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1981 Cincinnati Bengals
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Record: 12-4-0, Finished 1st in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
1981 AFC Champions
Scored 421 points (26.3/g), 3rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 304 points (19.0/g), 12th.
Differential of 117 points (7.3/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 10.9-5.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +13 (0.8/g), 4th.
Coached by Forrest Gregg (12-4-0)
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1981 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*+ | 32 | 10 | 16 | 300 for 479, 3,754 yards, 29 td, 10 int, & 46 rushes for 320 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| RB | Charles Alexander | 24 | 2 | 14 | 98 rushes for 292 yards, 2 td, & 28 catches for 262 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| FB | Pete Johnson* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 274 rushes for 1,077 yards, 12 td, & 46 catches for 320 yards and 4 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1977 |
| WR | Cris Collinsworth* | 22 | Rook | 16 | 67 catches for 1,009 yards, 8 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Isaac Curtis | 31 | 8 | 14 | 37 catches for 609 yards, 2 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| TE | Dan Ross | 24 | 2 | 16 | 71 catches for 910 yards, 5 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| LT | Anthony Munoz*+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
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| LG | Dave Lapham | 29 | 7 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
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| LG | Glenn Bujnoch | 28 | 5 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1976 |
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| C | Blair Bush | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1978 |
| RG | Max Montoya | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
| RT | Mike W. Wilson | 26 | 3 | 16 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Eddie Edwards | 27 | 4 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| NT | Wilson Whitley | 26 | 4 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1977 |
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| RDE | Ross Browner | 27 | 3 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| LOLB | Bo Harris | 28 | 6 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1975 |
| LILB | Jim LeClair | 31 | 9 | 14 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| RILB | Glenn Cameron | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Reggie Williams | 27 | 5 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| LCB | Louis Breeden | 28 | 3 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| RCB | Ken Riley | 34 | 12 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| SS | Bobby Kemp | 22 | Rook | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1981 |
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| SS | Mike Fuller | 28 | 6 | 6 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1975 |
| FS | Bryan Hicks | 24 | 1 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1980 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jim Breech | 25 | 2 | 0 | 22 of 32 field goals & 49 of 51 extra points | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| P | Pat McInally*+ | 28 | 5 | 1 | 72 punts for a 45.4 average, 1 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| PR | Mike Fuller | 28 | 6 | 6 | 23 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1975 |
| KR | David Verser | 23 | Rook | 0 | 29 kick returns for a 23.8 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1981 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Charles Alexander | 24 | RB | 15 | 14 | 224 | 6-1 | LSU | 7/28/1957 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 12th pick / 1979 |
| Ken Anderson*+ | 32 | QB | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-2 | Augustana (IL) | 2/15/1949 | 10 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1971 |
| Don Bass | 25 | WR-TE | 6 | 0 | 219 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/11/1956 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1978 |
| Jim Breech | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 161 | 5-6 | California | 4/11/1956 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 206th pick / 1978 |
| Louis Breeden | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina Central | 10/26/1953 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 187th pick / 1977 |
| Greg Bright | 24 | DB | 4 | 2 | 208 | 6-0 | Morehead State | 8/2/1957 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 9th / 224th pick / 1980 |
| Ross Browner | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/22/1954 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Bujnoch | 28 | G | 6 | 5 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 12/20/1953 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1976 |
| Gary Burley | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 3 | 272 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 12/8/1952 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 55th pick / 1975 |
| Blair Bush | 25 | C | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-3 | Washington | 11/25/1956 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 16th pick / 1978 |
| Glenn Cameron | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 2/21/1953 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 14th pick / 1975 |
| Clarence Chapman | 28 | DB | 5 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Eastern Michigan | 12/10/1953 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 204th pick / 1976 |
