1962 New York Giants season

The 1962 New York Giants season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League. Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle had a breakout season in 1962. Said Cold Hard Football Facts, "It's safe to call Tittle a late bloomer. He enjoyed various degrees of success in his first 14 seasons with three teams in two different pro football leagues. But then in 1962, at the age of 36 and under second-year head coach Allie Sherman, Tittle exploded for a record 33 TD passes to lead the Giants to a 12–2 record."[1]

1962 New York Giants season
Head coachAllie Sherman
OwnerJack Mara
Wellington Mara
Home fieldYankee Stadium
Results
Record12–2
Division place1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship (Packers) 7–16

Offseason

NFL Draft

Hall of Fame Game
  • New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21 [2]

Roster
1962 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs


Special teams

 Reserve lists

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Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}}


Rookies in italics

Regular season
Main article: 1962 NFL season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 September 16 at Cleveland Browns L 7–17 0–1
81,115
2 September 23 at Philadelphia Eagles W 29–13 1–1
60,671
3 September 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–27 2–1
40,916
4 October 7 at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–14 3–1
20,327
5 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 3–2
62,808
6 October 21 Detroit Lions W 17–14 4–2
62,856
7 October 28 Washington Redskins W 49–34 5–2
62,844
8 November 4 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–28 6–2
62,775
9 November 11 at Dallas Cowboys W 41–10 7–2
45,668
10 November 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 19–14 8–2
62,705
11 November 25 at Washington Redskins W 42–24 9–2
49,219
12 December 2 at Chicago Bears W 26–24 10–2
49,043
13 December 9 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 11–2
62,794
14 December 16 Dallas Cowboys W 41–31 12–2
62,694

Game summaries

Week 14
1 234Total
Cowboys 3 2107 31
• Giants 7 2176 41
  • Date: December 16
  • Location: Yankee Stadium
  • Game attendance: 62,694
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)

[3]

Standings
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 12 2 0 .857 10–2 398 283 W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 5 0 .643 8–4 312 363 W3
Cleveland Browns 7 6 1 .538 6–5–1 291 257 W1
Washington Redskins 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 305 376 L1
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 398 402 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 287 356 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 3 10 1 .231 3–8–1 282 356 L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Playoffs
Main article: 1962 NFL Championship Game
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Championship December 30 Green Bay Packers L 7–16
64,892

Awards and honors
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See also

References
  1. "Cold Hard Football Facts: The Dandy Dozen: 12 best passing seasons in history". Archived from the original on 2012-07-29. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
  3. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Aug-10.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-19. Retrieved 2010-06-28.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130


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