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1962 Denver Broncos

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Record: 7-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 353 points (25.2/g), 3rd of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 334 points (23.9/g), 5th.
 Differential of 19 points (1.4/g), 5th.
 Expected W-L: 7.5-6.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.6/g), 7th.

Coached by Jack Faulkner (7-7-0)

1962 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Fri September 7 box W 1-0 San Diego Chargers 30 21 28 505 384 121 3 14 208 112 96 1
2 Sat September 15 box W 2-0 @ Buffalo Bills 23 20 22 455 428 27 4 18 385 174 211 2
3 Fri September 21 box L 2-1 @ Boston Patriots 16 41 18 413 372 41 5 12 341 171 170 4
4 Sun September 30 box W 3-1 @ New York Titans 32 10 16 333 273 60 4 11 244 166 78 4
5 Fri October 5 box W 4-1 Oakland Raiders 44 7 19 303 113 190 5 14 197 123 74 6
6 Sun October 14 box W 5-1 @ Oakland Raiders 23 6 15 329 242 87 5 15 229 150 79 7
7 Sun October 21 box W 6-1 Houston Oilers 20 10 21 387 301 86 1 15 268 201 67
8 Sun October 28 box L 6-2 Buffalo Bills 38 45 21 363 167 196 3 19 452 253 199 1
9 Sun November 4 box W 7-2 @ San Diego Chargers 23 20 21 251 200 51 3 16 313 162 151 4
10 Sun November 11 box L 7-3 Boston Patriots 29 33 23 343 213 130 2 25 396 225 171 2
11 Sun November 18 box L 7-4 Dallas Texans 3 24 12 179 81 98 1 17 447 267 180 1
12 Thu November 22 box L 7-5 New York Titans 45 46 19 294 179 115 4 25 381 268 113 4
13 Sun December 2 box L 7-6 @ Houston Oilers 17 34 16 245 206 39 9 19 332 280 52 6
14 Sun December 9 box L 7-7 @ Dallas Texans 10 17 19 302 245 57 5 14 345 118 227 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 353 4702 911 5.2 270 292 559 3404 21 40 5.8 177 322 1298 12 4.0 72 54 14 21
Team Defense 334 4538 887 5.1 380 202 423 2670 24 27 6.0 131 439 1868 11 4.3 234 46 19 15
Lg Rank Offense 3 4 1 1 1 5 7 4 7 7 6 4 6 3
Lg Rank Defense 5 6 5 4 5 5 7 7 6 5 3 3 5 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Frank Tripucka* 35 QB 14 13 240 440 54.5 2917 17 3.9 25 5.7 96 6.6 4.5 12.2 208.4 64.4
George Shaw 29 13 1 49 110 44.5 783 4 3.6 14 12.7 97 7.1 1.8 16.0 60.2 41.4
Donnie Stone 25 HB 11 0 1 3 33.3 13 0 0.0 0 0.0 13 4.3 4.3 13.0 1.2 47.9
Hunter Enis 26 4 0 1 2 50.0 8 0 0.0 0 0.0 8 4.0 4.0 8.0 2.0 60.4
Gene Mingo* 24 hb 14 0 1 2 50.0 18 0 0.0 1 50.0 18 9.0 -13.5 18.0 1.3 41.7
Lionel Taylor*+ 27 SE 14 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 25.8 14 292 559 52.2 3739 21 3.8 40 7.2 97 6.7 3.8 12.8 267.1 56.2
Opp Total 14 202 423 47.8 2670 24 5.7 27 6.4 6.3 4.0 13.2 190.7 60.5 25 224 6.0 3.3

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Donnie Stone 25 HB 11 0 94 360 3 27 3.8 32.7 8.5 20 223 11.2 2 56 1.8 20.3 583 5 2
Bo Dickinson 27 FB 14 0 73 247 0 42 3.4 17.6 5.2 60 554 9.2 4 33 4.3 39.6 801 4 4
Gene Mingo* 24 hb 14 0 54 287 4 82 5.3 20.5 3.9 14 107 7.6 0 34 1.0 7.6 394 4 3
Al Frazier 27 fl 14 0 39 168 2 35 4.3 12.0 2.8 11 211 19.2 1 96 0.8 15.1 379 3 4
Johnny Olszewski 32 12 0 33 114 0 46 3.5 9.5 2.8 13 150 11.5 1 26 1.1 12.5 264 1 3
James Stinnette 24 10 0 21 87 1 14 4.1 8.7 2.1 13 109 8.4 0 32 1.3 10.9 196 1 1
George Shaw 29 13 1 4 10 1 9 2.5 0.8 0.3 10 1 0
Lionel Taylor*+ 27 SE 14 0 2 26 0 18 13.0 1.9 0.1 77 908 11.8 4 45 5.5 64.9 934 4 3
Frank Tripucka* 35 QB 14 13 2 -1 1 1 -0.5 -0.1 0.1 -1 1 2
Gene Prebola 24 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 41 599 14.6 1 55 2.9 42.8 599 1 1
Bob Scarpitto 23 FL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 35 667 19.1 6 67 2.5 47.6 667 6 0
Jerry Tarr 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 8 211 26.4 2 97 0.6 15.1 211 2 2
Team Total 25.8 14 322 1298 12 82 4.0 92.7 23.0 292 3739 12.8 21 97 20.9 267.1 5037 33 29
Opp Total 14 439 1868 11 4.3 133.4 31.4 202 2670 13.2 24 14.4 190.7 4538 35 34

