The 1979 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League, and the 12th overall. Fullback Pete Johnson powered his way to 15 touchdowns, but the Bengals struggled to their second straight 4–12 record. After the season, former Cleveland coach Forrest Gregg was named to replace Homer Rice as Bengals head coach. 1979 marked the end of an era, as the last remaining original Bengal, longtime center Bob Johnson, retired after 12 seasons, 2 in the AFL, and 10 in the NFL, all with the Bengals.
Offseason
NFL draft
Personnel
Staff
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 2 at Denver Broncos L 0–10 0–1 Mile High Stadium 74,788 2 September 9 at Buffalo Bills L 24–51 0–2 Rich Stadium 43,504 3 September 16 New England Patriots L 14–20 0–3 Riverfront Stadium 41,805 4 September 23 Houston Oilers L 27–30 0–4 Riverfront Stadium 45,615 5 September 30 at Dallas Cowboys L 13–38 0–5 Texas Stadium 63,179 6 October 7 Kansas City Chiefs L 7–10 0–6 Riverfront Stadium 40,041 7 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers W 34–10 1–6 Riverfront Stadium 52,381 8 October 21 at Cleveland Browns L 27–28 1–7 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 75,119 9 October 28 Philadelphia Eagles W 37–13 2–7 Riverfront Stadium 42,036 10 November 4 at Baltimore Colts L 28–38 2–8 Municipal Stadium 37,740 11 November 11 San Diego Chargers L 24–26 2–9 Riverfront Stadium 40,782 12 November 18 at Houston Oilers L 21–42 2–10 Astrodome 49,829 13 November 25 St. Louis Cardinals W 34–28 3–10 Riverfront Stadium 25,103 14 December 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–37 3–11 Three Rivers Stadium 46,521 15 December 9 at Washington Redskins L 14–28 3–12 RFK Stadium 52,882 16 December 16 Cleveland Browns W 16–12 4–12 Riverfront Stadium 42,183 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1979 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com