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1962 New York Giants

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Record: 12-2-0, Finished 1st in NFL East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 398 points (28.4/g), 2nd of 14 in the NFL.
 Allowed 283 points (20.2/g), 4th.
 Differential of 115 points (8.2/g), 3rd.
 Expected W-L: 9.7-4.3.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +3 (0.2/g), 5th.

Coached by Allie Sherman (12-2-0)

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 Sun September 16 L 0-1 @ Cleveland Browns 7 17 19 294 207 87 4 19 347 131 216 1
2 Sun September 23 W 1-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 29 13 13 355 268 87 2 23 418 381 37 3
3 Sun September 30 W 2-1 @ Pittsburgh Steelers 31 27 19 427 332 95 1 23 317 142 175 3
4 Sun October 7 W 3-1 @ St. Louis Cardinals 31 14 21 332 231 101 2 15 224 120 104 2
5 Sun October 14 L 3-2 Pittsburgh Steelers 17 20 18 291 194 97 3 16 322 72 250 1
6 Sun October 21 W 4-2 Detroit Lions 17 14 13 191 124 67 2 16 278 187 91 3
7 Sun October 28 W 5-2 Washington Redskins 49 34 25 602 505 97 1 19 375 316 59 3
8 Sun November 4 W 6-2 St. Louis Cardinals 31 28 15 266 181 85 1 29 494 353 141 5
9 Sun November 11 W 7-2 @ Dallas Cowboys 41 10 22 446 340 106 2 16 262 173 89 4
10 Sun November 18 W 8-2 Philadelphia Eagles 19 14 16 268 82 186 3 8 199 84 115 2
11 Sun November 25 W 9-2 @ Washington Redskins 42 24 22 405 256 149 6 17 316 277 39 4
12 Sun December 2 W 10-2 @ Chicago Bears 26 24 22 343 170 173 4 23 380 274 106 4
13 Sun December 9 W 11-2 Cleveland Browns 17 13 19 314 99 215 1 16 236 147 89
14 Sun December 16 W 12-2 Dallas Cowboys 41 31 23 471 318 153 4 16 378 212 166 4
Playoffs
Championship December 30 L 12-3 Green Bay Packers 7 16

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 398 5005 858 5.8 267 215 411 3307 35 22 7.7 150 430 1698 11 3.9 92 36 14 25
Team Defense 283 4546 909 5.0 412 223 450 2869 21 26 5.8 136 413 1677 13 4.1 256 39 13 20
Lg Rank Offense 2 1 3 6 2 1 6 1 7 8 10 9 5 3
Lg Rank Defense 4 6 9 14 7 8 4 5 6 7 4 9 7 11

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%
Y.A. Tittle*+ 36 QB 14 14 200 375 53.3 3224 33 8.8 20 5.3 69 8.6 7.1 16.1 230.3 89.5
Ralph Guglielmi 29 14 1 14 31 45.2 210 2 6.5 1 3.2 41 6.8 6.0 15.0 15.0 76.0
Bob Gaiters 24 2 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Frank Gifford 32 FL 14 0 1 2 50.0 12 0 0.0 0 0.0 12 6.0 6.0 12.0 0.9 68.7
Paul Dudley 23 11 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.1 14 215 411 52.3 3446 35 8.5 22 5.4 69 8.4 6.8 16.0 246.1 86.7
Opp Total 14 223 450 49.6 2869 21 4.7 26 5.8 6.4 4.2 12.9 204.9 61.4 46 369 5.8 3.1

