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1976 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 10-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 335 points (23.9/g), 6th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 210 points (15.0/g), 7th.
Differential of 125 points (8.9/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 10.5-3.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +6 (0.4/g), 8th.
Coached by Bill Johnson (10-4-0)
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1976 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Ken Anderson* | 27 | 5 | 14 | 179 for 338, 2,367 yards, 19 td, 14 int, & 31 rushes for 134 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Archie Griffin | 22 | Rook | 0 | 138 rushes for 625 yards, 3 td, & 16 catches for 138 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 24th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Boobie Clark | 26 | 3 | 0 | 151 rushes for 671 yards, 7 td, & 23 catches for 158 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 302nd pick / 1973 |
| WR | Billy Brooks | 23 | Rook | 8 | 16 catches for 191 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for -13 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 11th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Isaac Curtis* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 41 catches for 766 yards, 6 td, & 3 rushes for 29 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Bob Trumpy | 31 | 8 | 0 | 21 catches for 323 yards, 7 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| LT | Rufus Mayes | 29 | 7 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | John Shinners | 29 | 7 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 17th pick / 1969 |
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| C | Bob Johnson | 30 | 8 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| RG | Dave Lapham | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
| RT | Vern Holland | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gary Burley | 24 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 55th pick / 1975 |
| LDT | Robert E. Brown | 36 | 10 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Ron Carpenter | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Coy Bacon* | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Bo Harris | 23 | 1 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1975 |
| MLB | Jim LeClair* | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Reggie Williams | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Lemar Parrish* | 29 | 6 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Ken Riley | 29 | 7 | 0 | 9 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Tommy Casanova*+ | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972 |
| FS | Marvin Cobb | 23 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 276th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Bernard Jackson | 26 | 4 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Bahr | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 of 27 field goals & 39 of 42 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| P | Pat McInally | 23 | Rook | 0 | 76 punts for a 39.5 average, 0 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| PR | Willie Shelby | 23 | Rook | 0 | 21 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Willie Shelby | 23 | Rook | 0 | 30 kick returns for a 25.4 average and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Anderson* | 27 | QB | 14 | 14 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| Coy Bacon* | 34 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Jackson State | 8/30/1942 | 8 | |
| Chris Bahr | 23 | K | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Penn State | 2/3/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 51st pick / 1976 |
| Billy Brooks | 23 | WR | 12 | 8 | 204 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/20/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 11th pick / 1976 |
| Robert E. Brown | 36 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/22/1940 | 10 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| Glenn Bujnoch | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 12/20/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1976 |
| Gary Burley | 24 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 12/8/1952 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 55th pick / 1975 |
| Glenn Cameron | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/21/1953 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| Ron Carpenter | 28 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | North Carolina State | 6/24/1948 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| Tommy Casanova*+ | 26 | DB | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/29/1950 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972 |
| Boobie Clark | 26 | RB | 13 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/8/1950 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 302nd pick / 1973 |
| Marvin Cobb | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | USC | 8/6/1953 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 276th pick / 1975 |
| Bruce Coslet | 30 | TE | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Pacific | 8/5/1946 | 7 | |
| Isaac Curtis* | 26 | WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | California,San Diego State | 10/20/1950 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| Tony Davis | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 1/21/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 106th pick / 1976 |
| Chris Devlin | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Penn State | 11/22/1953 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 170th pick / 1975 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Truman State | 9/2/1951 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 249th pick / 1973 |
| Greg Fairchild | 22 | G-T-C | 12 | 0 | 258 | 6-4 | Tulsa | 3/10/1954 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 116th pick / 1976 |
| Stan Fritts | 24 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Murray State,North Carolina State | 12/18/1952 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 1975 |
| Archie Griffin | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 8/21/1954 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 24th pick / 1976 |
| Bo Harris | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/16/1953 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1975 |
| Vern Holland | 28 | T | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 6/27/1948 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 |
| Ron Hunt | 21 | T | 12 | 0 | 261 | 6-6 | Oregon | 1/27/1955 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 232nd pick / 1976 |
| Bernard Jackson | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Washington State | 8/24/1950 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| Bob Johnson | 30 | C | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 8/19/1946 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| Ken R. Johnson | 29 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/12/1947 | 5 | |
| Bill Kollar | 24 | DE-NT-DT | 9 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana State | 11/27/1952 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| Dave Lapham | 24 | G-C-T | 14 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 6/24/1952 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
| Jim LeClair* | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 10/30/1950 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| Rufus Mayes | 29 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 12/5/1947 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
| John McDaniel | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Lincoln (MO) | 9/23/1951 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1974 |
| Pat McInally | 23 | WR-P | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-6 | Harvard | 5/7/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| Melvin Morgan | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Miss. Valley State | 3/31/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 314th pick / 1976 |
| Chip Myers | 31 | WR | 12 | 4 | 203 | 6-4 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 8/9/1945 | 9 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| Lemar Parrish* | 29 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| Scott Perry | 22 | DB | 12 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Williams | 3/11/1954 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 147th pick / 1976 |
| Ron Pritchard | 29 | LB | 6 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/9/1947 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 |
| John Reaves | 26 | QB | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Florida | 3/2/1950 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1972 |
| Ken Riley | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| Willie Shelby | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Alabama | 7/24/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1976 |
| John Shinners | 29 | G | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 3/1/1947 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 17th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Trumpy | 31 | TE-WR | 13 | 0 | 228 | 6-6 | Illinois,Utah | 3/6/1945 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| Reggie Williams | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 9/19/1954 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 224.3 | 6-2.3 | 3.3 |