Jay Lance Bachman (born December 8, 1945 in Hamilton, Ohio) is a former American football player. He graduated from Ross High School and played college football at the University of Cincinnati, where he was a center, and then played professionally in the American Football League for the Denver Broncos in 1968 and 1969 seasons and for the Broncos of the National Football League in the 1970 and 1971 seasons.