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1962 New York Titans

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Record: 5-9-0, Finished 4th in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary

Scored 278 points (19.9/g), 7th of 8 in the AFL.
 Allowed 423 points (30.2/g), 8th.
 Differential of -145 points (-10.4/g), 7th.
 Expected W-L: 3.8-10.2.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.7/g), 8th.

Coached by Bulldog Turner (5-9-0)

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

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Johnny Green 25 2 8 128 for 258, 1,741 yards, 10 td, 18 int, & 17 rushes for 35 yards and 3 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 247th pick / 1959

HB Dick Christy* 27 4 0 114 rushes for 535 yards, 3 td, & 62 catches for 538 yards and 3 td

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1958

FB Bill Mathis 24 2 0 71 rushes for 245 yards, 3 td, & 6 catches for 32 yards and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 88th pick / 1960

FL Don Maynard 27 4 0 56 catches for 1,041 yards, 8 td

New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957

SE Art Powell 25 3 0 64 catches for 1,130 yards, 8 td

Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959

TE Thurlow Cooper 29 2 0 12 catches for 122 yards, 1 td

Cleveland Browns / 16th / 193rd pick / 1956

LT Alex Kroll 25 Rook 0

New York Titans / 2nd / 13th pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 320th pick / 1959

LG Bob Mischak* 30 4 0

Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954

C Mike Hudock 28 2 0

Green Bay Packers / 11th / 128th pick / 1956

RG Sid Fournet 30 7 0

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1955

RT Gene Cockrell 28 2 0

Cleveland Browns / 28th / 330th pick / 1957

 Defensive Starters
LDE Bob Watters 27 Rook 0

New York Giants / 28th / 334th pick / 1958

LDT George Strugar 28 5 0

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1957

RDT Dick Guesman 24 2 0

Detroit Lions / 6th / 67th pick / 1959

RDE LaVerne Torczon 26 2 0

Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957

LLB Ed Cooke 27 4 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958

MLB Hubert Bobo 28 2 0 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 146th pick / 1957

RLB Larry Grantham*+ 24 2 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

LCB Dainard Paulson 25 1 0 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered
RCB Paul Hynes 23 1 0 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Texans / 12th / 94th pick / 1961
San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 136th pick / 1961

LS Billy Atkins 28 4 0 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1958

RS Lee Riley 30 7 0 11 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955

 Special Teams Starters
K Bill Shockley 25 2 0 13 of 26 field goals & 29 of 30 extra points
P Curley Johnson 27 2 0 50 punts for a 40.0 average, 0 blocked

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957

PR Dick Christy* 27 4 0 15 punt returns for a 16.7 average and 2 td

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1958

KR Dick Christy* 27 4 0 38 kick returns for a 21.7 average and 0 td

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1958

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Billy Atkins 28 DB-HB 7 0 196 6-1 Auburn 11/19/1934 4

San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 59th pick / 1958

Hubert Bobo 28 LB 14 0 220 6-0 Ohio State 7/2/1934 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 13th / 146th pick / 1957

Dick Christy* 27 HB 14 0 191 5-10 North Carolina State 11/24/1935 4

Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 27th pick / 1958

Gene Cockrell 28 T-DE 14 0 247 6-4 Hardin-Simmons,Oklahoma 1/10/1934 2

Cleveland Browns / 28th / 330th pick / 1957

Ed Cooke 27 DE-LB 14 0 250 6-4 Maryland 5/3/1935 4

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 29th pick / 1958

Thurlow Cooper 29 TE-DE 14 0 228 6-5 Maine 3/18/1933 2

Cleveland Browns / 16th / 193rd pick / 1956

Roger Ellis 24 LB-C 14 0 233 6-3 Maine 2/1/1938 2

New York Giants / 14th / 166th pick / 1959

Jerry Fields 24 LB 14 0 222 6-1 Ohio State 5/24/1938 1

New York Giants / 13th / 179th pick / 1961

Charlie Flowers 25 FB 4 0 220 6-1 Mississippi 6/28/1937 2

New York Giants / 12th / 142nd pick / 1959

Wayne Fontes 22 DB 9 0 190 6-0 Michigan State 2/2/1940 Rook

Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 126th pick / 1961
New York Titans / 22nd / 173rd pick / 1961

Sid Fournet 30 G-LB-DB 14 0 235 6-0 LSU 8/27/1932 7

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 20th pick / 1955

Bobby Fowler 92 FB 1 0 212 5-11 Tennessee-Martin 0/0/0 Rook
Larry Grantham*+ 24 LB 14 0 210 6-0 Mississippi 9/16/1938 2

