The 1962 Baltimore Colts season was the tenth for the team in the National Football League. They finished the season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, in fourth place in the Western Conference, six games behind the Green Bay Packers.
The Colts lost twice each to Green Bay, Detroit, and Chicago.
After the season in January, Weeb Ewbank was succeeded as head coach by 33-year-old Don Shula, the defensive backfield coach with the Detroit Lions for three seasons.
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 Los Angeles Rams W 30–27 1–0 Memorial Stadium 54,796 2 September 23 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–7 2–0 Metropolitan Stadium 30,787 3 September 30 Detroit Lions L 20–29 2–1 Memorial Stadium 57,966 4 October 7 San Francisco 49ers L 13–21 2–2 Memorial Stadium 54,158 5 October 14 at Cleveland Browns W 36–14 3–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,132 6 October 21 at Chicago Bears L 15–35 3–3 Wrigley Field 49,066 7 October 28 Green Bay Packers L 6–17 3–4 Memorial Stadium 57,966 8 November 4 at San Francisco 49ers W 22–3 4–4 Kezar Stadium 44,875 9 November 11 at Los Angeles Rams W 14–2 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,502 10 November 18 at Green Bay Packers L 13–17 5–5 New City Stadium 38,669 11 November 25 Chicago Bears L 0–57 5–6 Memorial Stadium 56,164 12 December 2 at Detroit Lions L 14–21 5–7 Tiger Stadium 53,012 13 Washington Redskins W 34–21 6–7 Memorial Stadium 56,964 14 December 16 Minnesota Vikings W 42–17 7–7 Memorial Stadium 53,645 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Standings
See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons
References
External links 1962 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1962 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Chuck Thompson (narrator), "1962 Baltimore Colts: The Golden Decade," Baltimore Football, Inc. via YouTube.com, Oct. 17, 2022 (Video.)