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1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

{{short description|NFL team season}}

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{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo = 1962-Cardinals-mediaguide.jpg

| team = St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)

| teamdisplay = St. Louis Cardinals

| year = 1962

| record = 4–9–1

| division_place = 6th NFL Eastern

| coach = Wally Lemm

| stadium = Busch Stadium (I)

| playoffs = Did not qualify

| shortnavlink = Cardinals seasons

}}

The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals season marked the team's 43rd year with the National Football League (NFL) and their third season in St. Louis. The team finished with a record of 4 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie — placing them 6th in the 7-team Eastern Conference.

This was the 14th consecutive year that the Cardinals failed to make the NFL playoffs.

Offseason

=Head coach=

Wally Lemm, the head coach of the Houston Oilers, champions of the American Football League (AFL), was hired on February 22 and led the Cardinals for four years.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ctsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4970%2C2974769 |work=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette |agency=Associated Press |title=Grid Cardinals sign Lemm |date=February 23, 1962 |page=20}}

= Hall of Fame Game =

The Cardinals tied the New York Giants in the inaugural edition of the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, held on Saturday, August 11, following the morning groundbreaking for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xLBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7319%2C6064901 |work=Toledo Blade |location=(Ohio) |agency=Associated Press |title=Cards tie Giants, 21-21, in Hall of Fame Game |date=August 12, 1962 |page=6}}

  • New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, {{ISBN|0-7611-2480-2}}, p. 369

Regular season

= Schedule =

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!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1962|border=2}}"| Record

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1962|border=2}}"| Venue

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1962|border=2}}"| Attendance

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1962|border=2}}"| Recap

!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|St. Louis Cardinals|year=1962|border=2}}"| Sources

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! 1

| September 16

| at Philadelphia Eagles

| W 27–21

| 1–0

| Franklin Field

| 58,910

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196209160phi.htm Recap]

|

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! 2

| September 23

| at Green Bay Packers

| L 0–17

| 1–1

| Milwaukee County Stadium

| 44,885

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

|

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! 3

| September 30

| at Washington Redskins

| L 14–24

| 1–2

| D.C. Stadium

| 37,419

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

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! 4

| October 7

| New York Giants

| L 14–31

| 1–3

| Busch Stadium

| 20,327

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

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! 5

| October 14

| Washington Redskins

| T 17–17

| 1–3–1

| Busch Stadium

| 18,104

| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210140crd.htm Recap]

|

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! 6

| October 21

| Cleveland Browns

| L 7–34

| 1–4–1

| Busch Stadium

| 23,256

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

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! 7

| October 28

| at Dallas Cowboys

| W 28–24

| 2–4–1

| Cotton Bowl

| 16,027

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

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! 8

| November 4

| at New York Giants

| L 28–31

| 2–5–1

| Yankee Stadium

| 62,775

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

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! 9

| November 11

| Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 17–26

| 2–6–1

| Busch Stadium

| 20,264

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

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! 10

| November 18

| at Cleveland Browns

| L 14–38

| 2–7–1

| Cleveland Municipal Stadium

| 41,815

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

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! 11

| November 25

| San Francisco 49ers

| L 17–24

| 2–8–1

| Busch Stadium

| 17,532

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

|

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! 12

| December 2

| at Pittsburgh Steelers

| L 7–19

| 2–9–1

| Forbes Field

| 17,265

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

|

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! 13

| December 9

| Dallas Cowboys

| W 52–20

| 3–9–1

| Busch Stadium

| 14,102

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

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! 14

| December 16

| Philadelphia Eagles

| W 45–35

| 4–9–1

| Busch Stadium

| 14,989

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

|

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|colspan="9"| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

{{1962 NFL Eastern standings}}

{{1962 NFL Western standings}}

Awards and records

=Franchise records=

  • Sonny Randle, most pass receptions in one game (16) NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN|0-7611-2480-2}}, p. 94
  • Sonny Randle, most receiving yards in one game (256)
  • John David Crow, most touchdowns in one season (17)

= Milestones =

  • Sonny Randle, 256 yards receiving on November 14

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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