1962 Baltimore Colts season

10th season in franchise history

Cover of the program for the October 28 game against the Green Bay Packers.

The 1962 Baltimore Colts season was the tenth for the team in the National Football League. They finished the 1962 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, in fourth place in the Western Conference, six games behind the Green Bay Packers.

The Colts lost twice each to Green Bay, Detroit, and Chicago.

Roster

1962 Baltimore Colts roster
Quarterbacks
  • 19 Johnny Unitas

Running backs

  • 45 Jerry Hill
  • 41 Tom Matte
  • 24 Lenny Moore
  • 34 Joe Perry

Wide receivers

  • 82 Raymond Berry
  • 25 Alex Hawkins
  • 28 Jimmy Orr

Tight ends


Offensive linemen
  • 77 Jim Parker T
  • 71 Dan Sullivan G
  • 52 Dick Szymanski C

Defensive linemen

  • 81 Ordell Braase DE
  • 89 Gino Marchetti DE
  • 74 Billy Ray Smith DT
  • 83 Don Thompson DE
 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 16 Los Angeles Rams W 30–27 1–0 Memorial Stadium 54,796
2 September 23 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–7 2–0 Metropolitan Stadium 30,787
3 September 30 Detroit Lions L 20–29 2–1 Memorial Stadium 57,966
4 October 7 San Francisco 49ers L 13–21 2–2 Memorial Stadium 54,158
5 October 14 at Cleveland Browns W 36–14 3–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,132
6 October 21 at Chicago Bears L 15–35 3–3 Wrigley Field 49,066
7 October 28 Green Bay Packers L 6–17 3–4 Memorial Stadium 57,966
8 November 4 at San Francisco 49ers W 22–3 4–4 Kezar Stadium 44,875
9 November 11 at Los Angeles Rams W 14–2 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,502
10 November 18 at Green Bay Packers L 13–17 5–5 Lambeau Field 38,669
11 November 25 Chicago Bears L 0–57 5–6 Memorial Stadium 56,164
12 December 2 at Detroit Lions L 14–21 5–7 Tiger Stadium 53,012
13 December 8 Washington Redskins W 34–21 6–7 Memorial Stadium 56,964
14 December 16 Minnesota Vikings W 42–17 7–7 Memorial Stadium 53,645
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Western Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
Green Bay Packers 13 1 0 .929 11–1 415 148 W3
Detroit Lions 11 3 0 .786 10–2 315 177 L1
Chicago Bears 9 5 0 .643 8–4 321 287 W2
Baltimore Colts 7 7 0 .500 5–7 293 288 W2
San Francisco 49ers 6 8 0 .429 5–7 282 331 L2
Minnesota Vikings 2 11 1 .154 1–10–1 254 410 L3
Los Angeles Rams 1 12 1 .077 1–10–1 220 334 L3
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
NFL Eastern Conference
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 W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 12 2 0 .857 10–2 398 283 W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 5 0 .643 8–4 312 363 W3
Cleveland Browns 7 6 1 .538 6–5–1 291 257 W1
Washington Redskins 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 305 376 L1
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 398 402 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 287 361 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 3 10 1 .231 3–8–1 282 356 L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

See also

Reference

External links

  • Chuck Thompson (narrator), "1962 Baltimore Colts: The Golden Decade," Baltimore Football, Inc. via YouTube.com, Oct. 17, 2022 (Video.)
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