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1968 Cincinnati Bengals season

The 1968 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise's inaugural season. Their head coach was Paul Brown, who left the Cleveland Browns following the 1962 season with National Football League (NFL) record of 115–49–6, seven conference titles, and three NFL championships. His son Mike Brown did a study on pro football expansion and recommended Cincinnati as a potential site. In 1965, Brown met with Governor of Ohio James Rhodes and the two agreed the state could accommodate a second pro football team. The team recorded its first win in franchise history in week 2 with a 24–10 victory over the Denver Broncos.

1968 Cincinnati Bengals season
Head coachPaul Brown
Home fieldNippert Stadium
Results
Record3–11
Division place5th AFL West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
AFL All-Stars
Team ROYPaul Robinson

Timeline to establishment edit

  • 1966 – Fearful the Cincinnati Reds baseball team would leave town and feeling pressure from local businessmen pushing for a pro football franchise, Cincinnati's city council approved the construction of Riverfront Stadium.
  • 1967 – Brown's group was awarded an American Football League (AFL) expansion franchise. Brown named the team the Bengals, the name of Cincinnati's pro teams in the old AFL of the late 1930s. The Bengals acquired their first player late in the year when they traded two draft picks to Miami for quarterback John Stofa.

Offseason edit

Common draft edit

1968 Cincinnati Bengals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 2 Bob Johnson *  Center Tennessee
2 28 Bill Staley  Defensive end Utah State
2 55 Tom Smiley  Running back Lamar
3 56 Gary Davis  Quarterback Vanderbilt
3 82 Paul Robinson *  Running back Arizona
3 83 Dale Livingston  Placekicker Western Michigan
4 84 Jess Phillips  Defensive back Michigan State
4 109 Warren McVea  Running back Houston
5 112 Dave Middendorf  Guard Washington State
5 138 Al Beauchamp  Linebacker Southern
6 139 Howard Fest  Offensive tackle Texas
6 143 Bill Kindricks  Defensive tackle Alabama A&M
6 145 John Neidert  Linebacker Louisville
6 155 Dewey Warren  Quarterback Tennessee
6 156 Essex Johnson  Defensive back Grambling State
6 158 Elmo Maple  Wide receiver Southern
6 160 Sidney Ellis  Defensive back Jackson State
6 163 Charles Williams  Running back Arkansas–Pine Bluff
6 165 Jim Johnson  Defensive back South Carolina State
7 166 Steve Smith  Tight end Miami (FL)
7 192 Wes Bean  Linebacker Grambling State
8 193 Harry Gunner  Linebacker Oregon State
8 219 Ed Brantley  Offensive tackle North Texas
9 220 Phil Johnson  Defensive back Long Beach State
9 246 Steve Hanrahan  Defensive tackle Weber State
10 247 Wayne Patrick  Running back Louisville
10 273 James Russell  Wide receiver North Texas
11 274 Wally Scott  Defensive back Arizona
11 300 Jeff Banks  Linebacker Pacific
12 301 Bob Trumpy *  Tight end Utah
12 327 Harold Jones  Offensive tackle Grambling State
13 328 James Bivins  Linebacker Texas Southern
13 354 Teddy Washington  Running back San Diego State
14 355 Les Webster  Running back Iowa State
14 381 Steve Lewicke  Wide receiver UTEP
15 382 Harvey Palmore  Guard Morgan State
15 408 Joe Mira  Wide receiver Miami (FL)
16 409 James Williams  Defensive back Alcorn State
16 435 Brown Marks  Linebacker Indiana (PA)
17 436 Don Manning  Linebacker UCLA
17 462 Jimmy Smith  Tight end Jackson State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Preseason edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 14–38 0–1 Nippert Stadium 21,682
2 August 10 at Denver Broncos L 13–15 0–2 Denver University Stadium 13,841
3 August 17 Buffalo Bills L 6–10 0–3 Nippert Stadium 20,111
4 August 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 19–3 1–3 Old Mountaineer Field 11,500
5 August 30 New York Jets W 13–9 2–3 Memphis Memorial Stadium 24,358

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Regular season edit

Schedule edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 6 at San Diego Chargers L 13–29 0–1 San Diego Stadium 33,687 Recap
2 September 15 Denver Broncos W 24–10 1–1 Nippert Stadium 25,049 Recap
3 September 22 Buffalo Bills W 34–23 2–1 Nippert Stadium 24,045 Recap
4 September 29 San Diego Chargers L 10–31 2–2 Nippert Stadium 28,642 Recap
5 October 6 at Denver Broncos L 7–10 2–3 Mile High Stadium 41,257 Recap
6 October 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3–13 2–4 Municipal Stadium 47,096 Recap
7 October 20 Miami Dolphins L 22–24 2–5 Nippert Stadium 25,942 Recap
8 October 27 at Oakland Raiders L 10–31 2–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 37,083 Recap
9 November 3 Houston Oilers L 17–27 2–7 Nippert Stadium 24,012 Recap
10 November 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 9–16 2–8 Nippert Stadium 25,537 Recap
11 November 17 at Miami Dolphins W 38–21 3–8 Miami Orange Bowl 31,747 Recap
12 November 24 Oakland Raiders L 0–34 3–9 Nippert Stadium 27,116 Recap
13 December 1 at Boston Patriots L 14–33 3–10 Fenway Park 17,796 Recap
14 December 8 at New York Jets L 14–27 3–11 Shea Stadium 61,111 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Standings edit

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 12 2 0 .857 6–2 453 233 W8
Kansas City Chiefs 12 2 0 .857 7–1 371 170 W5
San Diego Chargers 9 5 0 .643 5–3 382 310 L2
Denver Broncos 5 9 0 .357 1–7 275 404 L3
Cincinnati Bengals 3 11 0 .214 1–7 215 329 L3

