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1962 Dallas Texans

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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary

1962 AFL Champions

Scored 389 points (27.8/g), 1st of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 233 points (16.6/g), 1st.
 Differential of 156 points (11.1/g), 1st.
 Expected W-L: 10.8-3.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +17 (1.2/g), 1st.

Coached by Hank Stram (11-3-0)

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 Sat September 8 box W 1-0 Boston Patriots 42 28 27 421 156 265 22 322 209 113 1
2 Sun September 23 box W 2-0 @ Oakland Raiders 26 16 14 285 203 82 1 16 236 181 55 4
3 Sun September 30 box W 3-0 Buffalo Bills 41 21 24 551 231 320 2 14 235 158 77 3
4 Sun October 7 box L 3-1 @ San Diego Chargers 28 32 10 213 139 74 3 22 371 233 138 1
5 Fri October 12 box W 4-1 @ Boston Patriots 27 7 17 414 302 112 2 14 316 253 63 5
6 Sun October 21 box W 5-1 New York Titans 20 17 22 342 205 137 2 13 276 178 98 3
7 Sun October 28 box W 6-1 @ Houston Oilers 31 7 18 313 179 134 2 17 275 205 70 9
8 Sun November 4 box L 6-2 Houston Oilers 6 14 18 263 159 104 3 19 335 194 141 1
9 Sun November 11 box W 7-2 @ New York Titans 52 31 23 337 111 226 3 16 242 189 53 6
10 Sun November 18 box W 8-2 @ Denver Broncos 24 3 17 447 267 180 1 12 179 81 98 1
11 Sun November 25 box W 9-2 Oakland Raiders 35 7 19 400 119 281 2 14 214 161 53 1
12 Sun December 2 box L 9-3 @ Buffalo Bills 14 23 16 293 162 131 4 24 321 230 91 1
13 Sun December 9 box W 10-3 Denver Broncos 17 10 14 345 118 227 4 19 302 245 57 5
14 Sun December 16 box W 11-3 San Diego Chargers 26 17 19 238 104 134 2 17 327 184 143 7
Playoffs
Championship December 23 box W 12-3 @ Houston Oilers 20 17

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 389 4862 842 5.8 259 195 322 2455 29 17 6.8 125 479 2407 21 5.0 119 31 14 15
Team Defense 233 3951 846 4.7 402 239 467 2701 13 32 5.5 143 351 1250 14 3.6 239 48 16 20
Lg Rank Offense 1 2 3 8 5 2 2 3 2 2 1 1 1 3
Lg Rank Defense 1 1 7 7 6 1 3 2 1 1 4 1 3 4

Passing

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Age Pos G GS QBrec 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%
Len Dawson*+ 27 QB 14 14 11-3-0 189 310 61.0 2759 29 9.4 17 5.5 92 8.9 7.4 14.6 197.1 98.3
Eddie Wilson 22 P 14 0 6 11 54.5 65 0 0.0 0 0.0 22 5.9 5.9 10.8 4.6 72.2
Abner Haynes*+ 25 HB 14 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Team Total 24.3 14 11-3-0 195 322 60.6 2824 29 9.0 17 5.3 92 8.8 7.3 14.5 201.7 97.1
Opp Total 14 239 467 51.2 2701 13 2.8 32 6.9 5.8 3.0 11.3 192.9 49.6 28 252 5.5 2.3

