1962 in football

American football

 * AFL Championship – Dallas Texans won 20-17 over the Houston Oilers in double overtime
 * NFL Championship – Green Bay Packers won 16-7 over the New York Giants
 * Sugar Bowl (1961 season):
 * The Alabama Crimson Tide won 10-3 over the Arkansas Razorbacks to win the AP and UPI Poll national championship
 * The NCAA-record consecutive stadium sellout streak began at Memorial Stadium in Lincoln, Nebraska, which is still continuing today.