1962 Denver Broncos season

American football team season December 2013 February 2026 Denver Broncos 1962 7–7 2nd AFL Western Jack Faulkner Jack Faulkner Gerald Phipps Bears Stadium Did not qualify Broncos seasons 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 used as the team's primary colors ever since.Saccomano Jim Legend and Legacy: Orange's origin https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/legend-and-legacy-orange-s-origin-14944477 NFL Enterprises, LLC DenverBroncos.com February 20, 2015 January 15, 2020Broncos Uniform History https://www.denverbroncos.com/uniforms/history NFL Enterprises, LLC DenverBroncos.com October 16, 2026 The beginning of orange and blue officially started on Sept. 7, 1962, at the direction of new Head Coach Jack Faulkner. He ordered a home jersey he assumed would be burnt orange — roughly the color of the Cleveland Browns' uniforms. What the team got instead was a bright orange jersey with white numbers — easy to spot on television — and three white sleeve cuff stripes.Denver Broncos Uniform History http://www.gridiron-uniforms.com/GUD/controller/controller.php?action=teams&team_id=DEN Gridiron-Uniforms.com April 9, 2018 Offseason 1962 American Football League draft 1962 AFL draft 1962 Denver Broncos 1 2 Merlin Olsen DT Utah State Selected with 4th pick in 1962 NFL draft by the Los Angeles Rams yes 2 10 Jerry Hillebrand LB Colorado 3 18 Charles Holmes RB Maryland Eastern Shore 4 26 John Furman QB Texas-El Paso 7 50 John McGeever DB Auburn yes 8 58 Elbert Harris RB Southeastern Louisiana 9 66 Larry Jepson C Furman 10 74 Gale Weidner QB Colorado 11 82 Mike Kline OG Oregon State 13 98 Bob Cegelski C Montana State 14 106 Sonny Gibbs QB Texas Christian 15 114 Bill Louden OG Benedictine (KS) 16 122 Gary Ballman WR Michigan State 17 130 Jerry Tarr WR Oregon 18 138 Pete Schenck DB Washington State 20 154 Mike Martin OT Washington State 21 162 Jim Perkins OT Colorado yes 22 170 Don Kasso RB Oregon State 23 178 Ken Tureaud RB Michigan 24 186 Neil Thomas OG Hillsdale 25 194 Dave Edwards LB Auburn 26 202 Jim Roberts OT Mississippi 27 210 Andy Von Sonn LB UCLA 28 218 Paul Holmes OT Georgia 29 226 Lynn Hoyem OG Long Beach State 30 234 Walt Mince DB Maryland State 31 242 Bill Williamson OT Bakersfield JC (CA) 32 250 Vester Flanagan OT Humboldt State 33 258 Duane Allen TE Santa Ana JC (CA) 34 266 Steve Stonebreaker LB Detroit Mercy yeshttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/den/1962_draft.htm 1962 Denver Broncos Draftees Pro Football Reference March 20, 2025 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1962 Denver Broncos Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Calvin W Kunz Jr Vice President – Earl R Howsam Director of Player Personnel – Ray Malavasi General manager/Head Coach – Jack Faulkner Offensive Ends – Mac Speedie Offensive Line – Jim Martin Defensive Line – Dale Dodrill Defensive Backfield – Gary Glick Roster 1962 Denver Broncos 17 George Shaw American football 18 Frank Tripucka 35 Bo Dickinson 42 Al Frazier 21 Gene Mingo P  0 Johnny Olszewski American football 36 James Stinnette no 34 Donnie Stone 82 Bob Scarpitto 41 Jerry Tarr y 87 Lionel Taylor 88 Gene Prebola 52 Jim Barton American football C 75 Eldon Danenhauer T 65 John Denvir American football LG y 67 Bob McCullough American football G y 71 Jim Perkins American football T y 72 Jerry Sturm G/T 66 John Cash American football DE 61 Chuck Gavin DE 74 Gordy Holz DT 73 Ike Lassiter DE/DT y 64 Bud McFadin DT 68 Tom Erlandson linebacker, born 1940 y OLB 55 Jim Fraser American football y OLB/P 54 Wahoo McDaniel MLB 68 Bill Roehnelt OLB 62 Jerry Stalcup OLB/MLB 23 Goose Gonsoulin FS 43 Chuck Marshall CB y no 47 John McGeever CB y 45 Jim McMillin CB 46 Bob Zeman SS 60 Ken Adamson G IR 77 Jackie Mattox no T IR Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 San Diego Chargers W 30–21 1–0 University of Denver Stadium 28,000 Recap 2 September 15 at Buffalo Bills W 23–20 2–0 War Memorial Stadium 30,577 Recap 3 September 21 Boston Patriots L 16–41 2–1 Boston University Field 21,038 Recap 4 September 30 at New York Titans W 32–10 3–1 Polo Grounds 17,213 Recap 5 October 5 Oakland Raiders W 44–7 4–1 Bears Stadium 22,452 Recap 6 October 14 at Oakland Raiders W 23–6 5–1 Frank Youell Field 7,000 Recap 7 October 21 Houston Oilers W 20–10 6–1 Bears Stadium 34,496 Recap 8 October 28 Buffalo Bills L 38–45 6–2 Bears Stadium 26,051 Recap 9 November 4 at San Diego Chargers W 23–20 7–2 Balboa Stadium 20,827 Recap 10 November 11 Boston Patriots L 29–33 7–3 Bears Stadium 28,187 Recap 11 November 18 Dallas Texans L 3–24 7–4 Bears Stadium 23,523 Recap 12 November 22 New York Titans L 45–46 7–5 Bears Stadium 15,776 Recap 13 December 2 at Houston Oilers L 17–34 7–6 Jeppesen Stadium 30,650 Recap 14 December 9 at Dallas Texans L 10–17 7–7 Cotton Bowl 19,137 Recap 15Bye Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. 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