1962 New York Giants season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1962-Giants-mediaguide.jpg New York Giants 1962 12–2 1st NFL Eastern Allie Sherman Jack MaraWellington Mara Yankee Stadium Lost NFL Championship(vs. Packers) 7–16 Giants seasons The 1962 New York Giants season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League. Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle had a breakout season in 1962. Said Cold Hard Football Facts, "It's safe to call Tittle a late bloomer. He enjoyed various degrees of success in his first 14 seasons with three teams in two different pro football leagues. But then in 1962, at the age of 36 and under second-year head coach Allie Sherman, Tittle exploded for a record 33 TD passes to lead the Giants to a 12–2 record."http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/Archive_3224_The_Dandy_Dozen:_12_best_passing_seasons_in_history.html Cold Hard Football Facts: The Dandy Dozen: 12 best passing seasons in history 2012-05-17 https://web.archive.org/web/20120729042325/http://www.coldhardfootballfacts.com/Articles/Archive_3224_The_Dandy_Dozen:_12_best_passing_seasons_in_history.html 2012-07-29 dead Frank Gifford, back after a one season hiatus, and his first full year as a wide receiver (a position he would play for the rest of his career), has his best year as a wideout catching 39 passes for 796 yards and seven touchdowns. Offseason NFL draft Hall of Fame Game 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 1962 NFL season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 16 at Cleveland Browns L 7–17 0–1 Cleveland Stadium 81,115 Recap 2 September 23 at Philadelphia Eagles W 29–13 1–1 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 3 September 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–27 2–1 Pitt Stadium 40,916 Recap 4 October 7 at St. Louis Cardinals W 31–14 3–1 Busch Stadium 20,327 Recap 5 October 14 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–20 3–2 Yankee Stadium 62,808 Recap 6 October 21 Detroit Lions W 17–14 4–2 Yankee Stadium 62,856 Recap 7 October 28 Washington Redskins W 49–34 5–2 Yankee Stadium 62,844 Recap 8 November 4 St. Louis Cardinals W 31–28 6–2 Yankee Stadium 62,775 Recap 9 November 11 at Dallas Cowboys W 41–10 7–2 Cotton Bowl 45,668 Recap 10 November 18 Philadelphia Eagles W 19–14 8–2 Yankee Stadium 62,705 Recap 11 November 25 at Washington Redskins W 42–24 9–2 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 12 December 2 at Chicago Bears W 26–24 10–2 Wrigley Field 49,043 Recap 13 December 9 Cleveland Browns W 17–13 11–2 Yankee Stadium 62,794 Recap 14 December 16 Dallas Cowboys W 41–31 12–2 Yankee Stadium 62,694 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Playoffs 1962 NFL Championship Game Round Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Recap Championship December 30 Green Bay Packers L 7–16 Yankee Stadium 64,892 Recap Playoff Game Officials Playoff Round Opponent Referee Umpire Head Linesman Back Judge Field JudgeNFL Championship GameGreen Bay (#9) Emil Heintz (#57) Joseph Connell (#30) George Murphy (#25) Tom Kelleher (#21) Fred Swearingen Playoff game summaries 1962 NFL Championship Game (Sunday, December 30, 1962): vs. Green Bay Packers New York Giants 1962 2; text-align:center autocollapsed 1962 NFL Championship Game: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – Game summary December 30, 1962 2:00 p.m. EST Packers 3 7 3 3 Giants 0 0 7 0 Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York 64,892 25 F C, relative humidity 58%, wind 27 mph on, wind chill 8 F C Emil Heintz NBC Chris Schenkel and Ray Scott Pro Football Reference; 1962 NFL Championship Game – Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – December 30, 1962 right Green Bay Packers GB New York Giants NYG GB NYG collapsed 1 Packers FG 26 Kramer 3 0 2 Packers RushTD Taylor 7 good Kramer 10 0 3 Giants — — — Other Collier recovered blocked punt in end zone, Chandler kick good 10 7 3 Packers FG 29 Kramer 13 7 4 Packers FG 30 Kramer 16 7 16 7 Point spread: Giants +6½ Time of game: Roster 1962 New York Giants  9 Ralph Guglielmi 14 Y. A. Tittle 46 Johnny Counts y 23 Paul Dudley American football y 24 Phil King American football 40 Joe Morrison 29 Alex Webster gridiron football 16 Frank Gifford 85 Del Shofner 88 Aaron Thomas American football 84 Jim Collier y 80 Joe Walton 63 Bookie Bolin y G 79 Rosey Brown T 62 Darrell Dess G 53 Greg Larson G 66 Jack Stroud T/G 65 Mickey Walker American football G 55 Ray Wietecha C 60 Ken Byers y DE 76 Rosey Grier DT 72 Charlie Janerette DT/T 75 Jim Katcavage DE 77 Dick Modzelewski DT 81 Andy Robustelli DE 70 Sam Huff MLB 30 Dick Lasse OLB 82 Tom Scott linebacker OLB 31 Bill Winter y New York Giants OLB 49 Erich Barnes CB 26 Sam Horner CB/S 22 Dick Lynch CB 20 Jimmy Patton FS 25 Dick Pesonen CB/S 21 Allan Webb American football SS 34 Don Chandler K/P -- Bob Bill y T 73 Reed Bohovich y T -- Jerry Hillebrand y TE -- Wilburn Hollis y RB -- Lou Kirouac y K/TE -- Bubba Marriott QB -- Joe Taylor cornerback y RB Awards and honors Andy Robustelli, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients 2010-06-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm 2009-06-19 Del Shofner, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 269 Receiving Yards (October 28, 1962)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130 Y. A. Tittle, NFL Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Game, 7 Touchdown Passes (October 28, 1962) See also List of New York Giants seasons References External links New York Giants on Pro Football Reference Giants on jt-sw.com Category:New York Giants seasons New York Giants Category:1962 in sports in New York City Category:1960s in the Bronx Category:Events at Yankee Stadium