1978 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Homer Rice (4-7)
Coach: Bill Johnson (0-5)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1978 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Homer Rice (4-7)
Coach: Bill Johnson (0-5)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1978 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bengals scored 252 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 284. Pete Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 762 yards for Cincinnati.
Ken Anderson threw for 2,219 yards. Isaac Curtis paced all receivers, grabbing 47 passes for 737 yards.
Dick Jauron picked off 4 opponent throws.
Homer Rice and Bill Johnson coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 212 | Augustana (IL) | Batavia, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Chris Bahr | K | February 3, 1953 | 5'10" | 170 | Penn St. | State College, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Don Bass | TE | March 11, 1956 | 6'2" | 219 | Houston | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Louis Breeden | LCB | October 26, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | North Carolina Central | Hamlet, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Billy Brooks | WR | August 20, 1953 | 6'3" | 204 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 15 | 12 |
| 79 | Ross Browner | RDE | March 22, 1954 | 6'3" | 262 | Notre Dame | Warren, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 74 | Glenn Bujnoch | LG | December 20, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Gary Burley | LDE | December 8, 1952 | 6'3" | 272 | Pittsburgh | Urbancrest, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Blair Bush | C | November 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 268 | Washington | Fort Hood, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Glenn Cameron | LLB | February 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 42 | Boobie Clark | RB | November 8, 1950 | 6'2" | 245 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 24 | Marvin Cobb | SS | August 6, 1953 | 6'0" | 189 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Jim Corbett | TE | February 22, 1955 | 6'4" | 218 | Pittsburgh | Brockton, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Isaac Curtis | WR | October 20, 1950 | 6'1" | 192 | California | Santa Ana, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 25 | Tony Davis | RB | January 21, 1953 | 5'11" | 212 | Nebraska | Tecumseh, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Tom DePaso | LB | February 22, 1956 | 6'2" | 222 | Penn St. | White Plains, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 51 | Chris Devlin | LB | November 22, 1953 | 6'2" | 226 | Penn St. | Wexford, PA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Tom Dinkel | LB | July 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | Kansas | Topeka, KS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Mark Donahue | G | January 29, 1956 | 6'3" | 256 | Michigan | Evergreen Park, IL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 73 | Eddie Edwards | RDT | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Sumter, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 36 | Lenvil Elliott | RB | September 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Truman St. | Lexington, MO USA | 10 | 0 |
| 45 | Archie Griffin | RB | August 21, 1954 | 5'9" | 189 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Ray Griffin | KR | June 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 186 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 53 | Bo Harris | LB | January 16, 1953 | 6'3" | 225 | LSU | Leesville, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 16 | Rob Hertel | QB | February 21, 1955 | 6'2" | 195 | USC | Montebello, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 76 | Vern Holland | RT | June 27, 1948 | 6'5" | 268 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 72 | Ron Hunt | T | January 27, 1955 | 6'6" | 261 | Oregon | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Dick Jauron | DB | October 7, 1950 | 6'0" | 190 | Yale | Swampscott, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 46 | Pete Johnson | FB | March 2, 1954 | 6'0" | 252 | Ohio St. | Fort Valley, GA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 62 | Dave Lapham | RG | June 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 259 | Syracuse | Melrose, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | Dennis Law | PR | April 4, 1955 | 6'1" | 179 | East Tennessee St. | Commerce, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Jim LeClair | MLB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 234 | North Dakota | St. Paul, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 71 | Rufus Mayes | T-G | December 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Ohio St. | Clarksdale, AR USA | 9 | 0 |
| 87 | Pat McInally | P | May 7, 1953 | 6'6" | 210 | Harvard | Villa Park, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Melvin Morgan | DB | March 31, 1953 | 6'0" | 183 | Miss. Valley St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 32 | Scott Perry | FS | March 11, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Williams | Pleasanton, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Ray Phillips | LB | March 18, 1954 | 6'4" | 224 | Nebraska | Fordyce, AR USA | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Dave Pureifory | DE-DT | July 12, 1949 | 6'1" | 260 | East. Michigan | Pensacola, FL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6'3" | 210 | Florida | Anniston, AL USA | 9 | 4 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | RCB | August 6, 1947 | 5'11" | 181 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Tom Ruud | LB | July 26, 1953 | 6'3" | 223 | Nebraska | Oliva, MN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | Ron Shumon | LB | December 11, 1955 | 6'1" | 230 | Wichita St. | Flint, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 22 | Deacon Turner | RB | January 2, 1955 | 5'11" | 212 | San Diego St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 5 |
| 78 | Ted Vincent | DT | August 10, 1956 | 6'4" | 262 | Wichita St. | O'Fallon, MO USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Rick Walker | TE | May 28, 1955 | 6'4" | 235 | UCLA | Santa Ana, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 75 | Wilson Whitley | LDT | April 28, 1955 | 6'3" | 265 | Houston | Brenham, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Reggie Williams | RLB | September 19, 1954 | 6'1" | 228 | Dartmouth | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Mike Wilson | LT | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 275 | Georgia | Norfolk, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
