1977 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 1977 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 8th season in the National Football League, and the 10th overall. 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.

1977 Cincinnati Bengals season
OwnerPaul Brown
Head coachBill Johnson
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record8–6
Division place2nd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1977 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

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster
1977 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 34 Louis Breeden CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 51 Chris Devlin LB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 18 Cleveland Browns L 3–13 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 52,847
2 September 25 Seattle Seahawks W 42–20 1–1 Riverfront Stadium 45,579
3 October 2 at San Diego Chargers L 3–24 1–2 San Diego Stadium 40,352
4 October 9 at Green Bay Packers W 17–7 2–2 Milwaukee County Stadium 53,653
5 October 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–20 2–3 Three Rivers Stadium 47,950
6 October 23 Denver Broncos L 13–24 2–4 Riverfront Stadium 54,395
7 October 30 Houston Oilers W 13–10 (OT) 3–4 Riverfront Stadium 53,194
8 November 6 at Cleveland Browns W 10–7 4–4 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,932
9 November 13 at Minnesota Vikings L 10–42 4–5 Metropolitan Stadium 45,371
10 November 20 Miami Dolphins W 23–17 5–5 Riverfront Stadium 46,733
11 November 27 New York Giants W 30–13 6–5 Riverfront Stadium 32,705
12 December 4 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–7 7–5 Arrowhead Stadium 38,488
13 December 10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 8–5 Riverfront Stadium 36,133
14 December 18 at Houston Oilers L 16–21 8–6 Astrodome 46,212
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Week 5 at Steelers
Week Five: Cincinnati Bengals (2–2) at Pittsburgh Steelers (2–2)
Period 1 2 34Total
Bengals 0 7 0714
Steelers 0 13 0720

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information

Bob Trumpy was knocked out of the game by Mel Blount

Week 8
1 234Total
• Bengals 7 030 10
Browns 0 700 7
Scoring summary
1CINPete Johnson 11 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 7–0
2CLEOscar Roan 4 yard pass from Brian Sipe (Don Cockroft kick)Tie 7–7
3CINChris Bahr 47 yard field goalBengals 10–7

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Week 11
1 234Total
Giants 0 607 13
• Bengals 20 703 30
Scoring summary
1CINBilly Brooks 58 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 7–0
1CINBoobie Clark 10 yard run (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 14–0
1CINBilly Brooks 30 yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick failed)Bengals 20–0
2CINJim Corbett 47 yard pass from Ken Anderson (Chris Bahr kick)Bengals 27–0
2NYGJimmy Robinson 5 yard pass from Joe Pisarcik (kick failed)Bengals 27–6
4CINChris Bahr 32 yard field goalBengals 30–6
4NYGJoe 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 7–5 276 243 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

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