1999 Cincinnati Bengals season

1999 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head Coach	Bruce Coslet
Home Field	Cinergy Field
Results
Record	4–12
Place	5th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1998	2000

The 1999 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 32nd year in professional football and its 30th with the National Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	Akili Smith	Quarterback	Oregon
2	Charles Fisher	Cornerback	West Virginia
3	Cory Hall	Free Safety	Fresno State
4	Craig Yeast	Wide Receiver	Kentucky
5	Nick Luchey	Fullback	Miami
6	Kelly Gregg	Nose Tackle	Oklahoma
7	Tony Coats	Guard	Washington

Personnel

Staff

1999 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Head Coaches Head Coach – Bruce Coslet Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator – Dick LeBeau Offensive Coaches Offensive Coordinator – Ken Anderson Running Backs – Jim Anderson Wide Receivers – Steve Mooshagian Tight Ends – Frank Verducci Offensive Line – Paul Alexander			Defensive Coaches Defensive Line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive Backs – Ray Horton Defensive Staff Assistant – Louie Cioffi Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Al Roberts Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Kim Wood

Roster

1999 Cincinnati Bengals roster
Quarterbacks  8 Jeff Blake  4 Scott Covington 11 Akili Smith Running Backs 38 Michael Basnight 32 Ki-Jana Carter 28 Corey Dillon 46 Clif Groce 30 Nick Lunchey FB 44 Brian Milne FB 39 Sedrick Shaw Wide Receivers -- Damon Griffin 85 James Hundon 80 Willie Jackson 81 Carl Pickens 86 Darnay Scott 84 Craig Yeast Tight Ends 89 Marco Battaglia 88 Steve Bush 82 Tony McGee		Offensive Linemen 71 Willie Anderson T 74 Rich Braham C/G 73 Brian DeMarco G 62 Brock GutierrezC 63 Mike Goff G 60 Rod Jones T 72 Matt O'Dwyer G 58 Jay Leeuwenburg C/G/T 75 Jamain Stephens T Defensive Linemen 90 Michael Bankston DE/DT 92 John Copeland DE/DT 99 Oliver Gibson NT 94 Jevon Langford DE 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen DE/DT 97 Andre Purvis DT 70 Glen Steele DT		Linebackers 98 Canute Curtis 95 Steve Foley 91 Billy Granville 50 Ben Peterson 57 Adrian Ross 56 Brian Simmons 51 Takeo Spikes 52 Jimmy Sprotte 55 Reinard Wilson LB/DE Defensive Backs 33 JoJuan Armour 40 Myron Bell SS 37 Roosevelt Blackmon 21 Tom Carter 21 Rico Clark 25 Charles Fisher 26 Cory Hall FS 27 Artrell Hawkins 22 Rodney Heath 20 Ty Howard 34 Tremain Mack 31 Greg Myers 42 Lawrence Wright Special Teams 10 Will Brice P  6 Brad Costello P  9 Doug Pelfrey K		Practice Squad Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 12, 1999	at Tennessee Titans	L 36–35	65,272
2	September 19, 1999	San Diego Chargers	L 34–7	47,660
3	September 26, 1999	at Carolina Panthers	L 27–3	61,269
4	October 3, 1999	St. Louis Rams	L 38–10	45,481
5	October 10, 1999	at Cleveland Browns	W 18–17	73,048
6	October 17, 1999	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–3	59,669
7	October 24, 1999	at Indianapolis Colts	L 31–10	55,996
8	October 31, 1999	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 41–10	49,138
9	November 7, 1999	at Seattle Seahawks	L 37–20	66,303
10	November 14, 1999	Tennessee Titans	L 24–14	46,017
11	November 21, 1999	Baltimore Ravens	L 34–31	43,279
12	November 28, 1999	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 27–20	50,907
13	December 5, 1999	San Francisco 49ers	W 44–30	53,463
14	December 12, 1999	Cleveland Browns	W 44–28	59,972
15	Bye
16	December 26, 1999	at Baltimore Ravens	L 22–0	68,036
17	January 2, 2000	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 24–7	70,532

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Jacksonville Jaguars	14	2	0	.875	396	217
Tennessee Titans	13	3	0	.813	392	324
Baltimore Ravens	8	8	0	.500	324	277
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	10	0	.375	317	320
Cincinnati Bengals	4	12	0	.250	283	460
Cleveland Browns	2	14	0	.125	217	437

Awards and records

Milestones

• Corey Dillon, 3rd 1000 yard rushing season (1,200 rushing yards)
• Darnay Scott, 1st 1000 yard receiving season (1,022 receiving yards)

References

• Bengals on Pro Football Reference
• Bengals Schedule on jt-sw.com
• Bengals History on Official Site