The 1962 Green Bay Packers season was their 42nd season in the National Football League . The club posted a 13-1 record under coach Vince Lombardi , earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by defeating the New York Giants 16-7 in the NFL Championship Game , the Packers second consecutive defeat of the Giants in the championship game. This marked the Packers' eighth NFL World Championship.
Offseason [ ] NFL Draft [ ]
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School
1
14
Earl Gros Running Back LSU
2
28
Ed Blaine Guard Missouri
3
41
Gary Barnes Wide Receiver Clemson
4
56
Ron Gassert Defensive Tackle Virginia
5
65
Chuck Morris
Back
Ole Miss
5
70
Jon Schopf
Guard
Michigan
6
79
John Sutro Tackle
San Jose State
6
84
Oscar Donahue End
San Jose State
7
98
Gary Cutsinger Tackle
Oklahoma State
8
112
Jim Tullis
Back
Florida A&M
9
126
Peter Schenck
Back
Washington State
10
140
Gale Weidner
Quarterback Colorado
11
154
Jim Thrush
Tackle
Xavier
12
158
Joe Thorne
Back
South Dakota State
12
168
Tom Pennington Back
Georgia
13
182
Tom Kepner
Tackle
Villanova
14
196
Ernie Green Back
Louisville
15
210
Roger Holdinsky
Back
West Virginia
16
224
Jimmy Field
Back
LSU
17
238
Buck Buchanan Tackle
Grambling
18
252
Bob Joiner
Quarterback
Presbyterian
19
266
Jerry Scattini Halfback California
20
280
Mike Snodgrass
Center Western Michigan
Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection Regular season [ ] The team was 7-0 at home and 6-1 on the road. It was the first time since 1944 that the club went undefeated at home.[1]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Venue
Attendance
1
September 16
Minnesota
W 34-7
City Stadium
38,669
2
September 23
St. Louis
W 17-0
Milwaukee County Stadium
44,885
3
September 30
Chicago
W 49-0
City Stadium
38,669
4
October 7
Detroit
W 9-7
City Stadium
38,669
5
October 14
at Minnesota
W 48-21
Metropolitan Stadium
41,475
6
October 21
San Francisco
W 31-13
Milwaukee County Stadium
46,010
7
October 28
at Baltimore
W 17-6
Memorial Stadium
57,966
8
November 4
at Chicago
W 38-7
Wrigley Field
48,753
9
November 11
at Philadelphia
W 49-0
Franklin Field
60,671
10
November 18
Baltimore Colts
W 17-13
City Stadium
38,669
11
November 22
at Detroit
L 14-26
Tiger Stadium
57,598
12
December 2
Los Angeles
W 41-10
Milwaukee County Stadium
46,833
13
December 9
at San Francisco
W 31-21
Kezar Stadium
53,769
14
December 16
at Los Angeles
W 20-17
LA Coliseum
60,353
Playoffs [ ] Standings [ ] Roster [ ] Awards and records [ ] Led NFL, Points Scored, 415
Bart Starr , NFL Leader, Passing Yards, (2,438 yards)Jim Taylor , NFL Rushing Leader, (1,474 yards)Willie Wood , NFL Leader, Interceptions (9)Ray Nitschke , MVP of 1962 NFL Championship Game Milestones [ ] References [ ]
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2 , p. 266
