1974 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachPaul Brown
Home fieldRiverfront Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place3rd AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1974 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's 5th season in the National Football League, and the 7th overall. Cincinnati traded Bill Bergey to Philadelphia for two first-round draft choices and a third-round pick in 1977. Jim LeClair replaced Bergey at middle linebacker. Ken Anderson won the NFL passing championship and completed a club-record 64.9 percent of his attempts. Cornerback Lemar Parrish led the NFL in punt returns.

Offseason

NFL draft

Main article: 1974 NFL Draft
1974 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 23 Bill Kollar  Defensive tackle Montana State
2 48 Charlie Davis  Running back Colorado
3 61 Dave Lapham  Guard Syracuse
3 73 Evan Jolitz  Linebacker Cincinnati
4 87 Mike Boryla *  Quarterback Stanford
4 98 Darryl White  Guard Nebraska
4 103 Richard Williams  Wide receiver Abilene Christian
5 114 Haskel Stanback  Running back Tennessee
5 127 Richard Bishop  Defensive tackle Louisville
6 152 Robin Sinclair  Defensive back Washington State
6 153 Bill Bryant  Defensive back Grambling State
7 177 Ken Sawyer  Defensive back Syracuse
8 202 John McDaniel  Wide receiver Lincoln (MO)
9 231 Edward Johnson  Defensive end SMU
10 256 Chuck Herd  Tight end Penn State
11 281 Ed Kezirian  Offensive tackle UCLA
12 306 Rudy McClinon  Defensive back Xavier
13 335 Ted Jornou  Linebacker Iowa State
14 360 Mike Phillips  Offensive tackle Cornell
15 385 Isaac Jackson  Running back Kansas State
16 410 Darryl Bishop  Defensive back Kentucky
17 439 Jim Smith  Running back North Carolina Central
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1974 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

  • President – John Sawyer
  • Director of player personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 15 Cleveland Browns W 33–7 1–0 Riverfront Stadium 53,113 Recap
2 September 22 San Diego Chargers L 17–20 1–1 Riverfront Stadium 51,178 Recap
3 September 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 21–3 2–1 Candlestick Park 49,895 Recap
4 October 6 Washington Redskins W 28–17 3–1 Riverfront Stadium 56,175 Recap
5 October 13 at Cleveland Browns W 34–24 4–1 Cleveland Stadium 70,897 Recap
6 October 20 at Oakland Raiders L 27–30 4–2 Oakland Coliseum 51,821 Recap
7 October 27 Houston Oilers L 21–34 4–3 Riverfront Stadium 55,434 Recap
8 November 3 at Baltimore Colts W 24–14 5–3 Memorial Stadium 36,110 Recap
9 November 10 Pittsburgh Steelers W 17–10 6–3 Riverfront Stadium 57,532 Recap
10 November 17 at Houston Oilers L 3–20 6–4 Astrodome 44,054 Recap
11 November 24 Kansas City Chiefs W 33–6 7–4 Riverfront Stadium 49,777 Recap
12 December 2 at Miami Dolphins L 3–24 7–5 Miami Orange Bowl 71,962 Recap
13 December 8 Detroit Lions L 19–23 7–6 Riverfront Stadium 45,159 Recap
14 December 14 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 3–27 7–7 Three Rivers Stadium 42,878 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
Pittsburgh Steelers 10 3 1 .750 4–2 7–3–1 305 189 W2
Houston Oilers 7 7 0 .500 4–2 7–4 236 282 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 7 7 0 .500 3–3 5–6 283 259 L3
Cleveland Browns 4 10 0 .286 1–5 3–8 251 344 L2

Team stats

1974 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

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Awards and records

Pro Bowl Selection

References

  1. ^ "1974 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 11, 2014.

External links

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