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1962 San Diego Chargers
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Record: 4-10-0, Finished 3rd in AFL West Division
AFL Season Summary
Scored 314 points (22.4/g), 5th of 8 in the AFL.
Allowed 392 points (28.0/g), 7th.
Differential of -78 points (-5.6/g), 6th.
Expected W-L: 5.2-8.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 6th.
Coached by Sid Gillman (4-10-0)
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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 | John Hadl | 22 | Rook | 10 | 107 for 260, 1,632 yards, 15 td, 24 int, & 40 rushes for 139 yards and 1 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 |
| HB | Keith Lincoln* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 117 rushes for 574 yards, 2 td, & 16 catches for 214 yards and 1 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 |
| FB | Bobby Jackson | 22 | Rook | 0 | 106 rushes for 411 yards, 5 td, & 13 catches for 136 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 19th pick / 1962 |
| FL | Jerry Robinson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 21 catches for 391 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 64th pick / 1962 |
| SE | Don Norton* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 48 catches for 771 yards, 7 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1960 |
| TE | Dave Kocourek* | 25 | 2 | 0 | 39 catches for 688 yards, 4 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 223rd pick / 1959 |
| LT | Ernie Wright | 23 | 2 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
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| LG | Don Rogers | 26 | 2 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 74th pick / 1959 |
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| C | Wayne Frazier | 23 | Rook | 0 | San Diego Chargers / 32nd / 256th pick / 1962 |
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| RG | Ron Mix*+ | 24 | 2 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
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| RT | Sherman Plunkett | 29 | 4 | 0 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Earl Faison* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| LDT | Bill Hudson | 27 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 34th pick / 1957 |
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| RDT | Ernie Ladd* | 24 | 1 | 0 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 48th pick / 1961 |
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| RDE | Ron Nery | 28 | 2 | 0 | New York Giants / 7th / 81st pick / 1956 |
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| LLB | Emil Karas* | 29 | 3 | 0 | 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1959 |
| MLB | Chuck Allen | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 |
| RLB | Paul Maguire* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Claude Gibson | 23 | 1 | 0 | 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| RCB | Dick Harris | 25 | 2 | 0 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LS | Bud Whitehead | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| RS | Bobby Bethune | 24 | Rook | 0 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 9th / 117th pick / 1961 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | George Blair | 24 | 1 | 0 | 17 of 20 field goals & 31 of 34 extra points | New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1960 |
| P | Paul Maguire* | 24 | 2 | 0 | 79 punts for a 41.6 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Keith Lincoln* | 23 | 1 | 0 | 11 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 |
| KR | Jerry Robinson | 23 | Rook | 0 | 32 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 64th pick / 1962 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Chuck Allen | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/7/1939 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 28th / 223rd pick / 1961 |
| Lance Alworth | 22 | FL-WR | 4 | 0 | 184 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 8/3/1940 | Rook | San Francisco 49ers / 1st / 8th pick / 1962 |
| Ernie Barnes | 24 | G-T | 3 | 0 | 247 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 7/15/1938 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 10th / 112th pick / 1960 |
| Bobby Bethune | 24 | DB | 10 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 12/10/1938 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 9th / 117th pick / 1961 |
| George Blair | 24 | DB-K | 14 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Mississippi | 5/10/1938 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 72nd pick / 1960 |
| Hezekiah Braxton | 26 | FB | 8 | 0 | 227 | 6-2 | Virginia Union | 4/11/1936 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 12th / 95th pick / 1961 |
| Frank Buncom | 23 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 11/2/1939 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 6th / 48th pick / 1962 |
| Reggie Carolan* | 23 | TE | 14 | 0 | 236 | 6-6 | Idaho | 10/25/1939 | Rook | Los Angeles Rams / 8th / 102nd pick / 1961 |
| Bert Coan | 22 | HB | 4 | 0 | 220 | 6-5 | Kansas,TCU | 7/2/1940 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 7th / 85th pick / 1962 |
| Earl Faison* | 23 | DE | 8 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Indiana | 1/31/1939 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 7th pick / 1961 |
