1970 Cincinnati Bengals Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-6
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Paul Brown (8-6)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1970 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
1970 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1970 season with a record of 8 wins and 6 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Bengals scored 312 points, and the defensive unit yielded 255. Jess Phillips carried the ball for a team-best 648 yards for Cincinnati, and Paul Robinson also aided the ground game.

Virgil Carter threw for 1,647 yards. Chip Myers paced all receivers, grabbing 32 passes for 542 yards. Bob Trumpy contributed to the receiving game, too.

The larcenous defense pounced on 39 turnovers. Lemar Parrish intercepted 5 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team. The 1970 Cincinnati Bengals lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
89Marty AmslerDEOctober 26, 19426'5"255IndianaEvansville, IN USA30
51Ken AveryRLBMay 23, 19446'0"227Southern MissNew York, NY USA140
85Marty BaccaglioDESeptember 28, 19446'3"245San Jose St.San Francisco, CA USA140
58Al BeauchampLLBJune 25, 19446'2"237SouthernBaton Rouge, LA USA140
66Bill BergeyMLBFebruary 9, 19456'4"243Arkansas St.South Dayton, NY USA140
82Royce BerryLDEApril 14, 19466'4"250HoustonOdessa, TX USA140
70Ron CarpenterRDEJune 24, 19486'4"261North Carolina St.High Point, NC USA140
11Virgil CarterQBNovember 9, 19456'1"192BYUAnabella, UT USA1311
79Steve ChomyszakRDTFebruary 27, 19446'6"265SyracuseJohnson City, NY USA140
23Al ColemanDBDecember 27, 19446'1"183Jackson St.Gulfport, MS USA110
76Frank CornishDTJune 20, 19446'4"282Grambling St.New Orleans, LA USA10
88Bruce CosletTEAugust 5, 19466'4"227PacificOakdale, CA USA140
10Eric CrabtreeWRNovember 3, 19446'0"185PittsburghMonessen, PA USA140
63Guy DennisG-CFebruary 28, 19476'2"255FloridaWalnut Hill, FL USA140
44Doug DresslerRBAugust 19, 19486'3"228Cal State-ChicoBeaver Falls, PA USA140
21Paul DunnRBJuly 14, 19486'0"210San Francisco St.Little Rock, AR USA50
29Sandy DurkoDBAugust 29, 19486'1"185USCLos Angeles, CA USA10
27Ken DyerFSMarch 16, 19466'3"190Arizona St.Ann Arbor, MI USA120
59Larry ElyLBDecember 19, 19476'1"230IowaIowa City, IA USA110
72Howard FestG-TApril 11, 19466'6"262TexasSan Antonio, TX USA140
33Kenny GrahamDBNovember 25, 19416'0"210Washington St.Texarkana, TX USA50
28John GuilloryDBJuly 28, 19455'10"190StanfordBerkeley, CA USA70
19Essex JohnsonRBOctober 15, 19465'9"201Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA130
54Bob JohnsonCAugust 19, 19466'5"262TennesseeGary, IN USA140
78Willie JonesDT-DEMay 28, 19426'1"260Kansas St.Moro, AR USA100
87Mike KellyTEJanuary 14, 19486'4"215DavidsonDavidson, NC USA120
40Ron LambRBFebruary 3, 19446'2"225South CarolinaNew London, CT USA140
15Dave LewisPOctober 16, 19456'2"216StanfordClovis, CA USA140
73Pat MatsonRGJuly 22, 19446'1"245OregonLaramie, WY USA140
71Rufus MayesLGDecember 5, 19476'5"260Ohio St.Clarksdale, AR USA140
65Wayne McClureLBJuly 2, 19426'1"225MississippiMerryville, TN USA140
16Horst MuhlmannKJanuary 2, 19406'1"215noneDortmund, Germany140
25Chip MyersWRAugust 9, 19456'4"203NW Oklahoma St.Panama City, FL USA145
20Lemar ParrishKRDecember 13, 19475'11"185Lincoln (MO)West Palm Beach, FL USA1414
53Bill PetersonLB-TEJune 6, 19456'3"230San Jose St.San Jose, CA USA140
30Jess PhillipsFBFebruary 28, 19476'1"210Michigan St.Beaumont, TX USA140
74Mike ReidLDTMay 24, 19476'3"255Penn St.Altoona, PA USA90
13Ken RileyRCBAugust 6, 19475'11"181Florida A&MBartow, FL USA140
18Paul RobinsonRBDecember 19, 19446'0"198ArizonaTucson, AZ USA140
81Nick RomanDESeptember 23, 19476'3"244Ohio St.Canton, OH USA40
31Fletcher SmithSSOctober 13, 19436'0"178Tennessee St.Hearne, TX USA140
17Speedy ThomasWRApril 13, 19476'1"170UtahHouston, TX USA140
84Bob TrumpyTEMarch 6, 19456'6"228IllinoisSpringfield, IL USA110
67Mike WilsonRTOctober 20, 19476'3"245DaytonWilmington, OH USA140
75Ernie WrightLTNovember 6, 19396'4"270Ohio St.Toledo, OH USA140
14Sam WycheQBJanuary 5, 19456'4"218FurmanAtlanta, GA USA143



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