1962 Houston Oilers season
1962 Houston Oilers season | |
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Head coach | Pop Ivy |
Home field | Jeppesen Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 11–3 |
Division place | 1st AFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Lost AFL Championship (Texans) (20–17) |
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 |
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 | |
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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 | 2OT | Total | |
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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
References
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