| Wayne Frazier | 23 | C-LB | 7 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Auburn | 3/5/1939 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 32nd / 256th pick / 1962 |
| Claude Gibson | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | North Carolina State | 5/26/1939 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 33rd pick / 1961 |
| Fred Gillett | 26 | C-LB-G | 6 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Los Angeles State | 12/16/1936 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 19th / 261st pick / 1962 |
| Sam Gruneisen | 21 | C-G-LB | 9 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Villanova | 1/16/1941 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 25th / 200th pick / 1962 |
| John Hadl | 22 | QB | 14 | 10 | 214 | 6-1 | Kansas | 2/15/1940 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1962 |
| Dick Harris | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | McNeese State | 7/24/1937 | 2 | |
| Bill Hudson | 27 | DT | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Clemson | 7/9/1935 | 1 | Chicago Cardinals / 3rd / 34th pick / 1957 |
| Dick Hudson | 22 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Memphis | 7/30/1940 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 16th pick / 1962 |
| Bobby Jackson | 22 | FB | 14 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | New Mexico State | 3/16/1940 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 2nd / 19th pick / 1962 |
| Emil Karas* | 29 | LB | 14 | 0 | 230 | 6-3 | Dayton | 12/13/1933 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 28th pick / 1959 |
| Val Keckin | 24 | QB | 6 | 0 | 215 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 2/12/1938 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 11th / 152nd pick / 1961 |
| Jack Kemp* | 27 | QB | 2 | 2 | 201 | 6-1 | Occidental | 7/13/1935 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 17th / 203rd pick / 1957 |
| Jack Klotz | 30 | T | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Widener | 12/5/1932 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 18th / 216th pick / 1956 |
| Dave Kocourek* | 25 | TE-FL | 14 | 0 | 240 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 8/20/1937 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 19th / 223rd pick / 1959 |
| Ernie Ladd* | 24 | DT | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-9 | Grambling State | 11/28/1938 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 48th pick / 1961 |
| Keith Lincoln* | 23 | FB-HB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Washington State | 5/8/1939 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 15th pick / 1961 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 24 | TE-FB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-4 | Colgate | 11/10/1938 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 33rd / 264th pick / 1962 |
| Paul Maguire* | 24 | LB-P | 14 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | The Citadel | 8/22/1938 | 2 | |
| Gerry McDougall | 27 | FB | 4 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | UCLA | 3/21/1935 | Rook | |
| Charlie McNeil | 26 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Compton Community College (CA) | 8/8/1936 | 2 | |
| Paul Miller | 32 | DE | 2 | 0 | 226 | 6-2 | LSU | 11/8/1930 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 6th / 64th pick / 1953 |
| Bob Mitinger | 22 | LB | 14 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Penn State | 2/13/1940 | Rook | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 29th pick / 1962 |
| Ron Mix*+ | 24 | T-G | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | USC | 3/10/1938 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 1st / 10th pick / 1960 |
| Ron Nery | 28 | DE | 14 | 0 | 247 | 6-6 | Kansas State | 12/30/1934 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 81st pick / 1956 |
| Don Norton* | 24 | E | 14 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Iowa | 3/13/1938 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 56th pick / 1960 |
| Sherman Plunkett | 29 | T | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Md-Eastern Shore | 4/17/1933 | 4 | Cleveland Browns / 6th / 71st pick / 1956 |
| Jerry Robinson | 23 | FL-WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 3/9/1939 | Rook | San Diego Chargers / 8th / 64th pick / 1962 |
| Don Rogers | 26 | C-G | 12 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | South Carolina | 12/4/1936 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 74th pick / 1959 |
| Maury Schleicher | 25 | DE-LB | 4 | 0 | 238 | 6-3 | Penn State | 7/17/1937 | 3 | Chicago Cardinals / 5th / 50th pick / 1959 |
| Henry Schmidt | 27 | DT-E | 14 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Trinity (TX),USC | 9/28/1935 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 6th / 71st pick / 1958 |
| Pat Shea | 23 | G | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | USC | 6/28/1939 | Rook | |
| Bud Whitehead | 23 | DB | 14 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Florida State | 1/1/1939 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 16th / 127th pick / 1961 |
| Dick Wood | 26 | QB | 6 | 2 | 205 | 6-5 | Auburn | 2/29/1936 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 12th / 144th pick / 1959 |
| Ernie Wright | 23 | T | 14 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | Ohio State | 11/6/1939 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 15th / 200th pick / 1961 |
| Team Total | 24.6 | 14 | 229.5 | 6-2.5 | 1.3 |