1979 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Homer Rice (4-12)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1979 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Homer Rice (4-12)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1979 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1979 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cincinnati racked up 337 points, while the leaky defense allowed 421, most in the league. Pete Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 865 yards for the Bengals, and Archie Griffin also contributed to the rushing attack.
Ken Anderson tossed for 2,340 yards. Don Bass grabbed 58 passes for 724 yards. Isaac Curtis was targeted regularly, too.
The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Dick Jauron picked off 6 opponent throws.
Homer Rice coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Charles Alexander | FB | July 28, 1957 | 6'1" | 224 | LSU | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 14 | Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 212 | Augustana (IL) | Batavia, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 10 | Chris Bahr | K | February 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Penn St. | State College, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Don Bass | WR | March 11, 1956 | 6'2" | 219 | Houston | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 13 |
| 34 | Louis Breeden | LCB | October 26, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | North Carolina Central | Hamlet, NC USA | 10 | 10 |
| 82 | Billy Brooks | WR | August 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 204 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 4 |
| 21 | Jim Browner | SS | December 4, 1955 | 6'1" | 209 | Notre Dame | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 6 |
| 79 | Ross Browner | RDE | March 22, 1954 | 6'3" | 262 | Notre Dame | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Glenn Bujnoch | LG | December 20, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 28 | Scott Burk | S | August 2, 1956 | 6'2" | 193 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Gary Burley | LDE | December 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 272 | Pittsburgh | Urbancrest, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Blair Bush | C | November 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 268 | Washington | Fort Hood, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 50 | Glenn Cameron | LLB-MLB | February 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 4 |
| 24 | Marvin Cobb | SS | August 6, 1953 | 6'0" | 189 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | 14 | 13 |
| 81 | Jim Corbett | TE | February 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 218 | Pittsburgh | Brockton, MA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 70 | Barney Cotton | OG | September 30, 1956 | 6'5" | 264 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 13 | 0 |
| 85 | Isaac Curtis | WR | October 20, 1950 | 6'1" | 192 | California | Santa Ana, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 52 | Tom Dinkel | LLB-MLB | July 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | Kansas | Topeka, KS USA | 16 | 3 |
| 66 | Mark Donahue | LOG-ROG | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 256 | Michigan | Evergreen Park, IL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 73 | Eddie Edwards | LDT | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Sumter, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 45 | Archie Griffin | RB | August 21, 1954 | 5'9" | 189 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 15 |
| 44 | Ray Griffin | RCB-LCB | June 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 186 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 12 | 5 |
| 53 | Bo Harris | LLB | January 16, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | LSU | Leesville, LA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 76 | Vern Holland | RT | June 27, 1948 | 6'5" | 268 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Dick Jauron | FS | October 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Yale | Swampscott, MA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 46 | Pete Johnson | FB | March 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 252 | Ohio St. | Fort Valley, GA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 86 | Steve Kreider | WR | May 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 192 | Lehigh | Reading, PA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 59 | Howard Kurnick | LB | May 13, 1957 | 6'2" | 219 | Cincinnati | Cleveland, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 62 | Dave Lapham | ROG-C | June 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 259 | Syracuse | Melrose, MA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 55 | Jim LeClair | MLB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 234 | North Dakota | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 88 | Mike Levenseller | WR | February 21, 1956 | 6'1" | 180 | Washington St. | Bremerton, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 29 | Vaughn Lusby | PR | August 23, 1956 | 5'10" | 178 | Arkansas | Fort Polk, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Pat McInally | P | May 7, 1953 | 6'6" | 210 | Harvard | Villa Park, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Mack Mitchell | DE | August 16, 1952 | 6'8" | 246 | Houston | Diboli, TX USA | 13 | 1 |
| 65 | Max Montoya | RG | May 12, 1956 | 6'5" | 282 | UCLA | Montebello, CA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 32 | Scott Perry | FS-LCB | March 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Williams | Pleasanton, CA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 35 | Nathan Poole | RB | December 17, 1956 | 5'9" | 210 | Louisville | Alexander City, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | RCB | August 6, 1947 | 5'11" | 181 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 89 | Dan Ross | TE | February 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 238 | Northeastern | Malden, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Tom Ruud | RLB | July 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 223 | Nebraska | Oliva, MN USA | 16 | 1 |
| 12 | Jack Thompson | QB | May 19, 1956 | 6'3" | 217 | Washington St. | Tutuwila, American Samoa | 9 | 1 |
| 22 | Deacon Turner | KR | January 2, 1955 | 5'11" | 212 | San Diego St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 1 |
| 83 | Rick Walker | TE | May 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | UCLA | Santa Ana, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 63 | Mike White | LDT-RDT | August 11, 1957 | 6'5" | 266 | Albany State (GA) | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 75 | Wilson Whitley | RDT | April 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 265 | Houston | Brenham, TX USA | 14 | 13 |
| 57 | Reggie Williams | RLB | September 19, 1954 | 6'1" | 228 | Dartmouth | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 11 |
| 77 | Mike Wilson | LT | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 275 | Georgia | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
