1962 Dallas Texans season

The 1962 Dallas Texans season was the third and final season of Lamar Hunt's American Football League (AFL) franchise before its relocation to Kansas City from Dallas.

1962 Dallas Texans season
Owner	Lamar Hunt
General manager	Jack Steadman
Head coach	Hank Stram
Home stadium	Cotton Bowl
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	1st AFL Western
Playoffs	Won AFL Championship (at Oilers) 20–17 (2OT)
AFL All-Stars	QB Len Dawson HB Abner Haynes FB Curtis McClinton G Marvin Terrell OT Jerry Cornelison OT Jim Tyrer TE Fred Arbanas DB Dave Grayson LB E.J. Holub DT Jerry Mays DT Mel Branch LB Sherrill Headrick
← 1961 Dal. Texans seasons 1963 (K.C. Chiefs) →

The Texans won their first AFL championship (and only title in Dallas) when they defeated their intrastate rivals, the two-time defending champion Houston Oilers, 20–17 in double overtime—a game which now stands as the second longest game in pro football history and the longest in AFL history.^[1][2]

Coach Hank Stram was named the AFL Coach of the Year and RB Curtis McClinton was named AFL Rookie of the Year. Haynes became the franchise's first 1,000-yard rusher, concluding the season with 1,049 yards and an AFL-high 13 rushing TDs.^[3]

The Texans set an AFL record for completion percentage in a season (60.6%).^[4] They led the league in both points scored (389), fewest points allowed (233), and total touchdowns (50; 29 passing, 21 rushing) in 1962.^[5]

1962 AFL draft

Main article: 1962 American Football League draft

Round	Player	Position	College
1	Ronnie BullRonnie Bull	Halfback	Baylor
2	Bill MillerBill Miller	End	Miami (Florida)
3	Eddie WilsonEddie Wilson	Quarterback	Arizona
4	Charles HintonCharles Hinton	Tackle	North Carolina College
4	Irv GoodeIrv Goode	Center	Kentucky (from Buffalo)
5	Bobby PlummerBobby Plummer	Tackle	TCU
5	Bobby PlyBobby Ply	Quarterback	Baylor (from New York)
5	Bill HullBill Hull	End	Wake Forest (from Boston)
6	Al HintonAl Hinton	End	Iowa
8	Larry BowieLarry Bowie	Tackle	Purdue
9	Dick MillsDick Mills	Tackle	Pittsburgh
10	Jim SaxtonJimmy Saxton	Halfback	Texas
11	Bob HuntBobby Hunt	Defensive back	Auburn (from Oakland)
11	Guy ReeseGuy Reese	Tackle	SMU
12	Bobby ThompsonBobby Thompson	Halfback	Arizona
14	Bookie BolinBookie Bolin	Guard	Mississippi
15	Dave GrahamDave Graham	Tackle	Virginia
16	Pettis NormanPettis Norman	End	John Smith
17	Tommy BrookerTommy Brooker	End	Alabama
18	Joe CarolloJoe Carollo	Tackle	Notre Dame
19	Lee WelchLee Welch	Halfback	Mississippi State
20	Mike SemcheskiMike Semcheski	Guard	Lehigh
21	Kent MartinKent Martin	Tackle	Wake Forest
22	Jim BernhardtJim Bernhardt	Tackle	Linfield
23	Russ ForetRuss Foret	Tackle	Georgia Tech
24	Pat TrammellPat Trammell	Quarterback	Alabama
25	John BurrellJohn Burrell	End	Rice
26	Walt RappoldWalt Rappold	Quarterback	Duke
27	Scott TylerScott Tyler	Halfback	Miami (Ohio)
28	Jim ThrushJim Thrush	Tackle	Xavier
29	Ed RyanEd Ryan	Halfback	Michigan State
30	Don GoodmanDon Goodman	Halfback	Florida
31	Everisto NinoEveristo Nino	Tackle	East Texas State
32	Joel ArringtonJoel Arrington	Halfback	Duke
33	Jack WilsonJack Wilson	Halfback	Duke
34	Roger ShoalsRoger Shoals	Center	Maryland

