1962 Denver Broncos season

1962 Denver Broncos season
Head coach	Jack Faulkner
General manager	Jack Faulkner
Home field	Bears Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd AFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1962 Denver Broncos season was the third season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). They finished with their best record of the decade with seven wins and seven losses, finishing second in the AFL's Western Division. The Broncos started the season strong with a record of 6–1, but went in reverse in the second half of the season with a 1–6 record. Despite this, head coach Jack Faulkner was named AFL Coach of the Year.

The 1962 season was the year in which Denver switched to their orange and blue color scheme, abandoning the brown and mustard yellow color scheme of the franchise's first two seasons. Orange and blue have been the team's primary colors ever since.^[1]

Personnel

Staff

1962 Denver Broncos staff
	Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Calvin W. Kunz, Jr. Vice President – Earl R. Howsam Director of Player Personnel – Ray Malavasi Head coaches General Manager/Head Coach – Jack Faulkner Offensive coaches Offensive Ends – Mac Speedie Offensive Line – Jim Martin			Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Dale Dodrill Defensive Backfield – Gary Glick

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Game site	Record	Attendance
1	September 7, 1962	San Diego Chargers	W 30–21	University of Denver Stadium	1–0	28,000
2	September 15, 1962	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–20	War Memorial Stadium	2–0	30,577
3	September 21, 1962	Boston Patriots	L 16–41	Boston University Field	2–1	21,038
4	September 30, 1962	at New York Titans	W 32–10	Polo Grounds	3–1	17,213
5	October 5, 1962	Oakland Raiders	W 44–7	Bears Stadium	4–1	22,452
6	October 14, 1962	at Oakland Raiders	W 23–6	Frank Youell Field	5–1	7,000
7	October 21, 1962	Houston Oilers	W 20–10	Bears Stadium	6–1	34,496
8	October 28, 1962	Buffalo Bills	L 38–45	Bears Stadium	6–2	26,051
9	November 4, 1962	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–20	Balboa Stadium	7–2	20,827
10	November 11, 1962	Boston Patriots	L 29–33	Bears Stadium	7–3	28,187
11	November 18, 1962	Dallas Texans	L 3–24	Bears Stadium	7–4	23,523
12	November 22, 1962	New York Titans	L 45–46	Bears Stadium	7–5	15,776
13	December 2, 1962	at Houston Oilers	L 17–34	Jeppesen Stadium	7–6	30,650
14	December 9, 1962	at Dallas Texans	L 10–17	Cotton Bowl	7–7	19,137

Standings

AFL Western Division
	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 until 1972.

References

1. Gridiron Uniform Database: Denver Broncos

External links

• 1962 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com