1985 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Wyche (7-9)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1985 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Wyche (7-9)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1985 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bengals moved the ball well, scoring 441 points, and the shaky defensive squad conceded 437. Boomer Esiason triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 3,443 yards. Cris Collinsworth paced the receiving corps, grabbing 65 passes for 1,125 yards, while James Brooks and Eddie Brown contributed to the receiving game as well.
James Brooks carried the pigskin for a team-best 929 yards for Cincinnati, and Larry Kinnebrew additionally aided the ground game.
James Griffin intercepted 7 opponent throws. Ross Browner sacked opposing passers 9 times.
Sam Wyche coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Charles Alexander | FB | July 28, 1957 | 6'1" | 224 | LSU | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 14 | Ken Anderson | QB | February 15, 1949 | 6'2" | 212 | Augustana (IL) | Batavia, IL USA | 3 | 2 |
| 53 | Leo Barker | LB | November 7, 1959 | 6'2" | 226 | New Mexico St. | Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone | 16 | 2 |
| 74 | Brian Blados | LG | January 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 300 | North Carolina | Arlington, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 61 | Jerry Boyarsky | NT | May 15, 1959 | 6'3" | 290 | Pittsburgh | Scranton, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Jim Breech | K | April 11, 1956 | 5'6" | 161 | California | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 34 | Louis Breeden | LCB | October 26, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | North Carolina Central | Hamlet, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | James Brooks | RB | December 28, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Warner Robins, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Eddie Brown | WR | December 17, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Ross Browner | RDE | March 22, 1954 | 6'3" | 262 | Notre Dame | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Glenn Cameron | RILB | February 21, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 76 | Glen Collins | DE | July 10, 1959 | 6'6" | 265 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Cris Collinsworth | WR | January 27, 1959 | 6'5" | 192 | Florida | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Lee Davis | DB | December 18, 1962 | 5'11" | 198 | Mississippi | Okolona, MS USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Tom Dinkel | LB | July 25, 1956 | 6'3" | 240 | Kansas | Topeka, KS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Eddie Edwards | LDE | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Sumter, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Boomer Esiason | QB | April 17, 1961 | 6'5" | 224 | Maryland | West Islip, NY USA | 15 | 14 |
| 22 | James Griffin | FS | September 7, 1961 | 6'2" | 197 | Middle Tenn. St. | Camilla, GA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 83 | M.L. Harris | TE | January 16, 1954 | 6'5" | 238 | Tampa | Columbus, OH USA | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Rodney Holman | TE | April 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 238 | Tulane | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Ray Horton | RCB | April 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 189 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Robert Jackson | FS | October 10, 1958 | 5'10" | 184 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 5 |
| 36 | Stanford Jennings | RB | March 12, 1962 | 6'1" | 205 | Furman | Summerville, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 30 | Bill Johnson | RB | October 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Arkansas St. | Poughkeepsie, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 26 | Bobby Kemp | SS | May 29, 1959 | 6'0" | 189 | Cal State-Fullerton | Oakland, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Don Kern | TE | August 25, 1962 | 6'4" | 228 | Arizona St. | Los Gatos, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 90 | Emanuel King | LB | August 15, 1963 | 6'4" | 250 | Alabama | Leroy, AL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 28 | Larry Kinnebrew | FB | June 11, 1959 | 6'1" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Rome, GA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 64 | Bruce Kozerski | C-G-T | April 2, 1962 | 6'4" | 287 | Holy Cross | Plains, PA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 86 | Steve Kreider | WR | May 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 192 | Lehigh | Reading, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Tim Krumrie | NT | May 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 270 | Wisconsin | Eau Claire, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Mike Martin | KR | November 18, 1960 | 5'10" | 186 | Illinois | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Pat McInally | P | May 7, 1953 | 6'6" | 210 | Harvard | Villa Park, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Max Montoya | RG | May 12, 1956 | 6'5" | 282 | UCLA | Montebello, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Anthony Munoz | LT | August 19, 1958 | 6'6" | 278 | USC | Ontario, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Clay Pickering | WR | June 2, 1961 | 6'5" | 215 | Maine | Jacksonville, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Bruce Reimers | G-T | September 28, 1960 | 6'7" | 285 | Iowa St. | Algona, IA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 52 | Dave Rimington | C | May 22, 1960 | 6'3" | 288 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Dan Ross | TE | February 9, 1957 | 6'4" | 238 | Northeastern | Malden, MA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Turk Schonert | QB | January 15, 1957 | 6'1" | 191 | Stanford | Torrance, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 59 | Jeff Schuh | LOLB | May 22, 1958 | 6'2" | 228 | Minnesota | Crystal, MN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 25 | John Simmons | DB | December 1, 1958 | 5'11" | 192 | SMU | Little Rock, AR USA | 9 | 0 |
| 56 | Ron Simpkins | LILB | April 2, 1958 | 6'1" | 235 | Michigan | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 9 |
| 24 | Sean Thomas | DB | April 12, 1962 | 5'11" | 190 | TCU | Sacramento, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Jimmy Turner | DB | June 15, 1959 | 6'0" | 187 | UCLA | Sherman, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Joe Walter | T-G | June 18, 1963 | 6'7" | 292 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | Sam Washington | DB | March 7, 1960 | 5'8" | 180 | Miss. Valley St. | Tampa, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Reggie Williams | ROLB | September 19, 1954 | 6'1" | 228 | Dartmouth | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 77 | Mike Wilson | RT | May 28, 1955 | 6'5" | 275 | Georgia | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Carl Zander | LILB | April 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 235 | Tennessee | Mendham, NJ USA | 16 | 7 |
