1962 New York Giants season

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1962 New York Giants season
1962-Giants-mediaguide.jpg
Owner Jack Mara
Wellington Mara
Head coach Allie Sherman
Home field Yankee Stadium
Results
Record12–2
Division place1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finishLost NFL Championship
(vs. Packers) 7–16

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]

Contents

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

Regular season

Schedule

GameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecapSources
1September 16at Cleveland Browns L 7–170–1 Cleveland Stadium 81,115 Recap
2September 23at Philadelphia Eagles W 29–131–1 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap
3September 30at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–272–1 Pitt Stadium 40,916 Recap
4October 7at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–143–1 Busch Stadium 20,327 Recap
5October 14Pittsburgh SteelersL 17–203–2 Yankee Stadium 62,808 Recap
6October 21 Detroit Lions W 17–144–2Yankee Stadium62,856 Recap
7October 28 Washington Redskins W 49–345–2Yankee Stadium62,844 Recap
8November 4St. Louis CardinalsW 31–286–2Yankee Stadium62,775 Recap
9November 11at Dallas Cowboys W 41–107–2 Cotton Bowl 45,668 Recap
10November 18Philadelphia EaglesW 19–148–2Yankee Stadium62,705 Recap
11November 25at Washington RedskinsW 42–249–2 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap
12December 2at Chicago Bears W 26–2410–2 Wrigley Field 49,043 Recap
13December 9Cleveland BrownsW 17–1311–2Yankee Stadium62,794 Recap
14December 16Dallas CowboysW 41–3112–2Yankee Stadium62,694 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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.
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.

Playoffs

RoundDateOpponentResultVenueAttendanceRecap
Championship December 30 Green Bay Packers L 7–16 Yankee Stadium 64,892 Recap

Playoff Game Officials

Playoff
RoundOpponentRefereeUmpireHead LinesmanBack JudgeField Judge
NFL Championship Game Green Bay (#9) Emil Heintz(#57) Joseph Connell(#30) George Murphy(#25) Tom Kelleher (#21) Fred Swearingen

Playoff game summaries

1962 NFL Championship Game (Sunday, December 30, 1962): vs. Green Bay Packers

1962 NFL Championship Game: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Packers373316
Giants00707

at Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York

  • Date: December 30
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 25 °F (−4 °C), relative humidity 58%, wind 27 mph (43 km/h), wind chill 8 °F (−13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 64,892
  • Referee: Emil Heintz
  • TV announcers (NBC): Chris Schenkel and Ray Scott
  • [3]
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GBPassing
Rushing
Receiving
NYGPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Roster

1962 New York Giants roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Sam Huff(M), Tom Scott and Bill Winter

Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}}

Special teams Don Chandler


Rookies in italics

Awards and honors

See also

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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 ; 1962 NFL Championship Game – Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – December 30, 1962
  4. ↑ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
  5. 1 2 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 130
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