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1971 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)

4th place • American Football Conference • Central Division • 4-10-0 .286
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Head Coach: Paul Brown
Vince CostelloLinebackers
Jack DonaldsonOffensive Backs
Bill JohnsonOffensive Line
Chuck StudleyDefensive Line
Bill WalshReceivers
Chuck WeberDefensive Backs
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/7/1971AMiami Dolphins27-10WMiami, FLOrange Bowl64005
Sat8/14/1971ADetroit Lions31-24WDetroit, MITiger Stadium54365
Mon8/23/1971HPittsburgh Steelers20-13WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium55491
Sat8/28/1971HSt. Louis Cardinals22-21WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium55493
Sat9/4/1971HGreen Bay Packers27-24WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium55477
Sat9/11/1971AWashington Redskins17-17TWashington, DCRFK Stadium39105
Sun9/19/1971HPhiladelphia Eagles37-14WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium55880
Sun9/26/1971APittsburgh Steelers10-21LPittsburgh, PAThree Rivers Stadium48448
Sun10/3/1971AGreen Bay Packers17-20LGreen Bay, WILambeau Field56263
Sun10/10/1971HMiami Dolphins13-23LCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium60099
Sun10/17/1971HCleveland Browns24-27LCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium60284
Sun10/24/1971AOakland Raiders27-31LOakland, CAOakland-Alameda County Coliseum54699
Sun10/31/1971AHouston Oilers6-10LHouston, TXAstrodome37947
Sun11/7/1971HAtlanta Falcons6-9LCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium59604
Sun11/14/1971ADenver Broncos24-10WDenver, COMile High Stadium51200
Sun11/21/1971HHouston Oilers28-13WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium59390
Sun11/28/1971HSan Diego Chargers31-0WCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium59580
Sun12/5/1971ACleveland Browns27-31LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium82705
Sun12/12/1971HPittsburgh Steelers13-21LCincinnati, OHRiverfront Stadium60022
Sun12/19/1971ANew York Jets21-35LNew York, NYShea Stadium63151
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Doug Adams52MLB6-022222Ohio State110
Ken Anderson14QB6-321222Augustana (Illinois)114
Ken Avery51RLB6-122527Southern Mississippi1413
Al Beauchamp58LLB6-223527Southern University1414
Bill Bergey66MLB6-224026Arkansas State1414
Royce Berry82LDE6-324525Houston1414
Ron Carpenter70RDE6-426123North Carolina State1414
Virgil Carter11QB6-118526Brigham Young1010
Steve Chomyszak79RDT6-527027Syracuse1414
Al Coleman23LS-RS6-118527Jackson State; Tennessee State40
Bruce Coslet88TE6-322625Pacific146
Eric Crabtree10WR5-1118627Pittsburgh77
Neal Craig34LS-RCB6-118923Fisk127
Guy Dennis63C-ROG6-225424Florida140
Doug Dressler44RB6-322823Marin JC; Chico State144
Sandy Durko29RS6-118523Southern California1412
Ken Dyer27RS6-318525Arizona State11
Larry Ely59MLB6-123024Iowa60
Howard Fest72LOG-LOT6-626325Texas1411
Mike Haffner35WR6-220529UCLA30
Jimmy Harris26LCB5-1117325Houston; Howard Payne20
Vern Holland76ROT6-526723Tennessee State1414
Bob Johnson54C6-525825Tennessee1414
Essex Johnson19RB5-919725Grambling State140
Ken Johnson80RDE6-626524Indiana90
Willie Jones78RDT6-226529Kansas State50
Mike Kelly87TE6-421523Davidson140
Ronnie Lamb40RB6-222728South Carolina120
Steve Lawson58LOG6-326522Kansas73
Dave Lewis15P6-221626Stanford140
Ed Marshall83WR6-520024Ranger JC; Cameron130
Pat Matson73ROG6-124627Oregon1414
Rufus Mayes71LOT6-525524Ohio State147
Horst Muhlmann16K6-121031none140
Chip Myers25WR6-420326Northwestern Oklahoma State107
Lemar Parrish20LCB5-1118124Lincoln (Missouri)1414
Bill Peterson53RLB-LLB6-322826San Jose State141
Jess Phillips30RB6-120824Michigan State1410
Mike Reid74LDT6-325524Penn State1414
Ken Riley13RCB6-018524Florida A&M1313
Paul Robinson18RB6-019927Eastern Arizona JC; Arizona148
Nick Roman81LDE6-323724Ohio State120
Fletcher Smith31LS6-218228Tennessee State149
Speedy Thomas17WR6-117524Laney JC; Utah128
Bob Trumpy84TE-WR6-622626Illinois; Utah1414
Fred Willis33FB6-020924Boston College146
Ernie Wright75LOT6-426832Ohio State77
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
115Vern HollandTTennessee State