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
Alex Webster 31 FB 14 0 207 743 5 55 3.6 53.1 14.8 47 477 10.1 4 58 3.4 34.1 1220 9 4
Phil King 26 LH 14 0 108 460 2 20 4.3 32.9 7.7 15 186 12.4 0 37 1.1 13.3 646 2 3
Joe Morrison 25 14 0 35 146 1 21 4.2 10.4 2.5 6 107 17.8 2 36 0.4 7.6 253 3 1
Paul Dudley 23 11 0 27 100 0 38 3.7 9.1 2.5 9 112 12.4 1 38 0.8 10.2 212 1 2
Y.A. Tittle*+ 36 QB 14 14 17 108 2 23 6.4 7.7 1.2 108 2 6
Johnny Counts 23 RET 14 0 14 55 0 23 3.9 3.9 1.0 4 62 15.5 0 24 0.3 4.4 117 0 4
Ralph Guglielmi 29 14 1 11 40 0 18 3.6 2.9 0.8 40 0 1
Bob Gaiters 24 2 0 7 35 0 13 5.0 17.5 3.5 3 34 11.3 0 15 1.5 17.0 69 0 0
Frank Gifford 32 FL 14 0 2 18 1 12 9.0 1.3 0.1 39 796 20.4 7 63 2.8 56.9 814 8 1
Del Shofner*+ 28 SE 13 0 1 4 0 4 4.0 0.3 0.1 53 1133 21.4 12 69 4.1 87.2 1137 12 0
Don Chandler 28 P 14 0 1 -11 0 -11 -11.0 -0.8 0.1 -11 0 0
Joe Walton 27 TE 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 33 406 12.3 9 37 2.5 31.2 406 9 1
Aaron Thomas 25 12 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 80 20.0 0 37 0.3 6.7 80 0 0
Jim Collier 23 13 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 27 27.0 0 27 0.1 2.1 27 0 0
Andy Robustelli 37 RDE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 26 26.0 0 26 0.1 1.9 26 0 0
Team Total 27.1 14 430 1698 11 55 3.9 121.3 30.7 215 3446 16.0 35 69 15.4 246.1 5144 46 24
Opp Total 14 413 1677 13 4.1 119.8 29.5 223 2869 12.9 21 15.9 204.9 4546 34 30

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
Johnny Counts 23 RET 14 0 8 33 0 17 4.1 26 784 1 90 30.2 934
Sam Horner 24 9 0 3 3 0 3 1.0 11 242 0 33 22.0 245
Joe Morrison 25 14 0 5 22 0 10 4.4 5 113 0 28 22.6 388
Paul Dudley 23 11 0 8 229 0 56 28.6 441
Phil King 26 LH 14 0 2 37 0 20 18.5 683
Jim Collier 23 13 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 27
Jimmy Patton*+ 29 RS 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Mickey Walker 23 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Team Total 27.1 14 17 58 0 17 3.4 54 1405 1 90 26.0 6607
Opp Total 14 24 0 63 1700 0 27.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Kicking Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Don Chandler 28 P 14 0 28 19 67.9% 48 47 97.9% 55 2233 65 2 40.6
Team Total 27.1 14 28 19 67.9% 48 47 97.9% 55 2233 65 2 40.6
Opp Total 14 27 13 48.1% 35 34 97.1% 65 2522 38.8

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
Erich Barnes* 27 LCB 14 0 6 61 0 22
Bookie Bolin 22 9 0 0 1 0 0
Don Chandler 28 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
Johnny Counts 23 RET 14 0 4 2 0 0
Paul Dudley 23 11 0 2 1 0 0
Frank Gifford 32 FL 14 0 1 0 0 0
Rosey Grier 30 RDT 13 0 0 2 5 0
Ralph Guglielmi 29 14 1 1 0 0 0
Sam Huff 28 MLB 14 0 1 4 0 4
Jim Katcavage*+ 28 LDE 14 0 1 4 0 4 0 1 0 0
Phil King 26 LH 14 0 3 2 0 0
Dick Lynch 26 RCB 13 0 5 90 0 27
Joe Morrison 25 14 0 1 0 0 0
Jimmy Patton*+ 29 RS 14 0 7 125 0 45 1 3 0 0
Dick Pesonen 24 13 0 2 24 0 17
Andy Robustelli 37 RDE 14 0 0 2 0 0
Tom Scott 32 RLB 14 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 12 0
Jack Stroud 34 RT 14 0 0 1 0 0
Y.A. Tittle*+ 36 QB 14 14 6 2 0 0
Joe Walton 27 TE 13 0 1 0 0 0
Allan Webb 29 LS 14 0 3 24 0 21 0 1 0 0
Alex Webster 31 FB 14 0 4 2 0 0
Team Total 27.1 14 26 332 0 45 24 23 17 0
Opp Total 14 17 30 17

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Don Chandler 28 P 14 0 47 19 104
Del Shofner*+ 28 SE 13 0 12 72
Joe Walton 27 TE 13 0 9 54
Alex Webster 31 FB 14 0 5 4 54
Frank Gifford 32 FL 14 0 1 7 48
Joe Morrison 25 14 0 1 2 18
Phil King 26 LH 14 0 2 12
Dick Lynch 26 RCB 13 0 2 12
Y.A. Tittle*+ 36 QB 14 14 2 12
Johnny Counts 23 RET 14 0 1 6
Paul Dudley 23 11 0 1 6
Team Total 27.1 14 11 35 1 2 47 19 398
Opp Total 14 13 21 34 13 283