1962 San Diego Chargers season

The 1962 Season was the 3rd season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team failed to improve on their 12–2 record from 1961. The Chargers finished third in the AFL West at 4–10 that season. At the time it was their worst ever season. This would be the only time the Chargers would endure a losing season during their AFL days.

1962 San Diego Chargers season
OwnerBarron Hilton
Head coachSid Gillman
General managerSid Gillman
Home fieldBalboa Stadium
Results
Record4–10
Division place3rd Western Division
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Roster
1962 San Diego Chargers final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers


Defensive backs


Special teams

 Reserve lists



Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 7 at Denver Broncos L 21–30 0–1 University of Denver Stadium 28,000 Recap
2 September 16 New York Titans W 40–14 1–1 Balboa Stadium 22,003 Recap
3 September 23 Houston Oilers L 17–42 1–2 Balboa Stadium 28,061 Recap
4 September 30 at Oakland Raiders W 42–33 2–2 Frank Youell Field 13,000 Recap
5 October 7 Dallas Texans W 32–28 3–2 Balboa Stadium 23,092 Recap
6 October 13 at Buffalo Bills L 10–35 3–3 War Memorial Stadium 20,074 Recap
7 October 19 at Boston Patriots L 20–24 3–4 Boston University Field 20,888 Recap
8 October 28 at New York Titans L 3–23 3–5 Polo Grounds 21,467 Recap
9 November 4 Denver Broncos L 20–23 3–6 Balboa Stadium 20,827 Recap
10 November 11 Buffalo Bills L 20–40 3–7 Balboa Stadium 22,204 Recap
11 Bye
12 November 25 at Houston Oilers L 27–33 3–8 Jeppesen Stadium 28,235 Recap
13 December 2 Oakland Raiders W 31–21 4–8 Balboa Stadium 17,874 Recap
14 December 9 Boston Patriots L 14–20 4–9 Balboa Stadium 19,887 Recap
15 December 16 at Dallas Texans L 17–26 4–10 Cotton Bowl 18,384 Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 2
Week Two: New York Titans (1–0) at San Diego Chargers (0–1)
1 2 34Total
Titans 0 0 01414
Chargers 7 14 10940

at Balboa Stadium • San Diego, California

  • Date: September 16
  • Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
  • Game attendance: 22,003
  • Pro-Football-Reference.com

Standings
AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Dallas Texans 1130.7865–1389233W2
Denver Broncos 770.5004–2353334L5
San Diego Chargers 4100.2863–3314392L2
Oakland Raiders 1130.0710–6213370W1

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

References
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