1962 San Diego Chargers (AFL) |
| 3rd place • Western Division • 4-10-0 .286 |
| Head Coach: Sid Gillman |
| Al Davis | Offensive Ends |
| Walt Hackett | Defensive Line |
| Joe Madro | Offensive Line |
| Chuck Noll | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/11/1962 | H | Dallas Texans | 17-0 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 28555 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1962 | H | Denver Broncos | 31-24 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 19168 | |
| Sun | 8/26/1962 | A | Oakland Raiders | 33-27 | W | Oakland, CA | Frank Youell Field | 17053 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1962 | H | New York Titans | 14-9 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 20871 | |
| Fri | 9/7/1962 | A | Denver Broncos | 21-30 | L | Denver, CO | University of Denver Stadium | 28000 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1962 | H | New York Titans | 40-14 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 22003 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1962 | H | Houston Oilers | 17-42 | L | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 28061 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1962 | A | Oakland Raiders | 42-33 | W | Oakland, CA | Frank Youell Field | 13000 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1962 | H | Dallas Texans | 32-28 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 23092 | |
| Sat | 10/13/1962 | A | Buffalo Bills | 10-35 | L | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 20074 | |
| Fri | 10/19/1962 | A | Boston Patriots | 20-24 | L | Boston, MA | Boston University Field | 20888 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1962 | A | New York Titans | 3-23 | L | New York, NY | Polo Grounds | 21467 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1962 | H | Denver Broncos | 20-23 | L | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 20827 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1962 | H | Buffalo Bills | 20-40 | L | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 22204 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1962 | A | Houston Oilers | 27-33 | L | Houston, TX | Jeppesen Stadium | 28235 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1962 | H | Oakland Raiders | 31-21 | W | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 17834 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1962 | H | Boston Patriots | 14-20 | L | San Diego, CA | Balboa Stadium | 19887 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1962 | A | Dallas Texans | 17-26 | L | Dallas, TX | Cotton Bowl | 18384 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Chuck Allen | 50 | MLB | 6-1 | 224 | 23 | Washington | 14 | 11 |
| Lance Alworth | 24 | FL | 6-0 | 182 | 22 | Arkansas | 4 | 4 |
| Ernie Barnes | 61 | LOG | 6-3 | 250 | 24 | North Carolina Central | 3 | 3 |
| Bobby Bethune | 43 | RS-CB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Mississippi State | 10 | 8 |
| George Blair | 39 | RS-LS-RCB-K | 5-11 | 194 | 24 | Mississippi | 14 | 3 |
| Hez Braxton | 35 | FB-RLB | 6-2 | 227 | 28 | Virginia Union | 8 | 3 |
| Frank Buncom | 55 | RLB-MLB | 6-1 | 236 | 23 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 14 | 4 |
| Reg Carolan | 89 | TE-FL | 6-6 | 235 | 23 | Idaho | 14 | 2 |
| Bert Coan | 26 | HB | 6-4 | 219 | 22 | Texas Christian; Kansas | 4 | 1 |
| Earl Faison | 86 | LDE | 6-5 | 263 | 23 | Indiana | 8 | 8 |
| Wayne Frazier | 51 | C | 6-2 | 243 | 23 | Auburn | 7 | 7 |
| Claude Gibson | 25 | LCB | 6-1 | 191 | 23 | North Carolina State | 14 | 14 |
| Fred Gillett | 33 | LLB-HB | 6-3 | 228 | 26 | UCLA; Los Angeles State | 6 | 1 |
| Sam Gruneisen | 65 | LOG-ROG | 6-1 | 248 | 21 | Villanova | 9 | 3 |
| John Hadl | 21 | QB | 6-1 | 213 | 22 | Kansas | 14 | 10 |
| Dick Harris | 36 | RCB | 6-0 | 185 | 25 | McNeese State | 14 | 14 |
| Billy Hudson | 79 | LDT | 6-4 | 267 | 27 | Clemson | 14 | 12 |
| Dick Hudson | 78 | LOG-ROT | 6-4 | 266 | 22 | Memphis | 14 | 4 |
| Bobby Jackson | 40 | FB | 6-3 | 232 | 22 | Riverside CC; New Mexico State | 14 | 10 |
| Emil Karas | 56 | LLB-MLB-RLB | 6-3 | 230 | 29 | Dayton | 14 | 13 |
| Val Keckin | 16 | QB | 6-4 | 215 | 24 | Los Angeles CC; UCLA; Southern Mississippi | 6 | 0 |
| Jack Kemp | 15 | QB | 6-1 | 201 | 27 | Occidental | 2 | 2 |
| Jack Klotz | 60 | ROT-LOT | 6-5 | 256 | 30 | Widener | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 83 | TE | 6-5 | 237 | 25 | Wisconsin | 14 | 13 |
| Ernie Ladd | 77 | RDT | 6-9 | 302 | 24 | Grambling State | 14 | 13 |
| Keith Lincoln | 22 | HB-LS | 6-2 | 212 | 23 | Washington State | 14 | 10 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 38 | HB-FB | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Colgate | 14 | 4 |
| Paul Maguire | 84 | RLB-LLB-P | 6-0 | 224 | 24 | The Citadel | 14 | 7 |
| Gerry McDougall | 20 | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 27 | Long Beach CC; UCLA | 4 | 2 |
| Charlie McNeil | 27 | RS | 5-11 | 179 | 26 | Compton JC | 4 | 3 |
| Paul Miller | 85 | LDE | 6-2 | 226 | 32 | Louisiana State | 2 | 0 |
| Bob Mitinger | 82 | LLB-RDE-LDE | 6-2 | 232 | 22 | Penn State | 14 | 9 |
| Ron Mix | 74 | ROG | 6-4 | 249 | 24 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Nery | 80 | RDE | 6-6 | 236 | 28 | Kansas State | 14 | 10 |