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
Abner Haynes*+ 25 HB 14 0 221 1049 13 71 4.7 74.9 15.8 39 573 14.7 6 78 2.8 40.9 1622 19 4
Curtis McClinton* 23 FB 14 0 111 604 2 69 5.4 43.1 7.9 29 333 11.5 0 28 2.1 23.8 937 2 5
Jack Spikes 25 10 0 57 232 0 17 4.1 23.2 5.7 10 132 13.2 1 35 1.0 13.2 364 1 1
Frank Jackson 23 FL 14 0 47 251 3 35 5.3 17.9 3.4 10 177 17.7 1 62 0.7 12.6 428 4 2
Len Dawson*+ 27 QB 14 14 38 252 3 22 6.6 18.0 2.7 252 3 11
Jimmy Saxton 22 13 0 3 1 0 9 0.3 0.1 0.2 5 64 12.8 0 33 0.4 4.9 65 0 0
Chris Burford+ 24 SE 11 0 1 13 0 13 13.0 1.2 0.1 45 645 14.3 12 49 4.1 58.6 658 12 0
Eddie Wilson 22 P 14 0 1 5 0 5 5.0 0.4 0.1 5 0 0
Fred Arbanas* 23 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 29 469 16.2 6 47 2.1 33.5 469 6 2
Bill Miller 22 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 23 277 12.0 0 39 1.6 19.8 277 0 0
Tommy Brooker 23 K 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 138 34.5 3 92 0.3 9.9 138 3 0
Johnny Robinson 24 RS 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 16 16.0 0 16 0.1 1.1 16 0 0
Team Total 24.3 14 479 2407 21 71 5.0 171.9 34.2 195 2824 14.5 29 92 13.9 201.7 5231 50 33
Opp Total 14 351 1250 14 3.6 89.3 25.1 239 2701 11.3 13 17.1 192.9 3951 27 29

Kick & Punt Returns

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Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Frank Jackson 23 FL 14 0 11 117 0 39 10.6 10 254 0 41 25.4 799
Dave Grayson* 23 RCB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 18 535 0 59 29.7 535
Abner Haynes*+ 25 HB 14 0 15 119 0 30 7.9 1 27 0 27 27.0 1768
Jimmy Saxton 22 13 0 4 77 0 32 19.3 142
Curtis McClinton* 23 FB 14 0 2 32 0 18 16.0 969
Jack Spikes 25 10 0 2 30 0 17 15.0 394
Team Total 24.3 14 27 236 0 39 8.7 37 955 0 59 25.8 6422
Opp Total 14 26 0 72 1559 0 21.7

Kicking & Punting

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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
Tommy Brooker 23 K 14 0 3 3 5 2 8 5 6 2 22 12 54.5% 33 33 100.0%
Eddie Wilson 22 P 14 0 48 1681 51 1 35.0
Tom Pennington 23 3 0 2 1 1 1 2 5 2 40.0% 15 13 86.7%
Cotton Davidson 31 1 0 3 117 47 0 39.0
Jimmy Saxton 22 13 0 3 139 51 0 46.3
Jack Spikes 25 10 0 1 1 100.0%
Team Total 24.3 14 5 4 6 3 10 5 6 2 27 14 51.9% 49 47 95.9% 54 1937 51 1 35.9
Opp Total 14 28 11 39.3% 27 24 88.9% 63 2596 41.2

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
Fred Arbanas* 23 TE 14 0 2 0 0 0
Cotton Davidson 31 1 0 7 0 0 0
Len Dawson*+ 27 QB 14 14 11 0 0 0
Dave Grayson* 23 RCB 14 0 4 6 0 6 1 0 0 0
Abner Haynes*+ 25 HB 14 0 4 0 0 0
Sherrill Headrick*+ 25 MLB 14 0 3 30 0 11
E.J. Holub*+ 24 LLB 14 0 2 8 0 8
Bobby Hunt+ 22 LS 14 0 8 101 0 17
Frank Jackson 23 FL 14 0 2 0 0 0
Curtis McClinton* 23 FB 14 0 5 0 0 0
Bobby Ply 22 14 0 7 144 0 41
Johnny Robinson 24 RS 14 0 4 25 0 20
Jack Spikes 25 10 0 1 0 0 0
Duane Wood 25 LCB 14 0 4 81 0 33
Team Total 24.3 14 32 395 0 41 33 0 0 0
Opp Total 14 41 29 13

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Abner Haynes*+ 25 HB 14 0 13 6 114
Tommy Brooker 23 K 14 0 3 33 12 87
Chris Burford+ 24 SE 11 0 12 72
Fred Arbanas* 23 TE 14 0 6 36
Frank Jackson 23 FL 14 0 3 1 24
Tom Pennington 23 3 0 13 2 19
Len Dawson*+ 27 QB 14 14 3 18
Curtis McClinton* 23 FB 14 0 2 12
Jack Spikes 25 10 0 1 1 7
Team Total 24.3 14 21 29 47 14 389
Opp Total 14 14 13 24 11 233