1971 Cincinnati Bengals Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (4-10)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1971 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics
1971 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bengals chalked up 284 points, and the defensive squad yielded 265. Fred Willis carried the ball for a team-best 590 yards for Cincinnati, while Essex Johnson also buoyed the ground attack.

Virgil Carter passed for 1,624 yards. Bob Trumpy paced all receivers, grabbing 40 passes for 531 yards.

Lemar Parrish intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
52Doug AdamsLBNovember 3, 19496'1"225Ohio St.Xenia, OH USA110
14Ken AndersonQBFebruary 15, 19496'2"212Augustana (IL)Batavia, IL USA114
51Ken AveryRLBMay 23, 19446'0"227Southern MissNew York, NY 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 USA1010
79Steve ChomyszakRDTFebruary 27, 19446'6"265SyracuseJohnson City, NY USA140
23Al ColemanDBDecember 27, 19446'1"183Jackson St.Gulfport, MS USA40
88Bruce CosletTEAugust 5, 19466'4"227PacificOakdale, CA USA140
10Eric CrabtreeWRNovember 3, 19446'0"185PittsburghMonessen, PA USA70
34Neal CraigDBApril 21, 19486'1"191FiskCincinnati, OH USA120
63Guy DennisG-CFebruary 28, 19476'2"255FloridaWalnut Hill, FL USA140
44Doug DresslerRBAugust 19, 19486'3"228Cal State-ChicoBeaver Falls, PA USA140
29Sandy DurkoFSAugust 29, 19486'1"185USCLos Angeles, CA USA140
27Ken DyerDB-WRMarch 16, 19466'3"190Arizona St.Ann Arbor, MI USA10
59Larry ElyLBDecember 19, 19476'1"230IowaIowa City, IA USA60
72Howard FestLGApril 11, 19466'6"262TexasSan Antonio, TX USA140
35Mike HaffnerWR-FLJuly 7, 19426'2"200UCLAWaterloo, IA USA30
26Jim HarrisDBSeptember 18, 19466'0"173HoustonBrownwood, TX USA20
76Vern HollandRTJune 27, 19486'5"268Tennessee St.San Antonio, TX USA140
19Essex JohnsonRBOctober 15, 19465'9"201Grambling St.Shreveport, LA USA140
80Ken JohnsonDE-DTMarch 12, 19476'6"265IndianaAnderson, IN USA90
54Bob JohnsonCAugust 19, 19466'5"262TennesseeGary, IN USA140
78Willie JonesDT-DEMay 28, 19426'1"260Kansas St.Moro, AR USA50
87Mike KellyTEJanuary 14, 19486'4"215DavidsonDavidson, NC USA140
40Ron LambRBFebruary 3, 19446'2"225South CarolinaNew London, CT USA120
68Steve LawsonGJanuary 4, 19496'3"265KansasAtlanta, GA USA70
15Dave LewisPOctober 16, 19456'2"216StanfordClovis, CA USA140
83Ed MarshallWRSeptember 23, 19476'4"199CameronCorpus Christi, TX USA130
73Pat MatsonRGJuly 22, 19446'1"245OregonLaramie, WY USA140
71Rufus MayesT-GDecember 5, 19476'5"260Ohio St.Clarksdale, AR USA140
16Horst MuhlmannKJanuary 2, 19406'1"215noneDortmund, Germany140
25Chip MyersWRAugust 9, 19456'4"203NW Oklahoma St.Panama City, FL USA107
20Lemar ParrishLCBDecember 13, 19475'11"185Lincoln (MO)West Palm Beach, FL USA1414
53Bill PetersonLB-TEJune 6, 19456'3"230San Jose St.San Jose, CA USA140
30Jess PhillipsRBFebruary 28, 19476'1"210Michigan St.Beaumont, TX USA140
74Mike ReidLDTMay 24, 19476'3"255Penn St.Altoona, PA USA140
13Ken RileyRCBAugust 6, 19475'11"181Florida A&MBartow, FL USA130
18Paul RobinsonKRDecember 19, 19446'0"198ArizonaTucson, AZ USA140
81Nick RomanDESeptember 23, 19476'3"244Ohio St.Canton, OH USA120
31Fletcher SmithSSOctober 13, 19436'0"178Tennessee St.Hearne, TX USA140
17Speedy ThomasWRApril 13, 19476'1"170UtahHouston, TX USA120
84Bob TrumpyTEMarch 6, 19456'6"228IllinoisSpringfield, IL USA140
33Fred WillisFBDecember 9, 19476'0"212Boston Col.Natick, MA USA140
75Ernie WrightLTNovember 6, 19396'4"270Ohio St.Toledo, OH USA70



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