| Don Norton | 88 | SE | 6-1 | 190 | 24 | Iowa | 14 | 14 |
| Sherman Plunkett | 70 | ROT | 6-4 | 290 | 29 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| Jerry Robinson | 29 | FL-SE | 5-11 | 195 | 23 | Grambling State | 14 | 9 |
| Don Rogers | 52 | C-LOG | 6-2 | 245 | 26 | South Carolina | 12 | 11 |
| Maury Schleicher | 81 | RLB-LLB | 6-3 | 238 | 25 | Penn State | 4 | 1 |
| Hank Schmidt | 76 | LDE-LDT-RDT-RDE | 6-4 | 258 | 27 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California; Trinity (Texas) | 14 | 8 |
| Pat Shea | 64/60 | ROG-LOG | 6-1 | 241 | 23 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 5 | 0 |
| Bud Whitehead | 47 | LS | 6-0 | 184 | 23 | Florida State | 14 | 13 |
| Dick Wood | 17 | QB | 6-5 | 202 | 26 | Auburn | 6 | 2 |
| Ernie Wright | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 268 | 23 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Bob Ferguson | FB | Ohio State |
| 2 | 16 | Dick Hudson | T | Memphis |
| 3 | 24 | John Hadl | QB | Kansas |
| 4 | 31 | Bob Bill | T | Notre Dame |
| 4 | 32 | Mack Burton | HB | San Jose State |
| 5 | 34 | Bob Mitinger | E | Penn State |
| 5 | 40 | John Cornett | T | Rice |
| 6 | 42 | Roy Winston | G | Louisiana State |
| 6 | 48 | Frank Buncom | LB | Southern California |
| 7 | 51 | Wendell Harris | HB | Louisiana State |
| 7 | 56 | Bobby Jackson | FB | New Mexico State |
| 8 | 64 | Jerry Robinson | HB | Grambling State |
| 9 | 72 | Tommy Minter | HB | Baylor |
| 10 | 80 | Dan Sullivan | T | Boston College |
| 11 | 88 | Sonny Bishop | OT | Fresno State |
| 12 | 93 | Ralph Smith | E | Mississippi |
| 12 | 96 | George Andrie | E | Marquette |
| 13 | 104 | Chuck Bryant | E | Ohio State |
| 14 | 112 | Jim Bates | HB | Southern California |
| 15 | 120 | Fred Moore | T | Memphis |
| 16 | 128 | George Gross | T | Auburn |
| 17 | 136 | Frank Gardner | T | North Carolina Central |
| 18 | 144 | Denny Biodrowski | E | Memphis |
| 19 | 152 | Mike Lind | FB | Notre Dame |
| 20 | 160 | Ron Herman | QB | Bradley |
| 21 | 168 | J.R. Williams | C | Fresno State |
| 22 | 176 | Jim Thibert | E | Toledo |
| 23 | 184 | Dick Farris | G | North Texas |
| 24 | 192 | Homer Jones | HB | Texas Southern |
| 25 | 200 | Sam Gruneisen | E | Villanova |
| 26 | 208 | Mike Woulfe | G | Colorado |
| 27 | 216 | Mel Rideout | QB | Richmond |
| 28 | 224 | Ben Wilson | FB | Southern California |
| 29 | 232 | Paul Dudley | HB | Arkansas |
| 30 | 240 | John Denvir | T | Colorado |
| 31 | 248 | Doug Elmore | HB | Mississippi |
| 32 | 256 | Wayne Frazier | C | Auburn |
| 33 | 264 | Jacque MacKinnon | HB | Colgate |
| 34 | 272 | Phil Lohmann | C | Oklahoma |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 75 | 102 | 63 | 74 | 314 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 128 | 81 | 108 | 392 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 217 | 82 | 113 | 22 | / % | / % | 88 | 768 | |
| Opponents Totals | 248 | 105 | 120 | 23 | / % | / % | 65 | 709 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blair | 0 | 31 | 35 | 88.6 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 0 | 82 |
| Bobby Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Don Norton | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Dave Kocourek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| Keith Lincoln | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Lance Alworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Gerry McDougall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jerry Robinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jacque MacKinnon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Hez Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
| Reg Carolan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Claude Gibson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| John Hadl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Kemp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 38 | 31 | 35 | 88.6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 0 | 314 |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 41 | 44 | 93.2 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 2 | 392 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blair | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 1 | 44 | 5/6 | 5/5 | 2/2 | 5/7 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 20 | 85.0 | 1 | 44 | 5/6 | 5/5 | 2/2 | 5/7 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 31 | 54.8 | 8/ | 2/ | 4/ | 2/ | 1/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Lincoln | 117 | 574 | 4.9 | 86t | 2 |
| Bobby Jackson | 106 | 411 | 3.9 | 19 | 5 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 59 | 240 | 4.1 | 24 | 0 |
| Gerry McDougall | 43 | 197 | 4.6 | 24t | 3 |
| John Hadl | 40 | 139 | 3.5 | 18 | 1 |
| Hez Braxton | 17 | 35 | 2.1 | 15 | 1 |
| Jack Kemp | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 19 | 1 |
| Lance Alworth | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Jerry Robinson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Bert Coan | 12 | 10 | 0.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Fred Gillett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Val Keckin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dick Wood | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 409 | 1672 | 4.1 | 86t | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 437 | 1903 | 4.4 | 52 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Hadl | 260 | 107 | 41.2 | 129 | 1632 | 6.3 | 15.3 | 72t | 15 | 5.8 | 24 | 9.2 | 43.3 | |||
