1962 Baltimore Colts season

10th season in franchise history

1962 Baltimore Colts season
Owner	Carroll Rosenbloom
General manager	Don "Red" Kellett
Head coach	Weeb Ewbank
Home field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	4th NFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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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.

Roster

**1962 Baltimore Colts roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 19 Johnny Unitas Running backs (RB) 45 Jerry Hill 41 Tom Matte 24 Lenny Moore 34 Joe Perry Wide receivers (WR) 82 Raymond Berry 25 Alex Hawkins 28 Jimmy Orr Tight ends (TE)		Offensive linemen (OL) 77 Jim Parker T 71 Dan Sullivan G 52 Dick Szymanski C Defensive linemen (DL) 81 Ordell Braase DE 89 Gino Marchetti DE 74 Billy Ray Smith DT 83 Don Thompson DE		Linebackers (LB) 55 Jackie Burkett 50 Bill Saul 66 Don Shinnick Defensive backs (DB) 40 Bobby Boyd CB 43 Lenny Lyles CB 80 Andy Nelson S 46 Jim Welch S Special teams		Rookies in italics

Regular season

Main article: 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	Lambeau Field	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	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

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	13	1	0	.929	11–1	415	148	W3
Detroit Lions	11	3	0	.786	10–2	315	177	L1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	8–4	321	287	W2
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	5–7	293	288	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	8	0	.429	5–7	282	331	L2
Minnesota Vikings	2	11	1	.154	1–10–1	254	410	L3
Los Angeles Rams	1	12	1	.077	1–10–1	220	334	L3

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	12	2	0	.857	10–2	398	283	W9
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	5	0	.643	8–4	312	363	W3
Cleveland Browns	7	6	1	.538	6–5–1	291	257	W1
Washington Redskins	5	7	2	.417	4–6–2	305	376	L1
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	398	402	L2
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	4–7–1	287	361	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	3	10	1	.231	3–8–1	282	356	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Reference

External links

Chuck Thompson (narrator), "1962 Baltimore Colts: The Golden Decade," Baltimore Football, Inc. via YouTube.com, Oct. 17, 2022 (Video.)

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1962 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1962 AFL season

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