1962 Boston Patriots season

1962 Boston Patriots season
Owner	Billy Sullivan
Head coach	Mike Holovak
Home stadium	Boston University Field [1] Harvard Stadium (Sep 16) [2]
Results
Record	9–4–1
Division place	2nd AFL Eastern
Playoffs	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
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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.

Staff

1962 Boston Patriots staff

Front office President – Billy Sullivan Head coaches Head Coach – Mike Holovak Offensive coaches Offensive Line – Art Spinney

Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Marion Campbell Defensive Backfield – Fred Bruney

Draft picks

Main article: 1962 American Football League draft

Round	Player	Position	College
1	Gary Collins Gary Collins	End	Maryland
2	Leroy Jackson Leroy Jackson	Halfback	Western Illinois
3	Sherwyn Thorson Sherwyn Thorson	Guard	Iowa
6	Billy Neighbors Billy Neighbors	Tackle	Alabama
7	John Schopf John Schopf	Tackle	Michigan
8	Benny McRae Bennie McRae	Halfback	Michigan
9	Bill Triplett Bill Triplett	Fullback	Miami (Ohio)
10	John Knight John Knight	Halfback	Valparaiso
13	Nick Buoniconti Nick Buoniconti	Guard	Notre Dame
14	Chuck Sieminski Chuck Sieminski	Tackle	Penn State
15	Gerry Goerlitz Gerry Goerlitz	Guard	Northern Michigan
16	Ken Byers Ken Byers	Guard	Cincinnati
17	Scott Maentz Scott Maentz	End	Michigan
18	Tom Chandler Tom Chandler	Tackle	Florida A&M
19	Ron MeyersRon Meyers	End	Villanova
20	Tommy Neck Tommy Neck	Halfback	LSU
21	John Traynham John Traynham	Halfback	VMI
22	Bob Asack Bob Asack	Tackle	Columbia
23	Walt Crate Walt Crate	Halfback	Penn Military
24	[Don Christman Don Christman	Center	Richmond
25	Bob Stern Bob Stern	Center	Richmond
26	Jim Field Jim Field	Quarterback	LSU
27	Al Gursky Al Gursky	Halfback	Penn State
28	Charles Dickerson Charles Dickerson	Tackle	Illinois
29	Julius Fincke Julius Fincke	Tackle	McNeese State
30	John Finn John Finn	Tackle	Louisville
31	Mike Ingram Mike Ingram	Guard	Ohio State
32	Charles Taylor Charles Taylor	Halfback	Mississippi
33	Steve Jastrzembski Steve Jastrzembski	End	Pittsburgh
34	Ray Lardani Ray Lardani	Tackle	Miami (Florida)

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
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

Regular season

See also: American Football League seasons

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Game recap
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.

Standings

AFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	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

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

AFL Western Division
view talk edit	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 in the AFL.

Roster

All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1962 Boston Patriots.

Name	Position
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

References

1. "Patriots 1 TD pick". The Telegraph. (Nashua, New Hampshire). Associated Press. October 19, 1962. p. 6.
2. "Patriots seek 1st win over favored Houston". The Day. (New London, Connecticut). Associated Press. September 15, 1962. p. 17.