Content deleted Content added
m →Season schedule: standardized header |
m →Schedule: Correction., replaced: NewYork, → New York, |
||
| (33 intermediate revisions by 26 users not shown) | |||
Line 1:
{{short description|NFL team season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL team season
| team = Washington Redskins
| year = 1962
| record =
| division_place = 4th [[
|
| coach = Bill McPeak
| owner = [[George Preston Marshall]]
| stadium = [[RFK Stadium|D.C. Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''Did not qualify''
| shortnavlink = Redskins seasons
}}
The '''
==Offseason==
===NFL Draft===
{{main article|1962 NFL Draft}}
Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft.<ref>Sports Illustrated, October 13, 2008, p.24</ref><ref>{{cite
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align: center;"
|+ style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|1962|border=2}}"| 1962 Washington Redskins Draft
|-
! Round !! Selection !! Player !! Position !! College
|-
| 1 || 1 || [[Ernie Davis]] || Running back || [[Syracuse Orangemen football|Syracuse]]
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
| 3 || 29 || Bob Mitinger || Linebacker || [[Penn State Nittany Lions football|Penn State]]
Line 36 ⟶ 41:
| 9 || 113 || Dave Viti || End || Boston University
|- align="center" bgcolor=""
|}
==Regular season==
===Schedule===
Ref:<ref>''NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book'', Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, {{ISBN|0-7611-2480-2}}, p.399</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"| Week
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"| Date
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"| Opponent
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"| Result
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"| Record
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"| Venue
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"| Attendance
!style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"| Recap
|- style="background:#ffc"
! 1
| September 16
| at '''[[1962 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]'''
| '''T''' 35–35
| 0–0–1
| [[Cotton Bowl (stadium)|Cotton Bowl]]
|
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196209160dal.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 2
| September 23
| at '''[[1962 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]'''
| '''W''' 17–16
| 1–0–1
| [[Cleveland Municipal Stadium]]
| 57,491
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196209230cle.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 3
| September 30
| '''[[1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]'''
| '''W''' 24–14
| 2–0–1
| [[Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium|D.C. Stadium]]
|
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196209300was.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 4
| October 7
| [[1962 Los Angeles Rams season|Los Angeles Rams]]
| '''W''' 20–14
| 3–0–1
| D.C. Stadium
| 18,104
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210070was.htm Recap]
|- style="background:
| October 14
| at '''[[1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]'''
| '''T''' 17–17
| 3–0–2
| [[Sportsman's Park|Busch Stadium]]
| 38,264
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210140crd.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 6
| October 21
| at '''[[1962 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]'''
| '''W''' 27–21
| 4–0–2
| [[Franklin Field]]
|
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210210phi.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 7
| October 28
| at '''[[1962 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
| '''L''' 34–49
| 4–1–2
| [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]]
| 62,844
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196210280nyg.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 8
| November 4
| '''[[1962 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]]'''
| '''L''' 10–38
| 4–2–2
| D.C. Stadium
| 49,888
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196211040was.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#cfc"
! 9
| November 11
| '''[[1962 Cleveland Browns season|Cleveland Browns]]'''
| '''W''' 17–9
| 5–2–2
| D.C. Stadium
| 48,169
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196211110was.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 10
| November 18
| at '''[[1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]'''
| '''L''' 21–23
| 5–3–2
| [[Forbes Field]]
| 21,231
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196211180pit.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 11
| November 25
| '''[[1962 New York Giants season|New York Giants]]'''
| '''L''' 24–42
| 5–4–2
| D.C. Stadium
| 49,219
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196211250was.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 12
| December 2
| '''[[1962 Philadelphia Eagles season|Philadelphia Eagles]]'''
| '''L''' 14–37
| 5–5–2
| D.C. Stadium
| 32,229
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196212020was.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 13
| {{dow tooltip|December 8, 1962}}
| at [[1962 Baltimore Colts season|Baltimore Colts]]
| '''L''' 21–34
| 5–6–2
| [[Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)|Memorial Stadium]]
| 56,964
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196212080clt.htm Recap]
|- style="background:#fcc"
! 14
| December 16
| '''[[1962 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]]'''
| '''L''' 24–27
| 5–7–2
| D.C. Stadium
| 34,508
| [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/196212160was.htm Recap]
|-style="{{NFLPrimaryStyle|Washington Redskins|year=1962|border=2}}"
|colspan="8"| '''Note:''' Intra-conference opponents are in '''bold''' text.
|}
==Standings==
{{1962 NFL Eastern standings}}
===Roster===
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Washington
{{Washington
{{1962 NFL season by team}}
Line 207 ⟶ 202:
[[Category:1962 National Football League season by team|Washington]]
[[Category:Washington Redskins seasons]]
[[Category:1962 in sports in Washington, D.C.|Washing]]
{{
| |||