1984 Cincinnati Bengals season
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The 1984
Cincinnati Bengals
season was the team's 17th year in professional football and its 15th with the National Football League
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1984 NFL season
The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League. The Colts relocated from Baltimore, Maryland to Indianapolis, Indiana....
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 17th year in professional football and its 15th with the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
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NFL Draft
| 1984 Cincinnati Bengals Draft | |||||
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| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 7 | 7 | Ricky Hunley Ricky Hunley Ricky Hunley is an American football coach and former linebacker. He is currently the assistant linebackers coach for the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League.-College career:... |
Linebacker | Arizona |
| 1 | 16 | 16 | Pete Koch Pete Koch Peter Alan Koch is a former American football defensive lineman in the National Football League and an American actor.-Football:... |
Defensive End | Maryland University of Maryland, College Park The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C... |
| 1 | 28 | 28 | Brian Blados Brian Blados Brian Blados is a former American football guard and tackle who played nine seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals, Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League. He attended Washington-Lee High School with Sandra Bullock, who was two years behind him... |
Offensive Tackle | North Carolina University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a public research university located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States... |
| 2 | 10 | 38 | Boomer Esiason Boomer Esiason Norman Julius "Boomer" Esiason is a former American football quarterback and current network color commentator. He played for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets, and Arizona Cardinals before working as an analyst for ABC and HBO... |
Quarterback | Maryland |
| 3 | 9 | 65 | Stanford Jennings Stanford Jennings Stanford Jamison Jennings is a former American football running back in the NFL. Jennings played seven seasons for the Cincinnati Bengals , and one each for the New Orleans Saints and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers . He played college football at Furman University... |
Running Back | Furman Furman University Furman University is a selective, private, coeducational, liberal arts college in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. Furman is one of the oldest, and more selective private institutions in South Carolina... |
| 4 | 8 | 92 | John Farley | Running Back | Sacramento State California State University, Sacramento California State University, Sacramento, popularly known as Sacramento State, is a public university located in the city of Sacramento, California. It is part of the California State University system... |
| 5 | 7 | 119 | Barney Bussey Barney Bussey Barney Bussey is a former American football safety. He attended high school at Lincoln County High School in Lincolnton, Georgia where he was a major reason behind Lincoln County's defensive success in the late '70s. Bussey was a terror on both sides of the ball, breaking long runs and chasing... |
Defensive Back | South Carolina State |
| 6 | 10 | 150 | Don Kern | Tight End | Arizona State |
| 7 | 9 | 177 | Leo Barker Leo Barker Leonardo Barker was the first person born in Panama to play in the NFL. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals from 1984 until 1991. He played varsity football at Rainbow City/Cristobal in his native Panama. As of 2008, he is the head coach of the Hornets of Roswell High School... |
Linebacker | New Mexico State New Mexico State University New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States... |
| 8 | 8 | 204 | Bruce Reimers Bruce Reimers Bruce Reimers is a former American football guard who played ten seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the National Football League.- High school career:... |
Guard | Iowa State |
| 9 | 7 | 231 | Bruce Kozerski Bruce Kozerski Bruce Kozerski is a former American football center who played twelve seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals in the National Football League. He was an alternate in the 1988, 1989, and 1990 Pro Bowls. "Mr. Versatile" as he was called, retired after the 1995 season. He married Elizabeth McMurrer and ... |
Center | Holy Cross |
| 10 | 10 | 262 | Aaron Jackson | Linebacker | North Carolina |
| 10 | 13 | 265 | Brent Ziegler | Running Back | Syracuse |
| 11 | 9 | 289 | Steve McKeaver | Running Back | Central State (OK) University of Central Oklahoma The University of Central Oklahoma, often referred to as UCO, is a coeducational public university located in Edmond, Oklahoma. The university is the third largest in Oklahoma, with almost 18,000 students and approximately 434 full-time and 400 adjunct faculty... |
| 12 | 8 | 316 | Steve Raquet | Linebacker | Holy Cross |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 2, 1984 | 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 20–17 | |
| 2 | September 9, 1984 | 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 27–22 | |
| 3 | September 16, 1984 | at New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L 43–23 | |
| 4 | September 23, 1984 | Los Angeles Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,... |
L 24–14 | |
| 5 | October 1, 1984 | 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 38–17 | |
| 6 | October 7, 1984 | 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... |
W 13–3 | |
| 7 | October 14, 1984 | at 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 | |
| 8 | October 21, 1984 | 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 12–9 | |
| 9 | October 28, 1984 | 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... |
W 31–13 | |
| 10 | November 4, 1984 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
L 23–17 | |
| 11 | November 11, 1984 | 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 22–20 | |
| 12 | November 18, 1984 | Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team... |
L 26–6 | |
| 13 | November 25, 1984 | Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W 35–14 | |
| 14 | December 2, 1984 | 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... |
W 20–17 | |
| 15 | December 9, 1984 | at New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League .... |
W 24–21 | |
| 16 | December 16, 1984 | 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... |
W 52–21 | |
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1984 Pittsburgh Steelers season - Schedule :- Week 1 : vs. Kansas City Chiefs :at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania* Game time: 1:00 pm EDT* Game weather:* Game attendance: 56,709* Referee: Jerry Seeman... |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 387 | 310 | W-2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 339 | 339 | W-4 |
| Cleveland Browns 1984 Cleveland Browns season The 1984 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 35th season with the National Football League. At the season's mid-way point, head coach Sam Rutigliano was fired and replaced by Marty Schottenheimer.-Schedule:-Standings:... |
5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | 250 | 297 | W-1 |
| Houston Oilers 1984 Houston Oilers season The 1984 Houston Oilers season was the 25th season the team was with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 2–14, winning three games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.-NFL Draft:... |
3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | 240 | 437 | L-2 |
Roster
| Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams |
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