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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

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 9 box W 1-0 @ Oakland Raiders 28 17 13 424 261 163 5 20 313 129 184 3
2 Sun September 16 box L 1-1 @ San Diego Chargers 14 40 20 248 165 83 6 13 297 187 110 2
3 Sat September 22 box W 2-1 @ Buffalo Bills 17 6 12 235 151 84 2 16 327 155 172 7
4 Sun September 30 box L 2-2 Denver Broncos 10 32 11 244 166 78 4 16 333 273 60 4
5 Sat October 6 box L 2-3 Boston Patriots 14 43 13 373 325 48 4 16 355 238 117
6 Sun October 14 box L 2-4 @ Houston Oilers 17 56 12 140 93 47 6 24 437 252 185 1
7 Sun October 21 box L 2-5 @ Dallas Texans 17 20 13 276 178 98 3 22 342 205 137 2
8 Sun October 28 box W 3-5 San Diego Chargers 23 3 13 345 275 70 2 10 183 145 38 6
9 Sun November 4 box W 4-5 Oakland Raiders 31 21 24 405 242 163 4 12 200 167 33 3
10 Sun November 11 box L 4-6 Dallas Texans 31 52 16 242 189 53 6 23 337 111 226 3
11 Thu November 22 box W 5-6 @ Denver Broncos 46 45 25 381 268 113 4 19 294 179 115 4
12 Fri November 30 box L 5-7 @ Boston Patriots 17 24 13 273 209 64 12 341 171 170 2
13 Sat December 8 box L 5-8 Buffalo Bills 3 20 11 207 180 27 3 23 392 151 241 4
14 Sat December 15 box L 5-9 Houston Oilers 10 44 9 162 40 122 6 27 461 243 218 4

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 278 3955 876 4.5 206 242 505 2742 20 35 4.9 131 317 1213 9 3.8 60 55 20 15
Team Defense 423 4612 905 5.1 403 194 417 2606 28 29 5.8 122 452 2006 19 4.4 253 45 16 28
Lg Rank Offense 7 7 7 2 4 6 6 7 8 8 8 6 7 6
Lg Rank Defense 8 7 8 3 3 7 4 3 7 7 7 6 6 4

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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%
Johnny Green 25 QB 11 8 3-5-0 128 258 49.6 1741 10 3.9 18 7.0 63 6.7 4.0 13.6 158.3 55.4
Lee Grosscup 26 8 4 1-3-0 57 126 45.2 855 8 6.3 8 6.3 86 6.8 4.6 15.0 106.9 62.8
Butch Songin 38 7 2 1-1-0 42 90 46.7 442 2 2.2 7 7.8 64 4.9 1.6 10.5 63.1 36.4
Harold Stephens 24 6 0 15 22 68.2 123 0 0.0 0 0.0 26 5.6 5.6 8.2 20.5 82.2
Dick Christy* 27 HB 14 0 0 6 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6
Bob Scrabis 26 6 0 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 -22.5 0.0 0.0
Dean Look 25 1 0 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 1 100.0 0 0.0 -45.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 27.7 14 5-9-0 242 505 47.9 3161 20 4.0 35 6.9 86 6.3 3.5 13.1 225.8 52.4
Opp Total 14 194 417 46.5 2606 28 6.7 29 7.0 6.2 3.8 13.4 186.1 60.3 36 323 5.8 2.8

