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1962 American Football League

1962 American Football League

1962 LEAGUE

Research by Elias Sports Bureau and Pro Buf-Baker, 100 kick ret (kick failed) Buf-Dubenion, 4 pass from Rabb (Yoho kick) Football Research Association Linescore Buf-Rabb, 1 run (Yoho kick) Committee, Ken Pullis, Chairman Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, Buffalo News, Relentless

Sunday, Sept. 9, 1962, at Oakland 1962 . Att: 12,893 Final Standings Oakland Raiders 0 3 7 7 - 17 Eastern Division W L T Pct. PF PA New York Titans 0 14 14 0 - 28 Oak-FG, Simpson 31 Oilers 11 3 0 .786 387 270 NYT-Powell, 80 pass from Grosscup (Shockley kick) Patriots 9 4 1 .692 346 295 NYT-Christy, 19 pass from Grosscup (Shockley kick) Buffalo Bills 7 6 1 .538 309 272 NYT-Maynard, 64 pass from Songin (Shockley kick) New York Titans 5 9 0 .357 278 423 Oak-White, 21 pass from Heinrich (Simpson kick) Western Division W L T Pct. PF PA NYT-Powell, 64 pass from Grosscup (Shockley kick) Oak-Miller, 1 run (Simpson kick) Texans 11 3 0 .786 389 233 Source- Chronicle Broncos 7 7 0 .500 353 334

San Diego Chargers 4 10 0 .286 314 392 WEEK TWO Oakland Raiders 1 13 0 .071 213 370 Saturday, Sept. 15, 1962, at Buffalo AFL Championship: Dallas 20, Houston 17 (OT) War Memorial Stadium. Att: 30,577 3 0 7 13 - 23 Buffalo Bills 6 14 0 0 - 20 WEEK ONE Buf-Gilchrist, 42 run (kick failed) Friday, Sept. 7, 1962 (Night), at Denver Den-FG, Mingo 29 . Att: 28,000 Buf-Warlick, 12 pass from Dorow (Yoho kick) Chargers 0 7 7 7 - 21 Buf-Gilchrist, 18 pass from Dorow (Yoho kick) Denver Broncos 10 14 6 0 - 30 Den-Scarpitto, 10 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Den-Mingo, 5 run (Mingo kick) Den-FG, Mingo 37 Den-FG, Mingo 12 Den-Frazier, 96 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) SD -Norton, 7 pass from Kemp (Blair kick) Den-FG, Mingo 10 Den-Scarpitto, 49 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Sources-Denver Post, 1963 Buffalo media guide Den-Dickinson, 2 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Den-FG, Mingo 41 Sunday, Sept. 16, 1962, at Boston Den-FG, Mingo 53 . Att: 32,276 SD -Gibson, 37 int (Blair kick) Houston Oilers 7 14 0 0 - 21 SD -Jackson, 15 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) Boston Patriots 7 17 0 10 - 34 Sources-Denver Post,New York Times Hou-Hennigan, 78 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Bos-Garron, 63 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Saturday, Sept. 8, 1962 (Night), at Dallas Hou-Hennigan, 49 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) . Att: 32,000 Bos-Burton, 6 run (Cappelletti kick) Dallas Texans 0 21 7 14 - 42 Bos-Colclough, 5 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Boston Patriots 0 14 0 14 - 28 Hou-McLeod, 40 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) DalT- Haynes, 2 run (Pennington kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 45 Bos-Romeo, 11 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 20 DalT- Burford, 5 pass from Dawson (Pennington kick) Bos-Parilli, 32 run (Cappelletti kick) DalT- Haynes, 25 run (Pennington kick) Source-Houston Post Bos-Parilli, 2 run (Cappelletti kick) DalT- Haynes, 30 run (Pennington kick) Sunday, Sept 16, 1962, at San Diego DalT- Haynes, 9 pass from Dawson (Pennington kick) . Att: 22,003 Bos-Garron, 15 run (Cappelletti kick) New York Titans 0 0 0 14 - 14 DalT- Jackson, 8 run (Pennington kick) San Diego Chargers 7 14 10 9 - 40 Bos-Burton, 3 run (Cappelletti kick) SD -Kemp, 1 run (Blair kick) Sources-Dallas Morning News, New York Times SD -Alworth, 23 pass from Lincoln (Blair kick) SD -Jackson, 5 run (Blair kick) Sunday, Sept. 9, 1962, at Buffalo SD -Alworth, 67 pass from Kemp (Blair kick) War Memorial Stadium. Att: 31,236 SD -FG, Blair 44 Houston Oilers 7 14 7 0 - 28 NYT-Powell, 10 pass from Grosscup (Guesman kick) Buffalo Bills 3 0 6 14 - 23 SD -Lincoln, 103 kick ret (kick failed) Hou-Tolar, 19 run (Blanda kick) SD -FG, Blair 30 Buf-FG, Gilchrist 40 NYT-Powell, 14 pass from Grosscup (Guesman kick) Hou-Hennigan, 9 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Source-San Diego Union Hou-Cannon, 1 run (Blanda kick) Hou-Hennigan, 40 pass from Cannon (Blanda kick) WEEK THREE Friday, Sept. 21, 1962 (Night), at Boston 1 1962 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Nickerson Field. Att: 21,038 Oak-FG, Simpson 25 Boston Patriots 3 14 10 14 - 41 SD -Jackson, 6 run (Blair kick) Denver Broncos 0 3 0 13 - 16 SD -Lincoln, 86 run (Blair kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 28 Oak-Craig, 35 pass from Gallegos (Roberson run) Den-FG, Mingo 17 Oak-Roberson, 32 pass from Gallegos (White pass from Bos-Crawford, 13 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Gallegos) Bos-Cappelletti, 7 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Sources-San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner Bos-FG, Cappelletti 33 Bos-Bruney, 33 int (Cappelletti kick) Sunday, Sept. 30, 1962, at Dallas Den-Tarr, 31 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Cotton Bowl. Att: 25,500 Bos-Hall, 47 int (Cappelletti kick) Buffalo Bills 0 0 7 14 - 21 Den-Tarr, 97 pass from Shaw (run failed) Dallas Texans 14 0 20 7 - 41 Bos-King, 71 run (Cappelletti kick) DalT- Haynes, 71 run (Pennington kick) Sources-Denver Post, New York Times DalT- Haynes, 13 run (Pennington kick) DalT- Burford, 30 pass from Dawson (kick failed) Saturday, Sept. 22, 1962 (Night), at Buffalo Buf-Charon, 3 run with blocked kick (Yoho kick) War Memorial Stadium. Att: 24,024 DalT- Jackson, 10 run (Pennington kick) DalT- Jackson, 52 pass from Dawson (Pennington kick) New York Titans 7 7 3 0 - 17 Buf-Gilchrist, 6 run (Yoho kick) Buffalo Bills 0 6 0 0 - 6 Buf-Bass, 31 pass from Rabb (Yoho kick) NYT-Christy, 2 run (Shockley kick) DalT- Brooker, 11 pass from Dawson (Pennington kick) Buf-Dubenion, 24 pass from Rabb (kick failed) Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, New York Times, NYT-Cooper, 6 pass from Grosscup (Shockley kick) Dallas Morning News, Relentless NYT-FG, Shockley 35 Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, New York Times, Relentless Sunday, Sept. 30, 1962, at New York . Att: 17,213 Sunday, Sept. 23, 1962, at San Diego Denver Broncos 3 10 0 19 - 32 Balboa Stadium. Att: 28,061 New York Titans 7 3 0 0 - 10 Houston Oilers 14 14 7 7 - 42 Den-FG, Mingo 12 San Diego Chargers 7 3 0 7 - 17 NYT-Maynard, 45 pass from Songin (Shockley kick) Hou-Hennigan, 25 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) NYT-FG, Shockley 17 Hou-Cannon, 1 run (Blanda kick) Den-Taylor, 2 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) SD -Norton, 7 pass from Wood (Blair kick) Den-FG, Mingo 17 Hou-Cannon, 10 run (Blanda kick) Den-Tripucka, 1 run (kick failed) SD -FG, Blair 29 Den-Zeman, 30 int (Mingo kick) Hou-Cannon, 13 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Den-FG, Mingo 48 Hou-Tolar, 20 run (Blanda kick) Den-FG, Mingo 26 SD -Norton, 29 pass from Wood (Blair kick) Sources-Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Pittsburgh Press Hou-Dewveall, 4 pass fro Lee (Blanda kick) Sources-Houston Post, San Diego Union, Pittsburgh Press WEEK FIVE Friday, Oct. 5, 1962 (Night), at Denver Sunday, Sept. 23, 1962, at Oakland Mile High Stadium. Att: 22,452 Frank Youell Field. Att: 12,500 Oakland Raiders 0 0 0 7 - 7 Dallas Texans 13 3 0 10 - 26 Denver Broncos 0 14 7 23 - 44 Oakland Raiders 3 7 0 6 - 16 Den-Frazier, 9 run (Mingo kick) DalT- Burford, 13 pass from Dawson (kick blocked) Den-Mingo, 5 run (Mingo kick) Oak-FG, Simpson 16 Den-Mingo, 82 run (Mingo kick) DalT- Burford, 27 pass from Dawson (Pennington kick) Oak-Davidson, 1 run (Simpson kick) DalT- FG, Pennington, 10 Den-Frazier, 2 run (Mingo kick) Oak-Davidson, 10 run (Simpson kick) Den-FG, Mingo 21 DalT- Burford, 21 pass from Dawson (Pennington kick) Den-Gonsoulin, 64 int (kick failed) DalT- FG, Pennington 24 Den-McGeever, 