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 | did not qualify |
AFL All-Stars | LB Tom Addison DB Fred Bruney DE Larry Eisenhauer WR Jim Colclough DB Dick Felt T Charlie Long |
Uniform | |
The 1962 Boston Patriots season was the franchise's 3rd season in the American Football League. The Patriots ended the season with a record of nine wins and four losses and one tie and placed second in the AFL's Eastern Division.
Staff
Boston Patriots 1962 staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
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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 Triplett | 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 | Tom Chandler | Tackle | Florida A&M |
19 | Ron Meyers | End | Villanova |
20 | Tom Neck | Halfback | LSU |
21 | John Traynham | Halfback | VMI |
22 | Bob Asack | Tackle | Columbia |
23 | Walt Crate | 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 Jastrzembski | End | Pittsburgh |
34 | Ray Lardani | Tackle | Miami (Florida) |
Game-by-game results
Week | Opponent | Result | Stadium | Record | Attendance |
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1 | at Dallas Texans | L: 48–28 | Cotton Bowl | 0–1–0 | |
2 | Houston Oilers | 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 Titans | W: 43–14 | Polo Grounds | 3–1–0 | |
6 | Dallas Texans | 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 Houston Oilers | L: 21–17 | Jeppesen Stadium | 6–3–1 | |
12 | Buffalo Bills | W: 21–10 | Nickerson Field | 7–3–1 | |
13 | New York Titans | 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 Boston Patriots.
Name | Position |
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Tom Addison | LB |
Don Allard | QB |
Houston Antwine | DT |
Fred Bruney | DB |
Nick Buoniconti | LB |
Ron Burton | HB |
Gino Cappelletti | WR/K/DB |
Jim Colclough | WR |
Jim Crawford | FB/HB |
Walt Cudzik | C/LB |
Bob Dee | DE/DT |
Larry Eisenhauer | DE |
Dick Felt | DB |
Larry Garron | HB |
Milt Graham | T/DT |
Ron Hall | DB |
Jim Hunt | DT/DE |
Harry Jacobs | LB/DE |
Dick Klein | T |
Chuck Leo | G |
Charlie Long | T/G |
Billy Lott | FB |
Rommie Loudd | LB |
Leroy Moore | DE |
Billy Neighbors | G |
Ross O'Hanley | DB |
Babe Parilli | QB |
Jess Richardson | DT |
Tony Romeo | TE |
Jack Rudolph | LB |
Tony Sardisco | G/LB |
Chuck Shonta | DB |
Ray Lardani | T |
Thomas Stephens | TE/DB |
Don Webb | DB |
Bob Yates | T/C |
Tom Yewcic | QB/P/HB |