1979 Cincinnati Bengals season
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The 1979
Cincinnati Bengals
season was the team's 12th year in professional football and its 10th with the National Football League
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1979 NFL season
The 1979 NFL season was the 60th regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XIV when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Los Angeles Rams...
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
season was the team's 12th year in professional football and its 10th with the National Football League
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NFL Draft
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals Draft | |||||
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| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | Jack Thompson | Quarterback | Washington State |
| 1 | 12 | 12 | Charles Alexander Charles Alexander (American football) Charles Alexander is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals.-Louisiana State University:... |
Running Back | LSU |
| 2 | 2 | 30 | Dan Ross Dan Ross (American football) Daniel R. Ross was a professional American football tight end who played for the Cincinnati Bengals , the Seattle Seahawks , and the Green Bay Packers . He also played for the New Orleans/Portland Breakers of the USFL in 1984-1985.-College football:Before his NFL career, Ross played football at... |
Tight End | Northeastern |
| 3 | 3 | 59 | Barney Cotton Barney Cotton Barney Cotton is the Associate Head Coach and Offensive Line Coach for the University of Nebraska Cornhuskers football team.-Early life:Barney Cotton was born in Omaha, Nebraska on September 30, 1956, and graduated from Omaha Burke High School.... |
Guard | Nebraska |
| 4 | 2 | 84 | James White | Defensive Tackle | Albany State Albany State University Albany State University is a four-year, state-supported, historically black university located in Albany, Georgia, United States. It is one of three HBCU's in the University System of Georgia.-History:-Establishment:... |
| 4 | 9 | 91 | Vaughn Lusby | Defensive Back | Arkansas |
| 5 | 3 | 113 | Casey Merrill Casey Merrill Richard Casey Merrill is a former professional American football defensive end in the National Football League for the Green Bay Packers , New York Giants and the New Orleans Saints in the 1987 season... |
Defensive End | UC-Davis University of California, Davis The University of California, Davis is a public teaching and research university established in 1905 and located in Davis, California, USA. Spanning over , the campus is the largest within the University of California system and third largest by enrollment... |
| 6 | 2 | 139 | Steve Kreider Steve Kreider Steve Kreider was a wide receiver who played eight seasons in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals.... |
Wide Receiver | Lehigh Lehigh University Lehigh University is a private, co-educational university located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of the United States. It was established in 1865 by Asa Packer as a four-year technical school, but has grown to include studies in a wide variety of disciplines... |
| 7 | 3 | 168 | Max Montoya Max Montoya Max Montoya is a former professional U.S. football player as a guard who played sixteen seasons in the National Football League. He is a four-time Pro Bowl guard who played in two Super Bowls with the Cincinnati Bengals. this man was one of the best that ever played the game.... |
Offensive Tackle | UCLA |
| 8 | 2 | 194 | Howie Kurnick | Linebacker | Cincinnati |
| 9 | 3 | 223 | Scott Burk | Defensive Back | Oklahoma State Oklahoma State University–Stillwater Oklahoma State University–Stillwater is a land-grant, sun-grant, coeducational public research university located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA. OSU was founded in 1890 under the Morrill Act... |
| 10 | 2 | 250 | Nathan Poole Nathan Poole Nathan Lewis Poole is a former professional American football player who played running back for six seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals and Denver Broncos in the National Football League.... |
Running Back | Louisville |
| 11 | 3 | 278 | Ken Bungarda | Defensive End | Missouri Missouri Missouri is a US state located in the Midwestern United States, bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. With a 2010 population of 5,988,927, Missouri is the 18th most populous state in the nation and the fifth most populous in the Midwest. It... |
| 12 | 1 | 304 | Jim Browner | Defensive Back | Notre Dame |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 2, 1979 | at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 10–0 | |
| 2 | September 9, 1979 | at Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills The Buffalo Bills are a professional football team based in Buffalo, New York. They are currently members of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 51–24 | |
| 3 | September 16, 1979 | New England Patriots New England Patriots The New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the National... |
L 20–14 | |
| 4 | September 23, 1979 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L 30–27 | |
| 5 | September 30, 1979 | at Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas... |
L 38–13 | |
| 6 | October 7, 1979 | Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
L 10–7 | |
| 7 | October 14, 1979 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W 34–10 | |
| 8 | October 21, 1979 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 28–27 | |
| 9 | October 28, 1979 | Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 37–13 | |
| 10 | November 4, 1979 | at Baltimore Colts | L 38–28 | |
| 11 | November 11, 1979 | San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 26–24 | |
| 12 | November 18, 1979 | at Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L 42–21 | |
| 13 | November 25, 1979 | St. Louis Cardinals Arizona Cardinals The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona, a suburb of Phoenix. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 34–28 | |
| 14 | December 2, 1979 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L 37–17 | |
| 15 | December 9, 1979 | at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
L 28–14 | |
| 16 | December 16, 1979 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 16–12 | |
Standings
| AFC Central | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Pittsburgh Steelers 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season The 1979 Pittsburgh Steelers season saw the Steelers successfully defend their Super Bowl Championship from the previous year as they achieved a 12–4 record and went on to defeat the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl XIV.-Roster:-Schedule:... |
12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | 416 | 262 |
| Houston Oilers 1979 Houston Oilers season The 1979 season was the Houston Oilers 20th season and their 10th in the NFL. The franchise scored 362 points while the defense gave up 331 points. Their record of 11 wins and 5 losses resulted in a second place finish in the AFC Central Division. The Oilers appeared once on Monday Night Football... |
11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 362 | 331 |
| Cleveland Browns 1979 Cleveland Browns season The 1979 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 30th season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1979 NFL Draft.-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-References:* *... |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 359 | 352 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 337 | 421 |
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Linebackers
Glenn Cameron Glenn Scott Cameron is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League for eleven seasons in the 1970s and 1980s... Tom Ruud Thomas Robert "Tom" Ruud is a former professional football player, a linebacker for the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL. At 6'3" 223 lb, he played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers from 1972-74. At the 1975 NFL Draft, Ruud was selected in the first round by the... Tom Dinkel Thomas "Tom" Dinkel is a former professional American football linebacker in the National Football League. He played college football for the Kansas Jayhawks. He was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the 5th round of the 1978 NFL Draft. He played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals.... Bo Harris Clint Lee "Bo" Harris is a former American football linebacker who played eight seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals. Harris played college football at Louisiana State University.... Jim LeClair James Michael LeClair is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals... Reggie Williams (linebacker) Reginald Williams is a former professional American football player.The recipient of an academic scholarship, Williams was a three-time All-Ivy League linebacker in football and an Ivy League heavyweight wrestling champion at Dartmouth College, graduating in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in... Defensive Backs
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