1973 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Paul Brown (10-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1973 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 10-4
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Paul Brown (10-4)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1973 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1973 season with a record of 10 wins and 4 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 racked up 286 points, and the defense allowed 231. Essex Johnson carried the ball for a team-best 997 yards for Cincinnati, and Boobie Clark also aided the ground game.
Ken Anderson threw for 2,428 yards. Boobie Clark grabbed 45 passes, while Isaac Curtis accumulated 843 receiving yards.
Tommy Casanova intercepted 4 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team. The 1973 Cincinnati Bengals lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Doug Adams | LB | November 3, 1949 | 6'1" | 225 | Ohio St. | Xenia, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 212 | Augustana (IL) | Batavia, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 51 | Ken Avery | LB | May 23, 1944 | 6'0" | 227 | Southern Miss | New York, NY 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 |
| 29 | Lyle Blackwood | DB | May 24, 1951 | 6'1" | 190 | TCU | San Antonio, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Ron Carpenter | RDT | June 24, 1948 | 6'4" | 261 | North Carolina St. | High Point, NC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 37 | Tommy Casanova | FS | August 29, 1950 | 6'2" | 202 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 81 | Al Chandler | TE | November 18, 1950 | 6'2" | 233 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 13 | 0 |
| 79 | Steve Chomyszak | DT-DE | February 27, 1944 | 6'6" | 265 | Syracuse | Johnson City, NY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 35 | Boobie Clark | FB | November 8, 1950 | 6'2" | 245 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 12 | Greg Cook | QB | November 20, 1946 | 6'4" | 220 | Cincinnati | Dayton, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Bruce Coslet | TE | August 5, 1946 | 6'4" | 227 | Pacific | Oakdale, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 34 | Neal Craig | SS | April 21, 1948 | 6'1" | 191 | Fisk | Cincinnati, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Isaac Curtis | WR | October 20, 1950 | 6'1" | 192 | California | Santa Ana, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 50 | Tom DeLeone | C | August 13, 1950 | 6'2" | 248 | Ohio St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 36 | Lenvil Elliott | RB | September 2, 1951 | 6'0" | 205 | Truman St. | Lexington, MO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Mike Ernst | QB | October 12, 1950 | 6'1" | 190 | Cal State-Fullerton | Lynwood, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Howard Fest | LG | April 11, 1946 | 6'6" | 262 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Tim George | WR | October 4, 1951 | 6'5" | 225 | Carson-Newman | Alcoa, TN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 76 | Vern Holland | RT | June 27, 1948 | 6'5" | 268 | Tennessee St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Bernard Jackson | KR | August 24, 1950 | 6'0" | 178 | Washington St. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Essex Johnson | RB | October 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 201 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 80 | Ken Johnson | DE-DT | March 12, 1947 | 6'6" | 265 | Indiana | Anderson, IN USA | 9 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Charlie Joiner | WR | October 14, 1947 | 5'11" | 188 | Grambling St. | Many, LA USA | 5 | 4 |
| 32 | Bob Jones | DB | February 10, 1951 | 6'1" | 194 | Virginia Union | Boardman, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | Tim Kearney | LB | November 5, 1950 | 6'2" | 227 | Northern Michigan | Kingsford, MI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 55 | Jim LeClair | LB | October 30, 1950 | 6'3" | 234 | North Dakota | St. Paul, MN USA | 10 | 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 | LT | December 5, 1947 | 6'5" | 260 | Ohio St. | Clarksdale, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Reece Morrison | RB | October 21, 1945 | 6'0" | 207 | Texas St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 3 | 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 | 5 | 4 |
| 20 | Lemar Parrish | LCB | December 13, 1947 | 5'11" | 185 | Lincoln (MO) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 60 | Ron Pritchard | RLB | April 9, 1947 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona St. | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 0 |
| 74 | Mike Reid | LDT | May 24, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Penn St. | Altoona, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | Ken Riley | RCB | August 6, 1947 | 5'11" | 181 | Florida A&M | Bartow, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 64 | John Shinners | G | March 1, 1947 | 6'3" | 255 | Xavier (OH) | Hartford, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 78 | Lee Thomas | DE | March 12, 1946 | 6'5" | 246 | Wiley | Karnack, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | TE | March 6, 1945 | 6'6" | 228 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 75 | Stan Walters | T | May 27, 1948 | 6'6" | 275 | Syracuse | Rutherford, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Sherman White | RDE | October 6, 1948 | 6'5" | 250 | California | Manchester, NH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 46 | Joe Wilson | RB | August 11, 1950 | 5'10" | 210 | Holy Cross | Raeford, BC Canada | 13 | 0 |
