1974 Cincinnati Bengals season
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The 1974
Cincinnati Bengals
season was the team's seventh year in professional football and its fifth with the National Football League
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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.
1974 NFL season
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Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals
The Cincinnati Bengals are a professional football team based in Cincinnati, Ohio. They are members of the AFC's North Division in the National Football League . The Bengals began play in 1968 as an expansion team in the American Football League , and joined the NFL in 1970 in the AFL-NFL...
season was the team's seventh year in professional football and its fifth with the National Football League
National Football League
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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.
NFL Draft
| 1974 Cincinnati Bengals Draft | |||||
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| Round | Pick # | Overall | Name | Position | College |
| 1 | 23 | 23 | Bill Kollar Bill Kollar William Wallace "Bill" Kollar was a National Football League defensive lineman from 1974 through 1981. He has been an NFL assistant coach for 17 years. He has coached the Defensive Line of the Rams, Falcons and Bills... |
Defensive Tackle | Montana State Montana State University - Bozeman Montana State University – Bozeman is a public university located in Bozeman, Montana. It is the state's land-grant university and primary campus in the Montana State University System, which is part of the Montana University System... |
| 2 | 22 | 48 | Charlie Davis Charlie Davis (running back) Charles Douglas "Charlie" Davis is a former American football running back for the Cincinnati Bengals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League... |
Running Back | Colorado |
| 3 | 9 | 61 | Dave Lapham Dave Lapham Dave Lapham , is a former professional football offensive lineman for the National Football League's Cincinnati Bengals from 1974 to 1983 and the United States Football League's New Jersey Generals... |
Guard | Syracuse |
| 3 | 21 | 73 | Evan Jolitz | Linebacker | Cincinnati |
| 4 | 9 | 87 | Mike Boryla Mike Boryla Michael Jay Boryla was an American football quarterback in the National Football League for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 1970s. He played college football at Stanford University, where he was the team's MVP during his senior season... |
Quarterback | Stanford |
| 4 | 20 | 98 | Darryl White | Guard | Nebraska University of Nebraska–Lincoln The University of Nebraska–Lincoln is a public research university located in the city of Lincoln in the U.S. state of Nebraska... |
| 4 | 25 | 103 | Richard Williams | Wide Receiver | Abilene Christian |
| 5 | 10 | 114 | Haskel Stanback Haskel Stanback Haskel Stanback is a former professional American football player who played running back for seven seasons for the Atlanta Falcons... |
Running Back | Tennessee |
| 5 | 23 | 127 | Richard Bishop | Defensive Tackle | Louisville |
| 6 | 22 | 152 | Robin Sinclair | Defensive Back | Washington State |
| 6 | 23 | 153 | William Bryant | Defensive Back | Grambling |
| 7 | 21 | 177 | Ken Sawyer | Defensive Back | Syracuse |
| 8 | 20 | 202 | John McDaniel John McDaniel John McDaniel is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Redskins. He played college football at Lincoln University of Missouri and was drafted in the eighth round of the 1974 NFL Draft.... |
Wide Receiver | Lincoln |
| 9 | 23 | 231 | Edward Johnson | Defensive End | Southern Methodist Southern Methodist University Southern Methodist University is a private university in Dallas, Texas, United States. Founded in 1911 by the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, SMU operates campuses in Dallas, Plano, and Taos, New Mexico. SMU is owned by the South Central Jurisdiction of the United Methodist Church... |
| 10 | 22 | 256 | Chuck Herd | Tight End | Penn State |
| 11 | 21 | 281 | Ed Kezirian Ed Kezirian Ed Kezirian was the interim head coach of the UCLA Bruins football team for one game. As of the 2007 college football season, Kezirian is the Football Academic Coordinator at UCLA. Kezirian is known for waving a towel on the sidelines to inspire the fans during football games... |
Offensive Tackle | UCLA |
| 12 | 20 | 306 | Rudy McClinon | Defensive Back | Xavier Xavier University (Cincinnati) Xavier University is a co-educational Jesuit university in the United States located in Cincinnati, Ohio. The University is the sixth-oldest Catholic university in the nation and has an undergraduate enrollment of about 4,000 students and graduate enrollment of 2,600 students. Xavier is primarily... |
| 13 | 23 | 335 | Ted Jornou | Linebacker | Iowa State |
| 14 | 22 | 360 | Mike Phillips | Offensive Tackle | Cornell Cornell University Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions... |
| 15 | 21 | 385 | Isaac Jackson | Running Back | Kansas State Kansas State University Kansas State University, commonly shortened to K-State, is an institution of higher learning located in Manhattan, Kansas, in the United States... |
| 16 | 20 | 410 | Darryl Bishop | Defensive Back | Kentucky University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also known as UK, is a public co-educational university and is one of the state's two land-grant universities, located in Lexington, Kentucky... |
| 17 | 23 | 439 | Jim Smith | Running Back | North Carolina Central North Carolina Central University North Carolina Central University is a public historically black university in the University of North Carolina system, located in Durham, North Carolina, offering programs at the baccalaureate, master’s, professional and doctoral levels.... |
Schedule
| 1974 Cincinnati Bengals schedule | |||||
