1977 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Johnson (8-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1977 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Johnson (8-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1977 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cincinnati netted 238 points, while the defense yielded 235. Pete Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 585 yards for the Bengals, and Archie Griffin also contributed to the rushing attack.
Ken Anderson passed for 2,145 yards. Billy Brooks grabbed 39 passes for 772 yards.
Lemar Parrish and Reggie Williams each intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Bill Johnson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Jerry Anderson | SS | October 27, 1953 | 5'11" | 198 | Oklahoma | Murfreesboro, TN USA | 14 | 1 |
| 14 | Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 212 | Augustana (IL) | Batavia, IL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 79 | Coy Bacon | RDE | August 30, 1942 | 6'4" | 270 | Jackson St. | Cadiz, KY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Chris Bahr | K | February 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Penn St. | State College, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Billy Brooks | WR | August 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 204 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 9 |
| 74 | Glenn Bujnoch | LG | December 20, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 67 | Gary Burley | LDE | December 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 272 | Pittsburgh | Urbancrest, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Glenn Cameron | MLB | February 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Tommy Casanova | SS | August 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 202 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 42 | Boobie Clark | RB | November 8, 1950 | 6'2" | 245 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 10 | 4 |
| 24 | Marvin Cobb | FS | August 6, 1953 | 6'0" | 189 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 89 | Mike Cobb | TE | December 10, 1955 | 6'5" | 244 | Michigan St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 81 | Jim Corbett | TE | February 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 218 | Pittsburgh | Brockton, MA USA | 14 | 3 |
| 85 | Isaac Curtis | WR | October 20, 1950 | 6'1" | 192 | California | Santa Ana, CA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 25 | Tony Davis | PR | January 21, 1953 | 5'11" | 212 | Nebraska | Tecumseh, NE USA | 14 | 1 |
| 73 | Eddie Edwards | LDT | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Sumter, SC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 36 | Lenvil Elliott | RB | September 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Truman St. | Lexington, MO USA | 14 | 3 |
| 63 | Greg Fairchild | ROG-C | March 10, 1954 | 6'4" | 258 | Tulsa | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 2 |
| 45 | Archie Griffin | RB | August 21, 1954 | 5'9" | 189 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 53 | Bo Harris | LLB | January 16, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | LSU | Leesville, LA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Steve Holden | WR | August 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 195 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 76 | Vern Holland | RT | June 27, 1948 | 6'5" | 268 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 72 | Ron Hunt | T | January 27, 1955 | 6'6" | 261 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 46 | Pete Johnson | FB | March 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 252 | Ohio St. | Fort Valley, GA USA | 14 | 9 |
| 80 | Ken Johnson | RDE-LDT-LD | March 12, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Indiana | Anderson, IN USA | 10 | 3 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Walter Johnson | DT | November 13, 1942 | 6'4" | 265 | New Mexico St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 2 |
| 62 | Dave Lapham | RG | June 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 259 | Syracuse | Melrose, MA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 55 | Jim LeClair | MLB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 234 | North Dakota | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Rufus Mayes | LT | December 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Ohio St. | Clarksdale, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 86 | John McDaniel | WR | September 23, 1951 | 6'1" | 193 | Lincoln (MO) | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 7 |
| 87 | Pat McInally | P | May 7, 1953 | 6'6" | 210 | Harvard | Villa Park, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 21 | Melvin Morgan | LCB-SS-FS | March 31, 1953 | 6'0" | 183 | Miss. Valley St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 12 | 8 |
| 20 | Lemar Parrish | LCB | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 32 | Scott Perry | RCB | March 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Williams | Pleasanton, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 59 | Ray Phillips | LLB | March 18, 1954 | 6'4" | 224 | Nebraska | Fordyce, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 60 | Ron Pritchard | LB | April 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona St. | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Florida | Anniston, AL USA | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | RCB | August 6, 1947 | 5'11" | 181 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 30 | Willie Shelby | KR | July 24, 1953 | 5'11" | 195 | Alabama | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | John Shinners | LOG-ROG | March 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Xavier (OH) | Hartford, WI USA | 12 | 5 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | TE | March 6, 1945 | 6'6" | 228 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 88 | Rick Walker | TE | May 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | UCLA | Santa Ana, CA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 15 | Mike Wells | QB | June 18, 1951 | 6'5" | 225 | Illinois | Normal, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 75 | Wilson Whitley | RDT | April 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 265 | Houston | Brenham, TX USA | 13 | 13 |
| 57 | Reggie Williams | RLB | September 19, 1954 | 6'1" | 228 | Dartmouth | Flint, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
