# 1962 Washington Redskins season

The 1962 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 26th in Washington, D.C. The team tried to improve on their 1–12–1 record from 1961 and did by going 5–7–2.

## Offseason
### NFL Draft

Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft.
1962 Washington Redskins Draft :
| Round | Selection | Player | Position | College |
| 1 | 1 | Ernie Davis | Running back | Syracuse |
| 2 | 15 | Joe Hernandez | Wide receiver | Arizona |
| 3 | 29 | Bob Mitinger | Linebacker | Penn State |
| 4 | 43 | Billy Neighbors | Guard | Alabama |
| 7 | 85 | Bert Coan | Halfback | Kansas |
| 8 | 99 | Ron Hatcher | Fullback | Michigan State |
| 9 | 113 | Dave Viti | End | Boston University |

## Regular season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 16 | at Dallas Cowboys | T 35–35 | 0–0–1 | Cotton Bowl | 15,730 | Recap |
| 2 | September 23 | at Cleveland Browns | W 17–16 | 1–0–1 | Cleveland Municipal Stadium | 57,491 | Recap |
| 3 | September 30 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–14 | 2–0–1 | D.C. Stadium | 37,419 | Recap |
| 4 | October 7 | Los Angeles Rams | W 20–14 | 3–0–1 | D.C. Stadium | 18,104 | Recap |
| 5 | October 14 | at St. Louis Cardinals | T 17–17 | 3–0–2 | Busch Stadium | 38,264 | Recap |
| 6 | October 21 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 27–21 | 4–0–2 | Franklin Field | 60,671 | Recap |
| 7 | October 28 | at New York Giants | L 34–49 | 4–1–2 | Yankee Stadium | 62,844 | Recap |
| 8 | November 4 | Dallas Cowboys | L 10–38 | 4–2–2 | D.C. Stadium | 49,888 | Recap |
| 9 | November 11 | Cleveland Browns | W 17–9 | 5–2–2 | D.C. Stadium | 48,169 | Recap |
| 10 | November 18 | at Pittsburgh Steelers | L 21–23 | 5–3–2 | Forbes Field | 21,231 | Recap |
| 11 | November 25 | New York Giants | L 24–42 | 5–4–2 | D.C. Stadium | 49,219 | Recap |
| 12 | December 2 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 14–37 | 5–5–2 | D.C. Stadium | 32,229 | Recap |
| 13 | December 8 | at Baltimore Colts | L 21–34 | 5–6–2 | Memorial Stadium | 56,964 | Recap |
| 14 | December 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | L 24–27 | 5–7–2 | D.C. Stadium | 34,508 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. |||||||||

## Standings

NFL Eastern Conference :
| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK |
| New York Giants | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 10–2 | 398 | 283 | W9 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 312 | 363 | W3 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 6–5–1 | 291 | 257 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5 | 7 | 2 | .417 | 4–6–2 | 305 | 376 | L1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4–7–1 | 398 | 402 | L2 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4–7–1 | 287 | 361 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 3 | 10 | 1 | .231 | 3–8–1 | 282 | 356 | L2 |
       Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
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.