1962 San Francisco 49ers season

1962 San Francisco 49ers season
Owner	Victor Morabito
Head coach	Howard Hickey
Home field	Kezar Stadium
Results
Record	6–8
Division place	5th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1962 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 13th year with the National Football League. The 49ers went 6–8 that season, finishing in fifth place in the NFL Western Conference. With their first round draft pick, the 49ers drafted Lance Alworth but he opted for the San Diego Chargers of the rival American Football League.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Pick #	NFL Team	Player	Position	College
8	San Francisco 49ers	Lance Alworth	Wide receiver	Arkansas

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1962	Chicago Bears	L 30–14	46,052
2	September 23, 1962	at Detroit Lions	L 45-24	51,032
3	September 30, 1962	Minnesota Vikings	W 21–7	38,407
4	October 7, 1962	at Baltimore Colts	W 21–13	54,148
5	October 14, 1962	at Chicago Bears	W 34–27	48,902
6	October 21, 1962	at Green Bay Packers	L 31–13	46,012
7	October 28, 1962	Los Angeles Rams	L 28–14	51,033
8	November 4, 1962	Baltimore Colts	L 22–3	44,875
9	November 11, 1962	Detroit Lions	L 38–24	43,449
10	November 18, 1962	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24–17	42,554
11	November 25, 1962	at St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–17	17,532
12	December 2, 1962	at Minnesota Vikings	W 35–12	33,076
13	December 9, 1962	Green Bay Packers	L 31–21	53,769
14	December 15, 1962	Cleveland Browns	L 13–10	35,274

Season summary

Week 1 vs Bears

See also: 1962 Chicago Bears season

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at San Francisco 49ers (0–0)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	10	7	7	6	30
49ers	0	0	7	7	14

at Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California

• Date: September 16
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
• Game attendance: 46,052
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information
Bears Billy Wade 5/13, 13 Yds Willie Galimore 22 Rush, 181 Yds, 2 TD 1 Rec, 7 Yds 49ers John Brodie 12/22, 136 Yds, TD, 2 INT J.D. Smith 7 Rush, 53 Yds Bernie Casey 2 Rec, 51 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CHI SF 1 Bears Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Rosey Taylor, Roger LeClerc kick good 7 0 1 Bears 17-yard field goal by Roger LeClerc 10 0 2 Bears Rick Casares 16-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good 17 0 3 49ers John Brodie 6-yard touchdown run, Tommy Davis kick good 17 7 3 Bears Willie Galimore 37-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good 24 7 4 49ers Bernie Casey 33-yard touchdown reception from John Brodie, Tommy Davis kick good 24 14 Willie Galimore 77-yard touchdown run 30 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 14

Standings

NFL Western Conference
	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.

References

• 49ers on Pro Football Reference
• 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com