1962 San Diego Chargers season
Appearance
1962 San Diego Chargers season | |
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Owner | Barron Hilton |
General manager | Sid Gillman |
Head coach | Sid Gillman |
Home field | Balboa Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 4–10 |
Division place | 3rd Western Division |
Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
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.
Draft
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Roster
Quarterbacks (QB)
Running backs (RB) HB Wide receivers (WR) Tight ends (TE)
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Offensive linemen (OL)
RG Defensive linemen (DL)
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Linebackers (LB)
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Rookies in italics
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Season schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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1 | September 7, 1962 | at Denver Broncos | L 30–21 | |
2 | September 16, 1962 | New York Titans | W 40–14 | |
3 | September 23, 1962 | Houston Oilers | L 42–17 | |
4 | September 30, 1962 | at Oakland Raiders | W 42–33 | |
5 | October 7, 1962 | Dallas Texans | W 32–28 | |
6 | October 13, 1962 | at Buffalo Bills | L 35–10 | |
7 | October 19, 1962 | at Boston Patriots | L 24–20 | |
8 | October 28, 1962 | at New York Titans | L 23–3 | |
9 | November 4, 1962 | Denver Broncos | L 23–20 | |
10 | November 11, 1962 | Buffalo Bills | L 40–20 | |
11 | November 25, 1962 | at Houston Oilers | L 33–27 | |
12 | December 2, 1962 | Oakland Raiders | W 31–21 | |
13 | December 9, 1962 | Boston Patriots | L 20–14 | |
14 | December 16, 1962 | at Dallas Texans | L 26–17 |
Season summary
Week 1
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Week 2
Week Two: New York Titans (1–0) at San Diego Chargers (0–1)
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Chargers | 7 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 40 |
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
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Standings
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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 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.