# 1962 Dallas Texans season

The 1962 Dallas Texans season was the third and final season of Lamar Hunt's American Football League (AFL) franchise before its relocation to Kansas City from Dallas.
The Texans won their first AFL championship (and only title in Dallas) when they defeated their intrastate rivals, the two-time defending champion Houston Oilers, 20–17 in double overtime—a game which now stands as the second longest game in pro football history and the longest in AFL history.
Coach Hank Stram was named the AFL Coach of the Year and RB Curtis McClinton was named AFL Rookie of the Year. Haynes became the franchise's first 1,000-yard rusher, concluding the season with 1,049 yards and an AFL-high 13 rushing TDs.
The Texans set an AFL record for completion percentage in a season (60.6%). They led the league in both points scored (389), fewest points allowed (233), and total touchdowns (50; 29 passing, 21 rushing) in 1962.

## 1962 AFL draft

| Round | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | Ronnie BullRonnie Bull | Halfback | Baylor |
| 2 | Bill MillerBill Miller | End | Miami (Florida) |
| 3 | Eddie WilsonEddie Wilson | Quarterback | Arizona |
| 4 | Charles HintonCharles Hinton | Tackle | North Carolina College |
| 4 | Irv GoodeIrv Goode | Center | Kentucky (from Buffalo) |
| 5 | Bobby PlummerBobby Plummer | Tackle | TCU |
| 5 | Bobby PlyBobby Ply | Quarterback | Baylor (from New York) |
| 5 | Bill HullBill Hull | End | Wake Forest (from Boston) |
| 6 | Al HintonAl Hinton | End | Iowa |
| 8 | Larry BowieLarry Bowie | Tackle | Purdue |
| 9 | Dick MillsDick Mills | Tackle | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | Jim SaxtonJimmy Saxton | Halfback | Texas |
| 11 | Bob HuntBobby Hunt | Defensive back | Auburn (from Oakland) |
| 11 | Guy ReeseGuy Reese | Tackle | SMU |
| 12 | Bobby ThompsonBobby Thompson | Halfback | Arizona |
| 14 | Bookie BolinBookie Bolin | Guard | Mississippi |
| 15 | Dave GrahamDave Graham | Tackle | Virginia |
| 16 | Pettis NormanPettis Norman | End | John Smith |
| 17 | Tommy BrookerTommy Brooker | End | Alabama |
| 18 | Joe CarolloJoe Carollo | Tackle | Notre Dame |
| 19 | Lee WelchLee Welch | Halfback | Mississippi State |
| 20 | Mike SemcheskiMike Semcheski | Guard | Lehigh |
| 21 | Kent MartinKent Martin | Tackle | Wake Forest |
| 22 | Jim BernhardtJim Bernhardt | Tackle | Linfield |
| 23 | Russ ForetRuss Foret | Tackle | Georgia Tech |
| 24 | Pat TrammellPat Trammell | Quarterback | Alabama |
| 25 | John BurrellJohn Burrell | End | Rice |
| 26 | Walt RappoldWalt Rappold | Quarterback | Duke |
| 27 | Scott TylerScott Tyler | Halfback | Miami (Ohio) |
| 28 | Jim ThrushJim Thrush | Tackle | Xavier |
| 29 | Ed RyanEd Ryan | Halfback | Michigan State |
| 30 | Don GoodmanDon Goodman | Halfback | Florida |
| 31 | Everisto NinoEveristo Nino | Tackle | East Texas State |
| 32 | Joel ArringtonJoel Arrington | Halfback | Duke |
| 33 | Jack WilsonJack Wilson | Halfback | Duke |
| 34 | Roger ShoalsRoger Shoals | Center | Maryland |

### Roster
## Schedule
### Season summary

The Texans clinched their initial AFL Western Division Championship in November and finished with an 11–3 regular season record. Dallas won the 1962 AFL Championship when K Tommy Brooker connected on a 25-yard field goal during the second overtime of the title game, giving the Texans a 20–17 victory at Houston (12/23). Spanning an elapsed time of 77:54, the game still stands as the second-longest contest in pro football history as the franchise claimed its first of three AFL titles. The game is the longest in the history of the American Football League.

### Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | August 4 | vs. Oakland Raiders | W 13–3 | 1–0 | American Field* (Atlanta) | 8,000 | Recap |
| 2 | August 11 | at San Diego Chargers | L 0–17 | 1–1 | Balboa Stadium | 28,555 | Recap |
| 3 | August 18 | Oakland Raiders | W 22–6 | 2–1 | Memorial Stadium* (Midland) | 10,000 | Recap |
| 4 | August 24 | Denver Broncos | L 24–27 (OT) | 2–2 | Farrington Field* (Fort Worth) | 18,000 | Recap |
| 5 | August 31 | vs. Houston Oilers | L 31–34 | 2–3 | Miami Orange Bowl* (Miami) | 27,530 | Recap |
* Special pre-season game site

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap | Sources |
| 1 | September 8 | Boston Patriots | W 42–28 | 1–0 | Cotton Bowl | 32,000 | Recap | |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | September 23 | at Oakland Raiders | W 26–16 | 2–0 | Frank Youell Field | 12,500 | Recap | |
| 4 | September 30 | Buffalo Bills | W 41–21 | 3–0 | Cotton Bowl | 25,500 | Recap | |
| 5 | October 7 | at San Diego Chargers | L 28–32 | 3–1 | Balboa Stadium | 23,092 | Recap | |
| 6 | October 12 | at Boston Patriots | W 27–7 | 4–1 | Boston University Field | 23,874 | Recap | |
| 7 | October 21 | New York Titans | W 20–17 | 5–1 | Cotton Bowl | 17,814 | Recap | |
| 8 | October 28 | at Houston Oilers | W 31–7 | 6–1 | Jeppesen Stadium | 31,750 | Recap | |
| 9 | November 4 | Houston Oilers | L 6–14 | 6–2 | Cotton Bowl | 29,017 | Recap | |
| 10 | November 11 | at New York Titans | W 52–31 | 7–2 | Polo Grounds | 13,275 | Recap | |
| 11 | November 18 | at Denver Broncos | W 24–3 | 8–2 | Bears Stadium | 23,523 | Recap | |
| 12 | November 25 | Oakland Raiders | W 35–7 | 9–2 | Cotton Bowl | 13,557 | Recap | |
| 13 | December 2 | at Buffalo Bills | L 14–23 | 9–3 | War Memorial Stadium | 35,261 | Recap | |
| 14 | December 9 | Denver Broncos | W 17–10 | 10–3 | Cotton Bowl | 19,137 | Recap | |
| 15 | December 16 | San Diego Chargers | W 26–17 | 11–3 | Cotton Bowl | 18,384 | Recap | |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

### Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| AFL Championship | December 23 | at Houston Oilers | W 20–17 (2OT) | 1–0 | Jeppesen Stadium | 37,981 | Recap |

## Standings

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.
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.

## 1962 AFL Championship

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Texans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas
* Date: December 23, 1962
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game attendance: 37,981
* TV announcers (ABC): Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman, and Jack Buck