1974 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (7-7)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1974 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 7-7
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (7-7)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1974 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1974 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
Cincinnati scored 283 points, while the defense gave up 259. Charlie Davis carried the ball for a team-best 375 yards for the Bengals, while Lenvil Elliott, Ken Anderson and Boobie Clark each additionally contributed to the rushing attack.
Ken Anderson threw for 2,667 yards. Chip Myers paced the receiving corps, grabbing 32 passes, while Isaac Curtis accumulated 633 receiving yards. Charlie Joiner was targeted regularly also.
Ken Riley seized 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 | MLB | November 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Xenia, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 212 | Augustana (IL) | Batavia, IL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 51 | Ken Avery | LB | 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 |
| 82 | Royce Berry | DE | April 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Odessa, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 29 | Lyle Blackwood | DB | May 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 13 | 1 |
| 70 | Ron Carpenter | RDT | June 24, 1948 | 6'4" | 261 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Tommy Casanova | FS | August 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 202 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Al Chandler | TE | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 233 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 42 | Boobie Clark | FB | November 8, 1950 | 6'2" | 245 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Wayne Clark | QB | May 30, 1947 | 6'2" | 203 | U.S. International | Oskaloosa, IA USA | 14 | 1 |
| 88 | Bruce Coslet | TE | August 5, 1946 | 6'4" | 227 | Pacific | Oakdale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Isaac Curtis | WR | October 20, 1950 | 6'1" | 192 | California | Santa Ana, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 26 | Charlie Davis | RB | January 16, 1952 | 5'11" | 200 | Colorado | West Columbia, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Doug Dressler | RB | August 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 228 | Cal State-Chico | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | Lenvil Elliott | RB | September 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Truman St. | Lexington, MO USA | 10 | 0 |
| 72 | Howard Fest | LG | April 11, 1946 | 6'6" | 262 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Dave Green | P | September 21, 1949 | 5'11" | 206 | Ohio | Mason City, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Vern Holland | T | June 27, 1948 | 6'5" | 268 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Ken Johnson | LDE | March 12, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Indiana | Anderson, IN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 57 | Evan Jolitz | LB | July 26, 1951 | 6'2" | 225 | Xavier (OH) | St. Mary's, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 32 | Bob Jones | DB | February 10, 1951 | 6'1" | 194 | Virginia Union | Boardman, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Tim Kearney | LB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 50 | Vic Koegel | LB | November 2, 1952 | 6'0" | 215 | Ohio St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Bill Kollar | DE-NT-DT | November 27, 1952 | 6'3" | 255 | Montana St. | Warren, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 62 | Dave Lapham | G-C-T | June 24, 1952 | 6'4" | 259 | Syracuse | Melrose, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Jim LeClair | LB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 234 | North Dakota | St. Paul, MN USA | 8 | 0 |
| 77 | Bob Maddox | DT-DE | May 2, 1949 | 6'5" | 237 | Frostburg St. | Frederick, MD USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Pat Matson | G | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 245 | Oregon | Laramie, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Rufus Mayes | LT | December 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Ohio St. | Clarksdale, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | John McDaniel | WR | September 23, 1951 | 6'1" | 193 | Lincoln (MO) | Birmingham, AL USA | 14 | 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 | 3 |
| 20 | Lemar Parrish | LCB | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 60 | Ron Pritchard | RLB | April 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona St. | Chicago, IL 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 | 14 | 0 |
| 22 | Ken Sawyer | DB | July 22, 1952 | 6'0" | 192 | Syracuse | Clearfield, PA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 64 | John Shinners | RG | March 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Xavier (OH) | Hartford, WI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | TE | March 6, 1945 | 6'6" | 228 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 75 | Stan Walters | RT | May 27, 1948 | 6'6" | 275 | Syracuse | Rutherford, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 12 | 12 |
| 43 | Ed Williams | RB | June 19, 1950 | 6'2" | 245 | Langston | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
