1987 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Wyche (4-11)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1987 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 4-11
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Sam Wyche (4-11)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1987 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1987 season with a record of 4 wins and 11 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bengals chalked up 285 points, but the defensive unit allowed 370. Boomer Esiason led the charge, slinging for 3,321 yards. Eddie Brown grabbed 44 passes for 608 yards, while Stanford Jennings and Cris Collinsworth contributed to the receiving game as well.
Larry Kinnebrew carried the ball for a team-best 570 yards for Cincinnati.
David Fulcher and Robert Jackson each picked off 3 opponent throws. Reggie Williams sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Sam Wyche coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61 | Doug Aronson | G | August 14, 1964 | 6'3" | 293 | San Diego St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Chris Barber | DB | January 15, 1964 | 6'0" | 187 | North Carolina A&T | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 3 | 3 |
| 53 | Leo Barker | LB | November 7, 1959 | 6'2" | 226 | New Mexico St. | Cristobal, Panama Canal Zone | 12 | 0 |
| 26 | Len Bell | DB | March 14, 1964 | 5'11" | 201 | Indiana | Rockford, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Ben Bennett | QB | May 5, 1962 | 6'1" | 200 | Duke | Greensboro, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 79 | Bill Berthusen | NT | June 26, 1964 | 6'5" | 290 | Iowa St. | Grinnell, IA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 24 | Lewis Billups | RCB | October 10, 1963 | 5'11" | 190 | North Alabama | Tampa, FL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 74 | Brian Blados | T | January 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 300 | North Carolina | Arlington, VA USA | 11 | 4 |
| 32 | Nate Borders | DB | June 11, 1963 | 5'10" | 190 | Indiana | Ellwood City, PA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Ed Brady | LB | June 17, 1962 | 6'2" | 238 | Illinois | Morris, IL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 3 | Jim Breech | K | April 11, 1956 | 5'6" | 161 | California | Sacramento, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 34 | Louis Breeden | DB | October 26, 1953 | 5'11" | 185 | North Carolina Central | Hamlet, NC USA | 8 | 2 |
| 18 | Adrian Breen | QB | January 11, 1965 | 6'4" | 183 | Morehead St. | New York, NY USA | 2 | 1 |
| 21 | James Brooks | RB | December 28, 1958 | 5'10" | 180 | Auburn | Warner Robins, GA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 81 | Eddie Brown | WR | December 17, 1962 | 6'0" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 86 | Ken Brown | WR | March 10, 1965 | 5'8" | 175 | Southern Arkansas | Monroe, LA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 80 | Tom Brown | WR | December 24, 1963 | 6'4" | 190 | Augustana (SD) | Princeton, MN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Jason Buck | DE-DT | July 27, 1963 | 6'5" | 268 | BYU | Moses Lake, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Barney Bussey | KR | May 20, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | South Carolina St. | Lincolnton, GA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 56 | Toney Catchings | LB | August 11, 1965 | 6'3" | 236 | Cincinnati | Jackson, MS USA | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Cris Collinsworth | WR | January 27, 1959 | 6'5" | 192 | Florida | Dayton, OH USA | 8 | 6 |
| 72 | Keith Cupp | T | June 20, 1964 | 6'6" | 301 | Findlay | Lima, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 93 | Kiki DeAyala | LB | October 23, 1961 | 6'1" | 225 | Texas | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 2 |
| 67 | David Douglas | C | March 20, 1963 | 6'4" | 280 | Tennessee | Spring City, TN USA | 12 | 4 |
