# Houston Oilers 1962

La stagione 1961 degli Houston Oilers è stata la terza della storia della franchigia nell'American Football League. Per la terza stagione consecutiva gli Oilers giunsero fino alla finale di campionato ma per la prima volta uscirono sconfitti contro i Dallas Texans per 20–17 dopo due tempi supplementari.

## Scelte nel Draft AFL 1962

| 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 |

## Calendario

Stagione regolare :
| Turno | Avversario | Risultato |
| 1 | at Buffalo Bills | V 28–23 |
| 2 | at Boston Patriots | S 34–21 |
| 3 | at San Diego Chargers | V 42–17 |
| 4 | Settimana di pausa | Settimana di pausa | Settimana di pausa |
| 5 | Buffalo Bills | V 17–14 |
| 6 | New York Titans | V 56–17 |
| 7 | at Denver Broncos | S 20–10 |
| 8 | Dallas Texans | S 31–7 |
| 9 | at Dallas Texans | V 14–6 |
| 10 | at Oakland Raiders | V 28–20 |
| 11 | Boston Patriots | V 21–17 |
| 12 | San Diego Chargers | V 33–27 |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | V 34–17 |
| 14 | Oakland Raiders | V 32–17 |
| 15 | at New York Titans | V 44–10 |

### AFL Championship Game

Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2TS)
    23 dicembre, 1962, al Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas Pubblico: 37.981
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2TS | Totale |
| Texans | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Oilers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 17 |

## Classifiche

AFL Eastern Division :
| | V | S | P | % | DIV | PF | PS | Str. |
| Houston Oilers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 387 | 270 | V7 |
| Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 346 | 295 | S1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 1–4–1 | 309 | 272 | V2 |
| New York Titans | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–5 | 278 | 423 | S3 |
Nota: I pareggi non venivano conteggiati ai fini della classifica fino al 1972.