1962 San Diego Chargers season

The 1962 Season was the 3rd season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team failed to improve on their 12–2 record from 1961. The Chargers finished third in the AFL West at 4–10 that season. At the time it was their worst ever season. This would be the only time the Chargers would endure a losing season during their AFL days.

1962 San Diego Chargers season
Head coachSid Gillman
General managerSid Gillman
OwnerBarron Hilton
Home fieldBalboa Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place3rd Western Division
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Draft

Roster
1962 San Diego Chargers final 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

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 7, 1962 at Denver Broncos L 30–21
28,000
2 September 16, 1962 New York Titans W 40–14
22,003
3 September 23, 1962 Houston Oilers L 42–17
28,061
4 September 30, 1962 at Oakland Raiders W 42–33
13,000
5 October 7, 1962 Dallas Texans W 32–28
23,092
6 October 13, 1962 at Buffalo Bills L 35–10
20,074
7 October 19, 1962 at Boston Patriots L 24–20
20,888
8 October 28, 1962 at New York Titans L 23–3
21,467
9 November 4, 1962 Denver Broncos L 23–20
20,827
10 November 11, 1962 Buffalo Bills L 40–20
22,204
11 November 25, 1962 at Houston Oilers L 33–27
28,235
12 December 2, 1962 Oakland Raiders W 31–21
17,874
13 December 9, 1962 Boston Patriots L 20–14
19,887
14 December 16, 1962 at Dallas Texans L 26–17
18,384

Season summary

Week 1

Week 2
Week Two: New York Titans (1–0) at San Diego Chargers (0–1)
1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 01414
Chargers 7 14 10940

at Balboa Stadium • San Diego, California

  • Date: September 16
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
  • Game attendance: 22,003
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Standings
AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Dallas Texans 1130.7865–1389233W2
Denver Broncos 770.5004–2353334L5
San Diego Chargers 4100.2863–3314392L2
Oakland Raiders 1130.0710–6213370W1

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

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