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

Game summaries edit

Week 1 edit

  • Friday September 6, 1968
1 2 3 4 Total
Bengals 7 3 3 0 13
Chargers 10 0 13 6 29

at San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California

  • Game time:
  • Game weather:
  • Game attendance:
  • Referee:
  • TV announcers:
CIN SDG
CIN Paul Robinson 2-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 7 0
SDG Dennis Partee 42-yard field goal 7 3
SDG Dickie Post 48-yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) 7 10
CIN Dale Livingston 22-yard field goal 10 10
SDG Brad Hubbert 1-yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) 10 17
CIN Dale Livingston 35-yard field goal 13 17
SDG Willie Frazier 48-yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed) 13 23
SDG Willie Frazier 56-yard pass from John Hadl (kick failed) 13 29
CIN SDG
First downs 13 27
Rush-yards-TDs 30–122–1 33–229–2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14–26–125–0–1 20–37–325–2–0
Sacked-yards 2–21 0–0
Net pass yards 104 325
Total yards 226 554
Fumbles-lost 4–1 2–2
Turnovers 2 2
Penalties-yards 5–56 10–100

Week 2 edit

  • Sunday September 15
Week 2
1 2 3 4 Final
Denver Broncos (0–1–0) 0 0 3 7 10
Cincinnati Bengals (1–1–0) 0 0 10 14 24
DEN CIN
CIN Dale Livingston 49-yard field goal 0 3
CIN Bob Trumpy 58-yard pass from John Stofa (Dale Livingston kick) 0 10
DEN Bob Humphreys 33-yard field goal 3 10
DEN Eric Crabtree 5-yard pass from Jim M. LeClair (Bob Humphreys kick) 10 10
CIN Warren McVea 54-yard pass from John Stofa (Dale Livingston kick) 10 17
CIN Essex Johnson 35-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 10 24
DEN CIN
First downs 15 11
Rush-yards-TDs 25–78–0 27–104–1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14–33–171–1–1 12–22–224–2–0
Sacked-yards 4–50 3–39
Net pass yards 121 185
Total yards 199 289
Fumbles-lost 2–0 1–0
Turnovers 1 0
Penalties-yards 2–15 2–24

Week 3 edit

  • Sunday September 22
Week 3
1 2 3 4 Final
Buffalo Bills (0–3–0) 0 7 7 9 23
Cincinnati Bengals (2–1–0) 10 0 10 14 34
BUF CIN
CIN Dale Livingston 11-yard field goal 0 3
CIN Warren McVea 80-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 0 10
BUF Max Anderson 14-yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) 7 10
BUF Gary McDermott 5-yard rush (Mike Mercer kick) 14 10
CIN Dale Livingston 39-yard field goal 14 13
CIN Charlie King 32-yard interception return (Dale Livingston kick) 14 20
CIN Al Beauchamp 17-yard interception return (Dale Livingston kick) 14 27
BUF Max Anderson 100-yard kickoff return (Mike Mercer kick) 21 27
BUF Safety, Robinson tackled in end zone 23 27
CIN Tommie Smiley 1-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 23 34
BUF CIN
First downs 17 9
Rush-yards-TDs 24–92–2 29–149–2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15–36–160–0–2 8–18–68–0–1
Sacked-yards 5–37 2–16
Net pass yards 123 52
Total yards 215 201
Fumbles-lost 1–0 2–1
Turnovers 2 2
Penalties-yards 5–65 6–34

Week 4 edit

Sunday September 29

Week 4
1 2 3 4 Final
San Diego Chargers (3–0–0) 0 17 0 14 31
Cincinnati Bengals (2–2–0) 3 0 7 0 10
SDG CIN
CIN Dale Livingston 21-yard field goal 0 3
SDG Gary Garrison 10-yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) 7 3
SDG Dennis Partee 21-yard field goal 10 3
SDG Gary Garrison 19-yard pass from John Hadl (Dennis Partee kick) 17 3
CIN Essex Johnson 6-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 17 10
SDG John Hadl 2-yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) 24 10
SDG John Hadl 1-yard rush (Dennis Partee kick) 31 10
SDG CIN
First downs 18 14
Rush-yards-TDs 37–101–2 25–66–1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11–24–215–2–1 17–29–153–0–2
Sacked-yards 1–14 3–24
Net pass yards 201 129
Total yards 302 195
Fumbles-lost 0–0 0–0
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 6–51 8–90

Week 5 edit

Sunday October 6

Week 5
1 2 3 4 Final
Cincinnati Bengals (2–3–0) 0 7 0 0 7
Denver Broncos (1–3–0) 0 0 3 7 10
CIN DEN
CIN Bobby Hunt 5-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 7 0
DEN Bobby Howfield 34-yard field goal 7 3
DEN Mike Haffner 4-yard pass from Steve Tensi (Bobby Howfield kick) 7 10
CIN DEN
First downs 15 11
Rush-yards-TDs 37–111–1 23–99–0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 15–38–139–0–0 14–34–125–1–0
Sacked-yards 1–3 2–13
Net pass yards 136 112
Total yards 247 211
Fumbles-lost 3–1 1–0
Turnovers 1 0
Penalties-yards 5–49 3–28

Week 6 edit

Sunday October 13

Week 6
1 2 3 4 Final
Cincinnati Bengals (2–4–0) 0 0 3 0 3
Kansas City Chiefs (5–1–0) 0 3 3 7 13
CIN KAN
KAN Jan Stenerud 52-yard field goal 0 3
CIN Dale Livingston 15-yard field goal 3 3
KAN Jan Stenerud 46-yard field goal 3 6
KAN Robert Holmes 1-yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) 3 13
CIN KAN
First downs 7 15
Rush-yards-TDs 28–99–0 40–136–1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 7–19–48–0–1 11–17–152–0–1
Sacked-yards 3–31 3–23
Net pass yards 17 129
Total yards 116 265
Fumbles-lost 1–0 2–1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 3–25 5–42

