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1968 Cincinnati Bengals
Record: 3-11-0, Finished 5th in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 215 points (15.4/g), 9th of 10 in the AFL.
Allowed 329 points (23.5/g), 6th.
Differential of -114 points (-8.1/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 3.7-10.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 5th.
Coached by Paul Brown (3-11-0)
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1968 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | John Stofa | 26 | 2 | 7 | 85 for 177, 896 yards, 5 td, 5 int, & 10 rushes for 1 yards and 0 td | |
| HB | Paul Robinson*+ | 24 | Rook | 0 | 238 rushes for 1,023 yards, 8 td, & 24 catches for 128 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968 |
| FB | Tommie Smiley | 24 | Rook | 0 | 63 rushes for 146 yards, 1 td, & 19 catches for 86 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 55th pick / 1968 |
| FL | Rod Sherman | 24 | 1 | 0 | 31 catches for 374 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 3 yards and 0 td | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| SE | Warren McVea | 22 | Rook | 0 | 21 catches for 264 yards, 2 td, & 9 rushes for 133 yards and 1 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1968 |
| SE | Saint Saffold | 24 | Rook | 0 | 16 catches for 172 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 21 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 222nd pick / 1966 |
| TE | Bob Trumpy* | 23 | Rook | 0 | 37 catches for 639 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| LT | Ernie Wright | 29 | 8 | 14 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Dave Middendorf | 23 | Rook | 0 | 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 112th pick / 1968 |
| C | Bob Johnson* | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| RG | Pat Matson | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 fumbles recovered | |
| RT | Howard Fest | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Griffin | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 197th pick / 1964 |
| LDT | Andy Rice | 28 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RDT | Bill Staley | 22 | Rook | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 28th pick / 1968 |
| RDE | Harry Gunner | 24 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 193rd pick / 1968 |
| LLB | Al Beauchamp | 24 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| MLB | Sherrill Headrick | 31 | 8 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Frank Buncom | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962 |
| LCB | Fletcher Smith | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| RCB | Charlie King | 25 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 252nd pick / 1965 |
| LS | Jess Phillips | 21 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| RS | Bobby Hunt | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Dale Livingston | 23 | Rook | 0 | 13 of 26 field goals & 20 of 20 extra points | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1968 |
| P | Dale Livingston | 23 | Rook | 0 | 70 punts for a 43.4 average, 0 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1968 |
| PR | Essex Johnson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 22 punt returns for a 5.0 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| KR | Warren McVea | 22 | Rook | 0 | 14 kick returns for a 22.1 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1968 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Archer | 24 | G-T | 8 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Oregon | 9/29/1944 | 1 | |
| Marty Baccaglio | 24 | DE | 3 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 9/28/1944 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 14th / 355th pick / 1967 |
| Estes Banks | 23 | RB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/18/1945 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 188th pick / 1967 |
| Al Beauchamp | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Southern | 6/25/1944 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 138th pick / 1968 |
| Danny Brabham | 27 | LB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 2/25/1941 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 6th pick / 1963 |
| Frank Buncom | 29 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 11/2/1939 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962 |
| Steve Chomyszak | 24 | DT-DE | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-6 | Syracuse | 2/27/1944 | 2 | New York Jets / 12th / 103rd pick / 1966 |
| Paul Elzey | 22 | LB | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Toledo | 5/13/1946 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 5th / 126th pick / 1968 |
| Bernie Erickson | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Abilene Christian | 10/16/1944 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 5th / 121st pick / 1967 |
| Howard Fest | 22 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| Curt Frazier | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 3/11/1945 | Rook | |
| White Graves | 26 | DB | 2 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | LSU | 3/20/1942 | 3 | Boston Patriots / 17th / 135th pick / 1965 |
| Jim Griffin | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Grambling State | 2/8/1942 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 197th pick / 1964 |
| Harry Gunner | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-6 | Oregon State | 11/25/1944 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 8th / 193rd pick / 1968 |
| Sherrill Headrick | 31 | LB | 8 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | TCU | 3/13/1937 | 8 | |
| Ken Herock | 27 | TE-LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | West Virginia | 7/16/1941 | 5 | |
| Mike Hibler | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Stanford | 1/29/1946 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 131st pick / 1967 |
