1962 Baltimore Colts season

1962 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager	Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home stadium	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoffs	Did not qualify
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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.

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

Roster

1962 Baltimore Colts roster

Quarterbacks (QB) 14 Lamar McHan 19 Johnny Unitas Running backs (RB) 48Bob Clemens 25 Alex Hawkins 41 Tom Matte S 24 Lenny Moore 34 Joe Perry 32 Mark Smolinski Wide receivers (WR) 82 Raymond Berry 28 Jimmy Orr 27 R. C. Owens 30 Bake Turner Tight ends (TE) 31 Dick Bielski K 85 Dee Mackey

Offensive linemen (OL) 61 Wiley Feagin T/G 73 Tom Gilburg T/P 64 Bill Kirchiro G 77 Jim Parker G/T 60 George Preas T 68 Alex Sandusky G 71 Dan Sullivan G/T 52 Dick Szymanski C Defensive linemen (DL) 81 Ordell Braase DE 75 Jim Colvin DT 78 John Diehl DT 89 Gino Marchetti DE 74 Billy Ray Smith DT

Linebackers (LB) 55 Jackie Burkett OLB 36 Bill Pellington MLB 50 Bill Saul OLB 66 Don Shinnick OLB 51Dave YohnMLB Defensive backs (DB) 40 Bobby Boyd CB 26 Wendell Harris CB/K 80 Andy Nelson SS 46 Jim Welch FS Special teams (ST)

Reserve 45 Jerry Hill RB (IR) 43 Lenny Lyles CB (IR) 62 Palmer Pyle G (IR) 83 Don Thompson DE (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Main article: 1962 NFL season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 16	Los Angeles Rams	W 30–27	1–0	Memorial Stadium	54,796
2	September 23	at Minnesota Vikings	W 34–7	2–0	Metropolitan Stadium	30,787
3	September 30	Detroit Lions	L 20–29	2–1	Memorial Stadium	57,966
4	October 7	San Francisco 49ers	L 13–21	2–2	Memorial Stadium	54,158
5	October 14	at Cleveland Browns	W 36–14	3–2	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	80,132
6	October 21	at Chicago Bears	L 15–35	3–3	Wrigley Field	49,066
7	October 28	Green Bay Packers	L 6–17	3–4	Memorial Stadium	57,966
8	November 4	at San Francisco 49ers	W 22–3	4–4	Kezar Stadium	44,875
9	November 11	at Los Angeles Rams	W 14–2	5–4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	39,502
10	November 18	at Green Bay Packers	L 13–17	5–5	Lambeau Field	38,669
11	November 25	Chicago Bears	L 0–57	5–6	Memorial Stadium	56,164
12	December 2	at Detroit Lions	L 14–21	5–7	Tiger Stadium	53,012
13	December 8	Washington Redskins	W 34–21	6–7	Memorial Stadium	56,964
14	December 16	Minnesota Vikings	W 42–17	7–7	Memorial Stadium	53,645
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	13	1	0	.929	11–1	415	148	W3
Detroit Lions	11	3	0	.786	10–2	315	177	L1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	8–4	321	287	W2
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	5–7	293	288	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	8	0	.429	5–7	282	331	L2
Minnesota Vikings	2	11	1	.154	1–10–1	254	410	L3
Los Angeles Rams	1	12	1	.077	1–10–1	220	334	L3

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

See also

• History of the Indianapolis Colts
• Indianapolis Colts seasons

External links

• Chuck Thompson (narrator), "1962 Baltimore Colts: The Golden Decade," Baltimore Football, Inc. via YouTube.com, Oct. 17, 2022 (Video.)