1962 New York Giants season
| 1962 New York Giants season | |
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| Head coach | Allie Sherman |
| Owner | Jack Mara Wellington Mara |
| Home field | Yankee Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 12–2 |
| Division place | 1st NFL Eastern |
| Playoff finish | Lost NFL Championship |
The 1962 New York Giants season was the 38th season for the club 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
Offseason
NFL Draft
Hall of Fame Game
- New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21 [2]
Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| 1 | September 16, 1962 | at Cleveland Browns | L 17–7 |
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| 2 | September 23, 1962 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 29–13 |
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| 3 | September 30, 1962 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | W 31–27 |
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| 4 | October 7, 1962 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 31–14 |
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| 5 | October 14, 1962 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 20–17 |
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| 6 | October 21, 1962 | Detroit Lions | W 17–14 |
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| 7 | October 28, 1962 | Washington Redskins | W 49–34 |
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| 8 | November 4, 1962 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 31–28 |
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| 9 | November 11, 1962 | at Dallas Cowboys | W 41–10 |
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| 10 | November 18, 1962 | Philadelphia Eagles | W 19–14 |
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| 11 | November 25, 1962 | at Washington Redskins | W 42–24 |
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| 12 | December 2, 1962 | at Chicago Bears | W 26–24 |
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| 13 | December 9, 1962 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–13 |
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| 14 | December 16, 1962 | Dallas Cowboys | W 41–31 |
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Game summaries
Week 14
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- Y.A. Tittle 21/42, 341 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Attendance |
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| Championship | December 30, 1962 | Green Bay Packers | L 16–7 |
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Standings
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| W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
| New York Giants | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 398 | 283 | W9 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 312 | 363 | W3 | |
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 6–5–1 | 291 | 257 | W1 | |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 305 | 376 | L1 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 398 | 402 | L2 | |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 287 | 356 | W2 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 3–8–1 | 282 | 356 | L2 | |
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Roster
Awards and honors
- Andy Robustelli, Bert Bell Award[4]
- Del Shofner, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 269 Receiving Yards (October 28, 1962) [5]
- Y.A. Tittle, NFL Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Game, 7 Touchdown Passes (October 28, 1962) [5]
See also
References
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- ↑ Cold Hard Football Facts: The Dandy Dozen: 12 best passing seasons in history
- ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
- ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Aug-10.
- ↑ http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130
