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1969 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 4-9-1, Finished 5th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 280 points (20.0/g), 6th of 10 in the AFL.
Allowed 367 points (26.2/g), 10th.
Differential of -87 points (-6.2/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 4.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 6th.
Coached by Paul Brown (4-9-1)
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1969 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Greg Cook | 23 | Rook | 11 | 106 for 197, 1,854 yards, 15 td, 11 int, & 25 rushes for 148 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1969 |
| HB | Paul Robinson* | 25 | 1 | 0 | 160 rushes for 489 yards, 4 td, & 20 catches for 104 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968 |
| FB | Jess Phillips | 22 | 1 | 0 | 118 rushes for 578 yards, 3 td, & 13 catches for 128 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| WR | Chip Myers | 24 | 2 | 5 | 10 catches for 205 yards, 2 td | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| FL | Speedy Thomas | 22 | Rook | 0 | 33 catches for 481 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 16 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969 |
| SE | Eric Crabtree | 25 | 3 | 0 | 40 catches for 855 yards, 7 td | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 |
| TE | Bob Trumpy*+ | 24 | 1 | 0 | 37 catches for 835 yards, 9 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| LT | Ernie Wright | 30 | 9 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Ernie Park | 29 | 6 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 19th / 146th pick / 1963 |
| C | Bob Johnson | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
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| RG | Pat Matson | 25 | 3 | 0 | ||
| RG | Guy Dennis | 22 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969 |
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| RT | Howard Fest | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Royce Berry | 23 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Andy Rice | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Bill Staley | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 28th pick / 1968 |
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| RDE | Steve Chomyszak | 25 | 3 | 0 | New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966 |
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| LLB | Al Beauchamp | 25 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Bill Bergey* | 24 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| RLB | Bill Peterson | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Fletcher Smith | 26 | 3 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Ken Riley | 22 | Rook | 0 | 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| LS | Al Coleman | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 87th pick / 1967 |
| RS | Bobby Hunt | 29 | 7 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Horst Muhlmann | 29 | Rook | 0 | 16 of 24 field goals & 32 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Dale Livingston | 24 | 1 | 0 | 70 punts for a 39.6 average, 1 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1968 |
| PR | Essex Johnson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 17 punt returns for a 5.0 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| KR | Essex Johnson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 16 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ken Avery | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/23/1944 | 2 | New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| Marty Baccaglio | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 9/28/1944 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 355th pick / 1967 |
| Al Beauchamp | 25 | LB | 13 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Southern | 6/25/1944 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| Bill Bergey* | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Arkansas State | 2/9/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| Royce Berry | 23 | DE | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 4/14/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| Tim Buchanan | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arizona State,Hawaii | 5/26/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 187th pick / 1969 |
| Justin Canale | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 4/11/1943 | 4 | Boston Patriots / 6th / 47th pick / 1965 |
| Steve Chomyszak | 25 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 2/27/1944 | 3 | New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966 |
| Al Coleman | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Jackson State,Tennessee State | 12/27/1944 | 2 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 87th pick / 1967 |
| Greg Cook | 23 | QB | 11 | 11 | 220 | 6-4 | Cincinnati | 11/20/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 5th pick / 1969 |
| Bruce Coslet | 23 | TE | 8 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Pacific | 8/5/1946 | Rook | |
| Eric Crabtree | 25 | WR-SE-FL-DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/3/1944 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 |
| Guy Dennis | 22 | G-C | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/28/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969 |
| Howard Fest | 23 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| Jack Gehrke | 23 | WR | 10 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Utah | 1/14/1946 | 1 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 265th pick / 1968 |
| John Guillory | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Stanford | 7/28/1945 | Rook | |
| Harry Gunner | 25 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 11/25/1944 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 193rd pick / 1968 |
| Ed Harmon | 23 | LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Louisville | 12/16/1946 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 71st pick / 1968 |
| Bobby Hunt | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/15/1940 | 7 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| Bob Johnson | 23 | C | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 8/19/1946 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| Essex Johnson | 23 | RB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Grambling State | 10/15/1946 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| Jim Johnson | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | South Carolina State | 11/30/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 165th pick / 1968 |
| Charlie King | 26 | DB | 9 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/7/1943 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 252nd pick / 1965 |
| Ron Lamb | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 2/3/1944 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 190th pick / 1966 |
| Dale Livingston | 24 | K | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Eastern Michigan,Western Michigan | 3/12/1945 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1968 |
| Pat Matson | 25 | G | 6 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/22/1944 | 3 | |
| Dave Middendorf | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington State | 11/23/1945 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 112th pick / 1968 |
| Horst Muhlmann | 29 | K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | none | 1/2/1940 | Rook | |
| Chip Myers | 24 | WR | 14 | 5 | 203 | 6-4 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 8/9/1945 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| Ernie Park | 29 | G-T | 11 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | McMurry | 10/22/1940 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 19th / 146th pick / 1963 |
| Frank Peters | 22 | T | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Ohio | 7/17/1947 | Rook | New York Jets / 9th / 233rd pick / 1969 |
| Bill Peterson | 24 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 6/6/1945 | 1 | |
| Jess Phillips | 22 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 2/28/1947 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| Andy Rice | 29 | DT | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 9/6/1940 | 3 | |
| Ken Riley | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| Paul Robinson* | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/19/1944 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968 |
| Fletcher Smith | 26 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 10/13/1943 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| Tommie Smith | 25 | WR | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 6/6/1944 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 226th pick / 1967 |
| Bill Staley | 23 | DT | 11 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Utah State | 9/9/1946 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 28th pick / 1968 |
| Terry Swanson | 25 | P | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Massachusetts | 1/8/1944 | 2 | |
| Speedy Thomas | 22 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | Utah | 4/13/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Trumpy*+ | 24 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-6 | Illinois,Utah | 3/6/1945 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| Clem Turner | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 5/28/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 83rd pick / 1969 |
| Mike D. Wilson | 22 | T-G | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/20/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 14th / 343rd pick / 1969 |
| Ernie Wright | 30 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 11/6/1939 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| Sam Wyche | 24 | QB | 7 | 3 | 218 | 6-4 | Furman | 1/5/1945 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 24.5 | 14 | 224.0 | 6-2.2 | 1.5 |