameron 51 Chris Devlin 53 Bo Harris 55 Jim LeClair 57 Reggie Williams 59 Ray Phillips 60 Ron Pritchard Defensive Backs 13 Ken Riley CB 20 Lemar Parrish CB 21 Melvin Morgan CB 24 Marvin Cobb S 31 Jerry Anderson S 32 Scott Perry CB 37 Tommy Casanova S Special Teams 10 Chris Bahr K 87 Pat McInally P

References

1. "1977 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 10, 2014.
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com
3. Pro-Football-Reference.com

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site