| 70 | James Eaddy | NT | May 31, 1963 | 6'2" | 280 | C.W. Post | Queens, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 73 | Eddie Edwards | LDE | April 25, 1954 | 6'5" | 256 | Miami (FL) | Sumter, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 7 | Boomer Esiason | QB | April 17, 1961 | 6'5" | 224 | Maryland | West Islip, NY USA | 12 | 12 |
| 96 | Willie Fears | DE | June 4, 1964 | 6'3" | 278 | NW State (LA) | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 1 |
| 52 | Tom Flaherty | LB | September 24, 1964 | 6'3" | 223 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 71 | John Fletcher | G | August 22, 1965 | 6'3" | 293 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Uvalde, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 39 | Pat Franklin | RB | August 16, 1963 | 6'1" | 232 | Texas St. | Bay City, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | David Fulcher | SS | September 28, 1964 | 6'3" | 236 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | Scott Fulhage | P | January 17, 1961 | 5'11" | 191 | Kansas St. | Beloit, KS USA | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Mike Hammerstein | DE-NT | March 29, 1963 | 6'4" | 270 | Michigan | Kokomo, IN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 89 | Ira Hillary | WR | November 13, 1962 | 5'10" | 190 | South Carolina | Edgefield, SC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 82 | Rodney Holman | TE | April 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 238 | Tulane | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 10 | Greg Horne | P | November 22, 1964 | 6'0" | 188 | Arkansas | Russellville, AR USA | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Ray Horton | LCB | April 12, 1960 | 5'10" | 189 | Washington | Tacoma, WA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 31 | Gary Hunt | DB | October 28, 1963 | 5'11" | 175 | Memphis | Texarkana, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 92 | Tim Inglis | LB | March 10, 1964 | 6'3" | 232 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 8 | 3 |
| 37 | Robert Jackson | FS | October 10, 1958 | 5'10" | 184 | Central Michigan | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 87 | Curtis Jeffries | TE | October 26, 1964 | 6'4" | 236 | Louisville | Louisville, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Stanford Jennings | RB | March 12, 1962 | 6'1" | 205 | Furman | Summerville, NC USA | 12 | 5 |
| 43 | Mark Johnson | DB | March 20, 1964 | 6'1" | 194 | West. Kentucky | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 3 |
| 30 | Bill Johnson | RB | October 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 230 | Arkansas St. | Poughkeepsie, NY USA | 11 | 4 |
| 84 | Eric Kattus | TE | March 4, 1963 | 6'5" | 240 | Michigan | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Joe Kelly | RILB | December 11, 1964 | 6'2" | 227 | Washington | Sun Valley, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 90 | Emanuel King | LOLB | August 15, 1963 | 6'4" | 250 | Alabama | Leroy, AL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 28 | Larry Kinnebrew | FB | June 11, 1959 | 6'1" | 255 | Tennessee St. | Rome, GA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 64 | Bruce Kozerski | C | April 2, 1962 | 6'4" | 287 | Holy Cross | Plains, PA USA | 8 | 4 |
| 69 | Tim Krumrie | NT | May 20, 1960 | 6'2" | 270 | Wisconsin | Eau Claire, WI USA | 12 | 12 |
| 23 | Marc Logan | RB | May 9, 1965 | 6'0" | 217 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 3 | 3 |
| 9 | Massimo Manca | K | March 18, 1964 | 5'10" | 211 | Penn St. | Sassari, Italy | 3 | 0 |
| 44 | Aaron Manning | DB | August 26, 1961 | 5'10" | 178 | Iowa St. | Jersey City, NJ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Sam Manos | C | October 2, 1962 | 6'3" | 265 | Marshall | New Castle, PA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 88 | Mike Martin | PR | November 18, 1960 | 5'10" | 186 | Illinois | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 0 |
| 72 | Skip McClendon | DE | April 9, 1964 | 6'6" | 282 | Northwestern | Detroit, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 40 | David McCluskey | RB | November 5, 1963 | 6'1" | 227 | Georgia | Rome, GA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 85 | Tim McGee | WR | August 7, 1964 | 5'10" | 183 | Tennessee | Cleveland, OH USA | 11 | 5 |
