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1962 Dallas Texans season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo = 621021-Texans-Titans-program.jpg

| team = Dallas Texans (AFL)

| teamdisplay = Dallas Texans

| year = 1962

| record = 11–3

| division_place = 1st AFL Western

| owner = Lamar Hunt

| coach = Hank Stram

| general manager = Jack Steadman

| stadium = Cotton Bowl

| radio = WFAA

| playoffs = Won AFL Championship
(at Oilers) 20–17 {{small|({{Tooltip|2OT|Double overtime}})}}

| AFL allstars = QB Len Dawson
HB Abner Haynes
FB Curtis McClinton
G Marvin Terrell
OT Jerry Cornelison
OT Jim Tyrer
TE Fred Arbanas
DB Dave Grayson
LB E.J. Holub
DT Jerry Mays
DT Mel Branch
LB Sherrill Headrick

| previous = 1961

| next = {{nowrap|1963 (K.C. Chiefs)}}

| shortnavlink = Dal. Texans seasons

}}

The 1962 Dallas Texans season was the third and final season of Lamar Hunt's American Football League (AFL) franchise before its relocation to Kansas City from Dallas.

The Texans won their first AFL championship (and only title in Dallas) when they defeated their intrastate rivals, the two-time defending champion Houston Oilers, 20–17 in double overtime—a game which now stands as the second longest game in pro football history and the longest in AFL history.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2nBRAAAAIBAJ&pg=6206%2C1621021 |newspaper=Milwaukee Sentinel |agency=Associated Press |title=Dallas wins in sudden death |date=December 24, 1962 |page=2, part 2 |access-date=January 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224051959/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2nBRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nBAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6206%2C1621021 |archive-date=February 24, 2016 |url-status=live }}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v2EaAAAAIBAJ&pg=5247%2C1281478 |newspaper=Milwaukee Journal |agency=press dispatches |title=Dallas tips Houston in second overtime |date=December 24, 1962 |page=8, part 2 |access-date=January 23, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160224004248/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=v2EaAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1yYEAAAAIBAJ&pg=5247%2C1281478 |archive-date=February 24, 2016 |url-status=live }}

Coach Hank Stram was named the AFL Coach of the Year and RB Curtis McClinton was named AFL Rookie of the Year. Haynes became the franchise's first 1,000-yard rusher, concluding the season with 1,049 yards and an AFL-high 13 rushing TDs.[http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s/ Kansas City Chiefs History 1960s] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070421185300/http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s/ |date=April 21, 2007 }} KCChiefs.com

The Texans set an AFL record for completion percentage in a season (60.6%).[http://pfref.com/tiny/7NxBm Pro-Football-Reference: In a single season, from 1960 to 1969, in the AFL, in the regular season, sorted by descending Pass Completion %] They led the league in both points scored (389), fewest points allowed (233), and total touchdowns (50; 29 passing, 21 rushing) in 1962.{{Cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1962_AFL/ |title=Pro-Football-Reference.com: 1962 AFL Standings, Team & Offensive Statistics |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |access-date=March 29, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707002105/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1962_AFL/ |archive-date=July 7, 2017 |url-status=live }}

