| San Diego Chargers at Dallas Texans Game Statistics |
| Date: December 16, 1962 Location: Dallas, TX |
| Venue: Cotton Bowl Attendance: 18384 |
| Weather: Clear Temp: 66 F Humidty: 48% Wind: 6 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego ChargersSD | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 17 |
| Dallas TexansDAL | 3 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 26 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | SD | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dallas TexansDAL | Tommy Brooker 30 FG | 0 | 3 |
| 1 | San Diego ChargersSD | Jerry Robinson 20 pass from Keith Lincoln (George Blair kick) | 7 | 3 |
| 2 | Dallas TexansDAL | Tommy Brooker 28 FG | 7 | 6 |
| 2 | Dallas TexansDAL | Len Dawson 5 run (Tommy Brooker kick) | 7 | 13 |
| 2 | Dallas TexansDAL | Jack Spikes 13 pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) | 7 | 20 |
| 2 | Dallas TexansDAL | Tommy Brooker 34 FG | 7 | 23 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | Don Norton 13 pass from John Hadl (George Blair kick) | 14 | 23 |
| 3 | San Diego ChargersSD | George Blair 35 FG | 17 | 23 |
| 4 | Dallas TexansDAL | Tommy Brooker 13 FG | 17 | 26 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 88 | SE | Don Norton |
| 75 | LOT | Ernie Wright |
| 65 | LOG | Sam Gruneisen |
| 52 | C | Don Rogers |
| 74 | ROG | Ron Mix |
| 70 | ROT | Sherman Plunkett |
| 83 | TE | Dave Kocourek |
| 21 | QB | John Hadl |
| 22 | HB | Keith Lincoln |
| 29 | FL | Jerry Robinson |
| 20 | FB | Gerry McDougall |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Earl Faison |
| 76 | LDT | Hank Schmidt |
| 77 | RDT | Ernie Ladd |
| 82 | RDE | Bob Mitinger |
| 56 | LLB | Emil Karas |
| 50 | MLB | Chuck Allen |
| 55 | RLB | Frank Buncom |
| 25 | LCB | Claude Gibson |
| 47 | LS | Bud Whitehead |
| 43 | RS | Bobby Bethune |
| 36 | RCB | Dick Harris |
| Dallas Texans | ||
| Offense | ||
| 81 | SE | Tommy Brooker |
| 77 | LOT | Jim Tyrer |
| 63 | LOG | Marv Terrell |
| 65 | C | Jon Gilliam |
| 60 | ROG | Al Reynolds |
| 74 | ROT | Jerry Cornelison |
| 84 | TE | Fred Arbanas |
| 16 | QB | Len Dawson |
| 28 | HB | Abner Haynes |
| 82 | FL | Bill Miller |
| 32 | FB | Curtis McClinton |
| Defense | ||
| 86 | LDE | Dick Davis |
| 82 | LDT | Paul Rochester |
| 75 | RDT | Jerry Mays |
| 87 | RDE | Mel Branch |
| 55 | LLB | E.J. Holub |
| 69 | MLB | Sherrill Headrick |
| 56 | RLB | Walt Corey |
| 48 | LCB | Duane Wood |
| 20 | LS | Bobby Hunt |
| 14 | RS | Bobby Ply |
| 45 | RCB | Dave Grayson |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Keith Lincoln | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 47 | 0 |
| Bobby Jackson | 7 | 46 | 6.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Gerry McDougall | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 |
| John Hadl | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Val Keckin | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Abner Haynes | 20 | 82 | 4.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Len Dawson | 5 | 18 | 3.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Curtis McClinton | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 3 | 0 |
| Jimmy Saxton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||||||||
| John Hadl | 29 | 11 | 37.9 | 5 | 152 | 5.2 | 25 | 1 | 27.4 | ||
| Val Keckin | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | 20 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 | 12.5 | ||
| Keith Lincoln | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 20 | 20.0 | 20t | 1 | 158.3 | ||
| Dallas Texans | |||||||||||
| Len Dawson | 21 | 13 | 61.9 | 2 | 126 | 6.0 | 28 | 1 | 55.0 | ||
| Eddie Wilson | 6 | 2 | 33.3 | 0 | 28 | 4.7 | 22 | 0 | 49.3 | ||
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Don Norton | 6 | 86 | 14.3 | 25 | 1 |
| Bobby Jackson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 22 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jerry Robinson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Gerry McDougall | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Curtis McClinton | 6 | 68 | 11.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Fred Arbanas | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 35 | 17.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Jimmy Saxton | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Jack Spikes | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Bill Miller | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| George Blair | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Frank Buncom | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Bobby Ply | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Sherrill Headrick | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | |||||
| Paul Maguire | 3 | 124 | 41.3 | 48 | 0 |
| Dallas Texans | |||||
| Eddie Wilson | 2 | 75 | 37.5 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Saxton | 1 | 38 | 38.0 | 38 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Keith Lincoln | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Abner Haynes | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | ||
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | ||||||
| Jerry Robinson | 6 | 127 | 21.2 | 28 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jackson | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Dallas Texans | ||||||
| Jimmy Saxton | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 32 | 0 | |
| Dave Grayson | 2 | 50 | 25.0 | 27 | 0 | |
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