1975 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL season
team = Cincinnati Bengals
year = 1975
record = 11-3-0
division_place =2nd, AFC Central
coach = Paul Brown
stadium = Riverfront Stadium
playoffs = Lost Wild Card The 1975 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 8th year in professional football and its 6th with the National Football League.

The Bengals opened with six straight wins and went on to post an 11-3 record, their best regular-season mark. The Bengals qualified as the AFC wild card team for the playoffs, but they lost to Oakland, 31-28, in the playoffs. Ken Anderson won his second NFL passing championship. A serious blow was the loss of defensive tackle Mike Reid, who retired at age 26 to pursue a career in music.

Offseason

NFL Draft

[ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 296 ]

eason Schedule

Team Leaders

*Passing: Ken Anderson (377 Att, 228 Comp, 3169 Yds, 60.5 Pct, 21 TD, 11 Int, 93.9 Rating)
*Rushing: Boobie Clark (167 Att, 594 Yds, 3.6 Avg, 17 Long, 4 TD)
*Receiving: Isaac Curtis (44 Rec, 934 Yds, 21.2 Avg, 55 Long, 7 TD)
*Scoring: Dave Green, 70 points (10 FG; 40 PAT)

Roster

Postseason

Awards and records

*Ken Anderson, Led NFL, Passer Rating, 93.9 Rating [ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 447 ]

Milestones

References

* [http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1975.htm Bengals on Pro Football Reference]
* [http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/results.nsf/Teams/1975-cin Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com]
* [http://www.bengals.com/team/history/1975.asp Bengals History on Official Site]