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
Dick Christy* 27 HB 14 0 114 535 3 47 4.7 38.2 8.1 62 538 8.7 3 41 4.4 38.4 1073 6 8
Bill Mathis 24 FB 11 0 71 245 3 41 3.5 22.3 6.5 6 32 5.3 0 14 0.5 2.9 277 3 1
Jim Tiller 27 11 0 31 43 0 25 1.4 3.9 2.8 13 108 8.3 0 19 1.2 9.8 151 0 6
Curley Johnson 27 P 14 0 26 114 0 25 4.4 8.1 1.9 14 62 4.4 0 12 1.0 4.4 176 0 3
Charlie Flowers 25 4 0 21 78 0 14 3.7 19.5 5.3 7 55 7.9 0 14 1.8 13.8 133 0 0
Johnny Green 25 QB 11 8 17 35 3 8 2.1 3.2 1.5 35 3 6
Mel West 23 3 0 9 16 0 7 1.8 5.3 3.0 1 1 1.0 0 1 0.3 0.3 17 0 3
Lee Grosscup 26 8 4 8 62 0 18 7.8 7.8 1.0 62 0 5
Harold Stephens 24 6 0 6 33 0 14 5.5 5.5 1.0 33 0 3
Bobby Fowler 92 1 0 5 27 0 15 5.4 27.0 5.0 27 0 0
Butch Songin 38 7 2 4 11 0 10 2.8 1.6 0.6 11 0 0
Ed Kovac 24 3 0 3 5 0 3 1.7 1.7 1.0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.3 1.0 8 0 0
Dean Look 25 1 0 2 9 0 8 4.5 9.0 2.0 9 0 0
Art Powell 25 SE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 64 1130 17.7 8 80 4.6 80.7 1130 8 1
Don Maynard 27 FL 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 56 1041 18.6 8 86 4.0 74.4 1041 8 0
Thurlow Cooper 29 TE 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 122 10.2 1 25 0.9 8.7 122 1 0
Perry Richards 28 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 69 11.5 0 22 0.4 4.9 69 0 1
Team Total 27.7 14 317 1213 9 47 3.8 86.6 22.6 242 3161 13.1 20 86 17.3 225.8 4374 29 39
Opp Total 14 452 2006 19 4.4 143.3 32.3 194 2606 13.4 28 13.9 186.1 4612 47 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
Dick Christy* 27 HB 14 0 15 250 2 73 16.7 38 824 0 43 21.7 2147
Jim Tiller 27 11 0 9 47 0 20 5.2 22 462 0 40 21.0 660
Ed Kovac 24 3 0 4 72 0 23 18.0 80
Mel West 23 3 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 3 131 0 68 43.7 148
Bill Shockley 25 K 14 0 3 73 0 32 24.3 73
Thurlow Cooper 29 TE 14 0 1 3 0 3 3.0 125
Sid Fournet 30 RG 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0
Curley Johnson 27 P 14 0 1 14 0 14 14.0 190
Team Total 27.7 14 25 297 2 73 11.9 73 1579 0 68 21.6 6250
Opp Total 14 30 0 46 1194 1 26.0

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
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
Bill Shockley 25 K 14 0 4 3 5 4 8 5 8 1 1 26 13 50.0% 30 29 96.7%
Curley Johnson 27 P 14 0 50 1998 63 0 40.0
Billy Atkins 28 LS 7 0 22 969 63 1 44.0
Johnny Green 25 QB 11 8 3 121 55 0 40.3
Dick Guesman 24 RDT 7 0 1 1 0.0% 2 2 100.0%
Dainard Paulson 25 LCB 14 0 3 113 48 0 37.7
Team Total 27.7 14 4 3 5 4 8 5 8 1 2 27 13 48.1% 32 31 96.9% 78 3201 63 1 41.0
Opp Total 14 31 21 67.7% 51 46 90.2% 70 2653 37.9

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
Billy Atkins 28 LS 7 0 4 30 0 17
Hubert Bobo 28 MLB 14 0 1 14 0 14
Dick Christy* 27 HB 14 0 8 0 0 0
Ed Cooke 27 LLB 14 0 1 20 0 20
Wayne Fontes 22 9 0 4 145 1 83
Larry Grantham*+ 24 RLB 14 0 2 2 0 2
Johnny Green 25 QB 11 8 6 0 0 0
Lee Grosscup 26 8 4 5 0 0 0
Paul Hynes 23 RCB 13 0 2 2 0 2
Curley Johnson 27 P 14 0 3 0 0 0
Ed Kovac 24 3 0 1 21 0 21
Bill Mathis 24 FB 11 0 1 0 0 0
Dainard Paulson 25 LCB 14 0 3 0 0 0
Art Powell 25 SE 14 0 1 0 0 0
Perry Richards 28 14 0 1 0 0 0
Lee Riley 30 RS 14 0 11 122 0 30
Bob Scrabis 26 6 0 1 0 0 0
Bill Shockley 25 K 14 0 1 0 0 0
Harold Stephens 24 6 0 3 0 0 0
Jim Tiller 27 11 0 6 0 0 0
Mel West 23 3 0 3 0 0 0
Team Total 27.7 14 29 356 1 83 39 0 0 1
Opp Total 14 54 30 14

Scoring Summary

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Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Bill Shockley 25 K 14 0 29 13 68
Dick Christy* 27 HB 14 0 3 3 2 48
Don Maynard 27 FL 14 0 8 48
Art Powell 25 SE 14 0 8 48
Johnny Green 25 QB 11 8 3 18
Bill Mathis 24 FB 11 0 3 18
Thurlow Cooper 29 TE 14 0 1 1 8
Ed Cooke 27 LLB 14 0 1 6
Wayne Fontes 22 9 0 1 6
Larry Grantham*+ 24 RLB 14 0 1 6
Dick Guesman 24 RDT 7 0 2 2
Team Total 27.7 14 9 20 2 1 1 1 1 31 13 276
Opp Total 14 19 28 1 46 21 423