1962 Houston Oilers Statistics
American Football League (AFL)
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 RosterTeam 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 418 | 197 | 47.1 | 2810 | 6.7 | 27 | 6.5 | 42 | 10.0 | 78 | 51.3 |
| Jacky Lee | 50 | 26 | 52.0 | 433 | 8.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 98 | 68.6 |
| Billy Cannon | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 149.3 |
| Dave Smith | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 104.9 |
| Charley Tolar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 475 | 227 | 47.8 | 3323 | 7.0 | 32 | 6.7 | 48 | 10.1 | 98 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Tolar | 244 | 1012 | 4.1 | 25 | 7 |
| Billy Cannon | 147 | 474 | 3.2 | 64 | 7 |
| Dave Smith | 56 | 249 | 4.4 | 41 | 1 |
| George Blanda | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jacky Lee | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 457 | 1742 | 3.8 | 64 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Hennigan | 54 | 867 | 16.1 | 78 | 8 |
| Bob McLeod | 33 | 578 | 17.5 | 55 | 6 |
| Willard Dewveall | 33 | 576 | 17.5 | 98 | 5 |
| Billy Cannon | 32 | 451 | 14.1 | 60 | 6 |
| Charley Tolar | 30 | 251 | 8.4 | 35 | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 21 | 328 | 15.6 | 54 | 3 |
| Dave Smith | 17 | 117 | 6.9 | 20 | 2 |
| Charley Frazier | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 73 | 1 |
| Totals | 227 | 3323 | 14.6 | 98 | 32 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norton | 56 | 2298 | 41.0 | 55 |
| Totals | 56 | 2298 | 41.0 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jancik | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Fred Glick | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 195 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jancik | 24 | 726 | 30.2 | 61 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 18 | 442 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Fred Glick | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Charley Tolar | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 1245 | 25.9 | 61 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norton | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Tony Banfield | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Floyd | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Mark Johnston | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Fred Glick | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Bobby Jancik | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Doug Cline | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Dukes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Suci | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Gary Cutsinger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 340 | 9.7 | 36 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mark Johnston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charley Tolar | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Cannon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| George Blanda | 0 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 81 | |||||||||
| Billy Cannon | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | ||||||
| Charley Hennigan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Charley Tolar | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Bob McLeod | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Willard Dewveall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Dave Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Bill Groman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Gene Babb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Charley Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tony Banfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 383 |
