1971 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (4-10)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1971 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (4-10)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1971 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cincinnati chalked up 284 points, while the defensive squad yielded 265. Fred Willis carried the ball for a team-best 590 yards for the Bengals, while Essex Johnson also buoyed the ground attack.
Virgil Carter passed for 1,624 yards. Bob Trumpy paced all receivers, grabbing 40 passes for 531 yards.
Lemar Parrish intercepted 7 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Doug Adams | MLB | November 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Xenia, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 14 | Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 212 | Augustana (IL) | Batavia, IL USA | 11 | 4 |
| 51 | Ken Avery | RLB | May 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 227 | Southern Miss | New York, NY USA | 14 | 13 |
| 58 | Al Beauchamp | LLB | June 25, 1944 | 6'2" | 237 | Southern | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bill Bergey | MLB | February 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 243 | Arkansas St. | South Dayton, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Royce Berry | LDE | April 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Odessa, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Ron Carpenter | RDE | June 24, 1948 | 6'4" | 261 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Virgil Carter | QB | November 9, 1945 | 6'1" | 192 | BYU | Anabella, UT USA | 10 | 10 |
| 79 | Steve Chomyszak | RDT | February 27, 1944 | 6'6" | 265 | Syracuse | Johnson City, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Al Coleman | DB | December 27, 1944 | 6'1" | 183 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | Bruce Coslet | TE | August 5, 1946 | 6'4" | 227 | Pacific | Oakdale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Eric Crabtree | WR | November 3, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Monessen, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | Neal Craig | DB | April 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 191 | Fisk | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 63 | Guy Dennis | C-ROG | February 28, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Florida | Walnut Hill, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Doug Dressler | RB | August 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 228 | Cal State-Chico | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Sandy Durko | FS | August 29, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | Ken Dyer | RS | March 16, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 | Arizona St. | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 1 | 1 |
| 59 | Larry Ely | MLB | December 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 230 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Howard Fest | LG | April 11, 1946 | 6'6" | 262 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 11 |
| 35 | Mike Haffner | WR | July 7, 1942 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | Waterloo, IA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Jim Harris | LCB | September 18, 1946 | 6'0" | 173 | Houston | Brownwood, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Vern Holland | RT | June 27, 1948 | 6'5" | 268 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 19 | Essex Johnson | RB | October 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 201 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Ken Johnson | RDE | March 12, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Indiana | Anderson, IN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Willie Jones | RDT | May 28, 1942 | 6'1" | 260 | Kansas St. | Moro, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | Mike Kelly | TE | January 14, 1948 | 6'4" | 215 | Davidson | Davidson, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Ron Lamb | RB | February 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 225 | South Carolina | New London, CT USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Steve Lawson | LOG | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | 3 |
| 15 | Dave Lewis | P | October 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 216 | Stanford | Clovis, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Ed Marshall | WR | September 23, 1947 | 6'4" | 199 | Cameron | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 73 | Pat Matson | RG | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 245 | Oregon | Laramie, WY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 71 | Rufus Mayes | LOT | December 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Ohio St. | Clarksdale, AR USA | 14 | 7 |
| 16 | Horst Muhlmann | K | January 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | none | Dortmund, Germany | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Chip Myers | WR | August 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 203 | NW Oklahoma St. | Panama City, FL USA | 10 | 7 |
| 20 | Lemar Parrish | LCB | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Bill Peterson | LB-TE | June 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Jess Phillips | RB | February 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Reid | LDT | May 24, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | RCB | August 6, 1947 | 5'11" | 181 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 18 | Paul Robinson | KR | December 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 198 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 14 | 8 |
| 81 | Nick Roman | LDE | September 23, 1947 | 6'3" | 244 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher Smith | SS | October 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 178 | Tennessee St. | Hearne, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Speedy Thomas | WR | April 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 170 | Utah | Houston, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | TE | March 6, 1945 | 6'6" | 228 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 33 | Fred Willis | FB | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 212 | Boston Col. | Natick, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Ernie Wright | LT | November 6, 1939 | 6'4" | 270 | Ohio St. | Toledo, OH USA | 7 | 7 |