48 int (Mingo kick) Oak-Daniels, 2 run (pass failed) Sources-Denver Post, Oakland Tribune Sources-San Francisco Chronicle, Dallas Morning News Saturday, Oct. 6, 1962 (Night), at New York WEEK FOUR Polo Grounds. Att: 14,412 Sunday, Sept. 30, 1962, at Oakland Boston Patriots 3 21 13 6 - 43 Frank Youell Field. Att: 13,000 New York Titans 0 7 7 0 - 14 San Diego Chargers 7 21 14 0 - 42 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 28 Oakland Raiders 7 7 3 16 - 33 Bos-Colclough, 63 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) SD -Jackson, 10 pass from Wood (Blair kick) Bos-Burton, 13 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Oak-Roberson, 87 kick ret (Simpson kick) Bos-Cappelletti, 36 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Oak-Williamson, 91 int (Simpson kick) NYT-Powell, 73 pass from Grosscup (Shockley kick) SD -Kocourek, 37 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) NYT-Maynard, 86 pass from Grosscup (Shockley kick) SD -Norton, 13 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 12 SD -Alworth, 53 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) Bos-Addison, 12 int (Cappelletti kick) 2 1962 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Bos-FG, Cappelletti 38 Hou-Smith, 2 run (Blanda kick) Bos-Crawford, 2 run (kick failed) Hou-Smith, 13 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Sources-New York Times, San Francisco Chronicle NYT-Cooke, recovered blocked in (Shockley kick) Sunday, Oct. 7, 1962, at San Diego Hou-Hennigan, 20 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Balboa Stadium. Att: 23,092 Hou-McLeod, 10 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Dallas Texans 0 14 0 14 - 28 Hou-Dewveall, 35 pass from Lee (Blanda kick) San Diego Chargers 9 14 0 9 - 32 Sources-Houston Post, New York Times SD -FG, Blair 10 SD -Hadl, 4 run (kick failed) Sunday, Oct. 14, 1962, at Oakland SD -Norton, 14 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) Frank Youell Field. Att: 7,000 DalT- F.Jackson, 1 run (Brooker kick) Denver Broncos 6 0 10 7 - 23 SD -Robinson, 33 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) Oakland Raiders 0 0 0 6 - 6 DalT- Haynes, 46 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Den-FG, Mingo 17 SD -FG, Blair 27 Den-FG, Mingo 12 SD -Lincoln, 2 run (kick failed) Den-FG, Mingo 13 DalT- Haynes, 14 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Den-Mingo, 4 run (Mingo kick) DalT- Burford, 12 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Den-Taylor, 11 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Sources-San Diego Union, New York Times Oak-Daniels, 1 run (pass failed) Sources-San Francisco Chronicle Sunday, Oct. 7, 1962, at Houston Jeppesen Stadium. Att: 26,350 WEEK SEVEN Buffalo Bills 7 0 7 0 - 14 Friday, Oct. 19, 1962 (Night), at Boston Houston Oilers 3 0 0 14 - 17 Nickerson Field. Att: 20,888 Hou-FG, Blanda 16 Boston Patriots 3 0 14 7 - 24 Buf-Charon, 40 int (Yoho kick) San Diego Chargers 10 10 0 0 - 20 Buf-Gilchrist, 1 run (Yoho kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 13 Hou-Frazier, 73 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) SD -Kocourek, 35 pass from Wood (Blair kick) Hou-Groman, 3 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) SD -FG, Blair 43 Sources-Houston Post, 1963 Buffalo media guide, New York Times SD -Jackson, 2 run (Blair kick) SD -FG, Blair 27 WEEK SIX Bos-Colclough, 9 pass from Parilli (kick failed) Friday, Oct. 12, 1962 (Night), at Boston Bos-Colclough, 25 pass from Parilli (Crawford pass from Nickerson Field. Att: 23,874 Parilli) Dallas Texans 3 7 0 17 - 27 Bos-Crawford, 1 run (Cappelletti kick) Boston Patriots 0 0 7 0 - 7 Sources-San Diego Union, New York Times DalT- FG, Brooker 33 DalT- Haynes, 2 run (Brooker kick) Saturday, Oct. 20, 1962, at Buffalo Bos-Garron, 44 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) War Memorial Stadium. Att: 21,037 DalT- Haynes, 63 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Buffalo