1962 Boston Patriots season | |
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Owner | Billy Sullivan |
Head coach | Mike Holovak |
Home field | Boston University Field [1] Harvard Stadium (Sep 16) [2] |
Results | |
Record | 9–4–1 |
Division place | 2nd AFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
AFL All-Stars | LB Tom Addison DB Fred Bruney DE Larry Eisenhauer WR Jim Colclough DB Dick Felt T Charlie Long |
Uniform | |
The 1962 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's third season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended with a record of nine wins and four losses and one tie, second in the AFL's Eastern Division.
This was the Patriots' third and final season at Boston University Field, [1] with the home opener at Harvard Stadium; [2] they moved to Fenway Park in 1963 and played there for six seasons, through 1968.
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
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Round | Player | Position | College |
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1 | Gary Collins | End | Maryland |
2 | Leroy Jackson | Halfback | Western Illinois |
3 | Sherwyn Thorson | Guard | Iowa |
6 | Billy Neighbors | Tackle | Alabama |
7 | John Schopf | Tackle | Michigan |
8 | Bennie McRae | Halfback | Michigan |
9 | Bill Triplett | Fullback | Miami (Ohio) |
10 | John Knight | Halfback | Valparaiso |
13 | Nick Buoniconti | Guard | Notre Dame |
14 | Chuck Sieminski | Tackle | Penn State |
15 | Gerry Goerlitz | Guard | Northern Michigan |
16 | Ken Byers | Guard | Cincinnati |
17 | Scott Maentz | End | Michigan |
18 | Tom Chandler | Tackle | Florida A&M |
19 | Ron Meyers | End | Villanova |
20 | Tommy Neck | Halfback | LSU |
21 | John Traynham | Halfback | VMI |
22 | Bob Asack | Tackle | Columbia |
23 | Walt Crate | Halfback | Penn Military |
24 | Don Christman | Center | Richmond |
25 | Bob Stern | Center | Richmond |
26 | Jim Field | Quarterback | LSU |
27 | Al Gursky | Halfback | Penn State |
28 | Charles Dickerson | Tackle | Illinois |
29 | Julius Fincke | Tackle | McNeese State |
30 | John Finn | Tackle | Louisville |
31 | Mike Ingram | Guard | Ohio State |
32 | Charles Taylor | Halfback | Mississippi |
33 | Steve Jastrzembski | End | Pittsburgh |
34 | Ray Lardani | Tackle | Miami (Florida) |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | Oakland Raiders | L 20–21 | Providence, Rhode Island | 9,000 | |
2 | at Buffalo Bills | W 12–7 | War Memorial Stadium | 22,112 | |
3 | at Houston Oilers | L 10–20 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 31,000 | |
4 | New York Titans | W 17–10 | Lowell, Massachusetts | 11,118 | |
5 | Buffalo Bills | L 6–7 | Harvard Stadium | 8,783 |
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Game recap |
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1 | September 8 | at Dallas Texans | L 28–48 | 0–1 | Cotton Bowl | 32,000 | Recap |
2 | September 16 | Houston Oilers | W 32–21 | 1–1 | Harvard Stadium | 32,276 | Recap |
3 | September 21 | Denver Broncos | W 41–16 | 2–1 | Boston University Field | 21,038 | Recap |
4 | Bye | ||||||
5 | October 6 | at New York Titans | W 43–14 | 3–1 | Polo Grounds | 14,412 | Recap |
6 | October 12 | Dallas Texans | L 7–27 | 3–2 | Boston University Field | 23,874 | Recap |
7 | October 19 | San Diego Chargers | W 24–20 | 4–2 | Boston University Field | 20,888 | Recap |
8 | October 26 | Oakland Raiders | W 26–16 | 5–2 | Boston University Field | 12,514 | Recap |
9 | November 3 | at Buffalo Bills | T 28–28 | 5–2–1 | War Memorial Stadium | 33,247 | Recap |
10 | November 11 | at Denver Broncos | W 33–29 | 6–2–1 | Bears Stadium | 28,187 | Recap |
11 | November 18 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–21 | 6–3–1 | Jeppesen Stadium | 35,250 | Recap |
12 | November 23 | Buffalo Bills | W 21–10 | 7–3–1 | Boston University Field | 20,021 | Recap |
13 | November 30 | New York Titans | W 24–17 | 8–3–1 | Boston University Field | 20,015 | Recap |
14 | December 9 | at San Diego Chargers | W 20–14 | 9–3–1 | Balboa Stadium | 19,887 | Recap |
15 | December 16 | at Oakland Raiders | L 0–20 | 9–4–1 | Frank Youell Field | 8,000 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |
AFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Houston Oilers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 387 | 270 | W7 | |
Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 346 | 295 | L1 | |
Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 1–4–1 | 309 | 272 | W2 | |
New York Titans | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–5 | 278 | 423 | L3 |
AFL Western Division | |||||||||
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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 |
All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1962 Boston Patriots.
Name | Position |
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Tom Addison | LB |
Don Allard | QB |
Houston Antwine | DT |
Fred Bruney | DB |
Nick Buoniconti | LB |
Ron Burton | HB |
Gino Cappelletti | WR/K/DB |
Jim Colclough | WR |
Jim Crawford | FB/HB |
Walt Cudzik | C/LB |
Bob Dee | DE/DT |
Larry Eisenhauer | DE |
Dick Felt | DB |
Larry Garron | HB |
Milt Graham | T/DT |
Ron Hall | DB |
Jim Hunt | DT/DE |
Harry Jacobs | LB/DE |
Dick Klein | T |
Chuck Leo | G |
Charlie Long | T/G |
Billy Lott | FB |
Rommie Loudd | LB |
Leroy Moore | DE |
Billy Neighbors | G |
Ross O'Hanley | DB |
Babe Parilli | QB |
Jess Richardson | DT |
Tony Romeo | TE |
Jack Rudolph | LB |
Tony Sardisco | G/LB |
Chuck Shonta | DB |
Ray Lardani | T |
Thomas Stephens | TE/DB |
Don Webb | DB |
Bob Yates | T/C |
Tom Yewcic | QB/P/HB |
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