| Dick Wood | 97 | 41 | 42.3 | 49 | 655 | 6.8 | 16.0 | 47 | 4 | 4.1 | 7 | 7.2 | 49.1 | |||
| Jack Kemp | 45 | 13 | 28.9 | 30 | 292 | 6.5 | 22.5 | 67t | 2 | 4.4 | 2 | 4.4 | 50.4 | |||
| Val Keckin | 9 | 5 | 55.6 | 3 | 64 | 7.1 | 12.8 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11.1 | 38.4 | |||
| Keith Lincoln | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 3 | 43 | 8.6 | 21.5 | 23t | 2 | 40.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 110.8 | |||
| Team Totals | 416 | 168 | 40.4 | 214 | 2686 | 6.5 | 16.0 | 72t | 23 | 5.5 | 34 | 8.2 | 28 | 252 | 2434 | 47.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 402 | 196 | 48.8 | 177 | 2926 | 7.3 | 14.9 | 98t | 29 | 7.2 | 29 | 7.2 | 44 | 311 | 2615 | 67.0 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Norton | 48 | 771 | 16.1 | 47 | 7 |
| Dave Kocourek | 39 | 688 | 17.6 | 45 | 4 |
| Jerry Robinson | 21 | 391 | 18.6 | 72t | 3 |
| Keith Lincoln | 16 | 214 | 13.4 | 29 | 1 |
| Bobby Jackson | 13 | 136 | 10.5 | 33 | 2 |
| Lance Alworth | 10 | 226 | 22.6 | 67t | 3 |
| Jacque MacKinnon | 9 | 125 | 13.9 | 32t | 2 |
| Gerry McDougall | 4 | 27 | 6.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Hez Braxton | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Reg Carolan | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 18 | 1 |
| Bert Coan | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 52 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 168 | 2686 | 16.0 | 72t | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 196 | 2926 | 14.9 | 98t | 29 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Gibson | 8 | 85 | 10.6 | 37t | 1 |
| Dick Harris | 5 | 52 | 10.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Frank Buncom | 4 | 49 | 12.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Bobby Bethune | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 4 | 0 |
| George Blair | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Emil Karas | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Charlie McNeil | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Earl Faison | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Bud Whitehead | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Paul Maguire | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chuck Allen | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 340 | 11.7 | 37t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 34 | 508 | 14.9 | 91t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Maguire | 79 | 3289 | 41.6 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 229 | 2980 | 37.7 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3289 | 41.6 | 66 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 229 | 2980 | 37.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 2768 | 40.7 | 64 | 0 | 278 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Gibson | 10 | 89 | 8.9 | 27 | 0 | |
| Keith Lincoln | 11 | 94 | 8.5 | 17 | 0 | |
| Dick Harris | 7 | 95 | 13.6 | 34 | 0 | |
| Hez Braxton | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 29 | 278 | 9.6 | 34 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 229 | 8.8 | 73t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith Lincoln | 14 | 398 | 28.4 | 103t | 1 | |
| Jerry Robinson | 32 | 748 | 23.4 | 57 | 0 | |
| Bobby Bethune | 12 | 251 | 20.9 | 27 | 0 | |
| Gerry McDougall | 3 | 71 | 23.7 | 28 | 0 | |
| Claude Gibson | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 39 | 0 | |
| Bert Coan | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Jack Klotz | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 67 | 1585 | 23.7 | 103t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 1231 | 22.0 | 87t | 1 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Bethune | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| George Blair | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Earl Faison | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Claude Gibson | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| John Hadl | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Dick Harris | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Emil Karas | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Val Keckin | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jack Kemp | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ernie Ladd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jacque Mac Kinnon | 2 | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Gerry McDougall | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bob Mitinger | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Ron Nery | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Don Norton | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Jerry Robinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bud Whitehead | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Dick Wood | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Team Totals | 24 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 0 |
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