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 Statistics
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
52Doug AdamsLBNovember 3, 19496'1"225Ohio St.Xenia, OH USA120
14Ken AndersonQBFebruary 15, 19496'2"212Augustana (IL)Batavia, IL USA1414
51Ken AveryLBMay 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
29Lyle BlackwoodDBMay 24, 19516'1"190TCUSan Antonio, TX USA70
70Ron CarpenterRDTJune 24, 19486'4"261North Carolina St.High Point, NC USA130
37Tommy CasanovaFSAugust 29, 19506'2"202LSUNew Orleans, LA USA100
81Al ChandlerTENovember 18, 19506'2"233OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA130
79Steve ChomyszakDT-DEFebruary 27, 19446'6"265SyracuseJohnson City, NY USA120
35Boobie ClarkFBNovember 8, 19506'2"245Bethune-CookmanJacksonville, FL USA140
12Greg CookQBNovember 20, 19466'4"220CincinnatiDayton, OH USA10
88Bruce CosletTEAugust 5, 19466'4"227PacificOakdale, CA USA130
34Neal CraigSSApril 21, 19486'1"191FiskCincinnati, OH USA140
85Isaac CurtisWROctober 20, 19506'1"192CaliforniaSanta Ana, CA USA140
50Tom DeLeoneCAugust 13, 19506'2"248Ohio St.Ravenna, OH USA140
36Lenvil ElliottRBSeptember 2, 19516'0"205Truman St.Lexington, MO USA60
17Mike ErnstQBOctober 12, 19506'1"190Cal State-FullertonLynwood, CA USA10
72Howard FestLGApril 11, 19466'6"262TexasSan Antonio, TX USA140
89Tim GeorgeWROctober 4, 19516'5"225Carson-NewmanAlcoa, TN USA120
76Vern HollandRTJune 27, 19486'5"268Tennessee St.San Antonio, TX USA140
23Bernard JacksonKRAugust 24, 19506'0"178Washington St.Washington, DC 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
18Charlie JoinerWROctober 14, 19475'11"188Grambling St.Many, LA USA54
32Bob JonesDBFebruary 10, 19516'1"194Virginia UnionBoardman, FL USA90
56Tim KearneyLBNovember 5, 19506'2"227Northern MichiganKingsford, MI USA140
55Jim LeClairLBOctober 30, 19506'3"234North DakotaSt. Paul, MN USA100
15Dave LewisPOctober 16, 19456'2"216StanfordClovis, CA USA140
73Pat MatsonRGJuly 22, 19446'1"245OregonLaramie, WY USA140
71Rufus MayesLTDecember 5, 19476'5"260Ohio St.Clarksdale, AR USA130
26Reece MorrisonRBOctober 21, 19456'0"207Texas St.Tulsa, OK USA30
16Horst MuhlmannKJanuary 2, 19406'1"215noneDortmund, Germany140
25Chip MyersWRAugust 9, 19456'4"203NW Oklahoma St.Panama City, FL USA54
20Lemar ParrishLCBDecember 13, 19475'11"185Lincoln (MO)West Palm Beach, FL USA1414
60Ron PritchardRLBApril 9, 19476'1"235Arizona St.Chicago, IL USA100
74Mike ReidLDTMay 24, 19476'3"255Penn St.Altoona, PA USA130
13Ken RileyRCBAugust 6, 19475'11"181Florida A&MBartow, FL USA140
64John ShinnersGMarch 1, 19476'3"255Xavier (OH)Hartford, WI USA140
78Lee ThomasDEMarch 12, 19466'5"246WileyKarnack, TX USA90
84Bob TrumpyTEMarch 6, 19456'6"228IllinoisSpringfield, IL USA140
75Stan WaltersTMay 27, 19486'6"275SyracuseRutherford, NJ USA40
83Sherman WhiteRDEOctober 6, 19486'5"250CaliforniaManchester, NH USA1313
46Joe WilsonRBAugust 11, 19505'10"210Holy CrossRaeford, BC Canada130



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