Bills 0 7 0 7 - 14 DalT- FG, Brooker 34 Oakland Raiders 0 0 6 0 - 6 DalT- Burford, 31 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Buf-Rabb, 1 run (Yoho kick) Sources-Dallas Morning News, Dallas media guide Oak-Roberson, 14 run (kick failed) Buf-Gilchrist, 7 run (Yoho kick) Saturday, Oct. 13, 1962 (Night), at Buffalo Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, New York Times War Memorial Stadium. Att: 20,074 Buffalo Bills 7 14 7 7 - 35 Sunday, Oct. 21, 1962, at Houston San Diego Chargers 0 3 0 7 - 10 Jeppesen Stadium. Att: 34,496 Buf-Dubenion, 19 pass from Rabb (Yoho kick) Houston Oilers 0 3 7 0 - 10 Buf-Bass, 76 pass from Rabb (Yoho kick) Denver Broncos 3 3 0 14 - 20 SD -FG, Blair 27 Den-FG, Mingo 41 Buf-Gilchrist, 1 run (Yoho kick) Den-FG, Mingo 25 Buf-Gilchrist, 7 pass from Rabb (Yoho kick) Hou-FG, Blanda 18 Buf-Crow, 2 run (Yoho kick) Hou-Cannon, 2 run (Blanda kick) SD -Braxton, 5 run (Blair kick) Den-Scarpitto, 3 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, New York Times Den-Stone, 20 run (Mingo kick) Sources-Houston Post, Pittsburgh Press Sunday, Oct. 14, 1962, at Houston Jeppesen Stadium. Att: 20,650 Sunday, Oct. 21, 1962, at Dallas Houston Oilers 14 21 14 7 - 56 Cotton Bowl. Att: 17,814 New York Titans 3 7 7 0 - 17 New York Titans 0 10 7 0 - 17 NYT-FG, Shockley 40 Dallas Texans 7 3 7 3 - 20 Hou-Groman, 12 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) DalT- Haynes, 78 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Hou-Groman, 54 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) NYT-FG, Shockley 10 NYT-Christy, 58 punt ret (Shockley kick) NYT-Christy, 6 run (Shockley kick) Hou-McLeod, 25 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) DalT- FG, Brooker 32 3 1962 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

DalT- Haynes, 1 run (Brooker kick) Boston Patriots 14 0 7 7 - 28 NYT-Green, 2 run (Shockley kick) Buffalo Bills 14 7 7 0 - 28 DalT- FG, Brooker 42 Buf-Gilchrist, 2 run (Gilchrist kick) Source-Dallas Morning News Bos-Garron, 95 kick ret (Cappelletti kick) Bos-Burton, 29 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) WEEK EIGHT Buf-Dubenion, 93 kick ret (Gilchrist kick) Friday, Oct. 26, 1962, at Boston Buf-Moore, 3 int (Gilchrist kick) Nickerson Field. Att: 12,514 Buf-Gilchrist, 7 run (Gilchrist kick) Oakland Raiders 7 6 0 3 - 16 Bos-Cappelletti, 6 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Boston Patriots 3 3 10 10 - 26 Bos-Garron, 23 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 25 Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, New York Times Oak-Craig, 34 pass from Davidson (Davidson kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 17 Sunday, Nov. 4, 1962, at San Diego Oak-Roberson, 63 run (kick failed) Balboa Stadium. Att: 20,827 Bos-Cappelletti, 13 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) San Diego Chargers 0 17 3 0 - 20 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 31 Denver Broncos 7 0 7 9 - 23 Oak-FG, Davidson 19 Den-Stone, 1 run (Mingo kick) Bos-Garron, 41 run (Cappelletti kick) SD -FG, Blair 27 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 11 SD -Robinson, 72 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) Sources-Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle SD -MacKinnon, 9 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) SD -FG, Blair 14 Sunday, Oct. 28, 1962, at Denver Den-Stone, 6 run (Mingo kick) Mile High Stadium. Att: 26,051 Den-Stone, 13 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Buffalo Bills 7 6 10 22 - 45 Den-Safety, ball snapped out of end zone Denver Broncos 10 14 0 14 - 38 Sources-San Diego Union, Denver Post, Houston Post Buf-Sestak, 6 int (Yoho kick) Den-Taylor, 7 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Sunday, Nov. 4, 1962, at Dallas Den-FG, Mingo 20 Cotton Bowl. Att: 29,017 Den-Dickinson, 7 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Houston Oilers 0 7 7 0 - 14 Den-Prebola, 55 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Dallas Texans 0 0 0 6 - 6 Buf-Gilchrist, 2 run (kick failed) Hou-Cannon, 1 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Buf-Gilchrist, 10 run (Yoho kick) Hou-Cannon, 34 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Buf-FG, Gilchrist 33 DalT- Burford, 15 pass from Dawson (pass failed) Den-Scarpitto, 17 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Sources-Houston Post, Dallas media guide, Pittsburgh Press Den-Olszewski, 4 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Buf-Dubenion, 75 pass from Rabb (Yoho kick) Sunday, Nov. 4, 1962, at New York Buf-Bass, 40 pass from Rabb (Rabb run) Polo Grounds. Att: 11,000 Buf-Rabb, 3 run (Yoho kick) Oakland Raiders 0 7 7 7 - 21 Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, New York Times New York Titans 3 0 14 14 - 31 NYT-FG, Shockley 28 Sunday, Oct. 28, 1962, at New York Oak-Daniels, 2 run (Davidson kick) Polo Grounds. Att: 21,467 Oak-Daniels, 3 run (Davidson kick) New York Titans 0 3 20 0 - 23 NYT-Christy, 2 run (Shockley kick) San Diego Chargers 0 3 0 0 - 3 NYT-Maynard, 34 pass from Green (Shockley kick) NYT-FG, Shockley 18 Oak-Roberson, 72 pass from Davidson (Davidson kick) SD -FG, Blair 41 NYT-Green, 1 run (Shockley kick) NYT-Maynard, 63 pass from Green (kick failed) NYT-Mathis, 2 run (Shockley kick) NYT-Christy, 73 punt ret (Shockley kick) Sources-Oakland Tribune, Houston Post NYT-Maynard, 18 pass from Green (Shockley kick) Sources-San Diego Union, Pittsburgh Press WEEK TEN Sunday, Nov. 11, 1962, at Denver Sunday, Oct. 28, 1962, at Houston Mile High Stadium. Att: 28,187 Jeppesen Stadium. Att: 31,750 Boston Patriots 3 17 3 10 - 33 Dallas Texans 14 7 7 3 - 31 Denver Broncos 0 9 7 13 - 29 Houston Oilers 0 0 7 0 - 7 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 35 DalT- Haynes, 1 run (Brooker kick) Den-FG, Mingo 16 DalT- Burford, 49 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 37 DalT- Burford, 2 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Den-FG, Mingo 19 Hou-Tolar, 1 run (Blanda kick) Bos-Colclough, 7 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) DalT- Arbanas,5 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Bos-Colclough, 67 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) DalT- FG, Brooker 27 Den-FG, Mingo 46 Sources-Dallas Morning News, Dallas media guide Bos-FG, Cappelletti 18 Den-Dickinson, 5 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) WEEK NINE Den-Shaw, 2 run (Mingo kick) Saturday, Nov. 3, 1962 (Night), at Buffalo Bos-Burton, 91 missed ret (Cappelletti kick) War Memorial Stadium. Att: 33,247 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 39 4 1962 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Den-Stone, 5 lateral from Dickinson after pass from Shaw (pass failed) Sunday, Nov. 18, 1962, at Houston Sources-Denver Post, Pittsburgh Press, Rocky Mountain News Jeppesen Stadium. Att: 35,250 Boston Patriots 7 3 7 0 - 17 Sunday, Nov. 11, 1962, at Oakland Houston Oilers 7 7 7 0 - 21 Frank Youell Field. Att: 11,000 Bos-Colclough, 28 pass from Parilli (Cappelletti kick) Houston Oilers 7 0 7 14 - 28 Hou-Hennigan, 25 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Oakland Raiders 7 6 7 0 - 20 Hou-McLeod, 42 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Oak-Roberson, 36 run (Agajanian kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 26 Hou-Cannon, 11 run (Blanda kick) Hou-Tolar, 1 run (Blanda kick) Oak-Craig, 46 pass from Davidson (kick blocked) Bos-Burton, 69 pass from Yewcic (Cappelletti kick) Oak-Roberson, 67 pass from Davidson (Agajanian kick) Sources-Houston Post, Pittsburgh Press,Houston Chronicle Hou-Tolar, l run (Blanda kick) Hou-Tolar, 35 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Sunday, Nov. 18, 1962, at Oakland Hou-Babb, 31 int (Blanda kick) Frank Youell Field. Att: 11,700 Sources-San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, Buffalo Bills 