1962 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 1962-Redskins-mediaguide.jpg Washington Redskins 1962 5–7–2 4th NFL Eastern Bill McPeak Bill McPeak George Preston Marshall D.C. Stadium Did not qualify Redskins seasons The 1962 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 26th in Washington, D.C. The team tried to improve on their 1–12–1 record from 1961 and did by going 5–7–2. Offseason NFL draft 1962 NFL draft Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL draft.Sports Illustrated, October 13, 2008, p.24Ernie Davis Joins Cleveland Browns https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65545308/ 18 December 2020 Syracuse Post-Standard 23 December 1961 Syracuse, New York 9 Washington Picks 1st Negro on Team https://www.newspapers.com/clip/65545937/ 18 December 2020 Petaluma Argus-Courier AP 4 December 1961 4 1962 Washington Redskins draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 1 Ernie Davis Running back Syracuse 2 15 Joe Hernandez Wide receiver Arizona 3 29 Bob Mitinger Linebacker Penn State 4 43 Billy Neighbors Guard Alabama 7 85 Bert Coan Halfback Kansas 8 99 Ron Hatcher Fullback Michigan State 9 113 Dave Viti End Boston University Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 11, 1962 at Los Angeles Rams L 7–37 0–1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 65,201 2 August 16, 1962 Baltimore Colts L 14–34 0–2 D.C. Stadium 25,632 3 August 25, 1962 vs. Philadelphia Eagles L 7–24 0–3 American Legion Memorial Stadium (Charlotte, NC) 22,500 4 September 1, 1962 Chicago Bears W 29–28 1–3 Foreman Field (Norfolk, VA) 18,000 5 September 8, 1962 Green Bay Packers L 14–20 1–4 A. J. McClung Memorial Stadium (Columbus, GA) 16,000 Regular season Schedule Game Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap Sources 1 September 16 at Dallas Cowboys T 35–35 0–0–1 Cotton Bowl 15,730 Recap 2 September 23 at Cleveland Browns W 17–16 1–0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 57,491 Recap 3 September 30 St. Louis Cardinals W 24–14 2–0–1 D.C. Stadium 37,419 Recap 4 October 7 Los Angeles Rams W 20–14 3–0–1 D.C. Stadium 18,104 Recap 5 October 14 at St. Louis Cardinals T 17–17 3–0–2 Busch Stadium 38,264 Recap 6 October 21 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–21 4–0–2 Franklin Field 60,671 Recap 7 October 28 at New York Giants L 34–49 4–1–2 Yankee Stadium 62,844 Recap 8 November 4 Dallas Cowboys L 10–38 4–2–2 D.C. Stadium 49,888 Recap 9 November 11 Cleveland Browns W 17–9 5–2–2 D.C. Stadium 48,169 Recap 10 November 18 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–23 5–3–2 Forbes Field 21,231 Recap 11 November 25 New York Giants L 24–42 5–4–2 D.C. Stadium 49,219 Recap 12 December 2 Philadelphia Eagles L 14–37 5–5–2 D.C. Stadium 32,229 Recap 13 December 8, 1962 at Baltimore Colts L 21–34 5–6–2 Memorial Stadium 56,964 Recap 14 December 16 Pittsburgh Steelers L 24–27 5–7–2 D.C. Stadium 34,508 Recap Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text. Standings Roster 1962 Washington Redskins 17 Galen Hall y 15 George Izo 16 Norm Snead 32 Billy Ray Barnes 31 Don Bosseler 30 Jim Cunningham American football 36 Ron Hatcher y 22 Leroy Jackson y 87 Fred Dugan 49 Bobby Mitchell 42 Bill Anderson American football, born 1936 P 80 Steve Junker 50 Fred Hageman C 73 Riley Mattson T 70 Chuck Moore American football y G 62 John Nisby G 61 Fran O'Brien American football T 65 Vince Promuto G 75 Ben Davidson DT/DE 74 Ed Khayat DT/DE 86 John Paluck DE 72 Joe Rutgens DT 71 Andy Stynchula DE 79 Bob Toneff DT 63 Rod Breedlove OLB 85 Gene Cronin OLB/DE 51 Gorden Kelley OLB 55 Allen Miller American football y MLB/OLB 23 Claude Crabb y CB 48 Doug Elmore y CB/P 20 Bobby Freeman American football SS 46 Dale Hackbart FS 47 Dick James American football CB/SS/WR 43 Jim Kerr American football FS 41 Jim Steffen CB 60 Robert Khayat K/G -- Bernie Darre G DNR 53 Bob Pellegrini LB IR References Washington Category:Washington Redskins seasons Washing