1979 Cincinnati Bengals season

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox NFL team season The 1979 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 10th season in the National Football League, and the 12th overall. Fullback Pete Johnson powered his way to 15 touchdowns, but the Bengals struggled to their second straight 4–12 record. After the season, former Cleveland coach Forrest Gregg was named to replace Homer Rice as Bengals head coach. 1979 marked the end of an era, as the last remaining original Bengal, longtime center Bob Johnson, retired after 12 seasons, 2 in the AFL, and 10 in the NFL, all with the Bengals.

Regular season

Schedule

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1	September 2	at Denver Broncos	L 0–10	0–1	Mile High Stadium	74,788
2	September 9	at Buffalo Bills	L 24–51	0–2	Rich Stadium	43,504
3	September 16	New England Patriots	L 14–20	0–3	Riverfront Stadium	41,805
4	September 23	Houston Oilers	L 27–30	0–4	Riverfront Stadium	45,615
5	September 30	at Dallas Cowboys	L 13–38	0–5	Texas Stadium	63,179
6	October 7	Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–10	0–6	Riverfront Stadium	40,041
7	October 14	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 34–10	1–6	Riverfront Stadium	52,381
8	October 21	at Cleveland Browns	L 27–28	1–7	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	75,119
9	October 28	Philadelphia Eagles	W 37–13	2–7	Riverfront Stadium	42,036
10	November 4	at Baltimore Colts	L 28–38	2–8	Municipal Stadium	37,740
11	November 11	San Diego Chargers	L 24–26	2–9	Riverfront Stadium	40,782
12	November 18	at Houston Oilers	L 21–42	2–10	Astrodome	49,829
13	November 25	St. Louis Cardinals	W 34–28	3–10	Riverfront Stadium	25,103
14	December 2	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–37	3–11	Three Rivers Stadium	46,521
15	December 9	at Washington Redskins	L 14–28	3–12	RFK Stadium	52,882
16	December 16	Cleveland Browns	W 16–12	4–12	Riverfront Stadium	42,183
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

External links

• 1979 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com