1968 Cincinnati Bengals Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
John Stofa	177	85	48.0	896	5.1	5	2.8	5	2.8	60	60.8
Dewey Warren	80	47	58.8	506	6.3	1	1.2	4	5.0	45	60.7
Sam Wyche	55	35	63.6	494	9.0	2	3.6	2	3.6	80	89.5
Rex Keeling	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	313	167	53.4	1896	6.1	8	2.6	11	3.5	80

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Paul Robinson	238	1023	4.3	87	8
Essex Johnson	26	178	6.8	41	3
Tommie Smiley	63	146	2.3	11	1
Warren McVea	9	133	14.8	80	1
Estes Banks	34	131	3.9	20	0
Sam Wyche	12	74	6.2	21	0
Ron Lamb	17	44	2.6	17	0
S.T. Saffold	1	21	21.0	21	0
Dewey Warren	4	17	4.2	12	0
Dale Livingston	1	11	11.0	11	0
Rex Keeling	1	10	10.0	10	0
Jess Phillips	1	7	7.0	7	0
Bobby Hunt	1	5	5.0	5	1
Teddy Washington	1	4	4.0	4	0
Rod Sherman	1	3	3.0	3	0
John Stofa	10	1	0.1	13	0
Bob Trumpy	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	421	1807	4.3	87	14

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bob Trumpy	37	639	17.3	80	3
Rod Sherman	31	374	12.1	27	1
Paul Robinson	24	128	5.3	68	1
Warren McVea	21	264	12.6	55	2
Tommie Smiley	19	86	4.5	17	0
S.T. Saffold	16	172	10.8	25	0
Ken Herock	6	75	12.5	22	0
Ron Lamb	4	77	19.2	60	0
Estes Banks	4	15	3.8	13	1
Andre White	2	18	9.0	11	0
Essex Johnson	1	33	33.0	33	0
Bill Peterson	1	10	10.0	10	0
Sam Wyche	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	167	1896	11.4	80	8

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Dale Livingston	20	20	100.0	26	13	50.0	59
Rod Sherman	4	4	100.0	1		0.0	4
Totals	24	24	100.0	27	13	48.1	63

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dale Livingston	70	3036	43.4	66
Fletcher Smith	8	230	28.8	45
Rex Keeling	6	170	28.3	35
Totals	84	3436	40.9	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Essex Johnson	22	111	5.0	45
Philip Spiller	2	51	25.5	40
Jess Phillips	2	16	8.0	11
Monk Williams	2	14	7.0	13
Charlie King	1	3	3.0	3
Paul Robinson	1	1	1.0	1
Totals	30	196	6.5	45

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Warren McVea	14	310	22.1	30
Essex Johnson	14	266	19.0	31
Monk Williams	5	112	22.4	33
Estes Banks	6	106	17.7	24
Philip Spiller	5	91	18.2	28
Bill Peterson	3	80	26.7	30
Paul Robinson	3	58	19.3	22
Jess Phillips	1	23	23.0	23
Dennis Randall	1	11	11.0	11
Wayne McClure	1	11	11.0	11
S.T. Saffold	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	54	1068	19.8	33

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jess Phillips	3	26	8.7	23	0
Al Beauchamp	2	35	17.5	18	1
Charlie King	1	32	32.0	32	1
Harry Gunner	1	20	20.0	20	0
Fletcher Smith	1	16	16.0	16	0
Bobby Hunt	1	15	15.0	15	0
Sherrill Headrick	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	10	144	14.4	32	2

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD
Essex Johnson			4	4	0
Dave Middendorf			0	3	0	0
Paul Robinson			4	2	0
Pat Matson			0	2	0	0
Dewey Warren			2	2	-6	0
Ken Herock			0	1	0	0
Bill Kindricks			0	1	3	0
Howard Fest			0	1	0	0
Harry Gunner		0	0	1	0
Tommie Smiley			3	1	-11
Bill Staley			0	1	0	0
Bob Johnson			0	1	0	0
Paul Elzey			0	1	5	0
John Stofa			5	1	-16	0
Bobby Hunt		0	0	1	31
Jim Griffin			0	1	0	1
Charlie King		0	0	1	2
Andre White			0	1	0	0
Frank Buncom			0	1	24	0
S.T. Saffold			1	0	0	0
Bob Trumpy			1	0	0
Philip Spiller			1	0	0	0
Sam Wyche			2	0	0	0
Ron Lamb			1	0	0	0
Estes Banks			2	0	0
Warren McVea			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	27	27	32	1

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Dale Livingston	0								13	20	0			59
Paul Robinson	8	1	0	0					0	0	0			54
Bob Trumpy	0	3							0	0	0			18
Warren McVea	1	2		0					0	0	0			18
Essex Johnson	3	0	0	0					0	0	0			18
Rod Sherman	0	1							0	4	0			10
Tommie Smiley	1	0							0	0	0			6
Al Beauchamp						1			0	0	0			6
Bobby Hunt	1					0			0	0	0			6
Charlie King			0			1			0	0	0			6
Estes Banks	0	1		0					0	0	0			6
Jim Griffin							1		0	0	0			6
Harry Gunner						0			0	0	0		1	2
Totals	14	8	0	0	0	2	1	0	13	24	0	0	1	215