| 85 | Greg Meehan | WR | April 27, 1963 | 6'0" | 191 | Bowling Green | Otis AFB, MA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 65 | Max Montoya | RG | May 12, 1956 | 6'5" | 282 | UCLA | Montebello, CA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 78 | Anthony Munoz | LT | August 19, 1958 | 6'6" | 278 | USC | Ontario, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 42 | Robert Niehoff | DB | May 9, 1964 | 6'2" | 205 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 81 | Marquis Pleasant | WR | June 28, 1965 | 6'2" | 172 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 61 | Billy Poe | G | April 26, 1964 | 6'3" | 280 | Morehead St. | Ironton, OH USA | 3 | 3 |
| 75 | Bruce Reimers | LG | September 28, 1960 | 6'7" | 285 | Iowa St. | Algona, IA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 67 | Jeff Reinke | DE | September 12, 1962 | 6'4" | 262 | Mankato St. | Granite Falls, MN USA | 1 | 1 |
| 46 | Dan Rice | RB | November 9, 1963 | 6'1" | 241 | Michigan | Boston, MA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 68 | Tom Richey | T | June 13, 1961 | 6'4" | 274 | Kentucky | Euclid, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 87 | Jim Riggs | TE | September 23, 1963 | 6'5" | 245 | Clemson | Fort Knox, KY USA | 9 | 0 |
| 66 | Bob Riley | T | June 23, 1964 | 6'5" | 276 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 50 | Dave Rimington | C | May 22, 1960 | 6'3" | 288 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 8 | 8 |
| 83 | Dave Romasko | RB | November 3, 1963 | 6'3" | 241 | Idaho | Pocatello, ID USA | 3 | 3 |
| 82 | Wade Russell | TE | August 16, 1963 | 6'4" | 250 | Taylor | Marion, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Turk Schonert | QB | January 15, 1957 | 6'1" | 191 | Stanford | Torrance, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 59 | Scott Schutt | LB | August 31, 1963 | 6'4" | 218 | North Dakota St. | Prairie du Sac, WI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Lance Sellers | LB | February 24, 1963 | 6'1" | 230 | Boise St. | Seattle, WA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 84 | Reggie Sims | TE | July 30, 1962 | 6'4" | 253 | Northern Illinois | Waynesboro, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Jim Skow | RDE | June 29, 1963 | 6'3" | 253 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 12 | 12 |
| 25 | Daryl Smith | DB | May 8, 1963 | 5'9" | 185 | North Alabama | Opelika, AL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 76 | Jeff Smith | DE | May 4, 1962 | 6'4" | 248 | Air Force | Spring Valley, TN USA | 3 | 2 |
| 62 | Ken Smith | G | October 16, 1960 | 6'2" | 285 | Evansville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Eric Thomas | DB | September 11, 1964 | 5'11" | 184 | Tulane | Tucson, AZ USA | 12 | 3 |
| 77 | Mark Tigges | T | February 5, 1964 | 6'3" | 290 | West. Illinois | Algona, IA USA | 3 | 3 |
| 84 | Rodney Tweet | WR | February 20, 1964 | 6'1" | 195 | South Dakota | Madison, SD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Dave Walter | QB | December 9, 1964 | 6'3" | 230 | Michigan Tech | West Branch, MI USA | 3 | 2 |
| 63 | Joe Walter | RT | June 18, 1963 | 6'7" | 292 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 12 | 12 |
| 51 | David Ward | LB | March 10, 1964 | 6'2" | 230 | Southern Arkansas | Helena, AR USA | 3 | 0 |
| 51 | Leon White | LB | October 4, 1963 | 6'3" | 240 | BYU | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 41 | Solomon Wilcots | DB | October 3, 1964 | 5'11" | 189 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Reggie Williams | ROLB | September 19, 1954 | 6'1" | 228 | Dartmouth | Flint, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 49 | Dana Wright | RB | June 2, 1963 | 6'1" | 219 | Kent St. | Ravenna, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 91 | Carl Zander | LILB | April 12, 1963 | 6'2" | 235 | Tennessee | Mendham, NJ USA | 12 | 12 |