Baltimore Colts / 15th / 178th pick / 1960

Moses Gray 25 T-DT 2 0 260 6-3 Indiana 4/12/1937 1

New York Giants / 9th / 123rd pick / 1961
New York Titans / 27th / 213th pick / 1961

Johnny Green 25 QB 11 8 198 6-3 Tennessee-Chattanooga 10/12/1937 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 21st / 247th pick / 1959

Lee Grosscup 26 QB 8 4 187 6-1 Utah,Washington 12/27/1936 2

New York Giants / 1st / 10th pick / 1959

Dick Guesman 24 DT-K 7 0 255 6-4 West Virginia 1/22/1938 2

Detroit Lions / 6th / 67th pick / 1959

Mike Hudock 28 C 14 0 245 6-2 Miami (FL) 9/29/1934 2

Green Bay Packers / 11th / 128th pick / 1956

Paul Hynes 23 DB 13 0 210 6-1 Louisiana Tech 9/9/1939 1

Dallas Texans / 12th / 94th pick / 1961
San Francisco 49ers / 10th / 136th pick / 1961

Proverb Jacobs 27 T-DT 4 0 258 6-4 California 5/25/1935 4

Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 17th pick / 1958

Curley Johnson 27 RB-P-TE 14 0 215 6-0 Houston 7/2/1935 2

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 77th pick / 1957

Karl Kaimer 24 DE 8 0 230 6-3 Boston University 11/12/1938 Rook
John Kenerson 24 DE-DT 8 0 255 6-3 Kentucky State 3/18/1938 2
Jack Klotz 30 T 3 0 260 6-4 Widener 12/5/1932 2

Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 216th pick / 1956

Ed Kovac 24 HB 3 0 195 6-0 Cincinnati 4/22/1938 2

Chicago Bears / 6th / 68th pick / 1960

Alex Kroll 25 T-C 14 0 230 6-3 Rutgers,Yale 11/23/1937 Rook

New York Titans / 2nd / 13th pick / 1962
Los Angeles Rams / 27th / 320th pick / 1959

Dean Look 25 QB 1 0 185 5-11 Michigan State 7/23/1937 Rook

Detroit Lions / 20th / 231st pick / 1960

Bill Mathis 24 FB-HB 11 0 220 6-1 Clemson 12/10/1938 2

San Francisco 49ers / 8th / 88th pick / 1960

Don Maynard 27 E-FL-HB 14 0 180 6-0 Rice,Texas-El Paso 1/25/1935 4

New York Giants / 9th / 109th pick / 1957

Bob Mischak* 30 G-TE 14 0 237 6-0 Army 10/25/1932 4

Cleveland Browns / 23rd / 276th pick / 1954

Fran Morelli 23 T 12 0 258 6-2 Colgate 1/15/1939 Rook
Nick Mumley 25 DE-T 14 0 255 6-4 Purdue 1/26/1937 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 51st pick / 1959

Dainard Paulson 25 DB 14 0 190 6-0 Oregon State 5/15/1937 1
Art Powell 25 SE-DB-WR 14 0 211 6-3 San Jose State 2/25/1937 3

Philadelphia Eagles / 11th / 123rd pick / 1959

Perry Richards 28 E 14 0 205 6-2 Detroit Mercy 1/14/1934 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 55th pick / 1957

Lee Riley 30 DB 14 0 192 6-1 Detroit Mercy 8/24/1932 7

Detroit Lions / 4th / 48th pick / 1955

Bob Scrabis 26 QB 6 0 225 6-3 Penn State 3/26/1936 2
Bill Shockley 25 HB-K 14 0 185 6-0 West Chester 3/13/1937 2
Butch Songin 38 QB 7 2 190 6-2 Boston College 5/11/1924 2

Cleveland Browns / 19th / 247th pick / 1950

Harold Stephens 24 QB 6 0 175 5-11 Hardin-Simmons 10/30/1938 Rook
George Strugar 28 DT 12 0 239 6-5 Washington 4/2/1934 5

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 27th pick / 1957

Jim Tiller 27 HB 11 0 165 5-9 Purdue 12/21/1935 Rook
LaVerne Torczon 26 DE 10 0 250 6-3 Nebraska 1/1/1936 2

Cleveland Browns / 18th / 211th pick / 1957

Bob Watters 27 DE 12 0 247 6-4 Lincoln (MO) 9/25/1935 Rook

New York Giants / 28th / 334th pick / 1958

Mel West 23 HB 3 0 190 5-9 Missouri 1/14/1939 1

Boston Patriots / 11th / 82nd pick / 1961
St. Louis Cardinals / 15th / 204th pick / 1961

Team Total 27.7 14 218.9 6-1.5 2.1