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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
Cincinnati scored 312 points, while the defensive unit yielded 255. Jess Phillips carried the ball for a team-best 648 yards for the Bengals, 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 provided receiving help, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89 | Marty Amsler | DE | October 26, 1942 | 6'5" | 255 | Indiana | Evansville, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Ken Avery | RLB | May 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 227 | Southern Miss | New York, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Marty Baccaglio | DE | September 28, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Al Beauchamp | LLB | June 25, 1944 | 6'2" | 237 | Southern | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Bill Bergey | MLB | February 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 243 | Arkansas St. | South Dayton, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Royce Berry | LDE | April 14, 1946 | 6'4" | 250 | Houston | Odessa, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 70 | Ron Carpenter | RDE | June 24, 1948 | 6'4" | 261 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 11 | Virgil Carter | QB | November 9, 1945 | 6'1" | 192 | BYU | Anabella, UT USA | 13 | 11 |
| 79 | Steve Chomyszak | RDT | February 27, 1944 | 6'6" | 265 | Syracuse | Johnson City, NY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Al Coleman | DB | December 27, 1944 | 6'1" | 183 | Jackson St. | Gulfport, MS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 76 | Frank Cornish | DT | June 20, 1944 | 6'4" | 282 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Bruce Coslet | TE | August 5, 1946 | 6'4" | 227 | Pacific | Oakdale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Eric Crabtree | WR | November 3, 1944 | 6'0" | 185 | Pittsburgh | Monessen, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 63 | Guy Dennis | G-C | February 28, 1947 | 6'2" | 255 | Florida | Walnut Hill, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 44 | Doug Dressler | RB | August 19, 1948 | 6'3" | 228 | Cal State-Chico | Beaver Falls, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 21 | Paul Dunn | RB | July 14, 1948 | 6'0" | 210 | San Francisco St. | Little Rock, AR USA | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Sandy Durko | DB | August 29, 1948 | 6'1" | 185 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Ken Dyer | FS | March 16, 1946 | 6'3" | 190 | Arizona St. | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 59 | Larry Ely | LB | December 19, 1947 | 6'1" | 230 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 72 | Howard Fest | G-T | April 11, 1946 | 6'6" | 262 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 33 | Kenny Graham | DB | November 25, 1941 | 6'0" | 210 | Washington St. | Texarkana, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 28 | John Guillory | DB | July 28, 1945 | 5'10" | 190 | Stanford | Berkeley, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | Essex Johnson | RB | October 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 201 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Willie Jones | DT-DE | May 28, 1942 | 6'1" | 260 | Kansas St. | Moro, AR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 87 | Mike Kelly | TE | January 14, 1948 | 6'4" | 215 | Davidson | Davidson, NC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | Ron Lamb | RB | February 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 225 | South Carolina | New London, CT USA | 14 | 0 |
| 15 | Dave Lewis | P | October 16, 1945 | 6'2" | 216 | Stanford | Clovis, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Pat Matson | RG | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 245 | Oregon | Laramie, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 71 | Rufus Mayes | LG | December 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Ohio St. | Clarksdale, AR USA | 14 | 0 |
| 65 | Wayne McClure | LB | July 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi | Merryville, TN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Horst Muhlmann | K | January 2, 1940 | 6'1" | 215 | none | Dortmund, Germany | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Chip Myers | WR | August 9, 1945 | 6'4" | 203 | NW Oklahoma St. | Panama City, FL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 20 | Lemar Parrish | KR | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Bill Peterson | LB-TE | June 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Jess Phillips | FB | February 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Reid | LDT | May 24, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | RCB | August 6, 1947 | 5'11" | 181 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Paul Robinson | RB | December 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 198 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Nick Roman | DE | September 23, 1947 | 6'3" | 244 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher Smith | SS | October 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 178 | Tennessee St. | Hearne, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 17 | Speedy Thomas | WR | April 13, 1947 | 6'1" | 170 | Utah | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | TE | March 6, 1945 | 6'6" | 228 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 67 | Mike Wilson | RT | October 20, 1947 | 6'3" | 245 | Dayton | Wilmington, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Ernie Wright | LT | November 6, 1939 | 6'4" | 270 | Ohio St. | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Sam Wyche | QB | January 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Furman | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 3 |