Week 7 edit

Sunday October 20

Week 7
1 2 3 4 Final
Miami Dolphins (2–3–1) 10 0 0 14 24
Cincinnati Bengals (2–5–0) 0 2 14 6 22
MIA CIN
MIA Jimmy Keyes 26-yard field goal 3 0
MIA Karl Noonan 2-yard pass from Bob Griese (Jimmy Keyes kick) 10 0
CIN Safety, Gunner tackled Griese in end zone 10 2
CIN Essex Johnson 41-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 10 9
CIN Paul Robinson 1-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 10 16
MIA Karl Noonan 20-yard pass from Bob Griese (Jimmy Keyes kick) 17 16
MIA Stan Mitchell 31-yard pass from Bob Griese (Jimmy Keyes kick) 24 16
CIN Bob Trumpy 45-yard pass from Dewey Warren (pass failed) 24 22
MIA CIN
First downs 21 14
Rush-yards-TDs 38–139–0 30–143–2
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 16–29–186–3–0 14–21–184–1–1
Sacked-yards 4–29 0–0
Net pass yards 157 184
Total yards 296 327
Fumbles-lost 1–0 3–2
Turnovers 0 3
Penalties-yards 2–11 2–10

Week 8 edit

Sunday October 28

Week 8
1 2 3 4 Final
Cincinnati Bengals (2–6–0) 0 7 3 0 10
Oakland Raiders (5–2–0) 7 7 14 3 31
CIN OAK
OAK Fred Biletnikoff 14-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) 0 7
OAK Roger Hagberg 7-yard rush (George Blanda kick) 0 14
CIN Paul Robinson 87-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 7 14
OAK Fred Biletnikoff 12-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) 7 21
CIN Dale Livingston 37-yard field goal 10 21
OAK Roger Hagberg 7-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) 10 28
OAK George Blanda 48-yard field goal 10 31
CIN OAK
First downs 8 26
Rush-yards-TDs 28–169–1 42–265–1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 11–19–95–0–1 17–34–205–3–1
Sacked-yards 7–36 4–31
Net pass yards 59 174
Total yards 228 439
Fumbles-lost 3–1 2–2
Turnovers 2 3
Penalties-yards 6–90 5–78

Week 9 edit

Sunday November 3

Week 9
1 2 3 4 Final
Houston Oilers (4–5–0) 10 7 7 3 27
Cincinnati Bengals (2–7–0) 0 3 7 7 17
HOU CIN
HOU Wayne Walker 27-yard field goal 3 0
HOU Alvin Reed 5-yard pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) 10 0
CIN Dale Livingston 28-yard field goal 10 3
HOU Hoyle Granger 1-yard rush (Wayne Walker kick) 17 3
CIN Paul Robinson 4-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 17 10
HOU Mac Haik 10-yard pass from Don Trull (Wayne Walker kick) 24 10
HOU Wayne Walker 41-yard field goal 27 10
CIN Paul Robinson 68-yard pass from Sam Wyche (Dale Livingston kick) 27 17
HOU CIN
First downs 21 21
Rush-yards-TDs 37–159–1 26–179–1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 14–23–212–2–0 20–25–228–1–0
Sacked-yards 1–10 5–33
Net pass yards 202 195
Total yards 361 374
Fumbles-lost 1–0 1–0
Turnovers 0 0
Penalties-yards 3–35 4–45

Week 10 edit

Sunday November 10

Week 10
1 2 3 4 Final
Kansas City Chiefs (8–2–0) 3 3 0 10 16
Cincinnati Bengals (2–8–0) 0 3 6 0 9
KAN CIN
KAN Jan Stenerud 30-yard field goal 3 0
CIN Dale Livingston 29-yard field goal 3 3
KAN Jan Stenerud 11-yard field goal 6 3
CIN Dale Livingston 16-yard field goal 6 6
CIN Dale Livingston 23-yard field goal 6 9
KAN Jan Stenerud 17-yard field goal 9 9
KAN Robert Holmes 27-yard rush (Jan Stenerud kick) 16 9
KAN CIN
First downs 16 15
Rush-yards-TDs 39–255–1 30–157–0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 5–15–62–0–1 12–21–161–0–2
Sacked-yards 1–13 6–35
Net pass yards 49 126
Total yards 304 283
Fumbles-lost 0–0 0–0
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 4–45 3–44

Week 11 edit

Sunday, November 17

Week 11
1 2 3 4 Final
Cincinnati Bengals (3–8–0) 0 17 0 21 38
Miami Dolphins (3–6–1) 7 0 14 0 21
CIN MIA
MIA Stan Mitchell 48-yard pass from Bob Griese (Jimmy Keyes kick) 0 7
CIN Bob Trumpy 80-yard pass from Sam Wyche (Dale Livingston kick) 7 7
CIN Dale Livingston 12-yard field goal 10 7
CIN Paul Robinson 54-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 17 7
MIA Karl Noonan 7-yard pass from Bob Griese (Jimmy Keyes kick) 17 14
MIA Stan Mitchell 38-yard pass from Bob Griese (Jimmy Keyes kick) 17 21
CIN Warren McVea 55-yard pass from John Stofa (Dale Livingston kick) 24 21
CIN Paul Robinson 15-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 31 21
CIN Paul Robinson 5-yard rush (Dale Livingston kick) 38 21
CIN MIA
First downs 17 16
Rush-yards-TDs 38–179–3 23–122–0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 9–17–243–2–0 16–31–253–3–1
Sacked-yards 0–0 6–49
Net pass yards 243 204
Total yards 422 326
Fumbles-lost 2–1 3–1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 2–31 3–22