Roster

1962 Dallas Texans roster
Quarterbacks 16 Len Dawson 19 Cotton Davidson K/QB 12 Eddie Wilson Running Backs 32 Jack Spikes P/FB 10 Jimmy Saxton HB 32 Curtis McClinton FB 26 Frank Jackson HB Wide Receivers / Flankers 28 Abner Haynes WR / RB / KR 82 Bill Miller WR/FL 42 Johnny Robinson HB / WR / DB 88 Chris Burford WR / E Tight Ends 84 Fred Arbanas TE 81 Tommy Brooker TE		Offensive Linemen 79 Charley Diamond T/G 63 Marvin Terrell G 77 Jim Tyrer G 67 Carl Larpenter G 66 Sonny Bishop G 65 Jon Gilliam C 60 Al Reynolds RG 74 Jerry Cornelison RT Defensive Linemen 64 Curt Merz LDE 75 Jerry Mays DE 85 Bill Hull LDE 72 Paul Rochester DT 86 Dick Davis DE 71 Ray Collins RDT 87 Mel Branch RDE		Linebackers 54 Ted Greene LLB 69 Sherrill Headrick MLB 35 Smokey Stover LLB 55 E.J. Holub LLB 69 Sherrill Headrick MLB Defensive Backs 48 Duane Wood LCB 18 Don Flynn LCB 20 Bobby Hunt SS 45 Dave Grayson RCB 44 Edward Kelley DB 14 Bobby Ply DB Special Teams 14 Tom Pennington K Rookies in italics

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Schedule

Season summary

The Texans clinched their initial AFL Western Division Championship in November and finished with an 11–3 regular season record. Dallas won the 1962 AFL Championship when K Tommy Brooker connected on a 25-yard field goal during the second overtime of the title game, giving the Texans a 20–17 victory at Houston (12/23). Spanning an elapsed time of 77:54, the game still stands as the second-longest contest in pro football history as the franchise claimed its first of three AFL titles.^[3] The game is the longest in the history of the American Football League.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	August 4	vs. Oakland Raiders	W 13–3	1–0	American Field* (Atlanta)	8,000	Recap
2	August 11	at San Diego Chargers	L 0–17	1–1	Balboa Stadium	28,555	Recap
3	August 18	Oakland Raiders	W 22–6	2–1	Memorial Stadium* (Midland)	10,000	Recap
4	August 24	Denver Broncos	L 24–27 (OT)	2–2	Farrington Field* (Fort Worth)	18,000	Recap
5	August 31	vs. Houston Oilers	L 31–34	2–3	Miami Orange Bowl* (Miami)	27,530	Recap

* Special pre-season game site

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap	Sources
1	September 8	Boston Patriots	W 42–28	1–0	Cotton Bowl	32,000	Recap
2	Bye
3	September 23	at Oakland Raiders	W 26–16	2–0	Frank Youell Field	12,500	Recap
4	September 30	Buffalo Bills	W 41–21	3–0	Cotton Bowl	25,500	Recap
5	October 7	at San Diego Chargers	L 28–32	3–1	Balboa Stadium	23,092	Recap
6	October 12	at Boston Patriots	W 27–7	4–1	Boston University Field	23,874	Recap
7	October 21	New York Titans	W 20–17	5–1	Cotton Bowl	17,814	Recap
8	October 28	at Houston Oilers	W 31–7	6–1	Jeppesen Stadium	31,750	Recap
9	November 4	Houston Oilers	L 6–14	6–2	Cotton Bowl	29,017	Recap
10	November 11	at New York Titans	W 52–31	7–2	Polo Grounds	13,275	Recap
11	November 18	at Denver Broncos	W 24–3	8–2	Bears Stadium	23,523	Recap
12	November 25	Oakland Raiders	W 35–7	9–2	Cotton Bowl	13,557	Recap
13	December 2	at Buffalo Bills	L 14–23	9–3	War Memorial Stadium	35,261	Recap
14	December 9	Denver Broncos	W 17–10	10–3	Cotton Bowl	19,137	Recap
15	December 16	San Diego Chargers	W 26–17	11–3	Cotton Bowl	18,384	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
AFL Championship	December 23	at Houston Oilers	W 20–17 (2OT)	1–0	Jeppesen Stadium	37,981	Recap

Standings

AFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Texans	11	3	0	.786	5–1	389	233	W2
Denver Broncos	7	7	0	.500	4–2	353	334	L5
San Diego Chargers	4	10	0	.286	3–3	314	392	L2
Oakland Raiders	1	13	0	.071	0–6	213	370	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

AFL Eastern Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Houston Oilers	11	3	0	.786	5–1	387	270	W7
Boston Patriots	9	4	1	.692	4–1–1	346	295	L1
Buffalo Bills	7	6	1	.538	1–4–1	309	272	W2
New York Titans	5	9	0	.357	1–5	278	423	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

1962 AFL Championship

Main article: 1962 American Football League Championship Game

Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Texans	3	14	0	0	0	3	20
Oilers	0	0	7	10	0	0	17

at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: December 23, 1962
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 37,981
• TV announcers (ABC): Curt Gowdy, Paul Christman, and Jack Buck^[7]

Game information
First quarter DAL – Field goal Brooker 16 Second quarter DAL – Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) DAL – Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick) Third quarter HOU – Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Fourth quarter HOU – Field goal Blanda 31 HOU – Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick) First overtime no scoring Second overtime DAL – Field goal Brooker 25

The Dallas Texans final season was a win and in 1963 move to Kansas City but missed the playoffs the first time since 1961.