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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)
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1962 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Frank Tripucka* | 35 | 13 | 13 | 240 for 440, 2,917 yards, 17 td, 25 int, & 2 rushes for -1 yards and 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| HB | Donnie Stone | 25 | 1 | 0 | 94 rushes for 360 yards, 3 td, & 20 catches for 223 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 21st / 249th pick / 1959 |
| HB | Gene Mingo* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 54 rushes for 287 yards, 4 td, & 14 catches for 107 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Bo Dickinson | 27 | 2 | 0 | 73 rushes for 247 yards, 0 td, & 60 catches for 554 yards and 4 td | Chicago Bears / 6th / 72nd pick / 1957 |
| FL | Bob Scarpitto | 23 | 1 | 0 | 35 catches for 667 yards, 6 td | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| FL | Al Frazier | 27 | 1 | 0 | 11 catches for 211 yards, 1 td, & 39 rushes for 168 yards and 2 td | Chicago Bears / 20th / 240th pick / 1957 |
| SE | Lionel Taylor*+ | 27 | 3 | 0 | 77 catches for 908 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 26 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Gene Prebola | 24 | 2 | 0 | 41 catches for 599 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 19th / 219th pick / 1960 |
| LT | Jerry Sturm | 26 | 1 | 0 | ||
| LT | Jim Perkins | 23 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 86th pick / 1962 |
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| LG | John Denvir | 24 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 30th / 240th pick / 1962 |
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| C | Jim Barton | 28 | 2 | 0 | ||
| RG | Bob McCullough | 22 | Rook | 0 | ||
| RT | Eldon Danenhauer* | 27 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Chuck Gavin | 29 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Bud McFadin*+ | 34 | 10 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
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| LDT | Ike Lassiter | 22 | Rook | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
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| RDT | Gordy Holz | 29 | 2 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 270th pick / 1955 |
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| RDE | John Cash | 26 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Jim Fraser* | 26 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 21st / 250th pick / 1959 |
| LLB | Jerry Stalcup | 24 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 62nd pick / 1960 |
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| MLB | Wahoo McDaniel | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Bill Roehnelt | 26 | 4 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 219th pick / 1958 |
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| LCB | John McGeever | 23 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1962 |
| RCB | Jim McMillin | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bob Zeman* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 119th pick / 1959 |
| RS | Goose Gonsoulin*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Gene Mingo* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 27 of 39 field goals & 32 of 34 extra points | |
| P | Jim Fraser* | 26 | Rook | 0 | 55 punts for a 43.6 average, 1 blocked | Cleveland Browns / 21st / 250th pick / 1959 |
| PR | Gene Mingo* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 punt returns for a 5.1 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Al Frazier | 27 | 1 | 0 | 19 kick returns for a 20.4 average and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 20th / 240th pick / 1957 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ken Adamson | 24 | G | 4 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 10/12/1938 | 2 | |
| Jim Barton | 28 | C | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Marshall | 6/12/1934 | 2 | |
| John Cash | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Allen | 8/5/1936 | 1 | |
| Eldon Danenhauer* | 27 | T | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Emporia State,Pittsburg State | 10/4/1935 | 2 | |
| John Denvir | 24 | G | 11 | 0 | 245 | 6-4 | Colorado,West Virginia | 4/30/1938 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 30th / 240th pick / 1962 |
| Bo Dickinson | 27 | FB | 14 | 0 | 220 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 7/18/1935 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 72nd pick / 1957 |
| Hunter Enis | 26 | QB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | TCU | 12/10/1936 | 2 | |
| Tom Erlandson | 22 | LB | 4 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Washington State | 3/24/1940 | Rook | |
| Jim Fraser* | 26 | LB-P | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/29/1936 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 21st / 250th pick / 1959 |
| Al Frazier | 27 | FL-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 5/28/1935 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 20th / 240th pick / 1957 |
| Chuck Gavin | 29 | DE | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Tennessee State | 12/26/1933 | 2 | |
| Goose Gonsoulin*+ | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Baylor | 6/7/1938 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 17th / 203rd pick / 1960 |
| Gordy Holz | 29 | DT-T | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 5/24/1933 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 23rd / 270th pick / 1955 |
| Larry Jordan | 24 | DE-LB | 2 | 0 | 230 | 6-6 | Youngstown State | 4/18/1938 | Rook | |
| Don Joyce | 33 | DE-DT | 6 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Tulane | 10/8/1929 | 11 | Chicago Cardinals / 2nd / 18th pick / 1951 |
| Ike Lassiter | 22 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | St. Augustine's | 11/15/1940 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 9th / 115th pick / 1962 |
| Chuck Marshall | 23 | DB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Oregon State | 2/13/1939 | Rook | |
| Bob McCullough | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Colorado | 11/18/1940 | Rook | |
| Wahoo McDaniel | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 6/19/1938 | 2 | |
| Bud McFadin*+ | 34 | DT-DG-LB-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Texas | 8/21/1928 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1951 |
| John McGeever | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Auburn | 2/14/1939 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 50th pick / 1962 |
| Jim McMillin | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Colorado State | 9/18/1939 | 1 | |
| Gene Mingo* | 24 | HB-K | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-2 | none | 9/22/1938 | 2 | |
| Tom Minter | 23 | DB | 7 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Baylor | 7/18/1939 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 72nd pick / 1962 |
| Johnny Olszewski | 32 | FB-HB | 12 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | California | 12/21/1930 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 1st / 4th pick / 1953 |
| Jim Perkins | 23 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Colorado | 6/16/1939 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 86th pick / 1962 |
| Gene Prebola | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Boston University | 6/30/1938 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 19th / 219th pick / 1960 |
| Bill Roehnelt | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 227 | 6-1 | Bradley | 6/4/1936 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 19th / 219th pick / 1958 |
| Justin Rowland | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | TCU | 5/10/1937 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 140th pick / 1959 |
| Bob Scarpitto | 23 | FL-WR-P | 14 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 1/7/1939 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 71st pick / 1961 |
| George Shaw | 29 | QB | 13 | 1 | 183 | 6-1 | Oregon | 7/25/1933 | 7 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 1st pick / 1955 |
| Jerry Stalcup | 24 | LB | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/19/1938 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 62nd pick / 1960 |
| James Stinnette | 24 | FB-LB | 10 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Oregon State | 12/3/1938 | 1 | |
| Donnie Stone | 25 | HB-FB | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 1/5/1937 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 21st / 249th pick / 1959 |
| Jerry Sturm | 26 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/31/1936 | 1 | |
| Jerry Tarr | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 8/27/1939 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 17th / 130th pick / 1962 |
| Lionel Taylor*+ | 27 | E-WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | New Mexico Highlands | 8/15/1935 | 3 | |
| Frank Tripucka* | 35 | QB | 14 | 13 | 192 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/8/1927 | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 9th pick / 1949 |
| Dick Wood | 26 | QB | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/29/1936 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959 |
| Bob Zeman* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 2/22/1937 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 10th / 119th pick / 1959 |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 14 | 221.4 | 6-2.0 | 2.3 |