1962 AFL draft

{{main|1962 American Football League draft}}

class="wikitable sortable sortable"
style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Roundstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"| Playerstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"| Positionstyle="background:#A8BDEC;"| College
align=center| 1Ronnie BullRonnie BullHalfbackBaylor
align=center| 2Bill MillerBill MillerEndMiami (Florida)
align=center| 3Eddie WilsonEddie WilsonQuarterbackArizona
align=center| 4Charles HintonCharles HintonTackleNorth Carolina College
align=center| 4Irv GoodeIrv GoodeCenterKentucky (from Buffalo)
align=center| 5Bobby PlummerBobby PlummerTackleTCU
align=center| 5Bobby PlyBobby PlyQuarterbackBaylor (from New York)
align=center| 5Bill HullBill HullEndWake Forest (from Boston)
align=center| 6Al HintonAl HintonEndIowa
align=center| 8Larry BowieLarry BowieTacklePurdue
align=center| 9Dick MillsDick MillsTacklePittsburgh
align=center| 10Jim SaxtonJimmy SaxtonHalfbackTexas
align=center| 11Bob HuntBobby HuntDefensive backAuburn (from Oakland)
align=center| 11Guy ReeseGuy ReeseTackleSMU
align=center| 12Bobby ThompsonBobby ThompsonHalfbackArizona
align=center| 14Bookie BolinBookie BolinGuardMississippi
align=center| 15Dave GrahamDave GrahamTackleVirginia
align=center| 16Pettis NormanPettis NormanEndJohn Smith
align=center| 17Tommy BrookerTommy BrookerEndAlabama
align=center| 18Joe CarolloJoe CarolloTackleNotre Dame
align=center| 19Lee WelchLee WelchHalfbackMississippi State
align=center| 20Mike SemcheskiMike SemcheskiGuardLehigh
align=center| 21Kent MartinKent MartinTackleWake Forest
align=center| 22Jim BernhardtJim BernhardtTackleLinfield
align=center| 23Russ ForetRuss ForetTackleGeorgia Tech
align=center| 24Pat TrammellPat TrammellQuarterbackAlabama
align=center| 25John BurrellJohn BurrellEndRice
align=center| 26Walt RappoldWalt RappoldQuarterbackDuke
align=center| 27Scott TylerScott TylerHalfbackMiami (Ohio)
align=center| 28Jim ThrushJim ThrushTackleXavier
align=center| 29Ed RyanEd RyanHalfbackMichigan State
align=center| 30Don GoodmanDon GoodmanHalfbackFlorida
align=center| 31Everisto NinoEveristo NinoTackleEast Texas State
align=center| 32Joel ArringtonJoel ArringtonHalfbackDuke
align=center| 33Jack WilsonJack WilsonHalfbackDuke
align=center| 34Roger ShoalsRoger ShoalsCenterMaryland

=Roster=

class="toccolours" style="text-align: left; border: 2px solid black;"
colspan="7" style="text-align:center;{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Kansas City Chiefs|border=2}};" | 1962 Dallas Texans roster
style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers / Flankers

Tight Ends

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

| style="width: 25px;" |

| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

Rookies in italics

{{Cite web |title=1962 Dallas Texans Roster & Players |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/kan/1962_roster.htm |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

Schedule

=Season summary=

The Texans clinched their initial AFL Western Division Championship in November and finished with an 11–3 regular season record. Dallas won the 1962 AFL Championship when K Tommy Brooker connected on a 25-yard field goal during the second overtime of the title game, giving the Texans a 20–17 victory at Houston (12/23). Spanning an elapsed time of 77:54, the game still stands as the second-longest contest in pro football history as the franchise claimed its first of three AFL titles. The game is the longest in the history of the American Football League.

=Preseason=

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|August 4, 1962}}

| vs. Oakland Raiders

| W 13–3

| 1–0

| American Field* {{small|(Atlanta)}}

| 8,000

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962afldal.html Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 2

| {{dow tooltip|August 11, 1962}}

| at San Diego Chargers

| L 0–17

| 1–1

| Balboa Stadium

| 28,555

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962afldal.html Recap]

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| {{dow tooltip|August 18, 1962}}

| Oakland Raiders

| W 22–6

| 2–1

| Memorial Stadium* {{small|(Midland)}}

| 10,000

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962afldal.html Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 4

| {{dow tooltip|August 24, 1962}}

| Denver Broncos

| L 24–27 {{small|(OT)}}

| 2–2

| Farrington Field* {{small|(Fort Worth)}}

| 18,000

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962afldal.html Recap]

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| {{dow tooltip|August 31, 1962}}

| vs. Houston Oilers

| L 31–34

| 2–3

| Miami Orange Bowl* {{small|(Miami)}}

| 27,530

| [https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962afldal.html Recap]

* Special pre-season game site

=Regular season=

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Week

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Recap

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Sources

style="background:#cfc"

