1962 Houston Oilers season
The 1962 Houston Oilers season was the third season for the Houston Oilers as a professional American football franchise; 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.
1962 Houston Oilers season | |
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Head coach | Pop Ivy |
General manager | Pop Ivy |
Owner | Bud Adams |
Home field | Jeppesen Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–3 |
Division place | 1st AFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Lost AFL Championship (Texans) (20–17) |
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
Standings
AFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Houston Oilers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 387 | 270 | W7 | |
Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 346 | 295 | L1 | |
Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 1–4–1 | 309 | 272 | W2 | |
New York Titans | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–5 | 278 | 423 | L3 |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | 2OT | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Texans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 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
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