1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1962 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Wally Lemm
Home field	Sportsman's Park
Results
Record	4–9–1
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 43rd year with the National Football League (NFL) and the third season in St. Louis.

Offseason

Hall of Fame Game

• New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21^[1]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1962	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–21	58,910
2	September 23, 1962	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–0	44,885
3	September 30, 1962	at Washington Redskins	L 24–14	37,419
4	October 7, 1962	New York Giants	L 31–14	20,327
5	October 14, 1962	Washington Redskins	T 17–17	18,104
6	October 21, 1962	Cleveland Browns	L 34–7	23,256
7	October 28, 1962	at Dallas Cowboys	W 28–24	16,027
8	November 4, 1962	at New York Giants	L 31–28	62,775
9	November 11, 1962	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 26–17	20,264
10	November 18, 1962	at Cleveland Browns	L 38–14	41,815
11	November 25, 1962	San Francisco 49ers	L 24–17	17,532
12	December 2, 1962	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 19–7	17,265
13	December 9, 1962	Dallas Cowboys	W 52–20	14,102
14	December 16, 1962	Philadelphia Eagles	W 45–35	14,989

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	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	356	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.

Awards and records

• Sonny Randle, Franchise Record, Most Pass Receptions in One Game, 16 Receptions ^[2]
• Sonny Randle, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 256 yards ^[2]
• John David Crow, Franchise Record, Most Touchdowns in One Season, 17 Touchdowns ^[2]

Milestones

• Sonny Randle, 200 Yard Receiving Game, 256 yards achieved on November 14^[2]

References

1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94

External links

• 1962 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com