1972 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (8-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1972 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 8-6
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (8-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1972 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1972 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cincinnati ran up 299 points, while the rigid defensive squad gave up 229. Essex Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 825 yards for the Bengals.
Ken Anderson threw for 1,918 yards. Chip Myers grabbed 57 passes for 792 yards. Bob Trumpy was targeted regularly, too.
Tommy Casanova and Lemar Parrish each picked off 5 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Doug Adams | LB | November 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Xenia, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 212 | Augustana (IL) | Batavia, IL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 51 | Ken Avery | RLB | May 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 227 | Southern Miss | New York, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Royce Berry | LDE | April 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Odessa, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Drew Buie | WR | July 12, 1947 | 6'0" | 185 | Catawba | Council, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 70 | Ron Carpenter | DT-DE | 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 | 1 |
| 37 | Tommy Casanova | FS | August 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 202 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 79 | Steve Chomyszak | RDT | February 27, 1944 | 6'6" | 265 | Syracuse | Johnson City, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 38 | Steve Conley | LB-RB | March 9, 1949 | 6'2" | 225 | Kansas | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Bruce Coslet | TE | August 5, 1946 | 6'4" | 227 | Pacific | Oakdale, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 34 | Neal Craig | SS | April 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 191 | Fisk | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 13 | 0 |
| 63 | Guy Dennis | G-C | February 28, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Florida | Walnut Hill, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 44 | Doug Dressler | FB | August 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 228 | Cal State-Chico | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 72 | Howard Fest | LG | April 11, 1946 | 6'6" | 262 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Vern Holland | RT | June 27, 1948 | 6'5" | 268 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Bernard Jackson | KR | August 24, 1950 | 6'0" | 178 | Washington St. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Essex Johnson | RB | October 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 201 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Ken Johnson | DE-DT | March 12, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Indiana | Anderson, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 56 | Tim Kearney | LB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Ernie Kellermann | DB | December 17, 1943 | 6'0" | 183 | Miami (OH) | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Mike Kelly | TE | January 14, 1948 | 6'4" | 215 | Davidson | Davidson, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 68 | Steve Lawson | G | January 4, 1949 | 6'3" | 265 | Kansas | Atlanta, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Jim LeClair | LB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 234 | North Dakota | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Dave Lewis | P | October 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 216 | Stanford | Clovis, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Pat Matson | RG | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 245 | Oregon | Laramie, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Rufus Mayes | T-G | December 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Ohio St. | Clarksdale, AR USA | 6 | 0 |
| 26 | Reece Morrison | RB | October 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 207 | Texas St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 6 | 0 |
| 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 | 14 | 14 |
| 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-DB | February 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 60 | Ron Pritchard | LB | April 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona St. | Chicago, IL USA | 7 | 0 |
| 27 | Al Randolph | DB | July 8, 1944 | 6'2" | 205 | Iowa | East St. Louis, IL USA | 2 | 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 | 12 | 0 |
| 18 | Paul Robinson | RB | December 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 198 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Speedy Thomas | WR | April 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 170 | Utah | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | TE | March 6, 1945 | 6'6" | 228 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 75 | Stan Walters | LT | May 27, 1948 | 6'6" | 275 | Syracuse | Rutherford, NJ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 40 | Pete Watson | TE | September 19, 1950 | 6'1" | 210 | Tufts | New York, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 33 | Fred Willis | RB | December 9, 1947 | 6'0" | 212 | Boston Col. | Natick, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
