1991 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 1991 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 24th year in professional football and its 22nd with the National Football League. Prior to the start of the season, the Bengals lost their patriarch when founder, former head coach and general manager Paul Brown died at the age of 82. His son Mike would assume control of the franchise. The Bengals would stumble out the gate losing their first eight games before defeating the Cleveland Browns 23–21 at Riverfront Stadium. The Bengals would only win two more games the rest of the season finishing with a 3–13 record.

1991 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachSam Wyche
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record3–13
Division place4th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Anthony Muñoz

The Bengals' pass defense would surrender 7.586 yards per pass attempt in 1991, one of the ten worst totals in NFL history.[1]

Following the season head coach Sam Wyche was fired and replaced by assistant Dave Shula. Shula, the son of former Miami Dolphins and Baltimore Colts head coach Don Shula, served as the team’s wide receivers coach after a stint with the Miami Dolphins under his father, and the Dallas Cowboys as its offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach under head coach Jimmy Johnson. Upon his hiring as the Bengals’ head coach, he became the youngest head coach to ever be hired by an NFL team at age 32.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1991 NFL Draft
1991 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 18 Alfred Williams *  Linebacker Colorado
2 52 Lamar Rogers  Defensive end Auburn
3 72 Bob Dahl  Guard Notre Dame
4 99 Donald Hollas  Quarterback Rice
4 109 Rob Carpenter  Wide receiver Syracuse
5 130 Mike Arthur  Center Texas A&M
6 157 Richard Fain  Cornerback Florida
7 184 Fernandus Vinson  Safety North Carolina State
8 211 Mike Dingle  Running back South Carolina
9 241 Shane Garrett  Wide receiver Texas A&M
10 268 Jim Lavin  Guard Georgia Tech
11 295 Chris Smith  Tight end Brigham Young
12 322 Antoine Bennett  Cornerback Florida A&M
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

[2]

Personnel

Staff
1991 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office
  • Chairman of the Board – Austin Eldon Knowlton
  • President – John Sawyer
  • Vice President/General Manager – Paul Brown
  • Assistant General Manager/Legal Counsel – Mike Brown
  • Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown
  • Assistant Director of Player Personnel – Frank Smouse

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams – Marv Braden

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength – Kim Wood

Roster
1991 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule
1991 Cincinnati Bengals Schedule
WeekDateOpponent #ResultScoreAttn.Stadium
1Sep 1at Denver BroncosL45–1472,855Mile High Stadium
2Sep 8Houston OilersL30–756,463Riverfront Stadium
3Sep 15at Cleveland BrownsL14–1378,269Cleveland Stadium
4Sep 22Washington RedskinsL34–2752,038Riverfront Stadium
5Bye
6Oct 6Seattle SeahawksL13–760,010Riverfront Stadium
7Oct 13at Dallas CowboysL35–2363,275Texas Stadium
8Oct 21at Buffalo BillsL35–1680,131Rich Stadium
9Oct 27at Houston OilersL35–358,634Houston Astrodome
10Nov 3Cleveland BrownsW23–2155,077Riverfront Stadium
11Nov 10Pittsburgh SteelersL33–2755,503Riverfront Stadium
12Nov 17at Philadelphia EaglesL17–1063,189Veterans Stadium
13Nov 24Los Angeles RaidersL38–1452,044Riverfront Stadium
14Dec 1New York GiantsW27–2445,063Riverfront Stadium
15Dec 9at Miami DolphinsL37–1360,616Joe Robbie Stadium
16Dec 15at Pittsburgh SteelersL17–1035,420Three Rivers Stadium
17Dec 22New England PatriotsW29–746,394Riverfront Stadium

Standings
AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Houston Oilers 11 5 0 .688 5–1 10–2 386 251 L1
Pittsburgh Steelers 7 9 0 .438 4–2 7–5 292 344 W2
Cleveland Browns 6 10 0 .375 2–4 6–6 293 298 L3
Cincinnati Bengals 3 13 0 .188 1–5 2–10 263 435 W1

Team leaders

Passing
PlayerAttCompYdsTDINTRating
Boomer Esiason4132332883131672.5

Rushing
PlayerAttYdsYPCLongTD
Harold Green1587314.6752
Ickey Woods36972.7124

Receiving
PlayerRecYdsAvgLongTD
Eddie Brown5983714.0532
Tim McGee5180215.7524

Defensive
PlayerTacklesSacksINTsFFFR
David Fulcher950.0443
Tim Krumrie684.0011

Kicking/Punting
PlayerFGAFGMFG%XPAXPMXP%Points
Jim Breech292379.3%2727100.0%96
PlayerPuntsYardsLongBlkdAvg.
Lee Johnson64279562043.7

Special teams
PlayerKRKRYardsKRAvgKRLongKRTDPRPRYardsPRAvgPRLongPRTD
Shane Garrett1321416.5240177.070
Eric Bell1326220.224000000
Mitchell Price59118.22201420314.5781

References
  1. Cold Hard Football Facts: Ryan Kalil ad: Carolina D not up to the task
  2. "1991 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 14, 2013.
  3. "1991 Cincinnati Bengals starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
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