1978 Cincinnati Bengals Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bill Johnson (0-5) | 4-12 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6’2′ | 212 | Augustana (IL) |
| Chris Bahr | K | February 3, 1953 | 5’10’ | 170 | Penn St. |
| Don Bass | WR-TE | March 11, 1956 | 6’2′ | 219 | Houston |
| Louis Breeden | DB | October 26, 1953 | 5’11’ | 185 | North Carolina Central |
| Billy Brooks | WR | August 20, 1953 | 6’3′ | 204 | Oklahoma |
| Ross Browner | DE | March 22, 1954 | 6’3′ | 262 | Notre Dame |
| Glenn Bujnoch | G | December 20, 1953 | 6’5′ | 260 | Texas A&M |
| Gary Burley | DE-DT | December 8, 1952 | 6’3′ | 272 | Pittsburgh |
| Blair Bush | C | November 25, 1956 | 6’3′ | 268 | Washington |
| Glenn Cameron | LB | February 21, 1953 | 6’2′ | 225 | Florida |
| Boobie Clark | RB | November 8, 1950 | 6’2′ | 245 | Bethune-Cookman |
| Marvin Cobb | DB | August 6, 1953 | 6’0′ | 189 | USC |
| Jim Corbett | TE | February 22, 1955 | 6’4′ | 218 | Pittsburgh |
| Isaac Curtis | WR | October 20, 1950 | 6’1′ | 192 | California |
| Tony Davis | RB | January 21, 1953 | 5’11’ | 212 | Nebraska |
| Tom DePaso | LB | February 22, 1956 | 6’2′ | 222 | Penn St. |
| Chris Devlin | LB | November 22, 1953 | 6’2′ | 226 | Penn St. |
| Tom Dinkel | LB | July 25, 1956 | 6’3′ | 240 | Kansas |
| Mark Donahue | G | January 29, 1956 | 6’3′ | 256 | Michigan |
| Eddie Edwards | DE-DT | April 25, 1954 | 6’5′ | 256 | Miami (FL) |
| Lenvil Elliott | RB | September 2, 1951 | 6’0′ | 205 | Truman St. |
| Archie Griffin | RB | August 21, 1954 | 5’9′ | 189 | Ohio St. |
| Ray Griffin | DB | June 29, 1956 | 5’10’ | 186 | Ohio St. |
| Bo Harris | LB | January 16, 1953 | 6’3′ | 225 | LSU |
| Rob Hertel | QB | February 21, 1955 | 6’2′ | 195 | USC |
| Vern Holland | T | June 27, 1948 | 6’5′ | 268 | Tennessee St. |
| Ron Hunt | T | January 27, 1955 | 6’6′ | 261 | Oregon |
| Dick Jauron | DB | October 7, 1950 | 6’0′ | 190 | Yale |
| Pete Johnson | RB | March 2, 1954 | 6’0′ | 252 | Ohio St. |
| Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6’5′ | 262 | Tennessee |
| Dave Lapham | G-C-T | June 24, 1952 | 6’4′ | 259 | Syracuse |
| Dennis Law | WR | April 4, 1955 | 6’1′ | 179 | East Tennessee St. |
| Jim LeClair | LB | October 30, 1950 | 6’3′ | 234 | North Dakota |
| Rufus Mayes | T-G | December 5, 1947 | 6’5′ | 260 | Ohio St. |
| Pat McInally | WR-P | May 7, 1953 | 6’6′ | 210 | Harvard |
| Melvin Morgan | DB | March 31, 1953 | 6’0′ | 183 | Miss. Valley St. |
| Scott Perry | DB | March 11, 1954 | 6’0′ | 180 | Williams |
| Ray Phillips | LB | March 18, 1954 | 6’4′ | 224 | Nebraska |
| Dave Pureifory | DE-DT | July 12, 1949 | 6’1′ | 260 | East. Michigan |
| John Reaves | QB | March 2, 1950 | 6’3′ | 210 | Florida |
| Ken Riley | DB | August 6, 1947 | 5’11’ | 181 | Florida A&M |
| Tom Ruud | LB | July 26, 1953 | 6’3′ | 223 | Nebraska |
| Ron Shumon | LB | December 11, 1955 | 6’1′ | 230 | Wichita St. |
| Deacon Turner | RB | January 2, 1955 | 5’11’ | 212 | San Diego St. |
| Ted Vincent | DT | August 10, 1956 | 6’4′ | 262 | Wichita St. |
| Rick Walker | TE | May 28, 1955 | 6’4′ | 235 | UCLA |
| Wilson Whitley | DT-NT | April 28, 1955 | 6’3′ | 265 | Houston |
| Reggie Williams | LB | September 19, 1954 | 6’1′ | 228 | Dartmouth |
| Mike Wilson | T | May 28, 1955 | 6’5′ | 275 | Georgia |
