1962 San Francisco 49ers season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 San Francisco 49ers 1962 6–8 5th NFL Western Victor Morabito Louis Spadia Howard Hickey Kezar Stadium Did not qualify 49ers seasons thumb | right The 1962 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League, their 17th overall, and their 3rd season under head coach Red Hickey. This was the first season that the famous "S.F." oval logo appeared on the helmets. The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–6–1 record from the previous season, and make the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. Their offseason was notable, as they drafted Lance Alworth with their first round draft pick; however, he opted to go to the San Diego Chargers of the rival American Football League instead.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 398 The 49ers went 6–8 that season, finishing in 5th place in the NFL Western Conference, and failing to make the playoffs for the 5th straight year. Offseason NFL draft 1962 NFL draft 1962 San Francisco 49ers 1 8 Lance Alworth Wide receiver Arkansas yes yes signed with San Diego Chargers (AFL) 2 22 Ed Pine Linebacker Utah yes 3 36 Billy Ray Adams Fullback Ole Miss 4 46 Chuck Sieminski Defensive tackle Penn State began play with 49ers in 1963. 4 50 Floyd Dean Linebacker Florida began play with 49ers in 1964. 5 62 Ted Woods Halfback Colorado signed with Calgary Stampeders (CFL) 5 64 Mike Lind Fullback Notre Dame yes 6 71 Keith Luhnow Back Santa Ana JC 6 76 Jerry Brown Guard Ole Miss 6 78 Bill Winter Tackle West Virginia 7 92 John Burrell Wide receiver Rice 8 106 Jim Vollenweider Halfback Miami (FL) yes 9 120 Jim Roberts Tackle Ole Miss 10 134 Regis Coustillac Guard Pittsburgh 11 148 Larry Jepson Center Furman 12 162 Milton McPike End Northeast Missouri State 13 176 George Pierovich Back California 14 190 Dick Easterly Back Syracuse signed with Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) 15 204 Ray Osbourne Tackle Mississippi State 16 218 Ron Frank Tackle South Dakota State 17 232 Wally Foltz End DePauw 18 246 Gary Brown Tackle Illinois 19 260 Bob Burton Tackle Murray State 20 274 Roger McFarland Back Kansas Source:https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/sfo/1962_draft.htm 1962 San Francisco 49ers Draftees Pro Football Reference February 24, 2024 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1962 San Francisco 49ers Team Owner - Victor Morabito General manager – Louis Spadia Head coach - Red Hickey Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Bill Johnson Offensive Ends – Billy Wilson Defensive Assistant – Dick Voris Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jim David * None - N/A Roster 1962 San Francisco 49ers 12 John Brodie 11 Bob Waters 24 J. 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Smith fullback, born 1932 17 Jim Vollenweider y 35 Bob Gaiters 30 Bernie Casey 88 Clyde Conner 37 Jimmy Johnson cornerback 26 Kay McFarland American football y 32 Lloyd Winston y 85 Monty Stickles 77 Bruce Bosley C 64 Ted Connolly G 72 Leon Donohue G y 60 Roland Lakes T 62 Mike Magac G 76 Len Rohde T 52 Karl Rubke C 68 John Sutro T/G y American football 78 John Thomas American football, born 1935 T/MLB 86 Dan Colchico DE 70 Charlie Krueger DT/DE 75 John Mellekas DT 74 Clark Miller DE y 73 Leo Nomellini DT 34 Bill Cooper American football OLB 55 Matt Hazeltine OLB 66 Carl Kammerer MLB 54 Ed Pine OLB y 42 Eddie Dove FS 45 Elbert Kimbrough SS 80 Jerry Mertens CB 29 Dale Messer FS/CB 42 Jimmy Ridlon SS 40 Abe Woodson CB 36 Tommy Davis kicker K/P -- Billy Ray Adams y RB IR 17 Billy Kilmer RB/QB IR RB/QB 79 Bob St. Clair T IR Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 11 vs. Minnesota Vikings W 30–24 1–0 Husky Stadium 2 August 19 New York Giants W 42–10 2–0 Kezar Stadium 3 August 25 vs. Cleveland Browns L 27–34 2–1 Multnomah Stadium 4 September 1 vs. Dallas Cowboys W 26–7 3–1 Charles C. Hughes Stadium 5 September 8 at Los Angeles Rams W 19–3 4–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseumhttps://www.profootballarchives.com/1962nflsf.html#gsc.tab=0 1962 San Francisco 49ers (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats, Coaches, Draft Pro Football Archives June 6, 2026 Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 Chicago Bears L 14–30 0–1 Kezar Stadium 46,052 2 September 23 at Detroit Lions L 24–45 0–2 Tiger Stadium 51,032 3 September 30 Minnesota Vikings W 21–7 1–2 Kezar Stadium 38,407 4 October 7 at Baltimore Colts W 21–13 2–2 Memorial Stadium 54,148 5 October 14 at Chicago Bears W 34–27 3–2 Wrigley Field 48,902 6 October 21 at Green Bay Packers L 13–31 3–3 Milwaukee County Stadium 46,012 7 October 28 Los Angeles Rams L 14–28 3–4 Kezar Stadium 51,033 8 November 4 Baltimore Colts L 3–22 3–5 Kezar Stadium 44,875 9 November 11 Detroit Lions L 24–38 3–6 Kezar Stadium 43,449 10 November 18 at Los Angeles Rams W 24–17 4–6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 42,554 11 November 25 at St. Louis Cardinals W 24–17 5–6 Busch Stadium 17,532 12 December 2 at Minnesota Vikings W 35–12 6–6 Metropolitan Stadium 33,076 13 December 9 Green Bay Packers L 21–31 6–7 Kezar Stadium 53,769 14 December 15 Cleveland Browns L 10–13 6–8 Kezar Stadium 35,274 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Season summary Week 1 vs. Chicago Bears 1962 Chicago Bears season San Francisco 49ers 1962 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at San Francisco 49ers (0–0) September 16 Bears 10 7 7 6 49ers 0 0 7 7 Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California 46,052 64 F C • Wind 13 mph km/h knot Pro-Football-Reference.com Bears Billy Wade5/13, 13 Yds Willie Galimore22 Rush, 181 Yds, 2 TD1 Rec, 7 Yds 49ers John Brodie12/22, 136 Yds, TD, 2 INT J.D. Smith7 Rush, 53 Yds Bernie Casey2 Rec, 51 Yds, TD CHI SF collapsed 1 Bears IntTD Rosey Taylor 43 good Roger LeClerc run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 0 1 Bears FG 17 Roger LeClerc 10 0 2 Bears RushTD Rick Casares 16 good Roger LeClerc run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 0 3 49ers RushTD John Brodie 6 good Tommy Davis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 17 7 3 Bears RushTD Willie Galimore 37 good Roger LeClerc run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 7 4 49ers RecTD Bernie Casey John Brodie 33 good Tommy Davis run/pass good/failed/incomplete 24 14 Other Willie Galimore 77-yard touchdown run 30 14 30 14 Standings References External links 1962 49ers on Pro Football Reference 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com San Francisco 49ers Category:San Francisco 49ers seasons San Francisco 49ers San Fran 49 Category:Long stubs with short prose