1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

American football team season August 2023 March 2026 1962-Cardinals-mediaguide.jpg St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) St. Louis Cardinals 1962 4–9–1 6th NFL Eastern Wally Lemm Busch Stadium (I) Did not qualify Cardinals seasons The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals season marked the team's 43rd year with the National Football League (NFL) and their third season in St. Louis. The team finished with a record of 4 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie — placing them 6th in the 7-team Eastern Conference. This was the 14th consecutive year that the Cardinals failed to make the NFL playoffs. Offseason Head coach Wally Lemm, the head coach of the Houston Oilers, champions of the American Football League (AFL), was hired on February 22 and led the Cardinals for four years.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ctsNAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=4970%2C2974769 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Grid Cardinals sign Lemm February 23, 1962 20 Hall of Fame Game The Cardinals tied the New York Giants in the inaugural edition of the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, held on Saturday, August 11, following the morning groundbreaking for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=xLBOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KQEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7319%2C6064901 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Cards tie Giants, 21-21, in Hall of Fame Game August 12, 1962 6 New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369 Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 16 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–21 1–0 Franklin Field 58,910 Recap 2 September 23 at Green Bay Packers L 0–17 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 44,885 Recap 3 September 30 at Washington Redskins L 14–24 1–2 D.C. Stadium 37,419 Recap 4 October 7 New York Giants L 14–31 1–3 Busch Stadium 20,327 Recap 5 October 14 Washington Redskins T 17–17 1–3–1 Busch Stadium 18,104 Recap 6 October 21 Cleveland Browns L 7–34 1–4–1 Busch Stadium 23,256 Recap 7 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys W 28–24 2–4–1 Cotton Bowl 16,027 Recap 8 November 4 at New York Giants L 28–31 2–5–1 Yankee Stadium 62,775 Recap 9 November 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–26 2–6–1 Busch Stadium 20,264 Recap 10 November 18 at Cleveland Browns L 14–38 2–7–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 41,815 Recap 11 November 25 San Francisco 49ers L 17–24 2–8–1 Busch Stadium 17,532 Recap 12 December 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–19 2–9–1 Forbes Field 17,265 Recap 13 December 9 Dallas Cowboys W 52–20 3–9–1 Busch Stadium 14,102 Recap 14 December 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 45–35 4–9–1 Busch Stadium 14,989 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Personnel Staff / Coaches 1962 St. Louis Cardinals Principal Owner/de facto General Manager - Bill Bidwill Partial Owner / Team President - Charles Bidwill Jr. Head Coach – Wally Lemm Assistant Head Coach - Ray Willsey Assistant Head Coach - Chuck Drulis Assistant Head Coach - Ray Prochaska Offensive Backs - Don Shroyer Offensive Line – Ray Prochaska Receivers Coach – Fran Polsfoot Defensive Coordinator - Chuck Drulis Source:https://www.profootballarchives.com/1962nflstl.html Roster 1962 St. Louis Cardinals 14 Sam Etcheverry P 12 Charley Johnson 35 Joe Childress 44 John David Crow 22 Prentice Gautt 31 Mal Hammack 33 Roland Jackson y no 40 Bobby Joe Conrad 81 Jack Elwell no y 88 Sonny Randle 85 Taz Anderson y 87 Chuck Bryant y American football 86 Hugh McInnis 75 Ed Cook American football T 61 Bob DeMarco C 55 Irv Goode y T 64 Ken Gray American football G 68 Mike McGee American football G 73 Ernie McMillan T 65 Tom Redmond G 72 Frank Fuller American football DT 80 Ed Henke DE/MLB 70 Don Owens American football DT 78 Luke Owens DE 79 Gerry Perry DE/K 84 Joe Robb DE 51 Ted Bates American football OLB/MLB 50 Garland Boyette y MLB 34 Bill Koman OLB 52 Marion Rushing OLB 37 Pat Fischer CB 41 Jimmy Hill American football CB 24 Billy Stacy CB 38 Bill Triplett y SS  8 Larry Wilson American football FS 25 Jim Bakken y K 63 Fate Echols y T IR 62 Dale Meinert LB IR Awards and records Franchise records Sonny Randle, most pass receptions in one game (16)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94 Sonny Randle, most receiving yards in one game (256) John David Crow, most touchdowns in one season (17) Milestones Sonny Randle, 256 yards receiving on November 14 References External links 1962 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com St. Louis Category:Arizona Cardinals seasons