1962 Dallas Texans season

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1962 Dallas Texans season
Head coach Hank Stram
Home field Cotton Bowl
Results
Record 11–3
Division place 1st AFL Western
Playoff finish Won AFL Championship (Oilers)

The 1962 Dallas Texans season was the third and final season of Lamar Hunt’s American Football League franchise before its relocation to Kansas City from Dallas.

The Texans won their first AFL championship (and only title in Dallas) when they defeated their intrastate rivals, the Houston Oilers, 20–17 in double overtime—a game which now stands as the second longest game in pro football history and the longest in AFL history.

Coach Hank Stram was named the AFL Coach of the Year and RB Curtis McClinton (Kansas) was named AFL Rookie of the Year. Haynes became the franchise’s first 1,000-yard rusher, concluding the season with 1,049 yards and an AFL-high 13 rushing TDs.[1]

The Texans set an AFL record for completion percentage in a season (60.6%).[2] They led the league in both points scored (389), fewest points allowed (233), and total touchdowns (50; 29 passing, 21 rushing) in 1962.[3]

Four Texans made the first-team All-AFL team in 1962: quarterback Len Dawson, middle linebacker Sherrill Headrick, left linebacker E.J. Holub, and halfback Abner Haynes.[4]

1962 AFL Draft

Round Player Position College
1 Ronnie BullRonnie Bull Halfback Baylor
2 Bill MillerBill Miller End Miami (Florida)
3 Eddie WilsonEddie Wilson Quarterback Arizona
4 Charles HintonCharles Hinton Tackle North Carolina College
4 Irv GoodeIrv Goode Center Kentucky (from Buffalo)
5 Bobby PlummerBobby Plummer Tackle TCU
5 Bobby PlyBobby Ply Quarterback Baylor (from New York)
5 Bill HullBill Hull End Wake Forest (from Boston)
6 Al HintonAl Hinton End Iowa
8 Larry BowieLarry Bowie Tackle Purdue
9 Dick MillsDick Mills Tackle Pittsburgh
10 Jim SaxtonJimmy Saxton Halfback Texas
11 Bob HuntBobby Hunt Defensive back Auburn (from Oakland)
11 Guy ReeseGuy Reese Tackle SMU
12 Bobby ThompsonBobby Thompson Halfback Arizona
14 Bookie BolinBookie Bolin Guard Mississippi
15 Dave GrahamDave Graham Tackle Virginia
16 Pettis NormanPettis Norman End John Smith
17 Tommy BrookerTommy Brooker End Alabama
18 Joe CarolloJoe Carollo Tackle Notre Dame
19 Lee WelchLee Welch Halfback Mississippi State
20 Mike SemcheskiMike Semcheski Guard Lehigh
21 Kent MartinKent Martin Tackle Wake Forest
22 Jim BernhardtJim Bernhardt Tackle Linfield
23 Russ ForetRuss Foret Tackle Georgia Tech
24 Pat TrammellPat Trammell Quarterback Alabama
25 John BurrellJohn Burrell End Rice
26 Walt RappoldWalt Rappold Quarterback Duke
27 Scott TylerScott Tyler Halfback Miami (Ohio)
28 Jim ThrushJim Thrush Tackle Xavier
29 Ed RyanEd Ryan Halfback Michigan State
30 Don GoodmanDon Goodman Halfback Florida
31 Everisto NinoEveristo Nino Tackle East Texas State
32 Joel ArringtonJoel Arrington Halfback Duke
33 Jack WilsonJack Wilson Halfback Duke
34 Rodger ShoalsRodger Shoals Center Maryland

Regular season

The Texans clinched their initial AFL Western Division Championship in November and finished with an 11–3 regular season record. Dallas won the ‘62 AFL Championship when K Tommy Brooker connected on a 25-yard field goal during the second overtime of the title game, giving the Texans a 20–17 victory at Houston (12/23). Spanning an elapsed time of 77:54, the game still stands as the second-longest contest in pro football history as the franchise claimed its first of three AFL titles.[1] The game is the longest in the history of the American Football League.

Schedule

*: Special pre-season game site
#: Game played on Saturday afternoon

Week Date Opponent Result Game site Attendance
Preseason
August 4 Oakland Raiders W 13–3 Lithonia, Georgia * 8,000
August 11 at San Diego Chargers L 0–17 Balboa Stadium 28,555
August 18 Oakland Raiders W 22–6 Memorial Stadium * 10,000
August 24 Denver Broncos L 24–27 (OT) Amon Carter Stadium * 18,000
August 31 Houston Oilers L 31–34 Miami Orange Bowl * 27,530
Regular Season
1 # September 8 Boston Patriots W 42–28 Cotton Bowl 32,000
Week 2 — Bye
3 September 23 at Oakland Raiders W 26–16 Frank Youell Field 12,500
4 September 30 Buffalo Bills W 41–21 Cotton Bowl 25,500
5 October 7 at San Diego Chargers L 28–32 Balboa Stadium 23,092
6 # October 12 at Boston Patriots W 27–7 Nickerson Field 23,874
7 October 21 New York Titans W 20–17 Cotton Bowl 17,814
8 October 28 at Houston Oilers W 31–7 Jeppesen Stadium 31,750
9 November 4 Houston Oilers L 6–14 Cotton Bowl 29,017
10 November 11 at New York Titans W 52–31 Polo Grounds 13,275
11 November 18 at Denver Broncos W 24–3 Bears Stadium 23,523
12 November 25 Oakland Raiders W 35–7 Cotton Bowl 13,557
13 December 2 at Buffalo Bills L 14–23 War Memorial Stadium 35,261
14 December 9 Denver Broncos W 17–10 Cotton Bowl 19,137
15 December 16 San Diego Chargers W 26–17 Cotton Bowl 18,384
1962 AFL Championship Game
Championship December 23 Houston Oilers W 20–17 (2OT) Jeppesen Stadium 37,981

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Dallas Texans 11 3 0 .786 5–1 389 233 W2
Denver Broncos 7 7 0 .500 4–2 353 334 L5
San Diego Chargers 4 10 0 .286 3–3 314 392 L2
Oakland Raiders 1 13 0 .071 0–6 213 370 W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

1962 AFL Championship

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1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total
Texans 3 14 0 0 0 3 20
Oilers 0 0 7 10 0 0 17

at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 23, 1962

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Preceded by American Football League champion
1962
Succeeded by
San Diego Chargers
1963