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

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

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 1130.7865–1389233W2
Denver Broncos 770.5004–2353334L5
San Diego Chargers 4100.2863–3314392L2
Oakland Raiders 1130.0710–6213370W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

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