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1962 Green Bay Packers season
Head Coach Vince Lombardi
General Manager Vince Lombardi
Home Field City Stadium
Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record 13–1
Place 1st NFL Western
Playoff Finish Won NFL Championship Game (at Giants) 16-7
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1961 1963

The 1962 Green Bay Packers season was their 44th season overall and their 42nd season in the National Football League. The club posted a 13–1 record under coach Vince Lombardi, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by defeating the New York Giants 16–7 in the NFL Championship Game, the Packers second consecutive defeat of the Giants in the championship game. This marked the Packers' eighth NFL World Championship.

In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1962 Packers as the fifth-greatest defense in NFL history,[1] noting, "The great 1962 Packers had a rock-solid defense front to back, with five Hall of Famers: defensive linemen Willie Davis and Henry Jordan, linebacker Ray Nitschke, cornerback Herb Adderley, and safety Willie Wood. (They also had 1962 All-Pro linebackers Dan Currie and Bill Forester.) Green Bay gave up just 10.8 points per game, shutting out opponents three times. The Packers held opposing QBs to a 43.5 rating, due, in part, to Wood's league-leading nine interceptions. The Packers' defense allowed the Giants 291 yards in the NFL championship game, but held the Giants offense scoreless as the Packers won, 16–7 (New York scored on a blocked punt)."

The Packers' +267 point differential (points scored vs. points against) in 1962 is the best total of any NFL team in the 1960s.[2] Cold Hard Football Facts says that the 1962 Packers "may have been the best rushing team in the history of football. And that team etched in historic stone the image of Lombardi's three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust Packers that is still so powerful today."[3]

Offseason[]

NFL Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position School
1 14 Earl Gros Running Back LSU
2 28 Ed Blaine Guard Missouri
3 41 Gary Barnes Wide Receiver Clemson
4 56 Ron Gassert Defensive Tackle Virginia
5 65 Chuck Morris Back Ole Miss
5 70 Jon Schopf Guard Michigan
6 79 John Sutro Tackle San Jose State
6 84 Oscar Donahue End San Jose State
7 98 Gary Cutsinger Tackle Oklahoma State
8 112 Jim Tullis Back Florida A&M
9 126 Peter Schenck Back Washington State
10 140 Gale Weidner Quarterback Colorado
11 154 Jim Thrush Tackle Xavier
12 158 Joe Thorne Back South Dakota State
12 168 Tom Pennington Back Georgia
13 182 Tom Kepner Tackle Villanova
14 196 Ernie Green Back Louisville
15 210 Roger Holdinsky Back West Virginia
16 224 Jimmy Field Back LSU
17 238 Buck Buchanan Tackle Grambling
18 252 Bob Joiner Quarterback Presbyterian
19 266 Jerry Scattini Halfback California
20 280 Mike Snodgrass Center Western Michigan
  • Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1962 {{{team}}} staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches



[4]

Roster[]

1962 Green Bay Packers roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics
Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Preseason[]

Date Opponent Site Result Score'

Regular season[]

The team was 7–0 at home and 6–1 on the road. It was the first time since 1944 that the club went undefeated at home.[5]

Schedule[]

Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance
1 September 16 Minnesota Vikings W 34–7 City Stadium
38,669
2 September 23 St. Louis Cardinals W 17–0 Milwaukee County Stadium
44,885
3 September 30 Chicago Bears W 49–0 City Stadium
38,669
4 October 7 Detroit Lions W   9–7 City Stadium
38,669
5 October 14 at Minnesota Vikings W 48–21 Metropolitan Stadium
41,475
6 October 21 San Francisco 49ers W 31–13 Milwaukee County Stadium
46,010
7 October 28 at Baltimore Colts W 17–6 Memorial Stadium
57,966
8 November 4 at Chicago Bears W 38–7 Wrigley Field
48,753
9 November 11 at Philadelphia Eagles W 49–0 Franklin Field
60,671
10 November 18 Baltimore Colts W 17–13 City Stadium
38,669
11 November 22 at Detroit Lions L  14–26 Tiger Stadium
57,598
12 December 2 Los Angeles Rams W 41–10 Milwaukee County Stadium
46,833
13 December 9 at San Francisco 49ers W 31–21 Kezar Stadium
53,769
14 December 16 at Los Angeles Rams W 20–17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
60,353

Season summary[]

Week 4 vs. Lions[]

Detroit Lions (3–0) at Green Bay Packers (3–0)
1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 7 0 0

7

Packers 3 0 3 3

9

at City StadiumGreen Bay, Wisconsin

Game information
Lions
Packers

Week 11 vs. Lions[]

Green Bay Packers (10–0) at Detroit Lions (8–2)
1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 0 0 0 14

14

Lions 7 16 3 0

26

at Tiger StadiumDetroit, Michigan

Thanksgiving Day game

Playoffs[]

Round Date Opponent Result Score Game site TV Radio Time Attendance
NFL Championship December 30, 1962 at New York Giants W 16–7 Yankee Stadium NBC NBC 1:00 PM CST 64,892

All times are CENTRAL time

Game summary[]

1962 NFL Championship Game at New York[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Packers 3 7 3 3 16
Giants 0 0 7 0 7

Source:[6]

Standings[]

Template:1962 NFL Western standings

Awards and records[]

References[]

Eastern Conference Western Conference
Cleveland Baltimore
Dallas Chicago
NY Giants Detroit
Philadelphia Green Bay
Pittsburgh Los Angeles
St. Louis Minnesota
Washington San Francisco
1962 NFL DraftNFL ChampionshipPro Bowl
Related: 1962 AFL Season
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