1962 New York Giants season

NFL team season

The 1962 New York Giants season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League. Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle had a breakout season in 1962. Said Cold Hard Football Facts, "It's safe to call Tittle a late bloomer. He enjoyed various degrees of success in his first 14 seasons with three teams in two different pro football leagues. But then in 1962, at the age of 36 and under second-year head coach Allie Sherman, Tittle exploded for a record 33 TD passes to lead the Giants to a 12–2 record."[1]

Frank Gifford, back after a one season hiatus, and his first full year as a wide receiver (a position he would play for the rest of his career), has his best year as a wideout catching 39 passes for 796 yards and seven touchdowns.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Hall of Fame Game

  • New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21 [2]

Roster

1962 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks
  • 14 Y. A. Tittle

Running backs

  • 24 Phil King
  • 40 Joe Morrison

Wide receivers

  • 85 Del Shofner
  • 16 Frank Gifford

Tight ends

  • 88 Aaron Thomas
Offensive linemen
  • 53 Greg Larson C

Defensive linemen

  • 75 Jim Katcavage DE
  • 81 Andy Robustelli DE
Linebackers

Sam Huff(M), Tom Scott and Bill Winter

  • 87 Jerry Hillebrand

Defensive backs Jimmy Patton, Erich Barnes, Dick Lynch

Special teams Don Chandler

Reserve lists

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Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 16 at Cleveland Browns L 7–17 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,115
2 September 23 at Philadelphia Eagles W 29–13 1–1 Franklin Field 60,671
3 September 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–27 2–1 Pitt Stadium 40,916
4 October 7 at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–14 3–1 Busch Stadium 20,327
5 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 3–2 Yankee Stadium 62,808
6 October 21 Detroit Lions W 17–14 4–2 Yankee Stadium 62,856
7 October 28 Washington Redskins W 49–34 5–2 Yankee Stadium 62,844
8 November 4 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–28 6–2 Yankee Stadium 62,775
9 November 11 at Dallas Cowboys W 41–10 7–2 Cotton Bowl 45,668
10 November 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 19–14 8–2 Yankee Stadium 62,705
11 November 25 at Washington Redskins W 42–24 9–2 D.C. Stadium 49,219
12 December 2 at Chicago Bears W 26–24 10–2 Wrigley Field 49,043
13 December 9 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 11–2 Yankee Stadium 62,794
14 December 16 Dallas Cowboys W 41–31 12–2 Yankee Stadium 62,694

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14

1 234Total
Cowboys 3 2107 31
• Giants 7 2176 41
  • Date: December 16
  • Location: Yankee Stadium
  • Game attendance: 62,694
  • Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
Scoring summary
Q1NYGGifford 47 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)NYG 7–0
Q1DALBaker 35 yard field goalNYG 7–3
Q2NYGWalton 10 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)NYG 14–3
Q2DALMarsh 8 yard run (Baker kick)NYG 14–10
Q2NYGAlex Webster 17 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)NYG 21–10
Q2DALClarke 53 yard pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)NYG 21–17
Q2NYGWebster 7 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)NYG 28–17
Q2DALHowton 60 yard pass from MeredithNYG 28–24
Q3NYGWalton 20 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)NYG 35–24
Q4DALHowton 16 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)NYG 35–31
Q4NYGWalton 8 yard pass from Tittle (kick failed)NYG 41–31

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Standings

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W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 12 2 0 .857 10–2 398 283 W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 5 0 .643 8–4 312 363 W3
Cleveland Browns 7 6 1 .538 6–5–1 291 257 W1
Washington Redskins 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 305 376 L1
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 398 402 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 287 361 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 3 10 1 .231 3–8–1 282 356 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap
Championship December 30 Green Bay Packers L 7–16 Yankee Stadium 64,892 Recap

Awards and honors

See also

References

  1. ^ "Cold Hard Football Facts: The Dandy Dozen: 12 best passing seasons in history". Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.
  2. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Aug-10.
  4. ^ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  5. ^ a b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130
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