Week 12 edit

Sunday November 24

Week 12
1 2 3 4 Final
Oakland Raiders (9–2–0) 7 7 6 14 34
Cincinnati Bengals (3–9–0) 0 0 0 0 0
OAK CIN
OAK Charlie H. Smith 7-yard rush (George Blanda kick) 7 0
OAK Hewritt Dixon 5-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) 14 0
OAK George Blanda 43-yard field goal 17 0
OAK George Blanda 27-yard field goal 20 0
OAK Charlie H. Smith 9-yard rush (George Blanda kick) 27 0
OAK Billy Cannon 12-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) 34 0
OAK CIN
First downs 33 7
Rush-yards-TDs 46–208–2 25–116–0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 26–34–396–2–0 7–14–44–0–1
Sacked-yards 0–0 2–12
Net pass yards 396 32
Total yards 604 148
Fumbles-lost 2–1 2–2
Turnovers 1 3
Penalties-yards 9–92 5–52

Week 13 edit

Sunday December 1

Week 13
1 2 3 4 Final
Cincinnati Bengals (3–10–0) 0 0 7 7 14
Boston Patriots (4–8–0) 2 24 0 7 33
CIN BOS
BOS Safety, Satcher tackled Robinson in end zone 0 2
BOS Gino Cappelletti 27-yard field goal 0 5
BOS Jim Whalen 11-yard pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) 0 12
BOS Gino Cappelletti 18-yard pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) 0 19
BOS Jim Nance 5-yard rush (Gino Cappelletti kick) 0 26
CIN Estes Banks 5-yard pass from John Stofa (Rod Sherman kick) 7 26
BOS Jim Whalen 21-yard pass from Tom Sherman (Gino Cappelletti kick) 7 33
CIN Rod Sherman 27-yard pass from John Stofa (Rod Sherman kick) 14 33
CIN BOS
First downs 14 20
Rush-yards-TDs 30–106–0 37–129–1
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 18–37–126–2–1 12–25–142–3–1
Sacked-yards 2–20 0–0
Net pass yards 106 142
Total yards 212 271
Fumbles-lost 2–0 1–1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 3–35 2–19

Week 14 edit

Sunday December 8

Week 14
1 2 3 4 Final
Cincinnati Bengals (3–11–0) 0 7 0 7 14
New York Jets (10–3–0) 14 3 3 7 27
CIN NYJ
NYJ George Sauer 10-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) 0 7
NYJ Don Maynard 12-yard pass from Joe Namath (Jim Turner kick) 0 14
CIN Paul Robinson 14-yard rush (Rod Sherman kick) 7 14
NYJ Jim Turner 35-yard field goal 7 17
NYJ Jim Turner 22-yard field goal 7 20
CIN Jim Griffin 0-yard fumble return (Rod Sherman kick) 14 20
NYJ Bake Turner 34-yard pass from Babe Parilli (Jim Turner kick) 14 27
CIN NYJ
First downs 6 19
Rush-yards-TDs 38–107–1 29–85–0
Comp-Att-Yd-TD-INT 3–7–58–0–0 21–39–299–3–1
Sacked-yards 1–7 1–13
Net pass yards 51 286
Total yards 158 371
Fumbles-lost 3–1 1–1
Turnovers 1 2
Penalties-yards 1–5 3–29

Personnel edit

Staff/Coaches edit

1968 Cincinnati Bengals staff
Front office

Coaching Staff

Offensive coaches

  Defensive coaches
  • Defensive line - Jack Donaldson
  • Defensive coordinator / defensive backs – Tom Bass
  • Linebackers – Frank Smouse

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Final roster edit

1968 Cincinnati Bengals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Rookies in italics
56 active, 0 inactive, 0 practice squad

Awards and records edit

AFL Rookie of the Year edit

AFL Pro Bowl Selections edit

Highlights edit

Paul Robinson led the AFL in rushing with 1023 yards and was named Rookie of the Year.

References edit

  1. ^ "1968 Cincinnati Bengals draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
  2. ^ "1968 Cincinnati Bengals". The Pro Football Archives. Maher Sports Media. Retrieved December 9, 2012.
  3. ^ (PDF). Cincinnati Bengals. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 3, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  4. ^ . Cincinnati Bengals. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "1968 Cincinnati Bengals (AFL) - Pro Football Archives".

