1962 Baltimore Colts season

10th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Colts 1962 1962-colts-teamphoto.jpg 7–7 4th NFL Western Carroll Rosenbloom Don "Red" Kellett Weeb Ewbank Memorial Stadium Did not qualify Colts seasons thumb|right|260px|Cover of the program for the October 28 game against the Green Bay Packers. The 1962 Baltimore Colts season was the tenth for the team in the National Football League. They finished the 1962 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses, in fourth place in the Western Conference, six games behind the Green Bay Packers. The Colts lost twice each to Green Bay, Detroit, and Chicago. After the season in January, Weeb Ewbank was succeeded as head coach by 33-year-old Don Shula, the defensive backfield coach with the Detroit Lions for three seasons.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=B5xRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=HmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5530%2C1317760 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Colts' grid shift boss' own idea January 9, 1963 16 Google News Archivehttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=CEcqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=5k4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6406%2C2456991 Pittsburgh Press UPI Shula rejoins pals as Colts' new boss January 9, 1963 48 Google News Archive Roster 1962 Baltimore Colts 14 Lamar McHan 19 Johnny Unitas 48 Bob Clemens y no 25 Alex Hawkins 41 Tom Matte S 24 Lenny Moore 34 Joe Perry American football 32 Mark Smolinski 82 Raymond Berry 28 Jimmy Orr 27 R. C. Owens 30 Bake Turner y 31 Dick Bielski K 85 Dee Mackey 61 Wiley Feagin T/G 73 Tom GilburgT/P 64 Bill Kirchiro y G 77 Jim Parker American football G/T 60 George Preas T 68 Alex Sandusky G 71 Dan Sullivan American football y G/T 52 Dick Szymanski C 81 Ordell Braase DE 75 Jim Colvin DT 78 John Diehl American football DT 89 Gino Marchetti DE 74 Billy Ray Smith Sr. DT 55 Jackie Burkett OLB 36 Bill Pellington MLB 50 Bill Saul y OLB 66 Don Shinnick OLB 51 Dave Yohn y no MLB 40 Bobby Boyd CB 26 Wendell Harris yCB/K 80 Andy Nelson American football SS 46 Jim Welch FS 45 Jerry Hill American football RB IR 43 Lenny Lyles CB IR 62 Palmer Pyle G IR 83 Don Thompson defensive end DE y IR Regular season 1962 NFL season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 Los Angeles Rams W 30–27 1–0 Memorial Stadium 54,796 2 September 23 at Minnesota Vikings W 34–7 2–0 Metropolitan Stadium 30,787 3 September 30 Detroit Lions L 20–29 2–1 Memorial Stadium 57,966 4 October 7 San Francisco 49ers L 13–21 2–2 Memorial Stadium 54,158 5 October 14 at Cleveland Browns W 36–14 3–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 80,132 6 October 21 at Chicago Bears L 15–35 3–3 Wrigley Field 49,066 7 October 28 Green Bay Packers L 6–17 3–4 Memorial Stadium 57,966 8 November 4 at San Francisco 49ers W 22–3 4–4 Kezar Stadium 44,875 9 November 11 at Los Angeles Rams W 14–2 5–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 39,502 10 November 18 at Green Bay Packers L 13–17 5–5 New City Stadium 38,669 11 November 25 Chicago Bears L 0–57 5–6 Memorial Stadium 56,164 12 December 2 at Detroit Lions L 14–21 5–7 Tiger Stadium 53,012 13 December 8, 1962 Washington Redskins W 34–21 6–7 Memorial Stadium 56,964 14 December 16 Minnesota Vikings W 42–17 7–7 Memorial Stadium 53,645 Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings See also History of the Indianapolis Colts Indianapolis Colts seasons References 2 External links 1962 Baltimore Colts at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1962 Baltimore Colts at JT-SW.com Chuck Thompson (narrator), "1962 Baltimore Colts: The Golden Decade," Baltimore Football, Inc. via YouTube.com, Oct. 17, 2022 (Video.) Baltimore Colts Category:Baltimore Colts seasons Baltimore Colts Category:1960s in Baltimore