1962 Houston Oilers Roster
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Pop Ivy (11-3)
Location: Houston, Texas
1962 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Houston racked up 387 points, while the defensive squad allowed 270. George Blanda tossed for 2,810 yards. Charley Hennigan hauled in 54 passes for 867 yards.
Charley Tolar ran for a team-leading 1,012 yards for the Oilers.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 52 turnovers, topping in the league. Jim Norton picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Pop Ivy coached the team. The 1962 Houston Oilers lost in the Championship.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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33 | Gene Babb | MLB | December 27, 1934 | 6'3" | 216 | Austin | El Paso, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
40 | Tony Banfield | LCB | December 18, 1937 | 6'1" | 185 | Oklahoma St. | Independence, KS USA | 14 | 14 |
16 | George Blanda | K | September 17, 1927 | 6'2" | 215 | Kentucky | Youngwood, PA USA | 14 | 14 |
20 | Billy Cannon | HB | August 2, 1937 | 6'1" | 207 | LSU | Philadelphia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
31 | Doug Cline | LLB | March 22, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Clemson | Valdese, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
78 | Ed Culpepper | LDT | January 21, 1934 | 6'1" | 255 | Alabama | Bradenton, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
80 | Gary Cutsinger | LDE | February 4, 1940 | 6'5" | 245 | Oklahoma St. | Perry, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
88 | Willard Dewveall | WR | April 29, 1936 | 6'4" | 224 | SMU | Springtown, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
30 | Mike Dukes | RLB | March 16, 1936 | 6'3" | 235 | Clemson | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
75 | Don Floyd | RDE | July 10, 1938 | 6'3" | 245 | TCU | Abilene, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
28 | Charley Frazier | WR | August 12, 1939 | 6'0" | 190 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
55 | John Frongillo | C-G | October 12, 1939 | 6'3" | 255 | Baylor | Mansfield, MA USA | 14 | 0 |
27 | Fred Glick | RS | February 25, 1937 | 6'1" | 195 | Colorado St. | Aurora, CO USA | 14 | 0 |
35 | Tom Goode | C-LB | December 1, 1938 | 6'3" | 245 | Mississippi St. | West Point, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
89 | Bill Groman | WR-FL | July 17, 1936 | 6'0" | 194 | Heidelberg | Tiffin, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
87 | Charley Hennigan | WR | March 19, 1935 | 6'1" | 187 | LSU | Bienville, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
73 | Bill Herchman | DT | March 10, 1933 | 6'2" | 246 | Texas Tech | Vernon, TX USA | 12 | 0 |
82 | Ed Husmann | RDT | August 6, 1931 | 6'2" | 245 | Nebraska | Schuyler, NE USA | 14 | 0 |
70 | Al Jamison | LT | May 11, 1937 | 6'5" | 250 | Colgate | 14 | 0 | |
23 | Bobby Jancik | KR | February 9, 1940 | 5'11" | 178 | Lamar | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
41 | Mark Johnston | RCB | March 4, 1938 | 6'0" | 203 | Northwestern | Sycamore, IL USA | 14 | 0 |
72 | Bob Kelly | T-DT | August 18, 1940 | 6'2" | 270 | New Mexico St. | Carlsbad, NM USA | 6 | 0 |
84 | Dan Lanphear | DE | January 24, 1938 | 6'2" | 230 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 2 | 2 |
15 | Jacky Lee | QB | July 11, 1939 | 6'1" | 189 | Cincinnati | Minneapolis, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
84 | Ron McDole | DE-DT | September 9, 1939 | 6'4" | 265 | Nebraska | Chester, OH USA | 4 | 0 |
81 | Bob McLeod | TE | November 10, 1938 | 6'4" | 240 | Abilene Christian | Sweetwater, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
77 | Rich Michael | RT | November 15, 1938 | 6'3" | 242 | Ohio St. | Hamilton, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
84 | Bill Miller | DT | November 17, 1936 | 6'4" | 270 | New Mex. Highlands | Raleigh County, WV USA | 4 | 0 |
43 | Jim Norton | LS | October 20, 1938 | 6'3" | 190 | Idaho | Glendale, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
45 | Larry Onesti | LB | November 12, 1938 | 6'0" | 195 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
52 | Bob Schmidt | C | July 9, 1936 | 6'4" | 248 | Minnesota | Rochester, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
32 | Dave Smith | FB | March 23, 1937 | 6'1" | 210 | Ripon | Milwaukee, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
22 | Bob Suci | DB | April 7, 1939 | 5'10" | 185 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 6 | 0 |
76 | Walt Suggs | T-C | May 15, 1939 | 6'5" | 260 | Mississippi St. | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
61 | Bob Talamini | LG | January 8, 1939 | 6'1" | 255 | Kentucky | Louisville, KY USA | 14 | 0 |
44 | Charley Tolar | FB | September 5, 1937 | 5'6" | 199 | NW State (LA) | Natchitoches, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
86 | Bucky Wegener | G | October 31, 1939 | 5'10" | 245 | Missouri | 4 | 0 | |
63 | Hogan Wharton | RG | December 13, 1935 | 6'2" | 250 | Houston | Hood County, TX USA | 14 | 0 |