Cincinnati Bearcats

1968 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
63	Milt Balkum M. Balkum	DL	6'0"	210	SR
84	Joe Bardaro J. Bardaro	DL	6'2"	205	JR
34	Mike Barrett M. Barrett	LB	6'1"	206	SR
72	Bob Bell B. Bell		6'4"	250	SO
81	Bruce Bertholf B. Bertholf	DL	6'2"	225	SO
50	Denny Blank D. Blank	OL	6'2"	216	SR
53	Ron Bryant R. Bryant	DL	6'2"	189	SO
85	Jim Calvin J. Calvin	DL	6'0"	220	JR
65	Jack Collins J. Collins		6'1"	198	JR
31	Brent Cook B. Cook	DB	6'1"	181	SO
12	Greg Cook G. Cook	QB	6'4"	204	SR
76	Joe Cygan J. Cygan		6'1"	215	JR
14	Lou Cynkar L. Cynkar	LB	6'1"	179	JR
40	Larry Eiben L. Eiben	LB	5'11"	203	JR
70	Francis Foreman F. Foreman	OL	6'2"	252	JR
22	Dave Gannelli D. Gannelli	DB	6'2"	191	JR
64	Mike Gorton M. Gorton	OL	6'3"	214	SR
82	Tim Grady T. Grady	TE	6'0"	162	SO
67	Bill Heinz B. Heinz	LB	6'0"	185	SO
	Ken Herstich K. Herstich	TE	6'0"	205	JR
69	Nick Hryan N. Hryan	LB	6'0"	194	SO
42	Denny Jackson D. Jackson		6'1"	196	JR
54	Mike Kelly M. Kelly	LB	6'0"	177	SO
11	Dave Kencson D. Kencson	QB	6'2"	204	JR
23	Ernie Lewis E. Lewis	FB	5'10"	205	SR
24	Ron McHenry R. McHenry	DB	6'0"	167	SR
44	Ed Mcknight E. Mcknight		5'8"	160	JR
74	Bob Merkich B. Merkich	OL	6'3"	228	JR
75	Ed Miller E. Miller	OL	6'3"	221	SR
41	Gene Miller G. Miller		6'1"	171	SR
77	Mike Miller M. Miller		6'4"	240	SO
21	Ray Muche R. Muche	RB	5'11"	190	JR
25	Jim Nelson J. Nelson	DB	5'11"	194	JR
73	Rick Neumann R. Neumann		6'1"	196	SO
30	Joe Nickel J. Nickel	TE	6'1"	189	SR
88	Jim O'Brien J. O'Brien	TE	6'0"	186	JR
10	Jim Ousley J. Ousley	QB	6'2"	190	JR
20	Lloyd Pate L. Pate	RB	6'2"	200	SR
	Frank Pirone F. Pirone		6'3"	201	JR
87	Tony Proto T. Proto	TE	6'3"	196	SR
15	Benny Rhoads B. Rhoads	DB	6'0"	187	JR
60	Harvey Richards H. Richards	OL	6'4"	207	JR
80	Tom Rossley T. Rossley	TE	6'4"	188	SR
68	Terry Rowe T. Rowe	OL	6'4"	258	JR
	Gary Salod G. Salod	FB	5'10"	192	JR
33	Tom Selfridge T. Selfridge	FB	6'3"	195	SR
43	Tony Sexton T. Sexton	DB	5'10"	175	SO
83	John Studenka J. Studenka	DL	6'0"	184	SR
32	Jesse Taylor J. Taylor	FB	6'1"	192	SO
79	Roger Thrun R. Thrun	OL	6'5"	232	SR
51	Jack Tobik J. Tobik	OL	6'3"	200	SO
78	Henry Vafides H. Vafides		6'0"	200	JR
61	Ken Weingart K. Weingart	OL	6'2"	223	SO
89	Bill Westfall B. Westfall	DL	6'2"	210	SO
52	John Whelan J. Whelan	OL	6'0"	201	JR
86	Greg Wilber G. Wilber		6'5"	212	SO
66	Earl Willson E. Willson		5'8"	192	SO

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

12.2

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Liberty	5	1	.833
2	Jacksonville State	4	2	.667
3	Florida International	3	2	.600
4	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
5	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
6	Delaware	2	3	.400
7	Middle Tennessee	2	3	.400
8	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
9	Missouri State	1	4	.200
10	Sam Houston	1	4	.200

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333