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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)
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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 | Y.A. Tittle*+ | 36 | 14 | 14 | 200 for 375, 3,224 yards, 33 td, 20 int, & 17 rushes for 108 yards and 2 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| FB | Alex Webster | 31 | 7 | 0 | 207 rushes for 743 yards, 5 td, & 47 catches for 477 yards and 4 td | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| LH | Phil King | 26 | 4 | 0 | 108 rushes for 460 yards, 2 td, & 15 catches for 186 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 |
| FL | Frank Gifford | 32 | 10 | 0 | 39 catches for 796 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 18 yards and 1 td | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| SE | Del Shofner*+ | 28 | 5 | 0 | 53 catches for 1,133 yards, 12 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| TE | Joe Walton | 27 | 5 | 0 | 33 catches for 406 yards, 9 td | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957 |
| LT | Rosey Brown*+ | 30 | 9 | 0 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
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| LG | Darrell Dess* | 27 | 4 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
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| C | Ray Wietecha* | 34 | 9 | 0 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
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| RG | Greg Larson | 23 | 1 | 0 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
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| RT | Jack Stroud | 34 | 9 | 0 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jim Katcavage* | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| LDT | Dick Modzelewski | 31 | 9 | 0 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
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| RDT | Rosey Grier | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| RDE | Andy Robustelli | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| LLB | Bill Winter | 22 | Rook | 0 | New York Giants / 18th / 250th pick / 1962 |
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| MLB | Sam Huff | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| RLB | Tom Scott | 32 | 9 | 0 | 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| LCB | Erich Barnes* | 27 | 4 | 0 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| RCB | Dick Lynch | 26 | 4 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| LS | Allan Webb | 29 | 1 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RS | Jimmy Patton*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 7 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Don Chandler | 28 | 6 | 0 | 19 of 28 field goals & 47 of 48 extra points | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| P | Don Chandler | 28 | 6 | 0 | 55 punts for a 40.6 average, 2 blocked | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| PR | Johnny Counts | 23 | Rook | 0 | 8 punt returns for a 4.1 average and 0 td | New York Titans / 24th / 189th pick / 1962 |
| KR | Johnny Counts | 23 | Rook | 0 | 26 kick returns for a 30.2 average and 1 td | New York Titans / 24th / 189th pick / 1962 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Erich Barnes* | 27 | DB | 14 | 0 | 201 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/4/1935 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 42nd pick / 1958 |
| Reed Bohovich | 21 | G-T | 10 | 0 | 260 | 6-1 | Lehigh | 11/18/1941 | Rook | New York Giants / 9th / 125th pick / 1962 |
| Bookie Bolin | 22 | G | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 6/17/1940 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 58th pick / 1962 |
| Rosey Brown*+ | 30 | T | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Morgan State | 10/20/1932 | 9 | New York Giants / 27th / 321st pick / 1953 |
| Ken Byers | 22 | G | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 4/6/1940 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 97th pick / 1962 |
| Don Chandler | 28 | FB-P-K | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | Florida | 9/5/1934 | 6 | New York Giants / 5th / 57th pick / 1956 |
| Jim Collier | 23 | TE | 13 | 0 | 205 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 5/8/1939 | Rook | Buffalo Bills / 31st / 244th pick / 1962 |
| Johnny Counts | 23 | HB | 14 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Illinois | 2/28/1939 | Rook | New York Titans / 24th / 189th pick / 1962 |
| Darrell Dess* | 27 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 243 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 7/11/1935 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 126th pick / 1958 |
| Paul Dudley | 23 | HB | 11 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 1/16/1939 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 29th / 232nd pick / 1962 |
| Bob Gaiters | 24 | HB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 2/26/1938 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 1st pick / 1961 |
| Frank Gifford | 32 | HB-FL-DB-WR | 14 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | USC | 8/16/1930 | 10 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 1952 |
| Rosey Grier | 30 | DT-DE | 13 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | Penn State | 7/14/1932 | 7 | New York Giants / 3rd / 31st pick / 1955 |
| Ralph Guglielmi | 29 | QB | 14 | 1 | 196 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 6/26/1933 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1955 |
| Sam Horner | 24 | HB-DB-P | 9 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | VMI | 3/4/1938 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1960 |
| Sam Huff | 28 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | West Virginia | 10/4/1934 | 6 | New York Giants / 3rd / 30th pick / 1956 |
| Chuck Janerette | 24 | DT-T-G | 12 | 0 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn State | 12/1/1938 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 49th pick / 1960 |
| Jim Katcavage* | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 237 | 6-3 | Dayton | 10/28/1934 | 6 | New York Giants / 4th / 45th pick / 1956 |
| Phil King | 26 | HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 6/22/1936 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 12th pick / 1958 |
| Greg Larson | 23 | C-G-T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Minnesota | 11/15/1939 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 81st pick / 1961 |
| Dick Lasse | 27 | LB | 4 | 0 | 222 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 11/13/1935 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 68th pick / 1958 |
| Dick Lynch | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 202 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/29/1936 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 66th pick / 1958 |
| Dick Modzelewski | 31 | DT | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-0 | Maryland | 2/16/1931 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 16th pick / 1953 |
| Joe Morrison | 25 | HB-FL-FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 8/21/1937 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 34th pick / 1959 |
| Jimmy Patton*+ | 29 | DB | 14 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 9/29/1933 | 7 | New York Giants / 8th / 92nd pick / 1955 |
| Dick Pesonen | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota,Minnesota-Duluth | 6/10/1938 | 2 | |
| Andy Robustelli | 37 | DE | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arnold | 12/6/1925 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 19th / 228th pick / 1951 |
| Tom Scott | 32 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Virginia | 9/3/1930 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 5th / 60th pick / 1953 |
| Del Shofner*+ | 28 | E-DB | 13 | 0 | 186 | 6-3 | Baylor | 12/11/1934 | 5 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 11th pick / 1957 |
| Bob Simms | 24 | LB-E | 5 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Rutgers | 9/3/1938 | 2 | New York Giants / 10th / 120th pick / 1960 |
| Jack Stroud | 34 | G-T | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/29/1928 | 9 | New York Giants / 5th / 61st pick / 1951 |
| Aaron Thomas | 25 | TE-SE | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Oregon State | 11/7/1937 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 47th pick / 1961 |
| Y.A. Tittle*+ | 36 | QB | 14 | 14 | 192 | 6-0 | LSU | 10/24/1926 | 14 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 6th pick / 1948 |
| Mickey Walker | 23 | G-LB-C | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Michigan State | 10/14/1939 | 1 | New York Titans / 23rd / 181st pick / 1961 |
| Joe Walton | 27 | E-DE | 13 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 12/15/1935 | 5 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 21st pick / 1957 |
| Allan Webb | 29 | DB-HB | 14 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Arnold | 1/22/1933 | 1 | |
| Alex Webster | 31 | HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 4/19/1931 | 7 | Washington Redskins / 11th / 123rd pick / 1953 |
| Ray Wietecha* | 34 | C | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Michigan State,Northwestern | 11/4/1928 | 9 | New York Giants / 12th / 150th pick / 1950 |
| Bill Winter | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | St. Olaf | 1/28/1940 | Rook | New York Giants / 18th / 250th pick / 1962 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 14 | 218.9 | 6-1.3 | 4.4 |