! 1

| {{dow tooltip|September 8, 1962}}

| Boston Patriots

| W 42–28

| 1–0

| Cotton Bowl

| 32,000

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196209080kan.htm Recap]

|

2

| colspan="8" |Bye

style="background:#cfc"

! 3

| September 23

| at Oakland Raiders

| W 26–16

| 2–0

| Frank Youell Field

| 12,500

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196209230rai.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 4

| September 30

| Buffalo Bills

| W 41–21

| 3–0

| Cotton Bowl

| 25,500

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196209300kan.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#fcc"

! 5

| October 7

| at San Diego Chargers

| L 28–32

| 3–1

| Balboa Stadium

| 23,092

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210070sdg.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 6

| {{dow tooltip|October 12, 1962}}

| at Boston Patriots

| W 27–7

| 4–1

| Boston University Field

| 23,874

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210120nwe.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 7

| October 21

| New York Titans

| W 20–17

| 5–1

| Cotton Bowl

| 17,814

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210210kan.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 8

| October 28

| at Houston Oilers

| W 31–7

| 6–1

| Jeppesen Stadium

| 31,750

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210280oti.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#fcc"

! 9

| November 4

| Houston Oilers

| L 6–14

| 6–2

| Cotton Bowl

| 29,017

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196211040kan.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 10

| November 11

| at New York Titans

| W 52–31

| 7–2

| Polo Grounds

| 13,275

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196211110nyj.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 11

| November 18

| at Denver Broncos

| W 24–3

| 8–2

| Bears Stadium

| 23,523

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196211180den.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 12

| November 25

| Oakland Raiders

| W 35–7

| 9–2

| Cotton Bowl

| 13,557

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196211250kan.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#fcc"

! 13

| December 2

| at Buffalo Bills

| L 14–23

| 9–3

| War Memorial Stadium

| 35,261

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196212020buf.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 14

| December 9

| Denver Broncos

| W 17–10

| 10–3

| Cotton Bowl

| 19,137

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196212090kan.htm Recap]

|

style="background:#cfc"

! 15

| December 16

| San Diego Chargers

| W 26–17

| 11–3

| Cotton Bowl

| 18,384

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196212160kan.htm Recap]

|

colspan="10"| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

=Postseason=

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Round

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Date

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Opponent

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Result

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Dallas Texans (AFL)|year=1962|border=2}}"| Recap

style="background:#cfc"

! AFL Championship

| December 23

| at Houston Oilers

| W 20–17 {{small|(2OT)}}

| 1–0

| Jeppesen Stadium

| 37,981

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196212230oti.htm Recap]

Standings

{{1962 AFL Western standings}}

{{1962 AFL Eastern standings}}

1962 AFL Championship

{{main|1962 American Football League Championship Game}}

{{Americanfootballbox | bg2=#eee

|title=Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT)

|Road=Texans

|R1=3

|R2=14

|R3=0

|R4=0

|R5=0

|R6=3

|Home=Oilers

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=7

|H4=10

|H5=0

|H6=0

|time= 2:00 p.m. CST

|date=December 23, 1962

|stadium=Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

|referee=

|attendance=37,981

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman, and Jack Buck[http://the506.com/yabb/YaBB.pl?num=1224414525 1962 NFL-AFL Commentator Crews]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|scoring=

  • First quarter
  • DAL – Field goal Brooker 16
  • Second quarter
  • DAL – Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick)
  • DAL – Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick)
  • Third quarter
  • HOU – Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)
  • Fourth quarter
  • HOU – Field goal Blanda 31
  • HOU – Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick)
  • First overtime
  • no scoring
  • Second overtime
  • DAL – Field goal Brooker 25

}} The Dallas Texans final season was a win and in 1963 move to Kansas City but missed the playoffs the first time since 1961.

References

{{Reflist|2}}

External links

  • {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070203232026/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=DAL&lg=afl&yr=1962 1962 Dallas Texans on Database Football]}}

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{{succession box

| title = American Football League champion

| years = 1962

| before = Houston Oilers
1961

| after = San Diego Chargers
1963

}}

{{end}}

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