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The 1968 Cincinnati Bengals season was the franchise s inaugural season Their head coach was Paul Brown who left the Cleveland Browns following the 1962 season with National Football League NFL record of 115 49 6 seven conference titles and three NFL championships His son Mike Brown did a study on pro football expansion and recommended Cincinnati as a potential site In 1965 Brown met with Governor of Ohio James Rhodes and the two agreed the state could accommodate a second pro football team The team recorded its first win in franchise history in week 2 with a 24 10 victory over the Denver Broncos 1968 Cincinnati Bengals seasonHead coachPaul BrownHome fieldNippert StadiumResultsRecord3 11Division place5th AFL WestPlayoff finishDid not qualifyAFL All Stars3 C Bob JohnsonTE Bob TrumpyRB Paul RobinsonTeam ROYPaul RobinsonBengals seasons 1969 Contents 1 Timeline to establishment 2 Offseason 2 1 Common draft 3 Preseason 4 Regular season 4 1 Schedule 5 Standings 6 Game summaries 6 1 Week 1 6 2 Week 2 6 3 Week 3 6 4 Week 4 6 5 Week 5 6 6 Week 6 6 7 Week 7 6 8 Week 8 6 9 Week 9 6 10 Week 10 6 11 Week 11 6 12 Week 12 6 13 Week 13 6 14 Week 14 7 Personnel 7 1 Staff Coaches 7 2 Final roster 8 Awards and records 8 1 AFL Rookie of the Year 8 2 AFL Pro Bowl Selections 8 3 Highlights 9 ReferencesTimeline to establishment edit1966 Fearful the Cincinnati Reds baseball team would leave town and feeling pressure from local businessmen pushing for a pro football franchise Cincinnati s city council approved the construction of Riverfront Stadium 1967 Brown s group was awarded an American Football League AFL expansion franchise Brown named the team the Bengals the name of Cincinnati s pro teams in the old AFL of the late 1930s The Bengals acquired their first player late in the year when they traded two draft picks to Miami for quarterback John Stofa 1968 The Bengals were awarded 40 veteran players in the allocation draft In the college draft they selected University of Tennessee center Bob Johnson as their first pick The Bengals lost their first preseason game 38 14 to the Kansas City Chiefs before 21 682 fans at the University of Cincinnati s Nippert Stadium The Bengals upset the Denver Broncos 24 10 and the Buffalo Bills 34 23 in their first two regular season home games Halfback Paul Robinson led the AFL in rushing with 1 023 yards and was named Rookie of the Year Offseason editCommon draft edit Main article 1968 NFL draft 1968 Cincinnati Bengals draft Round Pick Player Position College Notes 1 2 Bob Johnson Center Tennessee 2 28 Bill Staley Defensive end Utah State 2 55 Tom Smiley Running back Lamar 3 56 Gary Davis Quarterback Vanderbilt 3 82 Paul Robinson Running back Arizona 3 83 Dale Livingston Placekicker Western Michigan 4 84 Jess Phillips Defensive back Michigan State 4 109 Warren McVea Running back Houston 5 112 Dave Middendorf Guard Washington State 5 138 Al Beauchamp Linebacker Southern 6 139 Howard Fest Offensive tackle Texas 6 143 Bill Kindricks Defensive tackle Alabama A amp M 6 145 John Neidert Linebacker Louisville 6 155 Dewey Warren Quarterback Tennessee 6 156 Essex Johnson Defensive back Grambling State 6 158 Elmo Maple Wide receiver Southern 6 160 Sidney Ellis Defensive back Jackson State 6 163 Charles Williams Running back Arkansas Pine Bluff 6 165 Jim Johnson Defensive back South Carolina State 7 166 Steve Smith Tight end Miami FL 7 192 Wes Bean Linebacker Grambling State 8 193 Harry Gunner Linebacker Oregon State 8 219 Ed Brantley Offensive tackle North Texas 9 220 Phil Johnson Defensive back Long Beach State 9 246 Steve Hanrahan Defensive tackle Weber State 10 247 Wayne Patrick Running back Louisville 10 273 James Russell Wide receiver North Texas 11 274 Wally Scott Defensive back Arizona 11 300 Jeff Banks Linebacker Pacific 12 301 Bob Trumpy Tight end Utah 12 327 Harold Jones Offensive tackle Grambling State 13 328 James Bivins Linebacker Texas Southern 13 354 Teddy Washington Running back San Diego State 14 355 Les Webster Running back Iowa State 14 381 Steve Lewicke Wide receiver UTEP 15 382 Harvey Palmore Guard Morgan State 15 408 Joe Mira Wide receiver Miami FL 16 409 James Williams Defensive back Alcorn State 16 435 Brown Marks Linebacker Indiana PA 17 436 Don Manning Linebacker UCLA 17 462 Jimmy Smith Tight end Jackson State Made roster Made at least one Pro Bowl during career 1 Preseason editWeek Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 3 Kansas City Chiefs L 14 38 0 1 Nippert Stadium 21 682 2 August 10 at Denver Broncos L 13 15 0 2 Denver University Stadium 13 841 3 August 17 Buffalo Bills L 6 10 0 3 Nippert Stadium 20 111 4 August 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 19 3 1 3 Old Mountaineer Field 11 500 5 August 30 New York Jets W 13 9 2 3 Memphis Memorial Stadium 24 358 2 Regular season editSchedule edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 6 at San Diego Chargers L 13 29 0 1 San Diego Stadium 33 687 Recap 2 September 15 Denver Broncos W 24 10 1 1 Nippert Stadium 25 049 Recap 3 September 22 Buffalo Bills W 34 23 2 1 Nippert Stadium 24 045 Recap 4 September 29 San Diego Chargers L 10 31 2 2 Nippert Stadium 28 642 Recap 5 October 6 at Denver Broncos L 7 10 2 3 Mile High Stadium 41 257 Recap 6 October 13 at Kansas City Chiefs L 3 13 2 4 Municipal Stadium 47 096 Recap 7 October 20 Miami Dolphins L 22 24 2 5 Nippert Stadium 25 942 Recap 8 October 27 at Oakland Raiders L 10 31 2 6 Oakland Alameda County Coliseum 37 083 Recap 9 November 3 Houston Oilers L 17 27 2 7 Nippert Stadium 24 012 Recap 10 November 10 Kansas City Chiefs L 9 16 2 8 Nippert Stadium 25 537 Recap 11 November 17 at Miami Dolphins W 38 21 3 8 Miami Orange Bowl 31 747 Recap 12 November 24 Oakland Raiders L 0 34 3 9 Nippert Stadium 27 116 Recap 13 December 1 at Boston Patriots L 14 33 3 10 Fenway Park 17 796 Recap 14 December 8 at New York Jets L 14 27 3 11 Shea Stadium 61 111 Recap Note Intra division opponents are in bold text 3 4 Standings editAFL Western Division viewtalkedit W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK Oakland Raiders 12 2 0 857 6 2 453 233 W8 Kansas City Chiefs 12 2 0 857 7 1 371 170 W5 San Diego Chargers 9 5 0 643 5 3 382 310 L2 Denver Broncos 5 9 0 357 1 7 275 404 L3 Cincinnati Bengals 3 11 0 214 1 7 215 329 L3Note Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL Game summaries editWeek 1 edit Friday September 6 1968 1 2 3 4 Total Bengals 7 3 3 0 13 Chargers 10 0 13 6 29 at San Diego Stadium San Diego California Game time Game weather Game attendance Referee TV announcers CIN SDG CIN Paul Robinson 2 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 7 0 SDG Dennis Partee 42 yard field goal 7 3 SDG Dickie Post 48 yard rush Dennis Partee kick 7 10 CIN Dale Livingston 22 yard field goal 10 10 SDG Brad Hubbert 1 yard rush Dennis Partee kick 10 17 CIN Dale Livingston 35 yard field goal 13 17 SDG Willie Frazier 48 yard pass from John Hadl kick failed 13 23 SDG Willie Frazier 56 yard pass from John Hadl kick failed 13 29 CIN SDG First downs 13 27 Rush yards TDs 30 122 1 33 229 2 Comp Att Yd TD INT 14 26 125 0 1 20 37 325 2 0 Sacked yards 2 21 0 0 Net pass yards 104 325 Total yards 226 554 Fumbles lost 4 1 2 2 Turnovers 2 2 Penalties yards 5 56 10 100 Week 2 edit Sunday September 15 Week 2 1 2 3 4 Final Denver Broncos 0 1 0 0 0 3 7 10 Cincinnati Bengals 1 1 0 0 0 10 14 24 DEN CIN CIN Dale Livingston 49 yard field goal 0 3 CIN Bob Trumpy 58 yard pass from John Stofa Dale Livingston kick 0 10 DEN Bob Humphreys 33 yard field goal 3 10 DEN Eric Crabtree 5 yard pass from Jim M LeClair Bob Humphreys kick 10 10 CIN Warren McVea 54 yard pass from John Stofa Dale Livingston kick 10 17 CIN Essex Johnson 35 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 10 24 DEN CIN First downs 15 11 Rush yards TDs 25 78 0 27 104 1 Comp Att Yd TD INT 14 33 171 1 1 12 22 224 2 0 Sacked yards 4 50 3 39 Net pass yards 121 185 Total yards 199 289 Fumbles lost 2 0 1 0 Turnovers 1 0 Penalties yards 2 15 2 24 Week 3 edit Sunday September 22 Week 3 1 2 3 4 Final Buffalo Bills 0 3 0 0 7 7 9 23 Cincinnati Bengals 2 1 0 10 0 10 14 34 BUF CIN CIN Dale Livingston 11 yard field goal 0 3 CIN Warren McVea 80 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 0 10 BUF Max Anderson 14 yard rush Mike Mercer kick 7 10 BUF Gary McDermott 5 yard rush Mike Mercer kick 14 10 CIN Dale Livingston 39 yard field goal 14 13 CIN Charlie King 32 yard interception return Dale Livingston kick 14 20 CIN Al Beauchamp 17 yard interception return Dale Livingston kick 14 27 BUF Max Anderson 100 yard kickoff return Mike Mercer kick 21 27 BUF Safety Robinson tackled in end zone 23 27 CIN Tommie Smiley 1 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 23 34 BUF CIN First downs 17 9 Rush yards TDs 24 92 2 29 149 2 Comp Att Yd TD INT 15 36 160 0 2 8 18 68 0 1 Sacked yards 5 37 2 16 Net pass yards 123 52 Total yards 215 201 Fumbles lost 1 0 2 1 Turnovers 2 2 Penalties yards 5 65 6 34 Week 4 edit Sunday September 29 Week 4 1 2 3 4 Final San Diego Chargers 3 0 0 0 17 0 14 31 Cincinnati Bengals 2 2 0 3 0 7 0 10 SDG CIN CIN Dale Livingston 21 yard field goal 0 3 SDG Gary Garrison 10 yard pass from John Hadl Dennis Partee kick 7 3 SDG Dennis Partee 21 yard field goal 10 3 SDG Gary Garrison 19 yard pass from John Hadl Dennis Partee kick 17 3 CIN Essex Johnson 6 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 17 10 SDG John Hadl 2 yard rush Dennis Partee kick 24 10 SDG John Hadl 1 yard rush Dennis Partee kick 31 10 SDG CIN First downs 18 14 Rush yards TDs 37 101 2 25 66 1 Comp Att Yd TD INT 11 24 215 2 1 17 29 153 0 2 Sacked yards 1 14 3 24 Net pass yards 201 129 Total yards 302 195 Fumbles lost 0 0 0 0 Turnovers 1 2 Penalties yards 6 51 