1971 Cincinnati Bengals season

1971 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coach	Paul Brown
Home field	Riverfront Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	4th AFC Central
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1971 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's fourth year in professional football and the second with the National Football League (NFL). Cornerback Lemar Parrish set a team record with seven interceptions, including one for a 65-yard score, Cincinnati's first-ever interception return for a touchdown. The Bengals, coming off their first division winning season of 1970, drafted quarterback Ken Anderson in the third round of the 1971 NFL Draft. Anderson would go on to play 16 seasons for the club and set numerous team passing records. While 1971 proved to be a disappointment, losing six games by four points or less, statically this was the first year the Bengals led their opponents in almost every category.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1971 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1971 Cincinnati Bengals draft
1	15	Vernon Holland	Offensive tackle	Tennessee State
2	41	Steve Lawson	Guard	Kansas
3	67	Ken Anderson *	Quarterback	Augustana
4	93	Fred Willis	Running back	Boston College
5	110	Art May	Defensive end	Tuskegee
7	171	Neal Craig	Defensive back	Fisk
8	197	Fred Herring	Defensive back	Tennessee State
9	223	Gary Gustafson	Linebacker	Montana State
10	249	Jack Stambaugh	Guard	Oregon
11	275	Ed Marshall	Wide receiver	Cameron
12	301	James Hayden	Defensive end	Memphis
13	327	David Knapman	Tight end	Central Washington
14	353	Irvin Mallory	Defensive back	Virginia Union
15	379	Bob Thomas	Running back	Arizona State
16	405	Mark Debevc	Linebacker	Ohio State
17	432	Sam Pearson	Defensive back	Western Kentucky
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Personnel

Staff

1971 Cincinnati Bengals staff

Front office

President – John Sawyer
Director of Player Personnel – Pete Brown

Head coaches

Head Coach/General Manager – Paul Brown

Offensive coaches

Quarterbacks/Receivers – Bill Walsh
Offensive Backfield – Jack Donaldson
Offensive Line – Bill Johnson

Defensive coaches

Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backfield – Chuck Weber
Defensive Line – Chuck Studley
Linebackers – Vince Costello

Roster

1971 Cincinnati Bengals roster

Quarterbacks

14 Ken Anderson
11 Virgil Carter

Running backs

Wide receivers

10 Eric Crabtree
35 Mike Haffner
83 Ed Marshall
25 Chip Myers
17 Speedy Thomas

Tight ends

88 Bruce Coslet
87 Mike Kelly
84 Bob Trumpy

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

82 Royce Berry DE
70 Ron Carpenter DE
79 Steve Chomyszak DT
80 Ken Johnson DE/DT
78 Willie Jones DT
74 Mike Reid DT
81 Nick Roman DE

Linebackers

52 Doug Adams MLB
51 Ken Avery OLB
58 Al Beauchamp OLB
66 Bill Bergey MLB
59 Larry Ely MLB
53 Bill Peterson OLB

Defensive backs

23 Al Coleman S
34 Neal Craig S
29 Sandy Durko S
27 Ken Dyer S
26 Jimmy Harris CB
20 Lemar Parrish CB
13 Ken Riley CB
31 Fletcher Smith S

Special teams

15 Dave Lewis P
16 Horst Muhlmann K

Rookies in italics

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Regular season

Schedule

Season results
Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Attendance	Location
September 19	Philadelphia Eagles	W	37–14	55,880	Riverfront Stadium
September 26	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L	10–21	48,448	Three Rivers Stadium
October 3	at Green Bay Packers	L	17–20	56,263	Lambeau Field
October 10	Miami Dolphins	L	13–23	60,099	Riverfront Stadium
October 17	Cleveland Browns	L	24–27	60,284	Riverfront Stadium
October 24	at Oakland Raiders	L	27–31	54,699	Oakland Coliseum
October 31	at Houston Oilers	L	6–10	37,947	Astrodome
November 7	Atlanta Falcons	L	6–9	59,604	Riverfront Stadium
November 14	at Denver Broncos	W	24–10	51,200	Mile High Stadium
November 21	Houston Oilers	W	28–13	59,390	Riverfront Stadium
November 28	San Diego Chargers	W	31–0	59,580	Riverfront Stadium
December 5	at Cleveland Browns	L	27–31	82,705	Cleveland Stadium
December 12	Pittsburgh Steelers	L	13–21	60,022	Riverfront Stadium
December 19	at New York Jets	L	21–35	63,151	Shea Stadium

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Cleveland Browns	9	5	0	.643	5–1	7–4	285	273	W5
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	8	0	.429	4–2	5–6	246	292	L1
Houston Oilers	4	9	1	.308	2–4	4–7	251	330	W3
Cincinnati Bengals	4	10	0	.286	1–5	3–8	284	265	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Team stats

1971 Cincinnati Bengals Team Stats
TEAM STATS	Bengals	Opponents
TOTAL FIRST DOWNS	236	213
Rushing	109	93
Passing	115	102
Penalty	12	18
TOTAL NET YARDS	4266	3906
Avg Per Game	304.7	279.0
Total Plays	867	811
Avg. Per Play	4.9	4.8
NET YARDS RUSHING	2142	1778
Avg. Per Game	153.0	127.0
Total Rushes	462	446
NET YARDS PASSING	2124	2128
Avg. Per Game	151.7	152.0
Sacked Yards Lost	40–303	30–254
Gross Yards	2427	2382
Att. Completions	365–214	335–157
Completion Pct.	58.6	46.9
Intercepted	11	27
PUNTS-AVERAGE	73–44.7	73–40.9
PENALTIES-YARDS	82-921	72–722
FUMBLES-BALL LOST	29–12	21–12
TOUCHDOWNS	32	32
Rushing	14	11
Passing	15	19
Returns	3	2

Score by Periods	1	2	3	4	Tot
Bengals	58	64	91	71	284
Opponents	44	71	48	102	265

Team leaders

Passing: Virgil Carter (222 Att, 138 Comp, 1624 Yds, 62.2 Pct, 10 TD, 7 Int, 86.2 Rating)
Rushing: Fred Willis (135 Att, 590 Yds, 4.4 Avg, 36 Long, 7 TD)
Receiving: Bob Trumpy (40 Rec, 531 Yds, 13.3 Avg, 44 Long, 3 TD)
Scoring: Horst Muhlmann, 91 points (20 FG; 31 PAT)

Awards and records

Pro Bowl selections

CB Lemar Parrish

References

↑ "1971 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
↑ "1971 Cincinnati Bengals starters, roster, and players". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.

External links

1971 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

Cincinnati Bengals

Founded in 1968 Based and headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Coaches Players First-round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Nippert Stadium Riverfront Stadium Paul Brown Stadium

Rivalries	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers

Culture and lore	Freezer Bowl Ickey Shuffle "Welcome to the Jungle" Ben–Gals Bengalized Laura Vikmanis

Division championships (9)	1970 1973 1981 1988 1990 2005 2009 2013 2015

Conference championships (2)	1981 1988

Retired numbers	54

Media	WCKY WEBN WLW Radio network WKRC-TV

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: North Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1968–1969)

Seasons (48)	1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Cincinnati Bengals seasons

1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Italics indicates Super Bowl appearance

1971 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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