241Steve LawsonGKansas
367Ken AndersonQBAugustana (Illinois)
493Fred WillisRBBoston College
5110Art MayDETuskegee
7171Neal CraigDBFisk
8197Freddie HerringDBTennessee State
9223Gary GustafsonLBMontana State
10249Jack StambaughGOregon
11275Ed MarshallWRCameron
12301Rod HaydenDEMemphis
13327Dave KnapmanTECentral Washington
14353Irvin MalloryDBVirginia Union
15379Bob ThomasRBArizona State
16405Mark DebevcLBOhio State
17432Sam PearsonDBWestern Kentucky
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals58649171284
Opponents Totals447148102265
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals23610911512/ %/ %82921
Opponents Totals2139310218/ %/ %72722
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Horst Muhlmann03131100.0203655.6091
Fred Willis70000042
Essex Johnson60000036
Bruce Coslet40000024
Bob Trumpy30000018
Eric Crabtree20000012
Lemar Parrish20000012
Speedy Thomas20000012
Ken Anderson1000006
Al Beauchamp1000006
Doug Dressler1000006
Chip Myers1000006
Jess Phillips1000006
Paul Robinson1000006
Virgil Carter011100.00001
Team Totals323232100.0203655.60284
Opponents Totals32313296.9142263.60265
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Horst Muhlmann203655.61516/65/84/94/101/3
Team Totals203655.61516/65/84/94/101/3
Opponents Totals142263.65/4/4/1/0/
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Fred Willis1355904.4367
Essex Johnson855226.186t4
Jess Phillips944204.5310
Paul Robinson492134.3171
Doug Dressler542043.8131
Ken Anderson221255.7161
Virgil Carter8425.3190
Ronnie Lamb5132.670
Sandy Durko177.070
Dave Lewis661.090
Eric Crabtree111.010
Speedy Thomas2-1-0.500
Team Totals46221424.686t14
Opponents Totals44617784.06311
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Virgil Carter22213862.27716247.311.890t104.573.213122150286.2
Ken Anderson1317255.0557775.910.84453.843.12315961872.6
Dave Lewis10330.07181.86.01300.000.0422-439.6
Fred Willis2150.0184.08.0800.000.000860.4
Team Totals36521458.614024276.611.390t154.1113.040303212479.8
Opponents Totals35515744.217123826.715.274t195.4277.630254212853.0
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Bob Trumpy4053113.3443
Chip Myers2728610.6201
Fred Willis242239.3290
Speedy Thomas2232714.990t2
Jess Phillips221255.7191
Bruce Coslet2135617.071t4
Doug Dressler191457.6260
Essex Johnson1425818.467t2
Eric Crabtree141027.3122
Paul Robinson8475.9160
Ed Marshall2189.0100
Mike Kelly199.090
Team Totals214242711.390t15
Opponents Totals157238215.274t19
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Lemar Parrish710515.065t1
Al Beauchamp6538.818t1
Ken Riley5224.4210
Sandy Durko44611.5250
Bill Bergey11616.0160
Bill Peterson11616.0160
Al Coleman11515.0150
Neal Craig100.000
Fletcher Smith100.000
Team Totals2727310.165t2
Opponents Totals1121919.948t1
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Dave Lewis72322944.85608
Doug Dressler13434.03400
Team Totals73326344.75608304279938.3
Opponents Totals73298840.9590145
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Lemar Parrish129937.8470
Sandy Durko611142.370
Speedy Thomas44102.570
Essex Johnson35289.3140
Team Totals25291455.8470
Opponents Totals4183047.4671
(Team)1.0
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Paul Robinson1833518.6370
Lemar Parrish1329622.8300
Fred Willis48120.3320
Jess Phillips24924.5310
Ronnie Lamb24221.0250
Essex Johnson24020.0210
Doug Dressler12020.0200
Mike Kelly100.000
Team Totals4386320.1370
Opponents Totals39102426.3800
SACKSNOYDS
Mike Reid12.0
Ron Carpenter5.0
Steve Chomyszak4.5
Bill Bergey2.0
Royce Berry1.5
Al Beauchamp1.0
Nick Roman1.0
(Team)1.0
Team Totals30.0254.0
Opponents Totals40.0303.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Ken Anderson5202-90
Ken Avery0001100
Royce Berry0001100
Virgil Carter5303-60
Steve Chomyszak0001100
Bruce Coslet300000
Doug Dressler100000
Sandy Durko100000
Howard Fest0020210
Essex Johnson100000
Ken Johnson0001100
Mike Kelly0010100
Dave Lewis210100
Ed Marshall100000
Pat Matson0030340
Chip Myers100000
Lemar Parrish1022141
Jess Phillips320200
Ken Riley0002200
Paul Robinson110100
Nick Roman0001100
Fletcher Smith0003300
Speedy Thomas100000
Fred Willis310100
Team Totals291316122841
Opponents Totals2112612180
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