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