1969 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-9-1
Finishing 5th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Paul Brown (4-9-1)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

1969 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
1969 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League ended the 1969 season with a record of 4 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing fifth in the AFL's West Division.

The Bengals scored 280 points, but the leaky defense conceded 367, most in the circuit. Greg Cook passed for 1,854 yards. Eric Crabtree paced the receiving corps, grabbing 40 passes for 855 yards, while Speedy Thomas and Bob Trumpy contributed to the receiving game as well.

Jess Phillips carried the ball for a team-best 578 yards for Cincinnati, and Paul Robinson also aided the ground game.

Bobby Hunt, Fletcher Smith, Ken Riley and Bill Peterson each intercepted 4 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Greg Cook	197	106	53.8	1854	9.4	15	7.6	11	5.6	78	29	195	88.3
Sam Wyche	108	54	50.0	838	7.8	7	6.5	4	3.7	80	28	180	82.3
Dale Livingston	2	2	100.0	15	7.5	0	0.0	0	0.0	17	0	0	97.9
Jack Gehrke	1	1	100.0	13	13.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	0	0	118.8
Totals	308	163	52.9	2720	8.8	22	7.1	15	4.9	80	57	375

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jess Phillips	118	578	4.9	83	3
Paul Robinson	160	489	3.1	24	4
Greg Cook	25	148	5.9	30	1
Sam Wyche	12	107	8.9	22	1
Clem Turner	23	105	4.6	34	0
Essex Johnson	15	54	3.6	13	0
Dale Livingston	1	18	18.0	18	0
Speedy Thomas	4	16	4.0	16	1
Ron Lamb	5	8	1.6	7	0
Totals	363	1523	4.2	83	10

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Crabtree	40	855	21.4	73	7
Bob Trumpy	37	835	22.6	80	9
Speedy Thomas	33	481	14.6	62	3
Paul Robinson	20	104	5.2	25	0
Jess Phillips	13	128	9.8	31	0
Chip Myers	10	205	20.5	50	2
Clem Turner	5	14	2.8	8	0
Ken Riley	2	15	7.5	17	0
Tommie Smith	1	41	41.0	41	0
Bruce Coslet	1	39	39.0	39	1
Essex Johnson	1	3	3.0	3	0
Totals	163	2720	16.7	80	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Horst Muhlmann	33	32	97.0	24	16	66.7	80
Totals	33	32	97.0	24	16	66.7	80

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dale Livingston	70	2769	39.6	55
Terry Swanson	12	459	38.2	55
Horst Muhlmann	2	38	19.0	38
Ron Lamb	1	29	29.0	29
Totals	85	3295	38.8	55

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Essex Johnson	17	85	5.0	17
Speedy Thomas	4	15	3.8	12
John Guillory	1	0	0.0	0
Al Coleman	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	23	100	4.3	17

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Essex Johnson	16	362	22.6	51
Ken Riley	14	334	23.9	40
John Guillory	8	170	21.2	28
Paul Robinson	5	168	33.6	74
Ron Lamb	5	64	12.8	19
Jess Phillips	3	52	17.3	29
Clem Turner	3	15	5.0	13
Harry Gunner	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	55	1165	21.2	74

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fletcher Smith	4	67	16.8	29	0
Bobby Hunt	4	66	16.5	27	0
Ken Riley	4	66	16.5	66	0
Bill Peterson	4	23	5.8	17	0
Bill Bergey	2	62	31.0	58	0
Harry Gunner	1	70	70.0	70	1
Al Beauchamp	1	8	8.0	8	0
John Guillory	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	21	362	17.2	70	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Al Coleman			0	3	0	0
Ken Riley		0	1	2	0	0
Andy Rice			0	2	0	0
Ernie Park			0	2	0	0
Ken Avery			0	2	0	0
Jack Gehrke			0	1	0	0
Bobby Hunt		0	0	1	0	0
Ron Lamb			0	1	34	0
Bob Trumpy			2	1	0
Clem Turner			2	1	0	0
John Guillory		0	2	1	0	0
Royce Berry			0	1	0	0
Al Beauchamp		0	0	1	36	0
Jess Phillips			4	1	0
Speedy Thomas			1	0	0
Paul Robinson			4	0	0
Greg Cook			10	0	-2
Sam Wyche			1	0	0
Harry Gunner		0	1	0	0
Essex Johnson			2	0	0	0
Totals	0	0	30	20	68	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Horst Muhlmann									16	32	0			80
Bob Trumpy		9							0	0	0			54
Eric Crabtree		7							0	0	0			42
Speedy Thomas	1	3	0						0	0	0			24
Paul Robinson	4	0		0					0	0	0			24
Jess Phillips	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Chip Myers		2							0	0	0			12
Greg Cook	1								0	0	0			6
Sam Wyche	1								0	0	0			6
Bruce Coslet		1							0	0	0			6
Harry Gunner				0		1			0	0	0			6
Totals	10	22	0	0	0	1	0	0	16	32	0	0	0	278