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1971 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 4th in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 284 points (20.3/g), 11th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 265 points (18.9/g), 9th.
Differential of 19 points (1.4/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 7.6-6.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +16 (1.1/g), 2nd.
Simple Rating System: Total -0.5, Offense: -0.4, Defense: -0.1, SoS: -1.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Paul Brown
Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Virgil Carter | 26 | 3 | 10 | 138 for 222, 1,624 yards, 10 td, 7 int, & 8 rushes for 42 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 142nd pick / 1967 |
| RB | Jess Phillips | 24 | 3 | 0 | 94 rushes for 420 yards, 0 td, & 22 catches for 125 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| FB | Fred Willis | 24 | Rook | 0 | 135 rushes for 590 yards, 7 td, & 24 catches for 223 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1971 |
| WR | Eric Crabtree | 27 | 5 | 0 | 14 catches for 102 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 11th / 170th pick / 1966 |
| WR | Speedy Thomas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 22 catches for 327 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969 |
| TE | Bob Trumpy | 26 | 3 | 0 | 40 catches for 531 yards, 3 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| LT | Ernie Wright | 32 | 11 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 | |
| LG | Howard Fest | 25 | 3 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| C | Bob Johnson | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 | |
| RG | Pat Matson | 27 | 5 | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Vern Holland | 23 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Royce Berry | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| LDT | Mike Reid | 24 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970 | |
| RDT | Steve Chomyszak | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966 |
| RDE | Ron Carpenter | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 | |
| LLB | Al Beauchamp | 27 | 3 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Bill Bergey | 26 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| RLB | Ken Avery | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| LCB | Lemar Parrish* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Ken Riley | 24 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Fletcher Smith | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| FS | Sandy Durko | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 137th pick / 1970 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Horst Muhlmann | 31 | 2 | 0 | 20 of 36 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | |
| P | Dave Lewis | 26 | 1 | 0 | 72 punts for a 44.8 average, 0 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 109th pick / 1967 |
| LCB | Lemar Parrish* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| KR | Paul Robinson | 27 | 3 | 0 | 18 kick returns for a 18.6 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Doug Adams | 22 | 11 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 11/3/1949 | Rook | 1 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 165th pick / 1971 | |
| 14 | Ken Anderson | 22 | qb | 11 | 4 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | Rook | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| 51 | Ken Avery | 27 | RLB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/23/1944 | 4 | 8 | New York Giants / 12th / 179th pick / 1966 |
| 58 | Al Beauchamp | 27 | LLB | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Southern | 6/25/1944 | 3 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| 66 | Bill Bergey | 26 | MLB | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-4 | Arkansas St. | 2/9/1945 | 2 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 31st pick / 1969 |
| 82 | Royce Berry | 25 | LDE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Houston | 4/14/1946 | 2 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 161st pick / 1969 |
| 70 | Ron Carpenter | 23 | RDE | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | North Carolina St. | 6/24/1948 | 1 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| 11 | Virgil Carter | 26 | QB | 10 | 10 | 192 | 6-1 | BYU | 11/9/1945 | 3 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 142nd pick / 1967 |
| 79 | Steve Chomyszak | 27 | RDT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 2/27/1944 | 5 | 8 | New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966 |
| 23 | Al Coleman | 27 | 4 | 0 | 183 | 6-1 | Jackson St.,Tennessee St. | 12/27/1944 | 4 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 87th pick / 1967 | |
| 88 | Bruce Coslet | 25 | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Pacific | 8/5/1946 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 10 | Eric Crabtree | 27 | WR | 7 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/3/1944 | 5 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 13th / 112th pick / 1966 Baltimore Colts / 11th / 170th pick / 1966 |
| 34 | Neal Craig | 23 | 12 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Fisk | 4/21/1948 | Rook | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 171st pick / 1971 | |
| 63 | Guy Dennis | 24 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/28/1947 | 2 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 109th pick / 1969 | |
| 44 | Doug Dressler | 23 | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Cal State-Chico | 8/19/1948 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 29 | Sandy Durko | 23 | FS | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | USC | 8/29/1948 | 1 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 137th pick / 1970 |
| 27 | Ken Dyer | 25 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 3/16/1946 | 3 | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 4th / 100th pick / 1968 | |
| 59 | Larry Ely | 24 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/19/1947 | 1 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 16th / 397th pick / 1970 | |
| 72 | Howard Fest | 25 | LG | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | 3 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| 35 | Mike Haffner | 29 | 3 | 0 | 200 | 6-2 | UCLA | 7/7/1942 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 26 | Jim Harris | 25 | 2 | 0 | 173 | 6-0 | Houston,Howard Payne | 9/18/1946 | 1 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 7th / 178th pick / 1970 | |
| 76 | Vern Holland | 23 | RT | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Tennessee St. | 6/27/1948 | Rook | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | 25 | C | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 8/19/1946 | 3 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| 19 | Essex Johnson | 25 | 14 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Grambling St. | 10/15/1946 | 3 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 | |
| 80 | Ken R. Johnson | 24 | 9 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/12/1947 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 78 | Willie Jones | 29 | 5 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Kansas St. | 5/28/1942 | 4 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 271st pick / 1966 | |
| 87 | Mike Kelly | 23 | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Davidson | 1/14/1948 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 40 | Ron Lamb | 27 | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 2/3/1944 | 3 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 190th pick / 1966 | |
| 68 | Steve Lawson | 22 | 7 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Kansas | 1/4/1949 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 41st pick / 1971 | |
| 15 | Dave Lewis | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | Stanford | 10/16/1945 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 5th / 109th pick / 1967 |
| 83 | Ed Marshall | 24 | 13 | 0 | 199 | 6-4 | Cameron | 9/23/1947 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 275th pick / 1971 | |
| 73 | Pat Matson | 27 | RG | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/22/1944 | 5 | 7 | |
| 71 | Rufus Mayes | 24 | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 12/5/1947 | 2 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 | |
| 16 | Horst Muhlmann | 31 | K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | none | 1/2/1940 | 2 | 0 | |
| 25 | Chip Myers | 26 | wr | 10 | 7 | 203 | 6-4 | NW Oklahoma St. | 8/9/1945 | 4 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| 20 | Lemar Parrish* | 24 | LCB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | 1 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| 53 | Bill Peterson | 26 | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 6/6/1945 | 3 | 2 | ||
| 30 | Jess Phillips | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Michigan St. | 2/28/1947 | 3 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| 74 | Mike Reid | 24 | LDT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 5/24/1947 | 1 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 7th pick / 1970 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | 24 | RCB | 13 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 2 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| 18 | Paul Robinson | 27 | KR | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/19/1944 | 3 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968 |
| 81 | Nick Roman | 24 | 12 | 0 | 244 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 9/23/1947 | 1 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 241st pick / 1970 | |
| 31 | Fletcher Smith | 28 | SS | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Tennessee St. | 10/13/1943 | 5 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| 17 | Speedy Thomas | 24 | WR | 12 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | Utah | 4/13/1947 | 2 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 57th pick / 1969 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | 26 | TE | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-6 | Illinois,Utah | 3/6/1945 | 3 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| 33 | Fred Willis | 24 | FB | 14 | 0 | 212 | 6-0 | Boston Col. | 12/9/1947 | Rook | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1971 |
| 75 | Ernie Wright | 32 | LT | 7 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 11/6/1939 | 11 | 6 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| Team Total | 25.3 | 14 | 223.0 | 6-2.3 | 2.3 |
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