8 90 Week 5 edit Sunday October 6 Week 5 1 2 3 4 Final Cincinnati Bengals 2 3 0 0 7 0 0 7 Denver Broncos 1 3 0 0 0 3 7 10 CIN DEN CIN Bobby Hunt 5 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 7 0 DEN Bobby Howfield 34 yard field goal 7 3 DEN Mike Haffner 4 yard pass from Steve Tensi Bobby Howfield kick 7 10 CIN DEN First downs 15 11 Rush yards TDs 37 111 1 23 99 0 Comp Att Yd TD INT 15 38 139 0 0 14 34 125 1 0 Sacked yards 1 3 2 13 Net pass yards 136 112 Total yards 247 211 Fumbles lost 3 1 1 0 Turnovers 1 0 Penalties yards 5 49 3 28 Week 6 edit Sunday October 13 Week 6 1 2 3 4 Final Cincinnati Bengals 2 4 0 0 0 3 0 3 Kansas City Chiefs 5 1 0 0 3 3 7 13 CIN KAN KAN Jan Stenerud 52 yard field goal 0 3 CIN Dale Livingston 15 yard field goal 3 3 KAN Jan Stenerud 46 yard field goal 3 6 KAN Robert Holmes 1 yard rush Jan Stenerud kick 3 13 CIN KAN First downs 7 15 Rush yards TDs 28 99 0 40 136 1 Comp Att Yd TD INT 7 19 48 0 1 11 17 152 0 1 Sacked yards 3 31 3 23 Net pass yards 17 129 Total yards 116 265 Fumbles lost 1 0 2 1 Turnovers 1 2 Penalties yards 3 25 5 42 Week 7 edit Sunday October 20 Week 7 1 2 3 4 Final Miami Dolphins 2 3 1 10 0 0 14 24 Cincinnati Bengals 2 5 0 0 2 14 6 22 MIA CIN MIA Jimmy Keyes 26 yard field goal 3 0 MIA Karl Noonan 2 yard pass from Bob Griese Jimmy Keyes kick 10 0 CIN Safety Gunner tackled Griese in end zone 10 2 CIN Essex Johnson 41 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 10 9 CIN Paul Robinson 1 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 10 16 MIA Karl Noonan 20 yard pass from Bob Griese Jimmy Keyes kick 17 16 MIA Stan Mitchell 31 yard pass from Bob Griese Jimmy Keyes kick 24 16 CIN Bob Trumpy 45 yard pass from Dewey Warren pass failed 24 22 MIA CIN First downs 21 14 Rush yards TDs 38 139 0 30 143 2 Comp Att Yd TD INT 16 29 186 3 0 14 21 184 1 1 Sacked yards 4 29 0 0 Net pass yards 157 184 Total yards 296 327 Fumbles lost 1 0 3 2 Turnovers 0 3 Penalties yards 2 11 2 10 Week 8 edit Sunday October 28 Week 8 1 2 3 4 Final Cincinnati Bengals 2 6 0 0 7 3 0 10 Oakland Raiders 5 2 0 7 7 14 3 31 CIN OAK OAK Fred Biletnikoff 14 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica George Blanda kick 0 7 OAK Roger Hagberg 7 yard rush George Blanda kick 0 14 CIN Paul Robinson 87 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 7 14 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 12 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica George Blanda kick 7 21 CIN Dale Livingston 37 yard field goal 10 21 OAK Roger Hagberg 7 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica George Blanda kick 10 28 OAK George Blanda 48 yard field goal 10 31 CIN OAK First downs 8 26 Rush yards TDs 28 169 1 42 265 1 Comp Att Yd TD INT 11 19 95 0 1 17 34 205 3 1 Sacked yards 7 36 4 31 Net pass yards 59 174 Total yards 228 439 Fumbles lost 3 1 2 2 Turnovers 2 3 Penalties yards 6 90 5 78 Week 9 edit Sunday November 3 Week 9 1 2 3 4 Final Houston Oilers 4 5 0 10 7 7 3 27 Cincinnati Bengals 2 7 0 0 3 7 7 17 HOU CIN HOU Wayne Walker 27 yard field goal 3 0 HOU Alvin Reed 5 yard pass from Don Trull Wayne Walker kick 10 0 CIN Dale Livingston 28 yard field goal 10 3 HOU Hoyle Granger 1 yard rush Wayne Walker kick 17 3 CIN Paul Robinson 4 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 17 10 HOU Mac Haik 10 yard pass from Don Trull Wayne Walker kick 24 10 HOU Wayne Walker 41 yard field goal 27 10 CIN Paul Robinson 68 yard pass from Sam Wyche Dale Livingston kick 27 17 HOU CIN First downs 21 21 Rush yards TDs 37 159 1 26 179 1 Comp Att Yd TD INT 14 23 212 2 0 20 25 228 1 0 Sacked yards 1 10 5 33 Net pass yards 202 195 Total yards 361 374 Fumbles lost 1 0 1 0 Turnovers 0 0 Penalties yards 3 35 4 45 Week 10 edit Sunday November 10 Week 10 1 2 3 4 Final Kansas City Chiefs 8 2 0 3 3 0 10 16 Cincinnati Bengals 2 8 0 0 3 6 0 9 KAN CIN KAN Jan Stenerud 30 yard field goal 3 0 CIN Dale Livingston 29 yard field goal 3 3 KAN Jan Stenerud 11 yard field goal 6 3 CIN Dale Livingston 16 yard field goal 6 6 CIN Dale Livingston 23 yard field goal 6 9 KAN Jan Stenerud 17 yard field goal 9 9 KAN Robert Holmes 27 yard rush Jan Stenerud kick 16 9 KAN CIN First downs 16 15 Rush yards TDs 39 255 1 30 157 0 Comp Att Yd TD INT 5 15 62 0 1 12 21 161 0 2 Sacked yards 1 13 6 35 Net pass yards 49 126 Total yards 304 283 Fumbles lost 0 0 0 0 Turnovers 1 2 Penalties yards 4 45 3 44 Week 11 edit Sunday November 17 Week 11 1 2 3 4 Final Cincinnati Bengals 3 8 0 0 17 0 21 38 Miami Dolphins 3 6 1 7 0 14 0 21 CIN MIA MIA Stan Mitchell 48 yard pass from Bob Griese Jimmy Keyes kick 0 7 CIN Bob Trumpy 80 yard pass from Sam Wyche Dale Livingston kick 7 7 CIN Dale Livingston 12 yard field goal 10 7 CIN Paul Robinson 54 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 17 7 MIA Karl Noonan 7 yard pass from Bob Griese Jimmy Keyes kick 17 14 MIA Stan Mitchell 38 yard pass from Bob Griese