0 3 7 0 - 10 Pittsburgh Press Oakland Raiders 3 0 3 0 - 6 Oak-FG, Agajanian 49 Sunday, Nov. 11, 1962, at New York Buf-FG, Gilchrist 21 Polo Grounds. Att: 13,275 Oak-FG, Agajanian 36 Dallas Texans 21 7 10 14 - 52 Buf-Crow, 17 pass from Kemp (Gilchrist kick) New York Titans 14 6 8 3 - 31 Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, Oakland Tribune, NYT-Powell, 9 pass from Green (Shockley kick) Pittsburgh Press, Relentless DalT- Haynes, 75 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) DalT- Haynes, 1 run (Brooker kick) WEEK TWELVE NYT- Mathis, 1 run (Shockley kick) Thursday, Nov. 22, 1962, at Denver DalT- McClinton, 8 run (Brooker kick) Mile High Stadium. Att: 15,776 NYT-FG, Shockley 39 New York Titans 14 10 8 14 - 46 DalT- Dawson, 1 run (Brooker kick) Denver Broncos 0 13 14 18 - 45 NYT-FG, Shockley 36 NYT-Mathis, 1 run (Shockley kick) DalT- FG, Brooker 15 NYT-Christy, 6 pass from Green (Shockley kick) DalT- Burford, 25 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) NYT-FG, Shockley 28 NYT-Green, 1 run (Cooper pass from Green) Den-Scarpitto, 35 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) NYT-FG, Shockley 32 NYT-Powell, 4 pass from Green (Shockley kick) DalT- Haynes, 9 run (Brooker kick) Den-FG, Mingo 45 DalT- Arbanas, 17 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Den-FG, Mingo 8 Sources-Dallas Morning News, Dallas media guide, Den-McFadin, 69 fumble run (Mingo kick) Pittsburgh Press Den-Scarpitto, 6 pass from Shaw (Mingo kick) NYT-Safety, Shaw recovered fumble in end zone Sunday, Nov. 11, 1962, at San Diego NYT-Maynard, 35 pass from Green (run failed) Balboa Stadium. Att: 22,204 Den-Taylor, 3 pass from Shaw (Prebola pass from Shaw) Buffalo Bills 17 20 3 0 - 40 Den-McMillin, 59 int (Mingo kick) San Diego Chargers 0 0 6 14 - 20 Den-FG, Mingo 49 Buf-Gilchrist, 22 run (Gilchrist kick) NYT-Christy, 5 pass from Green (Shockley kick) Buf-FG, Gilchrist 19 NYT-Powell, 3 pass from Green (Shockley kick) Buf-Carlton, 12 run (Gilchrist kick) Sources-Denver Post, Rocky Moutain News Buf-Carlton, 14 run (Gilchrist kick) Buf-Dubenion, 68 pass from Rabb (Gilchrist kick) Friday, Nov. 23, 1962 (Night), at Boston Buf-Bass, 13 pass from Rabb (kick blocked) Nickerson Field. Att: 20,021 SD -Kocourek, 15 pass from Hadl (kick failed) Buffalo Bills 7 0 3 0 - 10 Buf-FG, Gilchrist 12 Boston Patriots 0 14 0 7 - 21 SD -Jackson, 1 run (run failed) Buf-Kemp, 6 run (Gilchrist kick) SD -Jackson, 3 run (Braxton run) Bos-Colclough, 31 pass from Yewcic (Cappelletti kick) Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, Pittsburgh Press Bos-Burton, 69 pass from Yewcic (Cappelletti kick) Buf-FG, Yoho 36 WEEK ELEVEN Bos-Cappelletti, 18 pass from Yewcic (Cappelletti kick) Sunday, Nov. 18, 1962, at Denver Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, New York Times Mile High Stadium. Att: 23,523 Dallas Texans 0 7 0 17 - 24 Sunday, Nov. 25, 1962, at Houston Denver Broncos 3 0 0 0 - 3 Jeppesen Stadium. Att: 28,235 Den-FG, Mingo 18 San Diego Chargers 14 7 3 3 - 27 DalT- Burford, 26 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Houston Oilers 0 12 7 14 - 33 DalT- FG, Brooker 13 SD -MacKinnon, 32 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) DalT- Brooker, 92 pass from Dawson (Spikes kick) SD -Kocourek, 26 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) DalT- Arbanas, 47 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Hou-Dewveall, 98 pass from Lee (Blanda kick) Sources-Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News, Pittsburgh Press Hou-Safety, Robinson stepped back into end zone 5 1962 AMERICAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE

