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1975 Cincinnati Bengals
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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.
Coached by Paul Brown (11-3-0)
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1975 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 | 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 |
| RB | Stan Fritts | 23 | Rook | 0 | 94 rushes for 375 yards, 8 td, & 6 catches for 63 yards and 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 1975 |
| RB | Lenvil Elliott | 24 | 2 | 0 | 71 rushes for 308 yards, 1 td, & 20 catches for 196 yards and 3 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 249th pick / 1973 |
| FB | Boobie Clark | 25 | 2 | 0 | 167 rushes for 594 yards, 4 td, & 42 catches for 334 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 302nd pick / 1973 |
| WR | Isaac Curtis* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 44 catches for 934 yards, 7 td, & 6 rushes for -9 yards and 0 td | 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 |
| TE | Bob Trumpy | 30 | 7 | 0 | 22 catches for 276 yards, 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| LT | Rufus Mayes | 28 | 6 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
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| LG | Howard Fest | 29 | 7 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
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| C | Bob Johnson | 29 | 7 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
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| RG | Dave Lapham | 23 | 1 | 0 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
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| RT | Vern Holland | 27 | 4 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ken R. Johnson | 28 | 4 | 0 | ||
| LDT | Robert E. Brown | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| RDT | Ron Carpenter | 27 | 5 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| RDE | Sherman White | 27 | 3 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| LLB | Al Beauchamp | 31 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Jim LeClair | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| RLB | Ron Pritchard | 28 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 |
| LCB | Lemar Parrish* | 28 | 5 | 11 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| RCB | Ken Riley | 28 | 6 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Tommy Casanova | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972 |
| FS | Bernard Jackson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dave Green | 26 | 2 | 0 | 10 of 21 field goals & 40 of 45 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 |
| P | Dave Green | 26 | 2 | 0 | 68 punts for a 39.0 average, 1 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Lyle Blackwood | 24 | 2 | 2 | 23 punt returns for a 5.3 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| KR | Bernard Jackson | 25 | 3 | 0 | 25 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ken Anderson* | 26 | QB | 13 | 13 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| Al Beauchamp | 31 | LB | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Southern | 6/25/1944 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| Lyle Blackwood | 24 | DB | 14 | 2 | 190 | 6-1 | TCU | 5/24/1951 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 9th / 217th pick / 1973 |
| Robert E. Brown | 35 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/22/1940 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 4th pick / 1964 |
| Glenn Cameron | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/21/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| Ron Carpenter | 27 | DT-DE | 14 | 0 | 261 | 6-4 | North Carolina State | 6/24/1948 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1970 |
| Tommy Casanova | 25 | DB | 11 | 0 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU | 8/29/1950 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 29th pick / 1972 |
| Boobie Clark | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Bethune-Cookman | 11/8/1950 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 302nd pick / 1973 |
| Marvin Cobb | 22 | DB | 13 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | USC | 8/6/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 11th / 276th pick / 1975 |
| Bruce Coslet | 29 | TE | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-4 | Pacific | 8/5/1946 | 6 | |
| Brad Cousino | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Miami (OH) | 4/5/1953 | Rook | |
| Isaac Curtis* | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 192 | 6-1 | California,San Diego State | 10/20/1950 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| Ricky Davis | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 179 | 6-1 | Alabama | 5/18/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 195th pick / 1975 |
| Chris Devlin | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | Penn State | 11/22/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 170th pick / 1975 |
| Lenvil Elliott | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Truman State | 9/2/1951 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 10th / 249th pick / 1973 |
| Howard Fest | 29 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| Stan Fritts | 23 | RB | 13 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Murray State,North Carolina State | 12/18/1952 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 1975 |
| Dave Green | 26 | P | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Ohio | 9/21/1949 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 |
| Bo Harris | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/16/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1975 |
| Champ Henson | 22 | RB | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 6/1/1953 | Rook | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 89th pick / 1975 |
| Vern Holland | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-5 | Tennessee State | 6/27/1948 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1971 |
| Bernard Jackson | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Washington State | 8/24/1950 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 81st pick / 1972 |
| Bob Johnson | 29 | C | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 8/19/1946 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| Essex Johnson | 29 | RB | 12 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Grambling State | 10/15/1946 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| Ken R. Johnson | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Indiana | 3/12/1947 | 4 | |
| Charlie Joiner | 28 | WR | 14 | 11 | 188 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 10/14/1947 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1969 |
| Bill Kollar | 23 | DE-NT-DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana State | 11/27/1952 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| Al Krevis | 23 | T | 3 | 0 | 263 | 6-5 | Boston College | 7/9/1952 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 39th pick / 1975 |
| Dave Lapham | 23 | G-C-T | 13 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 6/24/1952 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
| Jim LeClair | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 10/30/1950 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| Rufus Mayes | 28 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Ohio State | 12/5/1947 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 14th pick / 1969 |
| John McDaniel | 24 | WR | 14 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Lincoln (MO) | 9/23/1951 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1974 |
| Maulty Moore | 29 | DT | 13 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Bethune-Cookman | 8/12/1946 | 3 | |
| Chip Myers | 30 | WR | 13 | 2 | 203 | 6-4 | Northwest Oklahoma State | 8/9/1945 | 8 | San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 248th pick / 1967 |
| Jack Novak | 22 | TE | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 6/6/1953 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1975 |
| Lemar Parrish* | 28 | DB | 11 | 11 | 185 | 5-11 | Lincoln (MO) | 12/13/1947 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 163rd pick / 1970 |
| Ron Pritchard | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/9/1947 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 15th pick / 1969 |
| John Reaves | 25 | QB | 7 | 1 | 210 | 6-3 | Florida | 3/2/1950 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 14th pick / 1972 |
| Ken Riley | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| John Shinners | 28 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Xavier (OH) | 3/1/1947 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 17th pick / 1969 |
| Bob Trumpy | 30 | TE-WR | 11 | 0 | 228 | 6-6 | Illinois,Utah | 3/6/1945 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| Sherman White | 27 | DE | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-5 | California | 10/6/1948 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1972 |
| Ed Williams | 25 | RB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Langston | 6/19/1950 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 14 | 226.5 | 6-2.4 | 3.3 |