1979 Cincinnati Bengals Roster

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1979 Cincinnati Bengals Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Homer Rice (4-12)4-12–Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference Central Division–

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Charles AlexanderRBJuly 28, 19576’1′224LSU
Ken AndersonQBFebruary 15, 19496’2′212Augustana (IL)
Chris BahrKFebruary 3, 19535’10’170Penn St.
Don BassWR-TEMarch 11, 19566’2′219Houston
Louis BreedenDBOctober 26, 19535’11’185North Carolina Central
Billy BrooksWRAugust 20, 19536’3′204Oklahoma
Jim BrownerDBDecember 4, 19556’1′209Notre Dame
Ross BrownerDEMarch 22, 19546’3′262Notre Dame
Glenn BujnochGDecember 20, 19536’5′260Texas A&M
Scott BurkDBAugust 2, 19566’2′193Oklahoma St.
Gary BurleyDE-DTDecember 8, 19526’3′272Pittsburgh
Blair BushCNovember 25, 19566’3′268Washington
Glenn CameronLBFebruary 21, 19536’2′225Florida
Marvin CobbDBAugust 6, 19536’0′189USC
Jim CorbettTEFebruary 22, 19556’4′218Pittsburgh
Barney CottonGSeptember 30, 19566’5′264Nebraska
Isaac CurtisWROctober 20, 19506’1′192California
Tom DinkelLBJuly 25, 19566’3′240Kansas
Mark DonahueGJanuary 29, 19566’3′256Michigan
Eddie EdwardsDE-DTApril 25, 19546’5′256Miami (FL)
Archie GriffinRBAugust 21, 19545’9′189Ohio St.
Ray GriffinDBJune 29, 19565’10’186Ohio St.
Bo HarrisLBJanuary 16, 19536’3′225LSU
Vern HollandTJune 27, 19486’5′268Tennessee St.
Dick JauronDBOctober 7, 19506’0′190Yale
Pete JohnsonRBMarch 2, 19546’0′252Ohio St.
Bob JohnsonCAugust 19, 19466’5′262Tennessee
Steve KreiderWRMay 12, 19586’3′192Lehigh
Howard KurnickLBMay 13, 19576’2′219Cincinnati
Dave LaphamG-C-TJune 24, 19526’4′259Syracuse
Jim LeClairLBOctober 30, 19506’3′234North Dakota
Mike LevensellerWRFebruary 21, 19566’1′180Washington St.
Vaughn LusbyDBAugust 23, 19565’10’178Arkansas
Pat McInallyWR-PMay 7, 19536’6′210Harvard
Mack MitchellDEAugust 16, 19526’8′246Houston
Max MontoyaGMay 12, 19566’5′282UCLA
Scott PerryDBMarch 11, 19546’0′180Williams
Nathan PooleRBDecember 17, 19565’9′210Louisville
Ken RileyDBAugust 6, 19475’11’181Florida A&M
Dan RossTEFebruary 9, 19576’4′238Northeastern
Tom RuudLBJuly 26, 19536’3′223Nebraska
Jack ThompsonQBMay 19, 19566’3′217Washington St.
Deacon TurnerRBJanuary 2, 19555’11’212San Diego St.
Rick WalkerTEMay 28, 19556’4′235UCLA
Mike WhiteDT-DE-NTAugust 11, 19576’5′266Albany State (GA)
Wilson WhitleyDT-NTApril 28, 19556’3′265Houston
Reggie WilliamsLBSeptember 19, 19546’1′228Dartmouth
Mike WilsonTMay 28, 19556’5′275Georgia