Jimmy Keyes kick 17 21 CIN Warren McVea 55 yard pass from John Stofa Dale Livingston kick 24 21 CIN Paul Robinson 15 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 31 21 CIN Paul Robinson 5 yard rush Dale Livingston kick 38 21 CIN MIA First downs 17 16 Rush yards TDs 38 179 3 23 122 0 Comp Att Yd TD INT 9 17 243 2 0 16 31 253 3 1 Sacked yards 0 0 6 49 Net pass yards 243 204 Total yards 422 326 Fumbles lost 2 1 3 1 Turnovers 1 2 Penalties yards 2 31 3 22 Week 12 edit Sunday November 24 Week 12 1 2 3 4 Final Oakland Raiders 9 2 0 7 7 6 14 34 Cincinnati Bengals 3 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 OAK CIN OAK Charlie H Smith 7 yard rush George Blanda kick 7 0 OAK Hewritt Dixon 5 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica George Blanda kick 14 0 OAK George Blanda 43 yard field goal 17 0 OAK George Blanda 27 yard field goal 20 0 OAK Charlie H Smith 9 yard rush George Blanda kick 27 0 OAK Billy Cannon 12 yard pass from George Blanda George Blanda kick 34 0 OAK CIN First downs 33 7 Rush yards TDs 46 208 2 25 116 0 Comp Att Yd TD INT 26 34 396 2 0 7 14 44 0 1 Sacked yards 0 0 2 12 Net pass yards 396 32 Total yards 604 148 Fumbles lost 2 1 2 2 Turnovers 1 3 Penalties yards 9 92 5 52 Week 13 edit Sunday December 1 Week 13 1 2 3 4 Final Cincinnati Bengals 3 10 0 0 0 7 7 14 Boston Patriots 4 8 0 2 24 0 7 33 CIN BOS BOS Safety Satcher tackled Robinson in end zone 0 2 BOS Gino Cappelletti 27 yard field goal 0 5 BOS Jim Whalen 11 yard pass from Tom Sherman Gino Cappelletti kick 0 12 BOS Gino Cappelletti 18 yard pass from Tom Sherman Gino Cappelletti kick 0 19 BOS Jim Nance 5 yard rush Gino Cappelletti kick 0 26 CIN Estes Banks 5 yard pass from John Stofa Rod Sherman kick 7 26 BOS Jim Whalen 21 yard pass from Tom Sherman Gino Cappelletti kick 7 33 CIN Rod Sherman 27 yard pass from John Stofa Rod Sherman kick 14 33 CIN BOS First downs 14 20 Rush yards TDs 30 106 0 37 129 1 Comp Att Yd TD INT 18 37 126 2 1 12 25 142 3 1 Sacked yards 2 20 0 0 Net pass yards 106 142 Total yards 212 271 Fumbles lost 2 0 1 1 Turnovers 1 2 Penalties yards 3 35 2 19 Week 14 edit Sunday December 8 Week 14 1 2 3 4 Final Cincinnati Bengals 3 11 0 0 7 0 7 14 New York Jets 10 3 0 14 3 3 7 27 CIN NYJ NYJ George Sauer 10 yard pass from Joe Namath Jim Turner kick 0 7 NYJ Don Maynard 12 yard pass from Joe Namath Jim Turner kick 0 14 CIN Paul Robinson 14 yard rush Rod Sherman kick 7 14 NYJ Jim Turner 35 yard field goal 7 17 NYJ Jim Turner 22 yard field goal 7 20 CIN Jim Griffin 0 yard fumble return Rod Sherman kick 14 20 NYJ Bake Turner 34 yard pass from Babe Parilli Jim Turner kick 14 27 CIN NYJ First downs 6 19 Rush yards TDs 38 107 1 29 85 0 Comp Att Yd TD INT 3 7 58 0 0 21 39 299 3 1 Sacked yards 1 7 1 13 Net pass yards 51 286 Total yards 158 371 Fumbles lost 3 1 1 1 Turnovers 1 2 Penalties yards 1 5 3 29Personnel editStaff Coaches edit 1968 Cincinnati Bengals staff Front office Owner CEO amp PRESIDENT Paul Brown Coaching Staff Head coach Paul Brown Offensive coaches Offensive line Bill Johnson Offensive backs Rick Forzano Receivers offensive ends Bill Walsh Defensive coaches Defensive line Jack Donaldson Defensive coordinator defensive backs Tom Bass Linebackers Frank Smouse 5 Final roster edit 1968 Cincinnati Bengals final roster Quarterbacks 15 John Stofa 16 Dewey Warren 14 Sam Wyche Running backs 45 Tom Smiley FB 22 Ted Washington 18 Paul Robinson 40 Ron Lamb 19 Essex Johnson 30 Jess Phillips 38 Estes Banks Wide receivers 6 Monk Williams 23 Rod Sherman 27 Saint Saffold 42 Warren McVea 82 Ed McCall Tight ends 34 Ken Herock 86 Andre White 84 Bob Trumpy Offensive linemen 54 Bob Johnson 52 John Matlock 75 Ernie Wright 78 Dan Archer 77 Bob Kelly 73 Pat Matson 68 Dave Middendorf 64 Pete Perreault 72 Howard Fest Defensive linemen 76 Jim Griffin 89 Harry Gunner 85 Martin Baccaglio 81 Dennis Randall 70 Andy Rice 83 Bill Staley 79 Steve Chomyszak DT 65 Bill Kindricks 74 Willie Lee Jones Linebackers 52 Paul Elzey 50 Bernie Erickson 58 Al Beauchamp 85 Danny Brabham 55 Frank Buncom 69 Sherrill Headrick 56 Mike Hibler 87 Bill Peterson 53 John Neidert 66 Wayne McClure Defensive backs 37 Bill Scott 31 Sam Fletcher 47 Charlie King 43 Curt Frazier 20 Bobby Hunt 41 White Graves 48 Phil Spiller Special teams 44 Rex Keeling P 11 Dale Livingston P 41 Terry Swanson P Rookies in italics 56 active 0 inactive 0 practice squadAwards and records editAFL Rookie of the Year edit RB Paul Robinson AFL Pro Bowl Selections edit C Bob Johnson TE Bob Trumpy Highlights edit Paul Robinson led the AFL in rushing with 1023 yards and was named Rookie of the Year References edit 1968 Cincinnati Bengals draftees Pro Football Reference com Retrieved October 16 2014 1968 Cincinnati Bengals The Pro Football Archives Maher Sports Media Retrieved December 9 2012 1968 Final Statistics 3 11 0 PDF 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