1975 Cincinnati Bengals season

1975 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	11–3–0
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card

The 1975 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's eighth year in professional football and its sixth with the National Football League.

The Bengals opened 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 they lost to Oakland, 31–28, in the playoffs. Ken Anderson won his second NFL passing championship. A serious blow was the loss of defensive tackle Mike Reid, who retired at age 26 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.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1975 Cincinnati Bengals draft
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

Head Coach/General Manager – Paul Brown

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks/Receivers – Bill Walsh
Offensive Backfield – Jack Donaldson
Offensive Line – Bill Johnson

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield – Chuck Weber
Defensive Line – Chuck Studley
Linebackers – Howard Brinker

Strength and conditioning

Strength – Kim Wood

Regular season

Schedule

1975 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
Week	Date	Opponent	W-L	Score	Attendance	Stadium
1	September 21	Cleveland Browns	W	24–17	52,874	Riverfront Stadium
2	September 28	at New Orleans Saints	W	21–0	52,531	Louisiana Superdome
3	October 5	at Houston Oilers	W	21–19	45,321	Astrodome
4	October 12	New England Patriots	W	27–10	51,220	Riverfront Stadium
5	October 19	Oakland Raiders	W	14–10	48,122	Riverfront Stadium
6	October 26	at Atlanta Falcons	W	21–14	45,811	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
7	November 2	Pittsburgh Steelers	L	24–30	58,418	Riverfront Stadium
8	November 9	at Denver Broncos	W	17–16	49,919	Mile High Stadium
9	November 17	Buffalo Bills	W	33–24	56,666	Riverfront Stadium
10	November 23	at Cleveland Browns	L	23–35	56,427	Cleveland Stadium
11	November 30	Houston Oilers	W	23–19	46,128	Riverfront Stadium
12	December 7	at Philadelphia Eagles	W	31–0	56,984	Veterans Stadium
13	December 13	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	14–35	48,889	Three Rivers Stadium
14	December 21	San Diego Chargers	W	47–17	46,474	Riverfront Stadium

Season summary

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Browns	0	3	14	0	17
• Bengals	14	3	7	0	24

Date: September 21
Location: Riverfront Stadium • Cincinnati, Ohio
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 57°F, wind 11 mph

Scoring summary

1	CIN	Isaac Curtis 27-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)	Bengals 7–0

1	CIN	Boobie Clark 14-yard run (Dave Green kick)	Bengals 14–0

2	CLE	Don Cockroft 18-yard field goal	Bengals 14–3

2	CIN	Dave Green 44-yard field goal	Bengals 17–3

3	CIN	Lenvil Elliott 3-yard run (Dave Green kick)	Bengals 24–3

3	CLE	Greg Pruitt 8-yard run (Don Cockroft kick)	Bengals 24–10

3	CLE	Charlie Hall recovered fumble in end zone (Don Cockroft kick)	Bengals 24–17

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Bengals	7	17	0	7	31
Eagles	0	0	0	0	0

Date: December 7
Location: Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 40°F • Wind 14

Scoring summary

1	CIN	Ed Williams 1-yard run (Dave Green kick)	Bengals 7–0

2	CIN	Stan Fritts 3-yard run (Dave Green kick)	Bengals 14–0

2	CIN	Ed Williams 10-yard pass from Ken Anderson (Dave Green kick)	Bengals 21–0

2	CIN	Dave Green 48-yard field goal	Bengals 24–0

4	CIN	John 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)

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

11 John Reaves
14 Ken Anderson

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

54 Bob Johnson C
62 Dave Lapham G
64 John Shinners G
71 Rufus Mayes T
72 Howard Fest G
75 Al Krevis T
76 Vernon Holland T

Defensive Linemen

65 Maulty Moore DT
67 Gary Burley DE
68 Bill Kollar DT
70 Ron Carpenter DT
74 Mike Reid DT
78 Bob Brown DT
80 Ken Johnson DE
83 Sherman White DE
82 Royce Berry DE

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

13 Ken Riley CB
20 Lamar Parrish CB
23 Bernard Jackson S
24 Marvin Cobb S
27 Ricky Davis S
29 Lyle Blackwood S
37 Tommy Casanova S

Special Teams

41 Dave Green P
16 Horst Muhlmann K

Playoffs

1975 AFC Division Playoffs
Date	Opponent	W-L	Score	Attendance	Stadium
December 28	at Oakland Raiders	L	28–31	53,030	Oakland Coliseum

Awards and records

Ken Anderson, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 93.9 Rating ^[4]

References

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

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968
Based in Cincinnati, Ohio

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Stadiums

Rivalries

Culture and lore

Division championships (9)

Super Bowl appearances (2)

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Retired numbers

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League
Conference: American Football Conference
Division: North Division

Media

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1975 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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