# 1962 San Francisco 49ers season

The 1962 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League, their 17th overall, and their 3rd season under head coach Red Hickey. This was the first season that the famous "S.F." oval logo appeared on the helmets.
The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–6–1 record from the previous season, and make the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. Their offseason was notable, as they drafted Lance Alworth with their first round draft pick; however, he opted to go to the San Diego Chargers of the rival American Football League instead. The 49ers went 6–8 that season, finishing in 5th place in the NFL Western Conference, and failing to make the playoffs for the 5th straight year.

## Offseason
### NFL draft

1962 San Francisco 49ers draft :
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Lance Alworth * $^†$ | Wide receiver | Arkansas | signed with San Diego Chargers (AFL) |
| 2 | 22 | Ed Pine | Linebacker | Utah | |
| 3 | 36 | Billy Ray Adams | Fullback | Ole Miss | |
| 4 | 46 | Chuck Sieminski | Defensive tackle | Penn State | began play with 49ers in 1963. |
| 4 | 50 | Floyd Dean | Linebacker | Florida | began play with 49ers in 1964. |
| 5 | 62 | Ted Woods | Halfback | Colorado | signed with Calgary Stampeders (CFL) |
| 5 | 64 | Mike Lind | Fullback | Notre Dame | |
| 6 | 71 | Keith Luhnow | Back | Santa Ana JC | |
| 6 | 76 | Jerry Brown | Guard | Ole Miss | |
| 6 | 78 | Bill Winter | Tackle | West Virginia | |
| 7 | 92 | John Burrell | Wide receiver | Rice | |
| 8 | 106 | Jim Vollenweider | Halfback | Miami (FL) | |
| 9 | 120 | Jim Roberts | Tackle | Ole Miss | |
| 10 | 134 | Regis Coustillac | Guard | Pittsburgh | |
| 11 | 148 | Larry Jepson | Center | Furman | |
| 12 | 162 | Milton McPike | End | Northeast Missouri State | |
| 13 | 176 | George Pierovich | Back | California | |
| 14 | 190 | Dick Easterly | Back | Syracuse | signed with Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) |
| 15 | 204 | Ray Osbourne | Tackle | Mississippi State | |
| 16 | 218 | Ron Frank | Tackle | South Dakota State | |
| 17 | 232 | Wally Foltz | End | DePauw | |
| 18 | 246 | Gary Brown | Tackle | Illinois | |
| 19 | 260 | Bob Burton | Tackle | Murray State | |
| 20 | 274 | Roger McFarland | Back | Kansas | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career ||||||
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## Schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | September 16 | Chicago Bears | L 14–30 | 0–1 | Kezar Stadium | 46,052 |
| 2 | September 23 | at Detroit Lions | L 24–45 | 0–2 | Tiger Stadium | 51,032 |
| 3 | September 30 | Minnesota Vikings | W 21–7 | 1–2 | Kezar Stadium | 38,407 |
| 4 | October 7 | at Baltimore Colts | W 21–13 | 2–2 | Memorial Stadium | 54,148 |
| 5 | October 14 | at Chicago Bears | W 34–27 | 3–2 | Wrigley Field | 48,902 |
| 6 | October 21 | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–31 | 3–3 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 46,012 |
| 7 | October 28 | Los Angeles Rams | L 14–28 | 3–4 | Kezar Stadium | 51,033 |
| 8 | November 4 | Baltimore Colts | L 3–22 | 3–5 | Kezar Stadium | 44,875 |
| 9 | November 11 | Detroit Lions | L 24–38 | 3–6 | Kezar Stadium | 43,449 |
| 10 | November 18 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–17 | 4–6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 42,554 |
| 11 | November 25 | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–17 | 5–6 | Busch Stadium | 17,532 |
| 12 | December 2 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 35–12 | 6–6 | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,076 |
| 13 | December 9 | Green Bay Packers | L 21–31 | 6–7 | Kezar Stadium | 53,769 |
| 14 | December 15 | Cleveland Browns | L 10–13 | 6–8 | Kezar Stadium | 35,274 |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||

### Season summary
#### Week 1 vs. Chicago Bears

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bears | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 30 |
| 49ers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
at Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California
* Date: September 16
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
* Game attendance: 46,052
* Pro-Football-Reference.com
Game information :
Bears
Billy Wade 5/13, 13 Yds
Willie Galimore 22 Rush, 181 Yds, 2 TD 1 Rec, 7 Yds
49ers
John Brodie 12/22, 136 Yds, TD, 2 INT
J.D. Smith 7 Rush, 53 Yds
Bernie Casey 2 Rec, 51 Yds, TD :
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | CHI | SF |
| 1 | | | | | Bears | Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Rosey Taylor, Roger LeClerc kick good | 7 | 0 |
| 1 | | | | | Bears | 17-yard field goal by Roger LeClerc | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | | | | | Bears | Rick Casares 16-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good | 17 | 0 |
| 3 | | | | | 49ers | John Brodie 6-yard touchdown run, Tommy Davis kick good | 17 | 7 |
| 3 | | | | | Bears | Willie Galimore 37-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good | 24 | 7 |
| 4 | | | | | 49ers | Bernie Casey 33-yard touchdown reception from John Brodie, Tommy Davis kick good | 24 | 14 |
| | | | | | | Willie Galimore 77-yard touchdown run | 30 | 14 |
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## Standings

NFL Western Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| Green Bay Packers | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 11–1 | 415 | 148 | W3 |
| Detroit Lions | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 10–2 | 315 | 177 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 321 | 287 | W2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–7 | 293 | 288 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–7 | 282 | 331 | L2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 1–10–1 | 254 | 410 | L3 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–10–1 | 220 | 334 | L3 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.