1962 Boston Patriots season
Appearance
1962 Boston Patriots season | |
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Owner | Billy Sullivan |
Head coach | Mike Holovak |
Home field | Nickerson Field |
Results | |
Record | 9–4–1 |
Division place | 2nd AFL Eastern |
Playoff finish | didn't qualify |
AFL All-Stars | LB Tom Addison DB Fred Bruney DE Larry Eisenhauer WR Jim Colclough DB Rich Felt T Charlie Long |
Uniform | |
The Boston Patriots finished the American Football League's 1962 season with a record of nine wins and four losses and one tie, and placed second in the AFL's Eastern division.
Staff
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Front Office
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Season summary
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Draft picks
Round | Player | Position | College |
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1 | Gary Collins | End | Maryland |
2 | LeRoy Jackson | Halfback | Western Illinois |
3 | Sherwyn Thorson | Guard | Iowa |
6 | Billy Neighbors | Tackle | Alabama |
7 | John Schopf | Tackle | Michigan |
8 | Bennie McRae | Halfback | Michigan |
9 | Bill Triplet | Fullback | Miami (Ohio) |
10 | John Knight | Halfback | Valparaiso |
13 | Nick Buoniconti | Guard | Notre Dame |
14 | Charles Sieminski | Tackle | Penn State |
15 | Gerry Goerlitz | Guard | Northern Michigan |
16 | Ken Byers | Guard | Cincinnati |
17 | Scott Maentz | End | Michigan |
18 | Scott Chandler | Tackle | Florida A&M |
19 | Mike Meyers | End | Villanova |
20 | Tom Neck | Halfback | LSU |
21 | John Traynham | Halfback | VMI |
22 | Bob Asack | Tackle | Columbia |
23 | Walt Disney | Halfback | Penn Military |
24 | Don Christman | Center | Richmond |
25 | Bob Stern | Center | Richmond |
26 | Jim Field | Quarterback | LSU |
27 | Al Gursky | Halfback | Penn State |
28 | Charles Dickerson | Tackle | Illinois |
29 | Julius Fincke | Tackle | McNeese State |
30 | John Finn | Tackle | Louisville |
31 | Mike Ingram | Guard | Ohio State |
32 | Charles Taylor | Halfback | Mississippi |
33 | Charles Yastzremski | End | Pittsburgh |
34 | Ray Lardani | Tackle | Miami (Florida) |
Game-by-game results
Week | Opponent | Result | Stadium | Record | Attendance |
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1 | at Kansas City Chiefs | L: 48–28 | Cotton Bowl | 0–1–0 | |
2 | Tennessee Titans | W: 32–21 | Harvard Stadium | 1–1–0 | |
3 | Denver Broncos | W: 41–16 | Nickerson Field | 2–1–0 | |
4 – BYE Week | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE | BYE |
5 | at New York Jets | W: 43–14 | Polo Grounds | 3–1–0 | |
6 | Kansas City Chiefs | L: 27–7 | Nickerson Field | 3–2–0 | |
7 | San Diego Chargers | W: 24–20 | Nickerson Field | 4–2–0 | |
8 | Oakland Raiders | W: 26–16 | Nickerson Field | 5–2–0 | |
9 | at Buffalo Bills | T: 28–28 | War Memorial Stadium | 5–2–1 | |
10 | at Denver Broncos | W: 33–29 | Mile High Stadium | 6–2–1 | |
11 | at Tennessee Titans | L: 21–17 | Robertson Stadium | 6–3–1 | |
12 | Buffalo Bills | W: 21–10 | Nickerson Field | 7–3–1 | |
13 | New York Jets | W: 24–17 | Nickerson Field | 8–3–1 | |
14 | at San Diego Chargers | W: 20–14 | Balboa Stadium | 9–3–1 | |
15 | at Oakland Raiders | L: 20–0 | Frank Youell Field | 9–4–1 |
Standings
AFL Eastern Division | |||||||||
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W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK | ||
Houston Oilers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 387 | 270 | W7 | |
Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 346 | 295 | L1 | |
Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 1–4–1 | 309 | 272 | W2 | |
New York Titans | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–5 | 278 | 423 | L3 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.
Roster
All of the following players appeared in at least one game for the 1962 New England Patriots.
Name | Position |
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Thomas Addison | LB |
Don Allard | QB |
Houston Texas | DT |
Frederick Bruney | DB |
Nicholas Buoniconti | LB |
Ronald Burton | HB |
Gino Cappelletti | WR/K/DB |
James Colclough | WR |
Jim Crawford | FB/HB |
Walter Cudzik | C/LB |
Robert Dee | DE/DT |
Lawrence Eisenhauer | DE |
Richard Felt | DB |
Lawrence Garron | HB |
Milton Graham | T/DT |
Ronald Hall | DB |
James Hunt | DT/DE |
Harry Jacobs | LB/DE |
Dick Klein | T |
Charles Leo | G |
Charles Long | T/G |
William Lott | FB |
Rommie Loudd | LB |
Leroy Moore | DE |
William Neighbors | G |
Ross O'Hanley | DB |
Babe Parilli | QB |
Jesse Richardson | DT |
Tony Romo | TE |
John Rudolph | LB |
Anthony Sardisco | G/LB |
Charles Shonta | DB |
Raymond Lardani | T |
Thomas Stephens | TE/DB |
Don Webb | DB |
Robert Yates | T/C |
Thomas Yewcic | QB/P/HB |