The Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 26th in Washington, D.C. The team tried to improve on their 1–12–1 record from 1961 and did by going 5–7–2.

Offseason

NFL draft

Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL draft.Sports Illustrated, October 13, 2008, p.24

1962 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 1 Ernie Davis Running back Syracuse 2 15 Joe Hernandez Wide receiver Arizona 3 29 Bob Mitinger Linebacker Penn State 4 43 Billy Neighbors Guard Alabama 7 85 Bert Coan Halfback Kansas 8 99 Ron Hatcher Fullback Michigan State 9 113 Dave Viti End Boston University

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–37 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,201 2 Baltimore Colts L 14–34 0–2 D.C. Stadium 25,632 3 vs. Philadelphia Eagles L 7–24 0–3 American Legion Memorial Stadium 22,500 4 Chicago Bears W 29–28 1–3 Foreman Field 18,000 5 Green Bay Packers L 14–20 1–4 A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium 16,000

Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 16 at Dallas Cowboys T 35–35 0–0–1 Cotton Bowl 15,730 Recap 2 September 23 at Cleveland Browns W 17–16 1–0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 57,491 Recap 3 September 30 St. Louis Cardinals W 24–14 2–0–1 D.C. Stadium 37,419 Recap 4 October 7 Los Angeles Rams W 20–14 3–0–1 D.C. Stadium 18,104 Recap 5 October 14 at St. Louis Cardinals T 17–17 3–0–2 Busch Stadium 38,264 Recap 6 October 21 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–21 4–0–2 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 7 October 28 at New York Giants L 34–49 4–1–2 Yankee Stadium 62,844 Recap 8 November 4 Dallas Cowboys L 10–38 4–2–2 D.C. Stadium 49,888 Recap 9 November 11 Cleveland Browns W 17–9 5–2–2 D.C. Stadium 48,169 Recap 10 November 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–23 5–3–2 Forbes Field 21,231 Recap 11 November 25 New York Giants L 24–42 5–4–2 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 12 December 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–37 5–5–2 D.C. Stadium 32,229 Recap 13 at Baltimore Colts L 21–34 5–6–2 Memorial Stadium 56,964 Recap 14 December 16 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–27 5–7–2 D.C. Stadium 34,508 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

Roster

References