The 1962 Houston Oilers season was the third season for the Houston Oilers as a professional American football franchise; 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. In this season, quarterback George Blanda set the single season record for most interceptions, throwing 42.
Offseason AFL Draft Round Player Position College 1 Ray JacobsRay Jacobs Defensive Tackle Howard Payne 2 Earl GrosEarl Gros Fullback Louisiana State 3 Pete CasePete Case Tackle Georgia 4 Gary CutsingerGary Cutsinger Defensive End Oklahoma State (from Boston) 5 Bill RiceBill Rice End Alabama 6 Ray PinionRay Pinion Guard Texas Christian 7 Gus GonzalesGus Gonzales Guard Tulane 8 Clyde BrockClyde Brock Defensive Tackle Utah State 9 Larry OnestiLarry Onesti Linebacker Northwestern 10 Bob MosesBob Moses End Texas-Austin 11 John ThomasJohn Thomas Guard McMurry 12 Jack CollinsJack Collins Halfback Texas-Austin 13 Royce CassellRoyce Cassell End New Mexico State 14 Glynn GriffingGlynn Griffing Quarterback Mississippi 15 Ken ShafferKen Shaffer Tackle Marquette 16 Billy Ray AdamsBilly Ray Adams Fullback Mississippi 17 Bill MillerBill Miller Defensive Tackle New Mexico Highlands 18 Art PerkinsArt Perkins Halfback North Texas State 19 Bobby JancikBobby Jancik Defensive back Lamar Tech 20 Joe Bob IsbellJoe Bob Isbell Guard Houston 21 Roland JacksonRoland Jackson Fullback Rice 22 Ken BolinKen Bolin Halfback Houston 23 Bill Van BurenBill Van Buren Center Iowa 24 Boyd MelvinBoyd Melvin Tackle Northwestern 25 Bob JohnsonBob Johnson Tackle Rice 26 Harold HaysHarold Hays Guard Mississippi Southern 27 Roger McFarlandRoger McFarland Halfback Kansas 28 Gary HensonGary Henson End Colorado 29 Ron OsborneRon Osborne Tackle Clemson 30 Bob ClemensBob Clemens Halfback Pittsburgh 31 Al KimbroughAl Kimbrough Halfback Northwestern 32 Al LerderleAl Lerderle End Georgia Tech 33 Don TalbertDon Talbert Tackle Texas
Roster 1962 Houston Oilers roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
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SS/P Reserve lists
rookies in italics
Regular season Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 9 at Buffalo Bills W 28–23 1–0 War Memorial Stadium 31,236 Recap 2 September 16 at Boston Patriots L 21–34 1–1 Harvard Stadium 32,276 Recap 3 September 29 at San Diego Chargers W 42–17 2–1 Balboa Stadium 28,061 Recap 4 Bye 5 October 7 Buffalo Bills W 17–14 3–1 Jeppesen Stadium 26,350 Recap 6 October 14 New York Titans W 56–17 4–1 Jeppesen Stadium 20,650 Recap 7 October 21 at Denver Broncos L 10–20 4–2 Bears Stadium 29,017 Recap 8 October 28 Dallas Texans L 7–31 4–3 Jeppesen Stadium 31,750 Recap 9 November 4 at Dallas Texans W 14–6 5–3 Cotton Bowl 29,017 Recap 10 November 11 at Oakland Raiders W 28–20 6–3 Frank Youell Field 11,000 Recap 11 November 18 Boston Patriots W 21–17 7–3 Jeppesen Stadium 35,250 Recap 12 November 25 San Diego Chargers W 33–27 8–3 Jeppesen Stadium 28,235 Recap 13 December 2 Denver Broncos W 34–17 9–3 Jeppesen Stadium 30,650 Recap 14 December 9 Oakland Raiders W 32–17 10–3 Jeppesen Stadium 27,400 Recap 15 December 15 at New York Titans W 44–10 11–3 Polo Grounds 8,167 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
Postseason AFL Championship Game
Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT) December 23, 1962, at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, TexasAttendance: 37,981
Scoring DAL – Field goal Brooker 16 3-0 DAL – Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) 10-0 DAL – Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick) 17-0 HOU – Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) 17-7 HOU – Field goal Blanda 31 17-14 HOU – Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick) 17-17 DAL – Field goal Brooker 25 2OT 20-17
References Oilers on Pro Football Reference Oilers on jt-sw.com