1962 Baltimore Colts season

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1962 Baltimore Colts season
Owner Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach Weeb Ewbank
Home field Memorial Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place4th NFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Cover of the program for the October 28 game against the Green Bay Packers. Colts-program-621028.jpg
Cover of the program for the October 28 game against the Green Bay Packers.

The 1962 Baltimore Colts season was the tenth for the team in the National Football League. They finished the 1962 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, in fourth place in the Western Conference, six games behind the Green Bay Packers.

Contents

The Colts lost twice each to Green Bay, Detroit, and Chicago.

Roster

1962 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends


Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 16 Los Angeles Rams W 30–271–0 Memorial Stadium 54,796
2September 23at Minnesota Vikings W 34–72–0 Metropolitan Stadium 30,787
3September 30 Detroit Lions L 20–292–1Memorial Stadium57,966
4October 7 San Francisco 49ers L 13–212–2Memorial Stadium54,158
5October 14at Cleveland Browns W 36–143–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,132
6October 21at Chicago Bears L 15–353–3 Wrigley Field 49,066
7October 28 Green Bay Packers L 6–173–4Memorial Stadium57,966
8November 4at San Francisco 49ers W 22–34–4 Kezar Stadium 44,875
9November 11at Los Angeles Rams W 14–25–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,502
10November 18at Green Bay Packers L 13–175–5 Lambeau Field 38,669
11November 25 Chicago Bears L 0–575–6Memorial Stadium56,164
12December 2at Detroit Lions L 14–215–7 Tiger Stadium 53,012
13December 8 Washington Redskins W 34–216–7Memorial Stadium56,964
14December 16 Minnesota Vikings W 42–177–7Memorial Stadium53,645
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
Green Bay Packers 1310.92911–1415148W3
Detroit Lions 1130.78610–2315177L1
Chicago Bears 950.6438–4321287W2
Baltimore Colts 770.5005–7293288W2
San Francisco 49ers 680.4295–7282331L2
Minnesota Vikings 2111.1541–10–1254410L3
Los Angeles Rams 1121.0771–10–1220334L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
WLTPCTCONFPFPASTK
New York Giants 1220.85710–2398283W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 950.6438–4312363W3
Cleveland Browns 761.5386–5–1291257W1
Washington Redskins 572.4174–6–2305376L1
Dallas Cowboys 581.3854–7–1398402L2
St. Louis Cardinals 491.3084–7–1287361W2
Philadelphia Eagles 3101.2313–8–1282356L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

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