1962 Dallas Texans season

1962 Dallas Texans season
Head coach	Hank Stram
Home field	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	1st AFL Western
Playoff finish	Won AFL Championship (Oilers)

The 1962 Dallas Texans season was the third and final season of Lamar Hunt’s American Football League franchise before its relocation to Kansas City from Dallas.

The Texans won their first AFL championship (and only title in Dallas) when they defeated their intrastate rivals, the Houston Oilers, 20–17 in double overtime—a game which now stands as the second longest game in pro football history and the longest in AFL history.

Coach Hank Stram was named the AFL Coach of the Year and RB Curtis McClinton (Kansas) was named AFL Rookie of the Year. Haynes became the franchise’s first 1,000-yard rusher, concluding the season with 1,049 yards and an AFL-high 13 rushing TDs.

The Texans set an AFL record for completion percentage in a season (60.6%). They led the league in both points scored (389), fewest points allowed (233), and total touchdowns (50; 29 passing, 21 rushing) in 1962.

Four Texans made the first-team All-AFL team in 1962: quarterback Len Dawson, middle linebacker Sherrill Headrick, left linebacker E.J. Holub, and halfback Abner Haynes.

1962 AFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	College
1	Ronnie BullRonnie Bull	Halfback	Baylor
2	Bill MillerBill Miller	End	Miami (Florida)
3	Eddie WilsonEddie Wilson	Quarterback	Arizona
4	Charles HintonCharles Hinton	Tackle	North Carolina College
4	Irv GoodeIrv Goode	Center	Kentucky (from Buffalo)
5	Bobby PlummerBobby Plummer	Tackle	TCU
5	Bobby PlyBobby Ply	Quarterback	Baylor (from New York)
5	Bill HullBill Hull	End	Wake Forest (from Boston)
6	Al HintonAl Hinton	End	Iowa
8	Larry BowieLarry Bowie	Tackle	Purdue
9	Dick MillsDick Mills	Tackle	Pittsburgh
10	Jim SaxtonJimmy Saxton	Halfback	Texas
11	Bob HuntBobby Hunt	Defensive back	Auburn (from Oakland)
11	Guy ReeseGuy Reese	Tackle	SMU
12	Bobby ThompsonBobby Thompson	Halfback	Arizona
14	Bookie BolinBookie Bolin	Guard	Mississippi
15	Dave GrahamDave Graham	Tackle	Virginia
16	Pettis NormanPettis Norman	End	John Smith
17	Tommy BrookerTommy Brooker	End	Alabama
18	Joe CarolloJoe Carollo	Tackle	Notre Dame
19	Lee WelchLee Welch	Halfback	Mississippi State
20	Mike SemcheskiMike Semcheski	Guard	Lehigh
21	Kent MartinKent Martin	Tackle	Wake Forest
22	Jim BernhardtJim Bernhardt	Tackle	Linfield
23	Russ ForetRuss Foret	Tackle	Georgia Tech
24	Pat TrammellPat Trammell	Quarterback	Alabama
25	John BurrellJohn Burrell	End	Rice
26	Walt RappoldWalt Rappold	Quarterback	Duke
27	Scott TylerScott Tyler	Halfback	Miami (Ohio)
28	Jim ThrushJim Thrush	Tackle	Xavier
29	Ed RyanEd Ryan	Halfback	Michigan State
30	Don GoodmanDon Goodman	Halfback	Florida
31	Everisto NinoEveristo Nino	Tackle	East Texas State
32	Joel ArringtonJoel Arrington	Halfback	Duke
33	Jack WilsonJack Wilson	Halfback	Duke
34	Rodger ShoalsRodger Shoals	Center	Maryland

Regular season

The Texans clinched their initial AFL Western Division Championship in November and finished with an 11–3 regular season record. Dallas won the ‘62 AFL Championship when K Tommy Brooker connected on a 25-yard field goal during the second overtime of the title game, giving the Texans a 20–17 victory at Houston (12/23). Spanning an elapsed time of 77:54, the game still stands as the second-longest contest in pro football history as the franchise claimed its first of three AFL titles. The game is the longest in the history of the American Football League.

Schedule

*: Special pre-season game site
#: Game played on Saturday afternoon

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Attendance
Preseason
	August 4	Oakland Raiders	W 13–3	Lithonia, Georgia *	8,000
	August 11	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–17	Balboa Stadium	28,555
	August 18	Oakland Raiders	W 22–6	Memorial Stadium *	10,000
	August 24	Denver Broncos	L 24–27 (OT)	Amon Carter Stadium *	18,000
	August 31	Houston Oilers	L 31–34	Miami Orange Bowl *	27,530
Regular Season
1 #	September 8	Boston Patriots	W 42–28	Cotton Bowl	32,000
Week 2 — Bye
3	September 23	at Oakland Raiders	W 26–16	Frank Youell Field	12,500
4	September 30	Buffalo Bills	W 41–21	Cotton Bowl	25,500
5	October 7	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–32	Balboa Stadium	23,092
6 #	October 12	at Boston Patriots	W 27–7	Nickerson Field	23,874
7	October 21	New York Titans	W 20–17	Cotton Bowl	17,814
8	October 28	at Houston Oilers	W 31–7	Jeppesen Stadium	31,750
9	November 4	Houston Oilers	L 6–14	Cotton Bowl	29,017
10	November 11	at New York Titans	W 52–31	Polo Grounds	13,275
11	November 18	at Denver Broncos	W 24–3	Bears Stadium	23,523
12	November 25	Oakland Raiders	W 35–7	Cotton Bowl	13,557
13	December 2	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–23	War Memorial Stadium	35,261
14	December 9	Denver Broncos	W 17–10	Cotton Bowl	19,137
15	December 16	San Diego Chargers	W 26–17	Cotton Bowl	18,384
1962 AFL Championship Game
Championship	December 23	Houston Oilers	W 20–17 (2OT)	Jeppesen Stadium	37,981

Standings

AFL Western Division
	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 until 1972.

1962 AFL Championship

Main article: AFL Championship

Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT)

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Texans	3	14	0	0	0	3	20
Oilers	0	0	7	10	0	0	17

at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: December 23, 1962

Game information
DAL – Field goal Brooker 16 DAL – Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) DAL – Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick) HOU – Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU – Field goal Blanda 31 HOU – Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick) DAL – Field goal Brooker 25

External links

• 1962 Dallas Texans on Database Football

Preceded by Houston Oilers 1961

American Football League champion 1962

Succeeded by San Diego Chargers 1963