1971 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Paul Brown (4-10)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio

1971 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
1971 Cincinnati Bengals Results

The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1971 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bengals chalked up 284 points, and the defensive squad yielded 265. Fred Willis carried the ball for a team-best 590 yards for Cincinnati, while Essex Johnson also buoyed the ground attack.

Virgil Carter passed for 1,624 yards. Bob Trumpy paced all receivers, grabbing 40 passes for 531 yards.

Lemar Parrish intercepted 7 opponent throws.

Paul Brown coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Virgil Carter	222	138	62.2	1624	7.3	10	4.5	7	3.2	90	13	122	86.2
Ken Anderson	131	72	55.0	777	5.9	5	3.8	4	3.1	44	23	159	72.6
Dave Lewis	10	3	30.0	18	1.8	0	0.0	0	0.0	13	4	22	39.6
Fred Willis	2	1	50.0	8	4.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	8	0	0	60.4
Totals	365	214	58.6	2427	6.6	15	4.1	11	3.0	90	40	303

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Fred Willis	135	590	4.4	36	7
Essex Johnson	85	522	6.1	86	4
Jess Phillips	94	420	4.5	31	0
Paul Robinson	49	213	4.3	17	1
Doug Dressler	54	204	3.8	13	1
Ken Anderson	22	125	5.7	16	1
Virgil Carter	8	42	5.2	19	0
Ron Lamb	5	13	2.6	7	0
Sandy Durko	1	7	7.0	7	0
Dave Lewis	6	6	1.0	9	0
Eric Crabtree	1	1	1.0	1	0
Speedy Thomas	2	-1	-0.5	0	0
Totals	462	2142	4.6	86	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Trumpy	40	531	13.3	44	3
Chip Myers	27	286	10.6	20	1
Fred Willis	24	223	9.3	29	0
Speedy Thomas	22	327	14.9	90	2
Jess Phillips	22	125	5.7	19	1
Bruce Coslet	21	356	17.0	71	4
Doug Dressler	19	145	7.6	26	0
Essex Johnson	14	258	18.4	67	2
Eric Crabtree	14	102	7.3	22	2
Paul Robinson	8	47	5.9	16	0
Ed Marshall	2	18	9.0	10	0
Mike Kelly	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	214	2427	11.3	90	15

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Horst Muhlmann	31	31	100.0	36	20	55.6	91
Virgil Carter	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	32	32	100.0	36	20	55.6	92

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Lewis	72	3229	44.8	56
Doug Dressler	1	34	34.0	34
Totals	73	3263	44.7	56

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Lemar Parrish	12	93	7.8	47
Essex Johnson	3	28	9.3	14
Sandy Durko	6	14	2.3	7
Speedy Thomas	4	10	2.5	7
Totals	25	145	5.8	47

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Robinson	18	335	18.6	37
Lemar Parrish	13	296	22.8	30
Fred Willis	4	81	20.2	32
Jess Phillips	2	49	24.5	31
Ron Lamb	2	42	21.0	25
Essex Johnson	2	40	20.0	21
Doug Dressler	1	20	20.0	20
Mike Kelly	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	43	863	20.1	37

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lemar Parrish	7	105	15.0	65	1
Al Beauchamp	6	53	8.8	18	1
Ken Riley	5	22	4.4	21	0
Sandy Durko	4	46	11.5	25	0
Bill Bergey	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bill Peterson	1	16	16.0	16	0
Al Coleman	1	15	15.0	15	0
Fletcher Smith	1	0	0.0	0	0
Neal Craig	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	27	273	10.1	65	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Fletcher Smith		0	0	3	0	0
Pat Matson			0	3	4	0
Virgil Carter			5	3	-6
Howard Fest			0	2	1	0
Jess Phillips			3	2	0
Ken Riley		0	0	2	0	0
Lemar Parrish		0	1	2	14	1
Ken Anderson			5	2	-9
Paul Robinson			1	1	0
Fred Willis			3	1	0
Nick Roman			0	1	0	0
Mike Kelly			0	1	0	0
Royce Berry			0	1	0	0
Ken Johnson			0	1	0	0
Ken Avery			0	1	0	0
Steve Chomyszak			0	1	0	0
Dave Lewis			2	1	0	0
Ed Marshall			1	0	0	0
Chip Myers			1	0	0
Doug Dressler			1	0	0
Sandy Durko		0	1	0	0	0
Bruce Coslet			3	0	0
Essex Johnson			1	0	0
Speedy Thomas			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	29	28	4	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Horst Muhlmann									20	31	0			91
Fred Willis	7	0		0					0	0	0			42
Essex Johnson	4	2	0	0					0	0	0			36
Bruce Coslet		4							0	0	0			24
Bob Trumpy		3							0	0	0			18
Eric Crabtree	0	2							0	0	0			12
Speedy Thomas	0	2	0						0	0	0			12
Lemar Parrish			0	0		1	1		0	0	0			12
Jess Phillips	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Chip Myers		1							0	0	0			6
Paul Robinson	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Ken Anderson	1								0	0	0			6
Doug Dressler	1	0		0					0	0	0			6
Al Beauchamp						1			0	0	0			6
Virgil Carter	0								0	1	0			1
Totals	14	15	0	0	0	2	1	0	20	32	0	0	0	284