This is a list of seasons completed by the Cincinnati Bengals American football franchise of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Bengals' franchise from 1968 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.
- Note: The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Italicized numbers mean that the records are subject to change each week due to regular season or postseason games being played.
Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Wild Card Berth |
Season | Team | League | Conference | Division | Regular Season | Post Season Results | Awards | |||
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Finish | Wins | Losses | Ties | |||||||
1968 | 1968 | AFL | Western | 5th | 3 | 11 | 0 | |||
1969 | 1969 | AFL | Western | 5th | 4 | 9 | 1 | |||
1970 | 1970 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 8 | 6 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Colts) 17–0 | |
1971 | 1971 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 10 | 0 | ||
1972 | 1972 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
1973 | 1973 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Dolphins) 34–16 | |
1974 | 1974 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 7 | 0 | ||
1975 | 1975 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 11 | 3 | 0 | Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 31–28 | |
1976 | 1976 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 4 | 0 | ||
1977 | 1977 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 6 | 0 | ||
1978 | 1978 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
1979 | 1979 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
1980 | 1980 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
1981 | 1981 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Bills) 28–21 Won Conference Championship (Chargers) 27–7 Lost Super Bowl XVI (49ers) 26–21 |
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1982 | 1982 | NFL | AFC | 3rd1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost First Round (Jets) 44–17 | ||
1983 | 1983 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
1984 | 1984 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
1985 | 1985 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
1986 | 1986 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
1987 | 1987 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 4 | 11 | 0 | ||
1988 | 1988 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 12 | 4 | 0 | Won Divisional Playoffs (Seahawks) 21–13 Won Conference Championship (Bills) 21–10 Lost Super Bowl XXIII (49ers) 20–16 |
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1989 | 1989 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
1990 | 1990 | NFL | AFC | Central | 1st | 9 | 7 | 0 | Won Wild Card Playoffs (Oilers) 41–14 Lost Divisional Playoffs (Raiders) 20–10 |
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1991 | 1991 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
1992 | 1992 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 5 | 11 | 0 | ||
1993 | 1993 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
1994 | 1994 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
1995 | 1995 | NFL | AFC | Central | 2nd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
1996 | 1996 | NFL | AFC | Central | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
1997 | 1997 | NFL | AFC | Central | 4th | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
1998 | 1998 | NFL | AFC | Central | 5th | 3 | 13 | 0 | ||
1999 | 1999 | NFL | AFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
2000 | 2000 | NFL | AFC | Central | 5th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
2001 | 2001 | NFL | AFC | Central | 6th | 6 | 10 | 0 | ||
2002 | 2002 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 2 | 14 | 0 | ||
2003 | 2003 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
2004 | 2004 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
2005 | 2005 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 11 | 5 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Steelers) 31–17 | |
2006 | 2006 | NFL | AFC | North | 2nd | 8 | 8 | 0 | ||
2007 | 2007 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 7 | 9 | 0 | ||
2008 | 2008 | NFL | AFC | North | 3rd | 4 | 11 | 1 | ||
2009 | 2009 | NFL | AFC | North | 1st | 10 | 6 | 0 | Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Jets) 24–14 | |
2010 | 2010 | NFL | AFC | North | 4th | 4 | 12 | 0 | ||
Total | 285 | 373 | 2 | (1968–2010, includes only regular season) | ||||||
5 | 9 | 0 | (1968–2010, includes only playoffs) | |||||||
290 | 382 | 2 | (1968–2010, includes both regular season and playoffs) |
1 Due to a strike-shortened season in 1982, all teams were ranked by conference instead of division.
References[]
- "Cincinnati Bengals History". CBS Sportsline. http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/CIN. Retrieved May 2008.