| Bobby Hunt | 28 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-1 | Auburn | 8/15/1940 | 6 | Dallas Texans / 11th / 81st pick / 1962 |
| Bob Johnson* | 22 | C | 14 | 0 | 262 | 6-5 | Tennessee | 8/19/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 2nd pick / 1968 |
| Essex Johnson | 22 | RB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Grambling State | 10/15/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 156th pick / 1968 |
| Willie Jones | 26 | DT-DE | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Kansas State | 5/28/1942 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 18th / 271st pick / 1966 |
| Rex Keeling | 25 | P | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-4 | Samford | 9/9/1943 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 16th / 398th pick / 1967 |
| Bob Kelly | 28 | T-DT | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | New Mexico State | 8/18/1940 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1961 |
| Bill Kindricks | 22 | DT | 9 | 0 | 268 | 6-3 | Alabama A&M | 7/24/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 143rd pick / 1968 |
| Charlie King | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/7/1943 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 18th / 252nd pick / 1965 |
| Ron Lamb | 24 | RB | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 2/3/1944 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 13th / 190th pick / 1966 |
| Dale Livingston | 23 | K | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Eastern Michigan,Western Michigan | 3/12/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1968 |
| John Matlock | 24 | C | 12 | 0 | 249 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/19/1944 | 1 | |
| Pat Matson | 24 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/22/1944 | 2 | |
| Ed McCall | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Miles | 12/19/1943 | Rook | |
| Wayne McClure | 26 | LB | 13 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 7/2/1942 | Rook | Kansas City Chiefs / 9th / 239th pick / 1968 |
| Warren McVea | 22 | RB-SE-WR | 12 | 0 | 182 | 5-9 | Houston | 7/30/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 109th pick / 1968 |
| Dave Middendorf | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Washington State | 11/23/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 5th / 112th pick / 1968 |
| John Neidert | 22 | LB | 8 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Louisville | 6/18/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 145th pick / 1968 |
| Pete Perreault | 29 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Boston University | 3/1/1939 | 5 | |
| Bill Peterson | 23 | LB-TE | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | San Jose State | 6/6/1945 | Rook | |
| Jess Phillips | 21 | RB-DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Michigan State | 2/28/1947 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 84th pick / 1968 |
| Dennis Randall | 23 | DE-DT | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-7 | Oklahoma State | 7/7/1945 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 66th pick / 1967 |
| Andy Rice | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Texas Southern | 9/6/1940 | 2 | |
| Paul Robinson*+ | 24 | RB | 14 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/19/1944 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1968 |
| Saint Saffold | 24 | SE-WR | 14 | 0 | 202 | 6-4 | San Jose State | 5/18/1944 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 15th / 222nd pick / 1966 |
| Bill Scott | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 188 | 6-0 | Idaho | 5/18/1944 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 144th pick / 1966 |
| Rod Sherman | 24 | WR-FL | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | UCLA,USC | 12/25/1944 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 4th / 54th pick / 1966 |
| Tommie Smiley | 24 | RB | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Arizona,Lamar | 2/18/1944 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 55th pick / 1968 |
| Fletcher Smith | 25 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Tennessee State | 10/13/1943 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 69th pick / 1966 |
| Philip Spiller | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Los Angeles State | 4/2/1945 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 410th pick / 1967 |
| Bill Staley | 22 | DT | 12 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Utah State | 9/9/1946 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 28th pick / 1968 |
| John Stofa | 26 | QB | 10 | 7 | 210 | 6-3 | Buffalo | 6/29/1942 | 2 | |
| Bob Trumpy* | 23 | TE-WR | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-6 | Illinois,Utah | 3/6/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1968 |
| Dewey Warren | 23 | QB | 7 | 4 | 205 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 5/7/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 155th pick / 1968 |
| Teddy Washington | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Colorado,San Diego State | 11/20/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 13th / 354th pick / 1968 |
| Andre White | 24 | TE | 3 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Florida A&M | 10/7/1944 | 1 | Washington Redskins / 19th / 281st pick / 1966 |
| Monk Williams | 23 | FL | 2 | 0 | 155 | 5-7 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 2/15/1945 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 163rd pick / 1968 |
| Ernie Wright | 29 | T | 14 | 14 | 270 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 11/6/1939 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| Sam Wyche | 23 | QB | 3 | 3 | 218 | 6-4 | Furman | 1/5/1945 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 24.4 | 14 | 226.3 | 6-2.1 | 1.4 |