Hou-FG, Blanda 42 Sunday, Dec. 2, 1962, at Buffalo SD -Carolan, 12 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) War Memorial Stadium. Att: 35,261 Hou-Cannon, 1 run (Blanda kick) Dallas Texans 0 0 7 7 - 14 SD -FG, Blair 17 Buffalo Bills 6 7 3 7 - 23 SD -FG, Blair 11 Buf-Rychlec, 1 pass from Kemp (kick failed) Hou-Dewveall, 16 pass from Blanda (Cannon pass from Buf-Warlick, 1 pass from Kemp (Gilchrist kick) Blanda) Buf-FG, Gilchrist 37 Hou-FG, Blanda 23 DalT- Arbanas, 13 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Hou-FG, Blanda 29 DalT- Brooker, 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Sources-Houston Post, Pittsburgh Press, Houston Chronicle Buf-Gilchrist, 2 run (Gilchrist kick) Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, Pittsburgh Press Sunday, Nov. 25, 1962, at Dallas Cotton Bowl. Att: 13,557 WEEK FOURTEEN Oakland Raiders 0 7 0 0 - 7 Saturday, Dec. 8, 1962, at New York Dallas Texans 14 7 0 14 - 35 Polo Grounds. Att: 16,453 DalT- Arbanas, 5 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Buffalo Bills 3 3 7 7 - 20 DalT- Dawson, 1 run (Brooker kick) New York Titans 3 0 0 0 - 3 Oak-Craig, 17 pass from Enis (Agajanian kick) Buf-FG, Gilchrist 42 DalT- Arbanas, 16 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) NYT-FG, Shockley 23 DalT- Haynes, 31 run (Brooker kick) Buf-FG, Gilchrist 27 DalT- Haynes, 19 run (Brooker kick) Buf-Gilchrist, 42 run (Gilchrist kick) Sources-Oakland Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Pittsburgh Press Buf-Gilchrist, 30 run (Gilchrist kick) Sources-1963 Buffalo media guide, Times WEEK THIRTEEN Friday, Nov. 30, 1962 (Night), at Boston Sunday, Dec. 9, 1962, at Houston Nickerson Field. Att: 20,015 Jeppesen Stadium. Att: 27,400 Boston Patriots 0 3 7 14 - 24 Oakland Raiders 0 17 0 0 - 17 New York Titans 7 3 7 0 - 17 Houston Oilers 10 10 7 5 - 32 NYT-Maynard, 2 pass from Green (Shockley kick) Hou-FG, Blanda 54 Bos-FG, Cappelletti 32 Hou-Tolar, 2 run (Blanda kick) NYT-FG, Shockley 36 Hou-FG, Blanda 14 Bos-Yewcic, 27 run (Cappelletti kick) Hou-McLeod, 55 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) NYT-Grantham, recovered fumble in end zone (Shockley kick) Oak-Daniels, 72 run (Agajanian kick) Bos-Yewcic, 4 run (Cappelletti kick) Oak-Davidson, 1 run (Agajanian kick) Bos-Colclough, 75 pass from Yewcic (Cappelletti kick) Oak-FG, Agajanian 27 Sources-New York Times Hou-Banfield, 58 blocked field goal return (Blanda kick) Hou-FG, Blanda 11 Sunday, Dec. 2, 1962, at Houston Hou-Safety, Garner tackled in end zone by Johnson Jeppesen Stadium. Att: 30,650 Sources-Houston Post, Oakland Tribune, Denver Broncos 0 14 3 0 - 17 Philadelphia Evening Bulletin Houston Oilers 10 7 7 10 - 34 Hou-FG, Blanda 16 Sunday, Dec. 9, 1962, at Dallas Hou-Cannon, 60 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Cotton Bowl. Att: 19,137 Den-Stinnette, 1 run (Mingo kick) Denver Broncos 3 0 0 7 - 10 Den-Dickinson, 8 pass from Tripucka (Mingo kick) Dallas Texans 14 0 3 0 - 17 Hou-Cannon, 8 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) DalT- McClinton, 69 run (Brooker kick) Hou-Hennigan, 5 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) DalT- Haynes, 2 run (Brooker kick) Den-FG, Mingo 36 Den-FG, Mingo 47 Hou-FG, Blanda 20 DalT- FG, Brooker 44 Hou-Floyd, 28 int (Blanda kick) Den-McMillin, 9 fumble run (Mingo kick) Sources-Houston Post, Denver Post, Rocky Mountain News Sources-Denver Post, Dallas Morning News, Pittsburgh Press

Sunday, Dec. 2, 1962, at San Diego Sunday, Dec. 9, 1962, at San Diego Balboa Stadium. Att: 17,874 Balboa Stadium. Att: 19,887 Oakland Raiders 0 0 7 14 - 21 Boston Patriots 7 10 0 3 - 20 San Diego Chargers 14 0 7 10 - 31 San Diego Chargers 0 3 3 8 - 14 SD -McDougall, 7 run (Blair kick) Bos-Crawford, 43 pass from Yewcic (Cappelletti kick) SD -McDougall, 25 run (Blair kick) SD -FG, Blair 42 SD -Norton, 23 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 18 Oak-Daniels, 2 run (Agajanian kick) Bos-Colclough, 12 pass from Yewcic (Cappelletti kick) SD -Lincoln, 17 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) SD -FG, Blair 42 Oak-Dorsey, 65 pass from Davidson (Agajanian kick) Bos-FG, Cappelletti 9 Oak-Dorsey, 90 pass from Davidson (Agajanian kick) SD -McDougall, 2 run (Kocourek pass from Keckin) SD -FG, Blair 12 Sources-San Diego Union, Pittsburgh Press Sources-Oakland Tribune, Pittsburgh Press

