1979 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

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 Roster
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.

The Bengals racked up 337 points, but the leaky defense allowed 421, most in the league. Pete Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 865 yards for Cincinnati, 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 provided receiving help, too.

The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers. Dick Jauron picked off 6 opponent throws.

Homer Rice coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Ken Anderson	339	189	55.8	2340	6.9	16	4.7	10	2.9	73	46	324	80.7
Jack Thompson	87	39	44.8	481	5.5	1	1.1	5	5.7	50	16	178	42.4
Steve Kreider	0	0		0		0		0		0	1	9	0.0
Totals	426	228	53.5	2821	6.6	17	4.0	15	3.5	73	63	511

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Pete Johnson	243	865	3.6	35	14
Archie Griffin	140	688	4.9	63	0
Charles Alexander	88	286	3.2	17	1
Ken Anderson	28	235	8.4	21	2
Jack Thompson	21	116	5.5	21	5
Deacon Turner	28	86	3.1	10	1
Don Bass	4	35	8.8	14	0
Pat McInally	1	18	18.0	18	0
Tom Dinkel	2	14	7.0	9	0
Steve Kreider	2	0	0.0	0	0
Nathan Poole	1	-3	-3.0	-3	0
Isaac Curtis	2	-11	-5.5	-4	0
Totals	560	2329	4.2	63	23

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Bass	58	724	12.5	50	3
Archie Griffin	43	417	9.7	52	2
Dan Ross	41	516	12.6	41	1
Isaac Curtis	32	605	18.9	67	8
Pete Johnson	24	154	6.4	15	1
Charles Alexander	11	91	8.3	13	0
Billy Brooks	8	214	26.8	73	1
Jim Corbett	3	34	11.3	15	0
Steve Kreider	3	20	6.7	8	0
Deacon Turner	2	18	9.0	10	0
Pat McInally	1	24	24.0	24	0
Rick Walker	1	14	14.0	14	1
Nathan Poole	1	-10	-10.0	-10	0
Totals	228	2821	12.4	73	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Chris Bahr	42	40	95.2	23	13	56.5	79
Totals	42	40	95.2	23	13	56.5	79

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Pat McInally	89	3678	41.3	61
Totals	89	3678	41.3	61

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Vaughn Lusby	32	260	8.1	40
Mike Levenseller	8	46	5.8	21
Dick Jauron	1	10	10.0	10
Scott Burk	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	42	316	7.5	40

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Deacon Turner	55	1149	20.9	36
Nathan Poole	7	128	18.3	24
Vaughn Lusby	6	92	15.3	28
Jim Browner	6	87	14.5	26
Howard Kurnick	4	60	15.0	20
Ross Browner	2	29	14.5	15
Ray Griffin	1	15	15.0	15
Totals	81	1560	19.3	36

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Jauron	6	41	6.8	12	0
Ray Griffin	4	167	41.8	96	1
Marvin Cobb	3	19	6.3	14	0
Reggie Williams	2	5	2.5	3	0
Jim Browner	1	15	15.0	15	0
Scott Perry	1	11	11.0	11	0
Wilson Whitley	1	2	2.0	2	0
Jim LeClair	1	0	0.0	0	0
Ken Riley	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	20	260	13.0	96	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Mike Levenseller			1	3	0	0
Dick Jauron		0	0	3	0	0
Ken Riley		0	0	3	31	0
Eddie Edwards			0	2	0	0
Wilson Whitley		0	0	2	0	0
Nathan Poole			2	2	0	0
Howard Kurnick			0	2	38	1
Vaughn Lusby			2	2	0	0
Jim Browner		0	0	2	0	0
Dave Lapham			0	1	0	0
Tom Ruud			0	1	0	0
Jack Thompson			3	1	0
Ross Browner			0	1	0	0
Pete Johnson			6	1	0
Dan Ross			0	1	4
Reggie Williams		0	0	1	0	0
Scott Burk			1	1	0	0
Jim LeClair		0	0	1	27	1
Ray Griffin		0	0	1	0
Mark Donahue			0	1	0	0
Isaac Curtis			1	0	0
Archie Griffin			3	0	0
Steve Kreider			1	0	0	0
Ken Anderson			1	0	0
Deacon Turner			3	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	32	100	2

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Pete Johnson	14	1							0	0	0			90
Chris Bahr									13	40	0			79
Isaac Curtis	0	8							0	0	0			48
Jack Thompson	5								0	0	0			30
Don Bass	0	3							0	0	0			18
Archie Griffin	0	2							0	0	0			12
Ken Anderson	2								0	0	0			12
Rick Walker		1							0	0	0			6
Charles Alexander	1	0							0	0	0			6
Dan Ross		1							0	0	0			6
Ray Griffin				0		1			0	0	0			6
Deacon Turner	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Howard Kurnick				0			1		0	0	0			6
Billy Brooks		1							0	0	0			6
Jim LeClair						0	1		0	0	0			6
Totals	23	17	0	0	0	1	2	0	13	40	0	0	0	337