1974 Cincinnati Bengals season

1974 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	3rd AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1974 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's seventh year in professional football and its fifth with the National Football League. 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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1974 Cincinnati Bengals draft
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

Head Coach/General Manager – Paul Brown

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks/Receivers – Bill Walsh
Offensive Backfield – Jack Donaldson
Offensive Line – Bill Johnson

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield – Chuck Weber
Defensive Line – Chuck Studley
Linebackers – Howard Brinker

Regular season

Schedule

1974 Cincinnati Bengals schedule
Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Attendance	Stadium
September 15	Cleveland Browns	W	33–7	53,113	Riverfront Stadium
September 22	San Diego Chargers	L	17–20	51,178	Riverfront Stadium
September 29	at San Francisco 49ers	W	21–3	49,895	Candlestick Park
October 6	Washington Redskins	W	28–17	56,175	Riverfront Stadium
October 13	at Cleveland Browns	W	34–24	70,897	Cleveland Stadium
October 20	at Oakland Raiders	L	27–30	51,821	Oakland Coliseum
October 27	Houston Oilers	L	21–34	55,434	Riverfront Stadium
November 3	at Baltimore Colts	W	24–14	36,110	Memorial Stadium
November 10	Pittsburgh Steelers	W	17–10	57,532	Riverfront Stadium
November 17	at Houston Oilers	L	3–20	44,054	Astrodome
November 24	Kansas City Chiefs	W	33–6	49,777	Riverfront Stadium
December 2	at Miami Dolphins	L	3–24	71,962	Miami Orange Bowl
December 8	Detroit Lions	L	19–23	45,159	Riverfront Stadium
December 14	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	3–27	42,878	Three Rivers Stadium

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

Passing: Ken Anderson (328 Att, 213 Comp, 2667 Yds, 64.9 Pct, 18 TD, 10 Int, 95.7 Rating)
Rushing: Charlie Davis (72 Att, 375 Yds, 5.2 Avg, 29 Long, 0 TD)
Receiving: Isaac Curtis (30 Rec, 633 Yds, 21.1 Avg, 77 Long, 10 TD)
Scoring: Horst Muhlmann, 65 points (11 FG; 32 PAT)

Roster

Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

11 Wayne Clark
12 Greg Cook
14 Ken Anderson
17 Mike Ernst

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

68 Bill Kollar DT
70 Ron Carpenter DT
74 Mike Reid DT
77 Bob Maddox DE
80 Ken Johnson DE
83 Sherman White DE
82 Royce Berry DE

Linebackers

50 Vic Koegel
51 Ken Avery
52 Doug Adams
55 Jim LeClair
56 Tim Kearney
57 Evan Jolitz
58 Al Beauchamp
60 Ron Pritchard

Defensive Backs

13 Ken Riley CB
20 Lamar Parrish CB
22 Ken Sawyer S
23 Bernard Jackson S
29 Lyle Blackwood S
32 Bob Jones S
37 Tommy Casanova S

Special Teams

41 Dave Green P
16 Horst Muhlmann K

References

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

External links

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium

Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers

Culture and lore	Freezer Bowl Ickey Shuffle "Welcome to the Jungle" Ben–Gals Bengalized Laura Vikmanis

Division championships (9)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015

Conference championships (2)	1981 1988

Retired numbers	54

Media	WCKY WEBN WLW Radio network WKRC-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)

Seasons (48)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cincinnati Bengals seasons

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1974 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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