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WEEK FIFTEEN kicked a 25-yard field goal after 2:54 of the sixth quarter, or 17:54 of Saturday, Dec. 15, 1962, at New York sudden-death overtime. Polo Grounds. Att: 8,167 Regulation time consisted of one half for the Texans, who led 17- Houston Oilers 14 10 14 6 - 44 0 after two quarters, and one half for the Oilers, who tied it up with New York Titans 7 3 0 0 - 10 17 second-half points. NYT-Fontes, 83 int (Shockley kick) The overtime started with a potentially damaging gaffe by Dallas Hou-Tolar, 1 run (Blanda kick) captain , who had already scored twice, but who won Hou-Smith, 5 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) the toss and then elected to 'kick to the clock.' What Haynes NYT-FG, Shockley 29 wanted was the strong wind behind his team, but, by saying kick Hou-FG, Blanda 30 first, it gave the Oilers the chance to decide which end to take, and Hou-Cannon, 33 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) they, needless to say, chose to have the wind behind them. As it Hou-Dewveall, 41 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) turned out, it didn't matter. Hou-Cannon, 64 run (Blanda kick) After an interception near the end of the first overtime period, the Hou-McLeod, 4 pass from Lee (kick failed) Texans took over at midfield. Two big plays by fullback Sources-San Diego Union, Houston media guide put the ball at the Houston 19, and, on fourth-and-nine, Brooker calmly ended the contest. Dallas Texans 3 14 0 0 0 3 - 20 Sunday, Dec. 16, 1962, at Oakland Houston Oilers 0 0 7 10 0 0 - 17 Frank Youell Field. Att: 8,000 Dal - FG Brooker 16 Boston Patriots 0 0 0 0 - 0 Dal - Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) Oakland Raiders 3 7 7 3 - 20 Dal - Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick) Oak-FG, Agajanian 19 Hou - Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Oak-Daniels, 74 pass from Davidson (Agajanian kick) Hou - FG Blanda 31 Oak-Daniels, 7 run (Agajanian kick) Hou - Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick) Oak-FG, Agajanian 21 Dal - FG Brooker 25 Sources-Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle TEAM STATISTICS DALL HOU

First Downs ...... ……...... 19 21 Sunday, Dec. 16, 1962, at Dallas Rushing ...... ………...... 10 6 Cotton Bowl. Att: 18,384 Passing ...... ………...... 5 15 San Diego Chargers 7 0 10 0 - 17 Dallas Texans 3 20 0 3 - 26 Penalty ...... ……….... 4 0 DalT- FG, Brooker 30 Total Yardage ...... ……...... 237 359 SD -Robinson, 20 pass from Lincoln (Blair kick) Net rushing yardage ...... 199 98 DalT- FG, Brooker 28 Net passing yardage ...... 38 261 DalT- Dawson, 5 run (Brooker kick) Passes att.-comp.-had int...... 14-9-0 46-23-5 DalT- Spikes, 13 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick) RUSHING DalT- FG, Brooker 34 Houston - Tolar 17 for 58, 1 TD; Cannon 11 for 37; Smith 2 for 3. SD -Norton, 13 pass from Hadl (Blair kick) Dallas Texans - Spikes 11 for 77; McClinton 24 for 70; Haynes 14 SD -FG, Blair 35 for 26, 1 TD; Dawson 5 for 26. DalT- FG, Brooker 13 PASSING Source-San Diego Union, Pittsburgh Press Houston - Blanda 23 of 46 for 261, 1 TD, 5 int. Dallas Texans - Dawson 9 of 14 for 88, 1 TD. RECEIVING 1962 AFL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME Houston - Dewveall 6 for 95, 1 TD; Cannon 6 for 54; McLeod 5 for DALLAS TEXANS 20, HOUSTON 17 (OT) 70; Hennigan 3 for 37; Tolar 1 for 8; 1 for 6; Jamison 1 for -9. December 23, 1962, at Houston. Attendance 37,981 Dallas Texans - Haynes 3 for 45, 1 TD; Spikes 2 for 24; Arbanas 2 In what was at the time the longest game in the history of for 21; McClinton 1 for 4; Bishop 1 for -6. professional football, the Dallas Texans dethroned the two-time Source: Total Football defending AFL champion Houston Oilers when Tommy Brooker

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