The 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 7th season in the National Football League, and the 9th overall.

Paul Brown had announced his retirement after 41 seasons of coaching and named Bill Johnson, his longtime assistant, as the successor over future San Francisco Head coach Bill Walsh. Brown continued to serve as the club's general manager and vice president. The Bengals acquired defensive end Coy Bacon in a trade with San Diego and drafted halfback Archie Griffin, the two-time Heisman Trophy winner from Ohio State. The Bengals won nine of their first 11 games and finished 10–4, but did not make the playoffs.

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 12 Denver Broncos W 17–7 1–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap 2September 19 at Baltimore Colts L 27–28 1–1 Memorial Stadium Recap 3September 26 Green Bay Packers W 28–7 2–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap 4 October 3 at Cleveland Browns W 45–24 3–1 Cleveland Stadium Recap 5 October 10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 21–0 4–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap 6 October 17 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 6–23 4–2 Three Rivers Stadium Recap 7 October 24 at Houston Oilers W 27–7 5–2 Astrodome Recap 8 October 31 Cleveland Browns W 21–6 6–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap 9 Los Angeles Rams W 20–12 7–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap 10November 14 Houston Oilers W 31–27 8–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap 11 November 21 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–24 9–2 Arrowhead Stadium Recap 12 November 28 Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–7 9–3 Riverfront Stadium Recap 13 at Oakland Raiders L 20–35 9–4 Oakland Coliseum Recap 14 December 12 at New York Jets W 42–3 10–4 Shea Stadium Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Team stats 1976 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats TEAM STATS Bengals Opponents TOTAL FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing Penalty TOTAL NET YARDS Avg Per Game Total Plays Avg. Per Play NET YARDS RUSHING Avg. Per Game Total Rushes NET YARDS PASSING Avg. Per Game Sacked Yards Lost Gross Yards Att. Completions Completion Pct. Intercepted PUNTS-AVERAGE PENALTIES-YARDS FUMBLES-BALL LOST TOUCHDOWNS Rushing Passing Returns

Score by Periods 1 2 3 4 Tot Bengals Opponents

Team leaders Passing: Ken Anderson (338 Att, 179 Comp, 2367 Yds, 53.0 Pct, 19 TD, 14 Int, 76.9 Rating) Rushing: Boobie Clark (151 Att, 671 Yds, 4.4 Avg, 24 Long, 7 TD) Receiving: Isaac Curtis (41 Rec, 766 Yds, 18.7 Avg, 85 Long, 6 TD) Scoring: Chris Bahr, 81 points (14 FG; 39 PAT)

Awards and records Ken Riley, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, (9) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, , p. 37

Pro Bowl selections QB Ken Anderson DE Coy Bacon S Tommy Casanova WR Isaac Curtis LB Jim LeClair CB Lemar Parrish

References

External links Bengals on Pro Football Reference Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com Bengals History on Official Site