| Cris Collinsworth* | 22 | WR | 16 | 16 | 192 | 6-5 | Florida | 1/27/1959 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 37th pick / 1981 |
| Isaac Curtis | 31 | WR | 15 | 14 | 192 | 6-1 | California,San Diego State | 10/20/1950 | 8 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 15th pick / 1973 |
| Oliver Davis | 27 | DB | 10 | 0 | 203 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 8/29/1954 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 102nd pick / 1977 |
| Tom Dinkel | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Kansas | 7/25/1956 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 126th pick / 1978 |
| Eddie Edwards | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 13 | 256 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 4/25/1954 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1977 |
| Guy Frazier | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Wyoming | 7/20/1959 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 93rd pick / 1981 |
| Mike Fuller | 28 | DB | 15 | 6 | 188 | 5-10 | Auburn | 4/7/1953 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1975 |
| Archie Griffin | 27 | RB | 16 | 2 | 189 | 5-9 | Ohio State | 8/21/1954 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 24th pick / 1976 |
| Ray Griffin | 25 | DB | 8 | 2 | 186 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 6/29/1956 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 35th pick / 1978 |
| Jimmy Hargrove | 24 | RB | 15 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Wake Forest | 11/13/1957 | Rook | |
| Bo Harris | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | LSU | 1/16/1953 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 77th pick / 1975 |
| M.L. Harris | 27 | TE | 15 | 0 | 238 | 6-5 | Kansas State,Tampa | 1/16/1954 | 1 | |
| Bryan Hicks | 24 | DB | 16 | 12 | 192 | 6-0 | McNeese State | 1/24/1957 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 113th pick / 1980 |
| Rod Horn | 25 | NT | 16 | 4 | 268 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 11/23/1956 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1980 |
| Pete Johnson* | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 3/2/1954 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 49th pick / 1977 |
| Bobby Kemp | 22 | DB | 16 | 10 | 189 | 6-0 | Cal State-Fullerton | 5/29/1959 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 202nd pick / 1981 |
| Steve Kreider | 23 | WR | 16 | 1 | 192 | 6-3 | Lehigh | 5/12/1958 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Lapham | 29 | G-C-T | 13 | 10 | 259 | 6-4 | Syracuse | 6/24/1952 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 61st pick / 1974 |
| Jim LeClair | 31 | LB | 14 | 14 | 234 | 6-3 | North Dakota | 10/30/1950 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 54th pick / 1972 |
| Pat McInally*+ | 28 | WR-P | 16 | 1 | 210 | 6-6 | Harvard | 5/7/1953 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 120th pick / 1975 |
| Max Montoya | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-5 | UCLA | 5/12/1956 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 168th pick / 1979 |
| Blake Moore | 23 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 267 | 6-5 | Wooster | 5/8/1958 | 1 | |
| Anthony Munoz*+ | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 278 | 6-6 | USC | 8/19/1958 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1980 |
| Brad Oates | 28 | T-G | 5 | 0 | 274 | 6-6 | BYU,Duke | 9/30/1953 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1976 |
| Mike Obrovac | 26 | T-G | 6 | 1 | 275 | 6-6 | Bowling Green | 10/11/1955 | Rook | |
| Elvis Peacock | 25 | RB | 3 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/7/1956 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 1978 |
| Rick Razzano | 26 | LB | 16 | 2 | 227 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 11/15/1955 | 1 | |
| Ken Riley | 34 | DB | 16 | 16 | 181 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 8/6/1947 | 12 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 135th pick / 1969 |
| Dan Ross | 24 | TE | 16 | 16 | 238 | 6-4 | Northeastern | 2/9/1957 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 30th pick / 1979 |
| Turk Schonert | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 191 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/15/1957 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 242nd pick / 1980 |
| Jeff Schuh | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 5/22/1958 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 176th pick / 1981 |
| John Simmons | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | SMU | 12/1/1958 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 64th pick / 1981 |
| Mike St. Clair | 28 | DE | 16 | 0 | 248 | 6-5 | Grambling State,Iowa Central | 9/2/1953 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 4th / 99th pick / 1976 |
| Jack Thompson | 25 | QB | 8 | 0 | 217 | 6-3 | Washington State | 5/19/1956 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1979 |
| David Verser | 23 | WR | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 3/1/1958 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1981 |
| Wilson Whitley | 26 | DT-NT | 14 | 12 | 265 | 6-3 | Houston | 4/28/1955 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 8th pick / 1977 |
| Bobby Whitten | 22 | G | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Kansas | 5/7/1959 | Rook | |
| Reggie Williams | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 228 | 6-1 | Dartmouth | 9/19/1954 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1976 |
| Mike W. Wilson | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Georgia | 5/28/1955 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 103rd pick / 1977 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 226.9 | 6-2.1 | 3.2 |