1975 Cincinnati Bengals season

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

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

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 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 retired at age 27 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. Despite the Bengals' great record, they were only 3–3 in division play, losing twice to the eventual champion Steelers, and losing on the road to what was an 0–9 Cleveland Browns team. Other than division play, the Bengals were 8–0 against teams outside of the AFC Central division.

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
Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Regular season

Schedule
1975 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
WeekDateOpponentW-LScoreAttendanceStadium
1September 21Cleveland BrownsW24–17
52,874
Riverfront Stadium
2September 28at New Orleans SaintsW21–0
52,531
Louisiana Superdome
3October 5at Houston OilersW21–19
45,321
Astrodome
4October 12New England PatriotsW27–10
51,220
Riverfront Stadium
5October 19Oakland RaidersW14–10
48,122
Riverfront Stadium
6October 26at Atlanta FalconsW21–14
45,811
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
7November 2Pittsburgh SteelersL24–30
58,418
Riverfront Stadium
8November 9at Denver BroncosW17–16
49,919
Mile High Stadium
9November 17Buffalo BillsW33–24
56,666
Riverfront Stadium
10November 23at Cleveland BrownsL23–35
56,427
Cleveland Stadium
11November 30Houston OilersW23–19
46,128
Riverfront Stadium
12December 7at Philadelphia EaglesW31–0
56,984
Veterans Stadium
13December 13at Pittsburgh SteelersL14–35
48,889
Three Rivers Stadium
14December 21San Diego ChargersW47–17
46,474
Riverfront Stadium

Week 1
1 234Total
Browns 0 3140 17
• Bengals 14 370 24

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Week 12
1 234Total
• Bengals 7 1707 31
Eagles 0 000 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
1975 AFC Division Playoffs
DateOpponentW-LScoreAttendanceStadium
December 28at Oakland RaidersL28–31
53,030
Oakland Coliseum

Awards and records
  • Ken Anderson, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 93.9 Rating [4]

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. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447
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