The 1962 Denver Broncos season was the third season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). They finished with their best record of the decade with seven wins and seven losses, finishing second in the AFL's Western Division. The Broncos started the season strong with a record of 6–1, but went in reverse in the second half of the season with a 1–6 record. Despite this, head coach Jack Faulkner was named AFL Coach of the Year.
The 1962 season was the year in which Denver switched to their orange and blue color scheme, abandoning the brown and mustard yellow color scheme of the franchise's first two seasons. Orange and blue have been used as the team's primary colors ever since.
Offseason
1962 AFL draft
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 San Diego Chargers W 30–21 1–0 University of Denver Stadium 28,000 Recap 2 September 15 at Buffalo Bills W 23–20 2–0 War Memorial Stadium 30,577 Recap 3 September 21 Boston Patriots L 16–41 2–1 Boston University Field 21,038 Recap 4 September 30 at New York Titans W 32–10 3–1 Polo Grounds 17,213 Recap 5 October 5 Oakland Raiders W 44–7 4–1 Bears Stadium 22,452 Recap 6 October 14 at Oakland Raiders W 23–6 5–1 Frank Youell Field 7,000 Recap 7 October 21 Houston Oilers W 20–10 6–1 Bears Stadium 34,496 Recap 8 October 28 Buffalo Bills L 38–45 6–2 Bears Stadium 26,051 Recap 9 November 4 at San Diego Chargers W 23–20 7–2 Balboa Stadium 20,827 Recap 10 November 11 Boston Patriots L 29–33 7–3 Bears Stadium 28,187 Recap 11 November 18 Dallas Texans L 3–24 7–4 Bears Stadium 23,523 Recap 12 November 22 New York Titans L 45–46 7–5 Bears Stadium 15,776 Recap 13 December 2 at Houston Oilers L 17–34 7–6 Jeppesen Stadium 30,650 Recap 14 December 9 at Dallas Texans L 10–17 7–7 Cotton Bowl 19,137 Recap 15Bye Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
References
External links 1962 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com