The 1962 Houston Oilers season was their third. For the third consecutive season, the Oilers appeared in the AFL Championship Game, only to lose 20–17 in double overtime to the Dallas Texans .
Offseason [ ]
AFL Draft [ ]
Round
Player
Position
College
1
Ray Jacobs Ray Jacobs
Defensive Tackle
Howard Payne
2
Earl Gros Earl Gros
Fullback
Louisiana State
3
Pete Case Pete Case
Tackle
Georgia
4
Gary Cutsinger Gary Cutsinger
Defensive End
Oklahoma State (from Boston)
5
Bill Rice Bill Rice
End
Alabama
6
Ray Pinion Ray Pinion
Guard
Texas Christian
7
Gus Gonzales Gus Gonzales
Guard
Tulane
8
Clyde Brock Clyde Brock
Defensive Tackle
Utah State
9
Larry Onesti Larry Onesti
Linebacker
Northwestern
10
Bob Moses Bob Moses
End
Texas-Austin
11
John Thomas John Thomas
Guard
McMurry
12
Jack Collins Jack Collins
Halfback
Texas-Austin
13
Royce Cassell Royce Cassell
End
New Mexico State
14
Glynn Griffing Glynn Griffing
Quarterback
Mississippi
15
Ken Shaffer Ken Shaffer
Tackle
Marquette
16
Billy Ray Adams Billy Ray Adams
Fullback
Mississippi
17
Bill Miller Bill Miller
Defensive Tackle
New Mexico Highlands
18
Art Perkins Art Perkins
Halfback
North Texas State
19
Bobby Jancik Bobby Jancik
Defensive Back
Lamar Tech
20
Joe Bob Isbell Joe Bob Isbell
Guard
Houston
21
Roland Jackson Roland Jackson
Fullback
Rice
22
Ken Bolin Ken Bolin
Halfback
Houston
23
Bill Van Buren Bill Van Buren
Center
Iowa
24
Boyd Melvin Boyd Melvin
Tackle
Northwestern
25
Bob Johnson Bob Johnson
Tackle
Rice
26
Harold Hays Harold Hays
Guard
Mississippi Southern
27
Roger McFarland Roger McFarland
Halfback
Kansas
28
Gary Henson Gary Henson
End
Colorado
29
Ron Osborne Ron Osborne
Tackle
Clemson
30
Bob Clemens Bob Clemens
Halfback
Pittsburgh
31
Al Kimbrough Al Kimbrough
Halfback
Northwestern
32
Al Lerderle] Al Lerderle
End
Georgia Tech
33
Don Talbert Don Talbert
Tackle
Texas
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
Season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Attendance
1
September 9, 1962
at Buffalo Bills
W 28–23
31,236
2
September 16, 1962
at Boston Patriots
L 34–21
32,276
3
September 29, 1962
at San Diego Chargers
W 42–17
28,061
4
Bye week
5
October 7, 1962
Buffalo Bills
W 17–14
26,350
6
October 14, 1962
New York Titans
W 56–17
20,650
7
October 21, 1962
at Denver Broncos
L 20–10
29,017
8
October 28, 1962
Dallas Texans
L 31–7
31,750
9
November 4, 1962
at Dallas Texans
W 14–6
29,017
10
November 11, 1962
at Oakland Raiders
W 28–20
11,000
11
November 18, 1962
Boston Patriots
W 21–17
35,250
12
November 25, 1962
San Diego Chargers
W 33–27
28,235
13
December 2, 1962
Denver Broncos
W 34–17
30,650
14
December 9, 1962
Oakland Raiders
W 32–17
27,400
15
December 15, 1962
at New York Titans
W 44–10
8,167
Postseason [ ]
AFL Championship Game [ ]
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Texans
3
14
0
0
20
Oilers
0
0
7
10
17
Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT)
December 23, 1962 at Jeppesen Stadium , Houston, Texas Attendance: 37,981
Scoring
DAL – Field goal Brooker 16
DAL – Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick)
DAL – Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick)
HOU – Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)
HOU – Field goal Blanda 31
HOU – Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick)
DAL – Field goal Brooker 25
References [ ]