1969 Cincinnati Bengals season

1969 Cincinnati Bengals season

Head coach	Paul Brown
Home field	Nippert Stadium
Results
Record	4–9–1
Division place	5th AFL West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1969 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's second year as a franchise, and their final season in professional football's American Football League (AFL).

Head coach Paul Brown drafted quarterback Greg Cook of the University of Cincinnati in the first round.

The same draft also produced linebacker Bill Bergey.

The Bengals jumped out to a 3–0 record, but finished 4–9–1 in their final season at Nippert Stadium, before moving to their brand new facility the following season.

The Nov 9, 1969 Bengals vs. Oilers game at the Astrodome in Houston is unique in Bengals history, as it is the only non-overtime tie game. Cincinnati played its first regular-season tie that afternoon, catching the Oilers at 31–31 on kicker Horst Muhlmann's 18-yard field goal with 0:22 left in the fourth quarter. Regular-season overtime was not in the rule book at that time.

The oldest season record in Bengals history, and the only one still standing from the Nippert Stadium years, is QB Greg Cook's average of 9.41 yards gained per passing attempt in 1969. The only other average of more than nine yards was 9.21 by QB Boomer Esiason in 1988.

Offseason

Common draft

Main article: 1969 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1969 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	5	Greg Cook	Quarterback	Cincinnati
2	31	Bill Bergey *	Linebacker	Arkansas State
3	57	Speedy Thomas	Wide receiver	Utah
4	83	Clem Turner	Running back	Cincinnati
5	109	Guy Dennis	Guard	Florida
6	135	Ken Riley	Defensive back	Florida A&M
7	161	Royce Berry	Defensive end	Houston
8	187	Tim Buchanan	Linebacker	Hawaii
9	213	Mike Stripling	Running back	Tulsa
10	239	Steve Howell	Tight end	Ohio State
11	265	Mark Stewart	Defensive back	Georgia
12	291	Lonnie Paige	Defensive tackle	North Carolina Central
13	316	Chuck Benson	Wide receiver	Southern Illinois
14	343	Mike Wilson	Offensive tackle	Dayton
15	369	Bill Shoemaker	Placekicker	Stanford
16	395	Bill Schmidt	Linebacker	Missouri
17	421	Terry Story	Offensive tackle	Georgia Tech
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1969 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

President – John Sawyer
Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Head Coach/General Manager – Paul Brown

Offensive coaches

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

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield – Tom Bass
Defensive Line – Chuck Studley
Linebackers – Vince Costello

Roster

1969 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

12 Greg Cook
14 Sam Wyche

Running backs

Wide receivers

10 Eric Crabtree
26 Jack Gehrke
25 Chip Myers
24 Tommie Smith
17 Speedy Thomas

Tight ends

88 Bruce Coslet
84 Bob Trumpy

Offensive linemen

64 Justin Canale G
63 Guy Dennis G
72 Howard Fest T
54 Bob Johnson C
73 Pat Matson G
68 Dave Middendorf G
74 Ernie Park G/T
77 Frank Peters T
67 Mike Wilson G
75 Ernie Wright T

Defensive linemen

85 Martin Baccaglio DE
82 Royce Berry DE
79 Steve Chomyszak DT
89 Harry Gunner DE
70 Andy Rice DT
83 Bill Staley DT

Linebackers

51 Ken Avery OLB
58 Al Beauchamp OLB
66 Bill Bergey MLB
52 Tim Buchanan MLB
57 Ed Harmon OLB
53 Bill Peterson OLB

Defensive backs

23 Al Coleman S
28 John Guillory CB
20 Bobby Hunt S
29 Jim Johnson S
47 Charlie King CB
13 Ken Riley CB
31 Fletcher Smith CB

Special teams

11 Dale Livingston P
16 Horst Muhlmann K
41 Terry Swanson P

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

1969 Cincinnati Bengals schedule
Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance	Stadium
1	September 14	Miami Dolphins	W 27–21	25,335	Nippert Stadium
2	September 21	San Diego Chargers	W 34–20	26,243	Nippert Stadium
3	September 28	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–19	27,812	Nippert Stadium
4	October 4	at San Diego Chargers	L 14–21	52,748	San Diego Stadium
5	October 12	New York Jets	L 7–21	27,927	Nippert Stadium
6	October 19	Denver Broncos	L 23–30	27,920	Nippert Stadium
7	October 26	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 22–42	50,934	Municipal Stadium
8	November 2	Oakland Raiders	W 31–17	27,927	Nippert Stadium
9	November 9	at Houston Oilers	T 31–31	45,298	Astrodome
10	November 16	Boston Patriots	L 14–25	25,913	Nippert Stadium
11	November 23	at New York Jets	L 7–40	62,128	Shea Stadium
12	November 30	at Buffalo Bills	L 13–16	35,122	War Memorial Stadium
13	December 7	at Oakland Raiders	L 17–37	54,427	Oakland Coliseum
14	December 14	at Denver Broncos	L 16–27	42,198	Mile High Stadium

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	12	1	1	.923	7–1	377	242	W6
Kansas City Chiefs	11	3	0	.786	5–3	359	177	L1
San Diego Chargers	8	6	0	.571	2–6	288	276	W4
Denver Broncos	5	8	1	.385	3–5	297	344	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	4	9	1	.308	3–5	280	367	L5

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Team stats

1969 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats
TEAM STATS	Bengals	Opponents
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	172	278
Rushing	66	135
Passing	95	130
Penalty	11	13
TOTAL NET YARDS	3868	5337
Avg Per Game	276.3	381.2
Total Plays	728	935
Avg. Per Play	5.3	5.7
NET YARDS RUSHING	1523	2651
Avg. Per Game	167.5	189.4
Total Rushes	363	523
NET YARDS PASSING	2345	2686
Avg. Per Game	167.5	191.9
Sacked Yards Lost	57–375	16–180
Gross Yards	2720	2866
Att. Completions	308–163	396–205
Completion Pct.	52.9	51.8
Intercepted	15	21
PUNTS-AVERAGE	85–38.8	55–41.4
PENALTIES-YARDS	50–556	72–824
FUMBLES-BALL LOST	30–25	19–16
TOUCHDOWNS	33	42
Rushing	10	13
Passing	22	24
Returns	1	5

Score by Periods	1	2	3	4	Tot
Bengals	48	92	72	68	280
Opponents	78	130	68	91	367

Team leaders

Passing: Greg Cook (197 Att, 106 Comp, 1854 Yds, 53.8 Pct, 15 TD, 11 Int, 88.3 Rating)
Rushing: Jess Phillips (118 Att, 578 Yds, 4.9 Avg, 83 Long, 3 TD)
Receiving: Eric Crabtree (40 Rec, 855 Yds, 21.4 Avg, 73 Long, 7 TD)
Scoring: Horst Muhlmann, 80 points (16 FG; 32 PAT)

Awards and records

References

↑ "1969 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
↑ "1969 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

External links

1969 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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

1969 AFL season

Eastern Division	Boston	Miami	Cincinnati	Kansas City	Western Division
	Buffalo	NY Jets	Denver	Oakland
	Houston			San Diego

Related: 1969 NFL season

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