1976 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL season
team = Cincinnati Bengals
year = 1976
record = 10-4
division_place = 2nd
coach = Bill Johnson
stadium = Riverfront Stadium
playoffs = Did not qualify The 1976 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 9th year in professional football and its 7th with the National Football League.

Paul Brown had announced his retirement after 41 seasons of coaching and named Bill Johnson, one 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

[ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296 ]

eason Schedule

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)

Roster

Awards and records

* Ken Riley, Franchise Record, Most Interceptions in One Season, (9) [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 37 ]

Pro Bowl Selections

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

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1976.htm Bengals on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1976-cin Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com]
* [http://www.bengals.com/team/history/1976.asp Bengals History on Official Site]