1962 Washington Redskins season

The 1962 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 26th in Washington, D.C. The team tried to improve on their 1–12–1 record from 1961 and did by going 5–7–2.

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Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	1	Ernie Davis	Running back	Syracuse
2	15	Joe Hernandez	Wide receiver	Arizona
3	29	Bob Mitinger	Linebacker	Penn State
4	43	Billy Neighbors	Guard	Alabama
7	85	Bert Coan	Halfback	Kansas
8	99	Ron Hatcher	Fullback	Michigan State
9	113	Dave Viti	End	Boston University

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 11	at Los Angeles Rams	L 7–37	0–1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	65,201
2	August 16	Baltimore Colts	L 14–34	0–2	D.C. Stadium	25,632
3	August 25	vs. Philadelphia Eagles	L 7–24	0–3	American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC)	22,500
4	September 1	Chicago Bears	W 29–28	1–3	Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA)	18,000
5	September 8	Green Bay Packers	L 14–20	1–4	A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium (Columbus, GA)	16,000

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 16	at Dallas Cowboys	T 35–35	0–0–1	Cotton Bowl	15,730	Recap
2	September 23	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–16	1–0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	57,491	Recap
3	September 30	St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–14	2–0–1	D.C. Stadium	37,419	Recap
4	October 7	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–14	3–0–1	D.C. Stadium	18,104	Recap
5	October 14	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 17–17	3–0–2	Busch Stadium	38,264	Recap
6	October 21	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–21	4–0–2	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
7	October 28	at New York Giants	L 34–49	4–1–2	Yankee Stadium	62,844	Recap
8	November 4	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–38	4–2–2	D.C. Stadium	49,888	Recap
9	November 11	Cleveland Browns	W 17–9	5–2–2	D.C. Stadium	48,169	Recap
10	November 18	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–23	5–3–2	Forbes Field	21,231	Recap
11	November 25	New York Giants	L 24–42	5–4–2	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
12	December 2	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–37	5–5–2	D.C. Stadium	32,229	Recap
13	December 8	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–34	5–6–2	Memorial Stadium	56,964	Recap
14	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–27	5–7–2	D.C. Stadium	34,508	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

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