1962 Denver Broncos season

1962 Denver Broncos season
OwnerGerald Phipps
General managerJack Faulkner
Head coachJack Faulkner
Home fieldBears Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1962 Denver Broncos season was the third season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). They finished with their best record of the decade with seven wins and seven losses, finishing second in the AFL's Western Division. The Broncos started the season strong with a record of 6–1, but went in reverse in the second half of the season with a 1–6 record. Despite this, head coach Jack Faulkner was named AFL Coach of the Year.

The 1962 season was the year in which Denver switched to their orange and blue color scheme, abandoning the brown and mustard yellow color scheme of the franchise's first two seasons. Orange and blue have been used as the team's primary colors ever since.[1][2][3]

Personnel

Staff

1962 Denver Broncos staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches




Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 7 San Diego Chargers W 30–21 1–0 University of Denver Stadium 28,000 Recap
2 September 15 at Buffalo Bills W 23–20 2–0 War Memorial Stadium 30,577 Recap
3 September 21 Boston Patriots L 16–41 2–1 Boston University Field 21,038 Recap
4 September 30 at New York Titans W 32–10 3–1 Polo Grounds 17,213 Recap
5 October 5 Oakland Raiders W 44–7 4–1 Bears Stadium 22,452 Recap
6 October 14 at Oakland Raiders W 23–6 5–1 Frank Youell Field 7,000 Recap
7 October 21 Houston Oilers W 20–10 6–1 Bears Stadium 34,496 Recap
8 October 28 Buffalo Bills L 38–45 6–2 Bears Stadium 26,051 Recap
9 November 4 at San Diego Chargers W 23–20 7–2 Balboa Stadium 20,827 Recap
10 November 11 Boston Patriots L 29–33 7–3 Bears Stadium 28,187 Recap
11 November 18 Dallas Texans L 3–24 7–4 Bears Stadium 23,523 Recap
12 November 22 New York Titans L 45–46 7–5 Bears Stadium 15,776 Recap
13 December 2 at Houston Oilers L 17–34 7–6 Jeppesen Stadium 30,650 Recap
14 December 9 at Dallas Texans L 10–17 7–7 Cotton Bowl 19,137 Recap
15 Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Dallas Texans 11 3 0 .786 5–1 389 233 W2
Denver Broncos 7 7 0 .500 4–2 353 334 L5
San Diego Chargers 4 10 0 .286 3–3 314 392 L2
Oakland Raiders 1 13 0 .071 0–6 213 370 W1
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

References

  1. ^ Saccomano, Jim (February 20, 2015). "Legend and Legacy: Orange's origin". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  2. ^ "NEW COLORS, NEW HOPE". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
  3. ^ "Denver Broncos Uniform History". Gridiron-Uniforms.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
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