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 Statistics
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, while 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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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
40Charles AlexanderRBJuly 28, 19576'1"224LSUGalveston, TX USA160
14Ken AndersonQBFebruary 15, 19496'2"212Augustana (IL)Batavia, IL USA1515
10Chris BahrKFebruary 3, 19535'10"170Penn St.State College, PA USA160
84Don BassWRMarch 11, 19566'2"219HoustonFort Worth, TX USA160
34Louis BreedenLCBOctober 26, 19535'11"185North Carolina CentralHamlet, NC USA100
82Billy BrooksWRAugust 20, 19536'3"204OklahomaHouston, TX USA44
21Jim BrownerDBDecember 4, 19556'1"209Notre DameWarren, OH USA160
79Ross BrownerRDEMarch 22, 19546'3"262Notre DameWarren, OH USA1616
74Glenn BujnochLGDecember 20, 19536'5"260Texas A&MHouston, TX USA1515
28Scott BurkDBAugust 2, 19566'2"193Oklahoma St.Houston, TX USA160
67Gary BurleyLDEDecember 8, 19526'3"272PittsburghUrbancrest, OH USA160
58Blair BushCNovember 25, 19566'3"268WashingtonFort Hood, TX USA1212
50Glenn CameronLBFebruary 21, 19536'2"225FloridaMiami, FL USA150
24Marvin CobbSSAugust 6, 19536'0"189USCDetroit, MI USA140
81Jim CorbettTEFebruary 22, 19556'4"218PittsburghBrockton, MA USA100
70Barney CottonGSeptember 30, 19566'5"264NebraskaOmaha, NE USA130
85Isaac CurtisWROctober 20, 19506'1"192CaliforniaSanta Ana, CA USA160
52Tom DinkelLBJuly 25, 19566'3"240KansasTopeka, KS USA160
66Mark DonahueGJanuary 29, 19566'3"256MichiganEvergreen Park, IL USA160
73Eddie EdwardsLDTApril 25, 19546'5"256Miami (FL)Sumter, SC USA140
45Archie GriffinRBAugust 21, 19545'9"189Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA160
44Ray GriffinDBJune 29, 19565'10"186Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA120
53Bo HarrisLLBJanuary 16, 19536'3"225LSULeesville, LA USA150
76Vern HollandRTJune 27, 19486'5"268Tennessee St.San Antonio, TX USA160
30Dick JauronFSOctober 7, 19506'0"190YaleSwampscott, MA USA160
46Pete JohnsonFBMarch 2, 19546'0"252Ohio St.Fort Valley, GA USA1613
54Bob JohnsonCAugust 19, 19466'5"262TennesseeGary, IN USA50
86Steve KreiderWRMay 12, 19586'3"192LehighReading, PA USA150
59Howard KurnickLBMay 13, 19576'2"219CincinnatiCleveland, OH USA150
62Dave LaphamG-C-TJune 24, 19526'4"259SyracuseMelrose, MA USA160
55Jim LeClairMLBOctober 30, 19506'3"234North DakotaSt. Paul, MN USA160
88Mike LevensellerWRFebruary 21, 19566'1"180Washington St.Bremerton, WA USA120
29Vaughn LusbyPRAugust 23, 19565'10"178ArkansasFort Polk, LA USA160
87Pat McInallyPMay 7, 19536'6"210HarvardVilla Park, CA USA160
72Mack MitchellDEAugust 16, 19526'8"246HoustonDiboli, TX USA131
65Max MontoyaRGMay 12, 19566'5"282UCLAMontebello, CA USA119
32Scott PerryDBMarch 11, 19546'0"180WilliamsPleasanton, CA USA140
35Nathan PooleRBDecember 17, 19565'9"210LouisvilleAlexander City, AL USA160
13Ken RileyRCBAugust 6, 19475'11"181Florida A&MBartow, FL USA130
89Dan RossTEFebruary 9, 19576'4"238NortheasternMalden, MA USA160
51Tom RuudLBJuly 26, 19536'3"223NebraskaOliva, MN USA160
12Jack ThompsonQBMay 19, 19566'3"217Washington St.Tutuwila, American Samoa91
22Deacon TurnerKRJanuary 2, 19555'11"212San Diego St.Jackson, MS USA161
83Rick WalkerTEMay 28, 19556'4"235UCLASanta Ana, CA USA100
63Mike WhiteDT-DE-NTAugust 11, 19576'5"266Albany State (GA)Augusta, GA USA160
75Wilson WhitleyRDTApril 28, 19556'3"265HoustonBrenham, TX USA1413
57Reggie WilliamsRLBSeptember 19, 19546'1"228DartmouthFlint, MI USA120
77Mike WilsonLTMay 28, 19556'5"275GeorgiaNorfolk, VA USA160



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