# 1962 Houston Oilers season

The 1962 Houston Oilers season was the third season for the Houston Oilers as a professional American football franchise; 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. In this season, quarterback George Blanda set the single season record for most interceptions, throwing 42.

## Offseason
### AFL Draft

| Round | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Ray JacobsRay Jacobs | Defensive Tackle | Howard Payne |
| 2 | Earl GrosEarl Gros | Fullback | Louisiana State |
| 3 | Pete CasePete Case | Tackle | Georgia |
| 4 | Gary CutsingerGary Cutsinger | Defensive End | Oklahoma State (from Boston) |
| 5 | Bill RiceBill Rice | End | Alabama |
| 6 | Ray PinionRay Pinion | Guard | Texas Christian |
| 7 | Gus GonzalesGus Gonzales | Guard | Tulane |
| 8 | Clyde BrockClyde Brock | Defensive Tackle | Utah State |
| 9 | Larry OnestiLarry Onesti | Linebacker | Northwestern |
| 10 | Bob MosesBob Moses | End | Texas-Austin |
| 11 | John ThomasJohn Thomas | Guard | McMurry |
| 12 | Jack CollinsJack Collins | Halfback | Texas-Austin |
| 13 | Royce CassellRoyce Cassell | End | New Mexico State |
| 14 | Glynn GriffingGlynn Griffing | Quarterback | Mississippi |
| 15 | Ken ShafferKen Shaffer | Tackle | Marquette |
| 16 | Billy Ray AdamsBilly Ray Adams | Fullback | Mississippi |
| 17 | Bill MillerBill Miller | Defensive Tackle | New Mexico Highlands |
| 18 | Art PerkinsArt Perkins | Halfback | North Texas State |
| 19 | Bobby JancikBobby Jancik | Defensive back | Lamar Tech |
| 20 | Joe Bob IsbellJoe Bob Isbell | Guard | Houston |
| 21 | Roland JacksonRoland Jackson | Fullback | Rice |
| 22 | Ken BolinKen Bolin | Halfback | Houston |
| 23 | Bill Van BurenBill Van Buren | Center | Iowa |
| 24 | Boyd MelvinBoyd Melvin | Tackle | Northwestern |
| 25 | Bob JohnsonBob Johnson | Tackle | Rice |
| 26 | Harold HaysHarold Hays | Guard | Mississippi Southern |
| 27 | Roger McFarlandRoger McFarland | Halfback | Kansas |
| 28 | Gary HensonGary Henson | End | Colorado |
| 29 | Ron OsborneRon Osborne | Tackle | Clemson |
| 30 | Bob ClemensBob Clemens | Halfback | Pittsburgh |
| 31 | Al KimbroughAl Kimbrough | Halfback | Northwestern |
| 32 | Al LerderleAl Lerderle | End | Georgia Tech |
| 33 | Don TalbertDon Talbert | Tackle | Texas |

## Regular season
### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 9 | at Buffalo Bills | W 28–23 | 1–0 | War Memorial Stadium | 31,236 | Recap |
| 2 | September 16 | at Boston Patriots | L 21–34 | 1–1 | Harvard Stadium | 32,276 | Recap |
| 3 | September 29 | at San Diego Chargers | W 42–17 | 2–1 | Balboa Stadium | 28,061 | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | October 7 | Buffalo Bills | W 17–14 | 3–1 | Jeppesen Stadium | 26,350 | Recap |
| 6 | October 14 | New York Titans | W 56–17 | 4–1 | Jeppesen Stadium | 20,650 | Recap |
| 7 | October 21 | at Denver Broncos | L 10–20 | 4–2 | Bears Stadium | 29,017 | Recap |
| 8 | October 28 | Dallas Texans | L 7–31 | 4–3 | Jeppesen Stadium | 31,750 | Recap |
| 9 | November 4 | at Dallas Texans | W 14–6 | 5–3 | Cotton Bowl | 29,017 | Recap |
| 10 | November 11 | at Oakland Raiders | W 28–20 | 6–3 | Frank Youell Field | 11,000 | Recap |
| 11 | November 18 | Boston Patriots | W 21–17 | 7–3 | Jeppesen Stadium | 35,250 | Recap |
| 12 | November 25 | San Diego Chargers | W 33–27 | 8–3 | Jeppesen Stadium | 28,235 | Recap |
| 13 | December 2 | Denver Broncos | W 34–17 | 9–3 | Jeppesen Stadium | 30,650 | Recap |
| 14 | December 9 | Oakland Raiders | W 32–17 | 10–3 | Jeppesen Stadium | 27,400 | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | at New York Titans | W 44–10 | 11–3 | Polo Grounds | 8,167 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

## Standings

AFL Eastern Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Houston Oilers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 387 | 270 | W7 |
| Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 346 | 295 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 1–4–1 | 309 | 272 | W2 |
| New York Titans | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–5 | 278 | 423 | L3 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.
AFL Western Division :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| Dallas Texans | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 389 | 233 | W2 |
| Denver Broncos | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 4–2 | 353 | 334 | L5 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 3–3 | 314 | 392 | L2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 1 | 13 | 0 | .071 | 0–6 | 213 | 370 | W1 |
    Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

## Postseason
### AFL Championship Game

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Texans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 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