1975 Cincinnati Bengals season

1975 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachPaul Brown
Home stadiumRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record11–3
Division place2nd AFC Central
PlayoffsLost Divisional Playoffs
(at Raiders) 28–31

The 1975 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 6th season in the National Football League, and the 8th overall.

The final season for Paul Brown as head coach, Cincinnati opened the season with six straight wins and went on to post an 11–3 record, their best regular-season mark. The Bengals qualified as the AFC wild card team for the playoffs, but lost to the Oakland, 31–28, in the divisional round of the playoffs. Ken Anderson won his second NFL passing championship. A serious blow was the loss of defensive tackle Mike Reid, who, only 27, retired in the off-season to pursue a career in music.

The team qualified for the postseason for the third time in just eight years of existence, but 1975 would be the last time that the Bengals would do so until 1981. The Bengals ended the season at 11-3, with all of their losses coming in division play, losing twice to the eventual champion Steelers, and a road loss to Cleveland. They finished 8–0 against teams outside of the AFC Central.

This was Bill Walsh's final season as offensive coordinator in Cincinnati. He departed after the season to join the San Diego Chargers with the same role, and then went on to become head coach at Stanford University, and then the San Francisco 49ers, where he later won 3 Super Bowls with them, which included 2 against the Bengals.


Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1975 NFL draft
1975 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 14 Glenn Cameron  Linebacker Florida
2 39 Al Krevis  Offensive tackle Boston College
3 55 Gary Burley  Defensive end Pittsburgh
3 64 Gary Sheide  Quarterback BYU
3 77 Bo Harris  Linebacker LSU
4 97 Stan Fritts  Running back North Carolina State
5 120 Pat McInally *  Wide receiver Harvard
5 122 Jeff West  Punter Cincinnati
6 142 Tom Shuman  Quarterback Penn State
6 145 Rollen Smith  Defensive back Arkansas
7 170 Chris Devlin  Linebacker Penn State
8 195 Ricky Davis  Defensive back Alabama
9 220 Greg Dubinetz  Guard Yale
9 227 Lofell Williams  Wide receiver Virginia Union
10 245 Rockey Felker  Defensive back Mississippi State
11 276 Marvin Cobb  Defensive back USC
12 301 Jack Novak  Tight end Wisconsin
13 326 Ron Rosenberg  Linebacker Montana
14 351 Frank Haywood  Defensive tackle North Carolina State
15 376 Greg Enright  Placekicker Southern Oregon
16 401 John Tuttle  Wide receiver Kansas State
17 432 Elvin Charity  Defensive back Yale
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1975 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • President – John Sawyer
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster

1975 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 21 Cleveland Browns W 24–17 1–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap
2 September 28 at New Orleans Saints W 21–0 2–0 Louisiana Superdome Recap
3 October 5 at Houston Oilers W 21–19 3–0 Astrodome Recap
4 October 12 New England Patriots W 27–10 4–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap
5 October 19 Oakland Raiders W 14–10 5–0 Riverfront Stadium Recap
6 October 26 at Atlanta Falcons W 21–14 6–0 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium Recap
7 November 2 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–30 6–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap
8 November 9 at Denver Broncos W 17–16 7–1 Mile High Stadium Recap
9 November 17 Buffalo Bills W 33–24 8–1 Riverfront Stadium Recap
10 November 23 at Cleveland Browns L 23–35 8–2 Cleveland Stadium Recap
11 November 30 Houston Oilers W 23–19 9–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap
12 December 7 at Philadelphia Eagles W 31–0 10–2 Veterans Stadium Recap
13 December 13 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 14–35 10–3 Three Rivers Stadium Recap
14 December 21 San Diego Chargers W 47–17 11–3 Riverfront Stadium Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 1

Team 1 234Total
Browns 0 3140 17
• Bengals 14 370 24
  • Date: September 21
  • Location: Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati
  • Game start: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 57 °F (14 °C), wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
Scoring summary
1CINIsaac Curtis 27-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)Bengals 7–0
1CINBoobie Clark 14-yard run (Dave Green kick)Bengals 14–0
2CLEDon Cockroft 18-yard field goalBengals 14–3
2CINDave Green 44-yard field goalBengals 17–3
3CINLenvil Elliott 3-yard run (Dave Green kick)Bengals 24–3
3CLEGreg Pruitt 8-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)Bengals 24–10
3CLECharlie Hall recovered fumble in end zone (Don Cockroft kick)Bengals 24–17

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Week 7

Team 1 234Total
• Steelers 0 10137 30
Bengals 3 0021 24
Scoring summary
1CINDave Green 23-yard field goalBengals 3–0
2PITRoy Gerela 42-yard field goalTie 3–3
2PITLynn Swann 37-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Roy Gerela kick)Steelers 10–3
3PITRocky Bleier 3-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)Steelers 17–3
3PITLynn Swann 25-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (kick failed)Steelers 23–3
4CINCharlie Joiner 34-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)Steelers 23–10
4CINEssex Johnson 3-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)Steelers 23–17
4PITTerry Bradshaw 1-yard run (Roy Gerela kick)Steelers 30–17
4CINChip Myers 22-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)Steelers 30–24

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Week 12

Team 1 234Total
• Bengals 7 1707 31
Eagles 0 000 0
Scoring summary
1CINEd Williams 1-yard run (Dave Green kick)Bengals 7–0
2CINStan Fritts 3-yard run (Dave Green kick)Bengals 14–0
2CINEd Williams 10-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)Bengals 21–0
2CINDave Green 48-yard field goalBengals 24–0
4CINJohn Reaves 3-yard run (Dave Green kick)Bengals 31–0

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Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers(1) 12 2 0 .857 6–0 10–1 373 162 L1
Cincinnati Bengals(4) 11 3 0 .786 3–3 8–3 340 246 W1
Houston Oilers 10 4 0 .714 2–4 7–4 293 226 W3
Cleveland Browns 3 11 0 .214 1–5 2–8 218 372 L1

Team stats

1975 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 (377 Att, 228 Comp, 3169 Yds, 60.5 Pct, 21 TD, 11 Int, 93.9 Rating)
  • Rushing: Boobie Clark (167 Att, 594 Yds, 3.6 Avg, 17 Long, 4 TD)
  • Receiving: Isaac Curtis (44 Rec, 934 Yds, 21.2 Avg, 55 Long, 7 TD)
  • Scoring: Dave Green, 70 points (10 FG; 40 PAT)

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
Divisional December 28 at Oakland Raiders L 28–31 0–1 Oakland Coliseum Recap

Awards and records

  • Ken Anderson, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 93.9 Rating [5]

References

  1. ^ "1975 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  2. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  4. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
  5. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
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