1962 Buffalo Bills season
Head Coach
Lou Saban
Home Field
War Memorial Stadium
Results
Record
7–6–1
Place
3rd AFL Eastern
Playoff Finish
did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season
Next season
1961
1963
The 1962 Buffalo Bills season was the team’s third season. During the offseason, the Bills hired Lou Saban as their new head coach. The Bills finished the season with a 7–6–1 record, good for third place in the AFL East.
Offseason [ ]
AFL Draft [ ]
Round
Pick #
Player
Position
College
1
4
Ernie Davis
Running Back
Syracuse
[1]
Regular season [ ]
Season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 9, 1962
Houston Oilers
L 28–23
31,236
2
September 15, 1962
Denver Broncos
L 23–20
30,577
3
September 22, 1962
New York Titans
L 17–6
24,024
4
September 30, 1962
at Dallas Texans
L 41–21
25,500
5
October 7, 1962
at Houston Oilers
L 17–14
26,350
6
October 13, 1962
San Diego Chargers
W 35–10
20,074
7
October 20, 1962
Oakland Raiders
W 14–6
21,037
8
October 28, 1962
at Denver Broncos
W 45–38
26,051
9
November 3, 1962
Boston Patriots
T 28–28
33,247
10
November 11, 1962
at San Diego Chargers
W 40–20
22,204
11
November 18, 1962
at Oakland Raiders
W 10–6
11,700
12
November 23, 1962
at Boston Patriots
L 21–10
20,021
13
December 2, 1962
Dallas Texans
W 23–14
35,261
14
December 8, 1962
at New York Titans
W 20–3
16,453
Season standings [ ]
[2]
Roster [ ]
Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers
Tight Ends
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
Defensive Backs
Special Teams
Awards and Records [ ]
References [ ]
↑ Rockin’ the Rockpile: The Buffalo Bills of the American Football League, p.564, Jeffrey J. Miller, ECW Press, 2007, ISBN 978-1-55022-797-0
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 299