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1962 Houston Oilers
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Record: 11-3-0, Finished 1st in AFL East Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 387 points (27.6/g), 2nd of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 270 points (19.3/g), 2nd.
Differential of 117 points (8.4/g), 2nd.
Expected W-L: 9.8-4.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 5th.
Coached by Pop Ivy (11-3-0)
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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 | George Blanda* | 35 | 13 | 14 | 197 for 418, 2,810 yards, 27 td, 42 int, & 3 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| HB | Billy Cannon | 25 | 2 | 0 | 147 rushes for 474 yards, 7 td, & 32 catches for 451 yards and 6 td | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| FB | Charley Tolar* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 244 rushes for 1,012 yards, 7 td, & 30 catches for 251 yards and 1 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959 |
| WR | Willard Dewveall* | 26 | 3 | 0 | 33 catches for 576 yards, 5 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1958 |
| WR | Charley Hennigan*+ | 27 | 2 | 0 | 54 catches for 867 yards, 8 td | |
| TE | Bob McLeod | 24 | 1 | 0 | 33 catches for 578 yards, 6 td | Houston Oilers / 12th / 96th pick / 1961 |
| LT | Al Jamison*+ | 25 | 2 | 0 | ||
| LG | Bob Talamini* | 23 | 2 | 0 | ||
| C | Bob Schmidt* | 26 | 3 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 159th pick / 1958 |
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| RG | Hogan Wharton | 27 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 131st pick / 1958 |
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| RT | Rich Michael* | 24 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gary Cutsinger | 22 | Rook | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1962 |
| LDT | Ed Culpepper | 28 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 101st pick / 1955 |
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| RDT | Ed Husmann*+ | 31 | 9 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 |
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| RDE | Don Floyd*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960 |
| LLB | Doug Cline | 24 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
| MLB | Gene Babb | 28 | 5 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957 |
| RLB | Mike Dukes | 26 | 2 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1959 |
| LCB | Tony Banfield*+ | 25 | 2 | 14 | 6 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Mark Johnston | 24 | 2 | 0 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Bobby Jancik | 22 | Rook | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| LS | Jim Norton* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| RS | Fred Glick* | 25 | 3 | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blanda* | 35 | 13 | 14 | 11 of 26 field goals & 48 of 49 extra points | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| P | Jim Norton* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 56 punts for a 41.0 average, 1 blocked | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| PR | Bobby Jancik | 22 | Rook | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 8.3 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| KR | Bobby Jancik | 22 | Rook | 0 | 24 kick returns for a 30.2 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Gene Babb | 28 | LB-FB | 14 | 0 | 216 | 6-3 | Austin | 12/27/1934 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 19th / 224th pick / 1957 |
| Tony Banfield*+ | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 185 | 6-1 | Oklahoma State | 12/18/1937 | 2 | |
| George Blanda* | 35 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/17/1927 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 12th / 119th pick / 1949 |
| Billy Cannon | 25 | TE-HB-FB | 14 | 0 | 207 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/2/1937 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1960 |
| Doug Cline | 24 | LB-FB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-2 | Clemson | 3/22/1938 | 2 | New York Giants / 14th / 168th pick / 1960 |
| Ed Culpepper | 28 | DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Alabama | 1/21/1934 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 101st pick / 1955 |
| Gary Cutsinger | 22 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Oklahoma State | 2/4/1940 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 4th / 30th pick / 1962 |
| Willard Dewveall* | 26 | E | 14 | 0 | 224 | 6-4 | SMU | 4/29/1936 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 18th pick / 1958 |
| Mike Dukes | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Clemson | 3/16/1936 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 14th / 162nd pick / 1959 |
| Don Floyd*+ | 24 | DE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | TCU | 7/10/1938 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 2nd / 23rd pick / 1960 |
| Charley Frazier | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Texas Southern | 8/12/1939 | Rook | |
| John Frongillo | 23 | C-G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Baylor | 10/12/1939 | Rook | Cleveland Browns / 8th / 111th pick / 1961 |
| Fred Glick* | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Colorado State | 2/25/1937 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 23rd / 266th pick / 1959 |
| Tom Goode | 24 | C-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 12/1/1938 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1961 |
| Bill Groman | 26 | WR-FL | 14 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Heidelberg | 7/17/1936 | 2 | |
| Charley Hennigan*+ | 27 | WR | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | LSU,Northwest State (LA) | 3/19/1935 | 2 | |
| Bill Herchman | 29 | DT | 12 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 3/10/1933 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 26th pick / 1956 |
| Ed Husmann*+ | 31 | DT-G-DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/6/1931 | 9 | Chicago Cardinals / 9th / 99th pick / 1953 |
| Al Jamison*+ | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-5 | Colgate | 5/11/1937 | 2 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 178 | 5-11 | Lamar | 2/9/1940 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 19th / 151st pick / 1962 |
| Mark Johnston | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 203 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 3/4/1938 | 2 | |
| Bob Kelly | 22 | T-DT | 6 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | New Mexico State | 8/18/1940 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 22nd / 176th pick / 1961 |
| Dan Lanphear | 24 | DE | 2 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Wisconsin | 1/24/1938 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 90th pick / 1960 |
| Jacky Lee | 23 | QB | 14 | 0 | 189 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 7/11/1939 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 6th / 61st pick / 1960 |
| Ron McDole | 23 | DE-DT | 4 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 9/9/1939 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 25th pick / 1961 |
| Bob McLeod | 24 | TE | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Abilene Christian | 11/10/1938 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 96th pick / 1961 |
| Rich Michael* | 24 | T | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 11/15/1938 | 2 | |
| Bill C. Miller | 26 | DT | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | New Mexico Highlands | 11/17/1936 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 17th / 135th pick / 1962 |
| Jim Norton* | 24 | DB-P | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Idaho | 10/20/1938 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 75th pick / 1960 |
| Larry Onesti | 24 | LB | 4 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Northwestern | 11/12/1938 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 9th / 71st pick / 1962 |
| Bob Schmidt* | 26 | C-T-G | 14 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 7/9/1936 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 14th / 159th pick / 1958 |
| Dave Smith | 25 | FB | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Ripon | 3/23/1937 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 21st / 241st pick / 1959 |
| Bob Suci | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Michigan State | 4/7/1939 | Rook | |
| Walt Suggs | 23 | T-C | 14 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Mississippi State | 5/15/1939 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 24th pick / 1961 |
| Bob Talamini* | 23 | G | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | Kentucky | 1/8/1939 | 2 | |
| Charley Tolar* | 25 | FB | 14 | 0 | 199 | 5-6 | Northwest State (LA) | 9/5/1937 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 27th / 319th pick / 1959 |
| Bucky Wegener | 23 | G | 4 | 0 | 245 | 5-10 | Missouri | 10/31/1939 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 16th / 215th pick / 1962 |
| Hogan Wharton | 27 | G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Houston | 12/13/1935 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 11th / 131st pick / 1958 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 14 | 226.0 | 6-1.8 | 2.2 |