1968 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 3-11
Finishing 5th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Paul Brown (3-11)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1968 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 3-11
Finishing 5th in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Paul Brown (3-11)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1968 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the American Football League ended the 1968 season with a record of 3 wins and 11 losses, finishing fifth in the AFL's West Division.
Cincinnati labored to change the scoreboard with just 215 points, while the defensive squad gave up 329. Paul Robinson carried the ball for a team-best 1,023 yards for the Bengals.
John Stofa threw for 896 yards, while Dewey Warren and Sam Wyche played quarterback also. Bob Trumpy grabbed 37 passes for 639 yards. Rod Sherman was targeted regularly, too.
Jess Phillips intercepted 3 opponent throws.
Paul Brown coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Dan Archer | G-T | September 29, 1944 | 6'5" | 245 | Oregon | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | Marty Baccaglio | DE | September 28, 1944 | 6'3" | 245 | San Jose St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 38 | Estes Banks | RB | December 18, 1945 | 6'3" | 215 | Colorado | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 58 | Al Beauchamp | LLB | June 25, 1944 | 6'2" | 237 | Southern | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 85 | Danny Brabham | LB | February 25, 1941 | 6'4" | 235 | Arkansas | Magnolia, MS USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Frank Buncom | RLB | November 2, 1939 | 6'2" | 235 | USC | Shreveport, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Steve Chomyszak | DT-DE | February 27, 1944 | 6'6" | 265 | Syracuse | Johnson City, NY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 52 | Paul Elzey | LB | May 13, 1946 | 6'3" | 235 | Toledo | Toledo, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Bernie Erickson | LB | October 16, 1944 | 6'2" | 240 | Abilene Christian | Clifton, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 72 | Howard Fest | RT | April 11, 1946 | 6'6" | 262 | Texas | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 43 | Curt Frazier | DB | March 11, 1945 | 5'11" | 193 | Fresno St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 41 | White Graves | DB | March 20, 1942 | 6'0" | 190 | LSU | Jackson, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 76 | Jim Griffin | LDE | February 8, 1942 | 6'3" | 265 | Grambling St. | Lake Charles, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Harry Gunner | RDE | November 25, 1944 | 6'6" | 250 | Oregon St. | Port Arthur, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Sherrill Headrick | MLB | March 13, 1937 | 6'2" | 240 | TCU | Waco, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 34 | Ken Herock | TE-LB | July 16, 1941 | 6'2" | 230 | West Virginia | Munhall, PA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 56 | Mike Hibler | LB | January 29, 1946 | 6'1" | 235 | Stanford | Mountain View, CA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 20 | Bobby Hunt | RS | August 15, 1940 | 6'1" | 185 | Auburn | Lanett, AL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 19 | Essex Johnson | PR | October 15, 1946 | 5'9" | 201 | Grambling St. | Shreveport, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 54 | Bob Johnson | C | August 19, 1946 | 6'5" | 262 | Tennessee | Gary, IN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 74 | Willie Jones | DT-DE | May 28, 1942 | 6'1" | 260 | Kansas St. | Moro, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Rex Keeling | P | September 9, 1943 | 6'4" | 205 | Samford | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Bob Kelly | T-DT | August 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 270 | New Mexico St. | Carlsbad, NM USA | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Bill Kindricks | DT | July 24, 1946 | 6'3" | 268 | Alabama A&M | Tuskegee, AL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 47 | Charlie King | RCB | January 7, 1943 | 6'0" | 184 | Purdue | Canton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 40 | Ron Lamb | RB | February 3, 1944 | 6'2" | 225 | South Carolina | New London, CT USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Dale Livingston | K | March 12, 1945 | 6'0" | 210 | East. Michigan | Plymouth, MI USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | John Matlock | C | October 19, 1944 | 6'4" | 249 | Miami (FL) | Louisville, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 73 | Pat Matson | RG | July 22, 1944 | 6'1" | 245 | Oregon | Laramie, WY USA | 14 | 0 |
| 82 | Ed McCall | WR | December 19, 1943 | 6'3" | 205 | Miles | 1 | 0 | |
| 66 | Wayne McClure | LB | July 2, 1942 | 6'1" | 225 | Mississippi | Merryville, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 42 | Warren McVea | KR | July 30, 1946 | 5'9" | 182 | Houston | San Antonio, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
| 68 | Dave Middendorf | LG | November 23, 1945 | 6'3" | 260 | Washington St. | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | John Neidert | LB | June 18, 1946 | 6'2" | 230 | Louisville | Akron, OH USA | 8 | 0 |
| 64 | Pete Perreault | G-T | March 1, 1939 | 6'3" | 248 | Boston Univ. | Shrewsbury, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | Bill Peterson | LB-TE | June 6, 1945 | 6'3" | 230 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 30 | Jess Phillips | LS | February 28, 1947 | 6'1" | 210 | Michigan St. | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Dennis Randall | DE-DT | July 7, 1945 | 6'7" | 250 | Oklahoma St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 13 | 0 |
| 70 | Andy Rice | LDT | September 6, 1940 | 6'2" | 268 | Texas Southern | Hallettsville, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 18 | Paul Robinson | HB | December 19, 1944 | 6'0" | 198 | Arizona | Tucson, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 27 | S.T. Saffold | SE-WR | May 18, 1944 | 6'4" | 202 | San Jose St. | Slater, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 37 | Bill Scott | DB | May 18, 1944 | 6'0" | 188 | Idaho | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 23 | Rod Sherman | FL | December 25, 1944 | 6'0" | 190 | UCLA | Pasadena, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 45 | Tommie Smiley | FB | February 18, 1944 | 6'1" | 235 | Arizona | Port Arthur, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 31 | Fletcher Smith | LCB | October 13, 1943 | 6'0" | 178 | Tennessee St. | Hearne, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 48 | Philip Spiller | DB | April 2, 1945 | 6'0" | 195 | Los Angeles St. | Santa Monica, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 83 | Bill Staley | RDT | September 9, 1946 | 6'3" | 250 | Utah St. | Walnut Creek, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 15 | John Stofa | QB | June 29, 1942 | 6'3" | 210 | Buffalo | Johnstown, PA USA | 10 | 7 |
| 84 | Bob Trumpy | TE | March 6, 1945 | 6'6" | 228 | Illinois | Springfield, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 16 | Dewey Warren | QB | May 7, 1945 | 6'0" | 205 | Tennessee | Savannah, GA USA | 7 | 4 |
| 22 | Teddy Washington | RB | November 20, 1945 | 5'11" | 210 | Colorado | Baton Rouge, LA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Andre White | TE | October 7, 1944 | 6'3" | 225 | Florida A&M | Winter Park, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Monk Williams | FL | February 15, 1945 | 5'7" | 155 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Shreveport, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Ernie Wright | LT | November 6, 1939 | 6'4" | 270 | Ohio St. | Toledo, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Sam Wyche | QB | January 5, 1945 | 6'4" | 218 | Furman | Atlanta, GA USA | 3 | 3 |
