1962 Houston Oilers season | |
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Head Coach | Pop Ivy |
Home Field | Jeppesen Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–3 |
Place | 1st AFL Eastern |
Playoff Finish | Lost AFL Championship (Texans) (20–17) |
Timeline | |
Previous season | Next season |
1961 | 1963 |
The 1962 Houston Oilers season was their third. For the third consecutive season, the Oilers appeared in the AFL Championship Game, only to lose 20–17 in double overtime to the Dallas Texans.
Offseason[]
AFL Draft[]
Round | Player | Position | College |
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1 | Ray Jacobs | Defensive Tackle | Howard Payne |
2 | Earl Gros | Fullback | Louisiana State |
3 | Pete Case | Tackle | Georgia |
4 | Gary Cutsinger | Defensive End | Oklahoma State (from Boston) |
5 | Bill Rice | End | Alabama |
6 | Ray Pinion | Guard | Texas Christian |
7 | Gus Gonzales | Guard | Tulane |
8 | Clyde Brock | Defensive Tackle | Utah State |
9 | Larry Onesti | Linebacker | Northwestern |
10 | Bob Moses | End | Texas-Austin |
11 | John Thomas | Guard | McMurry |
12 | Jack Collins | Halfback | Texas-Austin |
13 | Royce Cassell | End | New Mexico State |
14 | Glynn Griffing | Quarterback | Mississippi |
15 | Ken Shaffer | Tackle | Marquette |
16 | Billy Ray Adams | Fullback | Mississippi |
17 | Bill Miller | Defensive Tackle | New Mexico Highlands |
18 | Art Perkins | Halfback | North Texas State |
19 | Bobby Jancik | Defensive Back | Lamar Tech |
20 | Joe Bob Isbell | Guard | Houston |
21 | Roland Jackson | Fullback | Rice |
22 | Ken Bolin | Halfback | Houston |
23 | Bill Van Buren | Center | Iowa |
24 | Boyd Melvin | Tackle | Northwestern |
25 | Bob Johnson | Tackle | Rice |
26 | Harold Hays | Guard | Mississippi Southern |
27 | Roger McFarland | Halfback | Kansas |
28 | Gary Henson | End | Colorado |
29 | Ron Osborne | Tackle | Clemson |
30 | Bob Clemens | Halfback | Pittsburgh |
31 | Al Kimbrough | Halfback | Northwestern |
32 | Al Lerderle | End | Georgia Tech |
33 | Don Talbert | Tackle | Texas |
Regular season[]
Season standings[]
Eastern Division | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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*Houston Oilers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 387 | 270 |
Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 346 | 295 |
Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 309 | 272 |
New York Titans | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 278 | 423 |
Season schedule[]
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | |
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1 | September 9, 1962 | at Buffalo Bills | W 28–23 | ||
2 | September 16, 1962 | at Boston Patriots | L 34–21 | ||
3 | September 29, 1962 | at San Diego Chargers | W 42–17 | ||
4 | Bye | ||||
5 | October 7, 1962 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–14 | ||
6 | October 14, 1962 | New York Titans | W 56–17 | ||
7 | October 21, 1962 | at Denver Broncos | L 20–10 | ||
8 | October 28, 1962 | Dallas Texans | L 31–7 | ||
9 | November 4, 1962 | at Dallas Texans | W 14–6 | ||
10 | November 11, 1962 | at Oakland Raiders | W 28–20 | ||
11 | November 18, 1962 | Boston Patriots | W 21–17 | ||
12 | November 25, 1962 | San Diego Chargers | W 33–27 | ||
13 | December 2, 1962 | Denver Broncos | W 34–17 | ||
14 | December 9, 1962 | Oakland Raiders | W 32–17 | ||
15 | December 15, 1962 | at New York Titans | W 44–10 |
Roster[]
Houston Oilers roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen |
Linebackers
Defensive Backs CB Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Practice Squad Rookies in italics |
Postseason[]
AFL Championship Game[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Texans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 17 |
Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT)
- December 23, 1962 at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas
Attendance: 37,981
Scoring
- DAL – Field goal Brooker 16
- DAL – Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick)
- DAL – Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick)
- HOU – Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)
- HOU – Field goal Blanda 31
- HOU – Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick)
- DAL – Field goal Brooker 25
References[]
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Eastern Division | Western Division |
Boston | Dallas Texans |
Buffalo | Denver |
Houston | Oakland |
New York Titans | San Diego |
1962 AFL Draft • 1962 AFL Championship Game • 1962 AFL All-Star game Related: 1962 NFL Season |
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