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Al Frazier 27 fl 14 0 5 32 0 16 6.4 19 388 0 35 20.4 799
Gene Mingo* 24 hb 14 0 7 36 0 12 5.1 6 99 0 31 16.5 529
Tom Minter 23 7 0 2 1 0 1 0.5 10 227 0 50 22.7 228
Jerry Tarr 23 14 0 8 217 0 50 27.1 428
John McGeever 23 LCB 14 0 5 143 0 52 28.6 143
Bob Zeman* 25 LS 14 0 5 59 0 47 11.8 59
Johnny Olszewski 32 12 0 3 66 0 24 22.0 330
Bo Dickinson 27 FB 14 0 2 26 0 14 13.0 827
James Stinnette 24 10 0 2 27 0 21 13.5 223
Eldon Danenhauer* 27 RT 14 0 1 11 0 11 11.0 11
Jim McMillin 23 RCB 14 0 1 6 0 6 6.0 6
Team Total 25.8 14 19 128 0 47 6.7 57 1210 0 52 21.2 6375
Opp Total 14 26 0 64 1401 0 21.9

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Gene Mingo* 24 hb 14 0 12 12 5 5 6 2 13 7 3 1 39 27 69.2% 34 32 94.1%
Jim Fraser* 26 LLB 14 0 2 2 100.0% 55 2400 75 1 43.6
Wahoo McDaniel 24 MLB 14 0 5 173 39 0 34.6
Team Total 25.8 14 12 12 5 5 6 2 13 7 3 1 39 27 69.2% 36 34 94.4% 60 2573 75 1 42.9
Opp Total 14 27 16 59.3% 38 36 94.7% 66 2739 41.5

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
John Cash 26 RDE 14 0 1 5 0 5
Bo Dickinson 27 FB 14 0 4 0 0 0
Tom Erlandson 22 4 0 1 3 0 3
Jim Fraser* 26 LLB 14 0 1 2 0 2
Al Frazier 27 fl 14 0 4 0 0 0
Chuck Gavin 29 LDE 14 0 1 35 0 35
Goose Gonsoulin*+ 24 RS 14 0 7 88 1 64
Wahoo McDaniel 24 MLB 14 0 4 37 0 18
John McGeever 23 LCB 14 0 2 63 1 48 1 0 0 0
Jim McMillin 23 RCB 14 0 4 117 1 48
Gene Mingo* 24 hb 14 0 3 0 0 0
Tom Minter 23 7 0 3 0 0 0
Johnny Olszewski 32 12 0 3 0 0 0
Gene Prebola 24 TE 14 0 1 0 0 0
James Stinnette 24 10 0 1 0 0 0
Donnie Stone 25 HB 11 0 2 0 0 0
Jerry Tarr 23 14 0 2 0 0 0
Lionel Taylor*+ 27 SE 14 0 3 0 0 0
Frank Tripucka* 35 QB 14 13 2 0 0 0
Bob Zeman* 25 LS 14 0 6 133 1 55
Team Total 25.8 14 27 483 4 64 29 0 0 2
Opp Total 14 30 34 15 1

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Gene Mingo* 24 hb 14 0 4 32 27 137
Bob Scarpitto 23 FL 14 0 6 36
Donnie Stone 25 HB 11 0 3 2 30
Bo Dickinson 27 FB 14 0 4 24
Lionel Taylor*+ 27 SE 14 0 4 24
Al Frazier 27 fl 14 0 2 1 18
Jim McMillin 23 RCB 14 0 1 1 12
Jerry Tarr 23 14 0 2 12
Gene Prebola 24 TE 14 0 1 1 8
Goose Gonsoulin*+ 24 RS 14 0 1 6
Bud McFadin*+ 34 LDT 14 0 1 6
John McGeever 23 LCB 14 0 1 6
Johnny Olszewski 32 12 0 1 6
George Shaw 29 13 1 1 6
James Stinnette 24 10 0 1 6
Frank Tripucka* 35 QB 14 13 1 6
Bob Zeman* 25 LS 14 0 1 6
Jim Fraser* 26 LLB 14 0 2 2
Team Total 25.8 14 12 21 2 4 1 34 27 351
Opp Total 14 11 24 36 16 1 334