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| Date | Opponent | Result | Score | Attendance | Stadium |
| September 15 | Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W | 33–7 | |
Riverfront Stadium |
| September 22 | San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L | 17–20 | |
Riverfront Stadium |
| September 29 | at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and... |
W | 21–3 | |
Candlestick Park |
| October 6 | Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,... |
W | 28–17 | |
Riverfront Stadium |
| October 13 | at Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns are a professional football team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are currently members of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
W | 34–24 | 70,897 | Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Stadium Cleveland Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium, located in Cleveland, Ohio. In its final years, the stadium seated 74,438, for baseball and 81,000, for football. It was one of the early multi-purpose stadiums, built to accommodate both baseball and football... |
| October 20 | at Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L | 27–30 | |
Oakland Coliseum |
| October 27 | Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L | 21–34 | |
Riverfront Stadium |
| November 3 | at Baltimore Colts | W | 24–14 | |
Memorial Stadium Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road... |
| November 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
W | 17–10 | |
Riverfront Stadium |
| November 17 | at Houston Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter... |
L | 3–20 | |
Astrodome Reliant Astrodome Reliant Astrodome, also known as the Houston Astrodome or simply the Astrodome, is the world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium, located in Houston, Texas, USA. The stadium is part of the Reliant Park complex... |
| November 24 | Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a... |
W | 33–6 | |
Riverfront Stadium |
| December 2 | at Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League... |
L | 3–24 | |
Miami Orange Bowl Miami Orange Bowl The Orange Bowl, formerly Burdine Stadium, was an outdoor athletic stadium in Miami, Florida, west of downtown in Little Havana. Considered a landmark, it was the home stadium for the Miami Hurricanes college football team... |
| December 8 | Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and... |
L | 19–23 | |
Riverfront Stadium |
| December 14 | at Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers The Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The team currently belongs to the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Founded in , the Steelers are the oldest franchise in the AFC... |
L | 3–27 | |
Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium Three Rivers Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania from 1970 to 2000. It was home to the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Pittsburgh Steelers, the city's Major League Baseball franchise and National Football League franchise respectively.Built as a replacement to... |
Standings
| AFC Central | |||||||
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| W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA | STK | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers 1974 Pittsburgh Steelers season -NFL Draft:In the 1974 NFL Draft, Pittsburgh Steelers are the only team in NFL history to select four Pro Football Hall of Fame players in the same draft .* Round 1: Lynn Swann, USC... |
10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | 305 | 189 | W-2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 283 | 259 | L-3 |
| Houston Oilers 1974 Houston Oilers season The 1974 Houston Oilers season was the 15th season the team was with the league. The team improved upon their previous season's output of 1–13, winning seven games. Despite the improvement, they failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 236 | 282 | W-1 |
| Cleveland Browns 1974 Cleveland Browns season The 1974 Cleveland Browns season was the team's 25th season with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:The following were selected in the 1974 NFL Draft.-Exhibition schedule:-Regular season schedule:-Standings:-References:... |
4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 251 | 344 | L-2 |
Team stats
| 1974 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats | ||
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| 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 |
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| 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)
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Linebackers
Ken Avery Kenneth William Avery is a former college and professional American football player. He played college football at University of Southern Mississippi, where he was a linebacker... Jim LeClair James Michael LeClair is a former American football linebacker who played twelve seasons in the National Football League with the Cincinnati Bengals... Tim Kearney Timothy Edward Kearney is a former American football linebacker who played ten seasons in the National Football League, mainly for the St. Louis Cardinals.... Al Beauchamp Alfred Beauchamp is a former American football linebacker. he played college football at Southern University, and played professionally in the American Football League in 1968 and 1969 for the Cincinnati Bengals, and for the National Football League's Bengals from 1970 through 1975 and the... Ron Pritchard Ronald David Pritchard is a former American football linebacker who played nine seasons with the Houston Oilers and the Cincinnati Bengals, first in the American Football League, then in the National Football League.... Defensive Backs
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