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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 2nd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 340 points (24.3/g), 9th of 26 in the NFL.
Allowed 246 points (17.6/g), 6th.
Differential of 94 points (6.7/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 9.6-4.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +10 (0.7/g), 5th.
Simple Rating System: Total 6.9, Offense: 4.0, Defense: 2.9, SoS: 0.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Paul Brown (11-3-0)
Training Camp: Wilmington College (Wilmington, Ohio)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Ken Anderson* | 26 | 4 | 13 | 228 for 377, 3,169 yards, 21 td, 11 int, & 49 rushes for 188 yards and 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| Stan Fritts | 23 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 1975 | ||
| Boobie Clark | 25 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 302nd pick / 1973 | ||
| Isaac Curtis* | 25 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 | ||
| WR | Charlie Joiner | 28 | 6 | 11 | 37 catches for 726 yards, 5 td | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| Bob Trumpy | 30 | 7 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 | ||
| Rufus Mayes | 28 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 | ||
| Howard Fest | 29 | 7 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 | ||
| Bob Johnson | 29 | 7 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 | ||
| Dave Lapham | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 | ||
| Vern Holland | 27 | 4 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| Ken R. Johnson | 28 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Robert E. Brown | 35 | 9 | 0 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 San Francisco 49ers / 13th / 169th pick / 1964 |
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| Ron Carpenter | 27 | 5 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 | ||
| RDE | Sherman White | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| Al Beauchamp | 31 | 7 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 | ||
| Jim LeClair | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 | ||
| Ron Pritchard | 28 | 6 | 0 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 | ||
| LCB | Lemar Parrish* | 28 | 5 | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| Ken Riley | 28 | 6 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 | ||
| Tommy Casanova | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972 | ||
| Bernard Jackson | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Dave Green | 26 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 | ||
| Dave Green | 26 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 | ||
| pr | Lyle Blackwood | 24 | 2 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 | |
| Bernard Jackson | 25 | 3 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Ken Anderson* | 26 | QB | 13 | 13 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | 4 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| 58 | Al Beauchamp | 31 | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Southern | 6/25/1944 | 7 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 | |
| 29 | Lyle Blackwood | 24 | pr | 14 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | 2 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| 78 | Robert E. Brown | 35 | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/22/1940 | 9 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 San Francisco 49ers / 13th / 169th pick / 1964 |
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| 50 | Glenn Cameron | 22 | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/21/1953 | Rook | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 | |
| 70 | Ron Carpenter | 27 | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | North Carolina St. | 6/24/1948 | 5 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 | |
| 37 | Tommy Casanova | 25 | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/29/1950 | 3 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972 | |
| 42 | Boobie Clark | 25 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/8/1950 | 2 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 302nd pick / 1973 | |
| 24 | Marvin Cobb | 22 | 13 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | USC | 8/6/1953 | Rook | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 276th pick / 1975 | |
| 88 | Bruce Coslet | 29 | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Pacific | 8/5/1946 | 6 | 3 | ||
| 52 | Brad Cousino | 22 | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 4/5/1953 | Rook | 2 | ||
| 85 | Isaac Curtis* | 25 | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | California,San Diego St. | 10/20/1950 | 2 | 11 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 | |
| 27 | Ricky Davis | 22 | 14 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Alabama | 5/18/1953 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 195th pick / 1975 | |
| 51 | Chris Devlin | 22 | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 11/22/1953 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 170th pick / 1975 | |
| 36 | Lenvil Elliott | 24 | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Truman St. | 9/2/1951 | 2 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 249th pick / 1973 | |
| 72 | Howard Fest | 29 | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | 7 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 | |
| 33 | Stan Fritts | 23 | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Murray St.,North Carolina St. | 12/18/1952 | Rook | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 1975 | |
| 41 | Dave Green | 26 | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Ohio | 9/21/1949 | 2 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 | |
| 53 | Bo Harris | 22 | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/16/1953 | Rook | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1975 | |
| 38 | Champ Henson | 22 | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 6/1/1953 | Rook | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 89th pick / 1975 | |
| 76 | Vern Holland | 27 | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Tennessee St. | 6/27/1948 | 4 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 | |
| 23 | Bernard Jackson | 25 | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Washington St. | 8/24/1950 | 3 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 | |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | 29 | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 8/19/1946 | 7 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 | |
| 19 | Essex Johnson | 29 | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Grambling St. | 10/15/1946 | 7 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 | |
| 80 | Ken R. Johnson | 28 | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/12/1947 | 4 | 8 | ||
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | 28 | WR | 14 | 11 | 188 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 10/14/1947 | 6 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| 68 | Bill Kollar | 23 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana St. | 11/27/1952 | 1 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 | |
| 75 | Al Krevis | 23 | 3 | 0 | 263 | 6-5 | Boston Col. | 7/9/1952 | Rook | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1975 | |
| 62 | Dave Lapham | 23 | 13 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 6/24/1952 | 1 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 | |
| 55 | Jim LeClair | 25 | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 10/30/1950 | 3 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 | |
| 71 | Rufus Mayes | 28 | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ohio St. | 12/5/1947 | 6 | 9 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 | |
| 86 | John McDaniel | 24 | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Lincoln (MO) | 9/23/1951 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1974 | |
| 65 | Maulty Moore | 29 | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Bethune-Cookman | 8/12/1946 | 3 | 1 | ||
| 25 | Chip Myers | 30 | wr | 13 | 2 | 203 | 6-4 | NW Oklahoma St. | 8/9/1945 | 8 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| 89 | Jack Novak | 22 | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 6/6/1953 | Rook | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1975 | |
| 20 | Lemar Parrish* | 28 | LCB | 11 | 11 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | 5 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| 60 | Ron Pritchard | 28 | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Arizona St. | 4/9/1947 | 6 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 | |
| 11 | John Reaves | 25 | qb | 7 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Florida | 3/2/1950 | 3 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1972 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | 28 | 14 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 6 | 15 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 | |
| 64 | John Shinners | 28 | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 3/1/1947 | 6 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 17th pick / 1969 | |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | 30 | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-6 | Illinois,Utah | 3/6/1945 | 7 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 | |
| 83 | Sherman White | 27 | RDE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | California | 10/6/1948 | 3 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| 43 | Ed Williams | 25 | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Langston | 6/19/1950 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 226.5 | 6-2.4 | 3.3 |