1962 Oakland Raiders season

1962 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerF. Wayne Valley
General managerWesley Fry
Head coachRed Conkright
Home fieldFrank Youell Field
Results
Record1–13
Division place4th AFL Western
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1962 Oakland Raiders season was their third season in Oakland and in the American Football League, and their first at Frank Youell Field in Oakland, their home for four seasons.

Attempting to improve on their 2–12 record from the previous season, the Raiders lost their first thirteen games and finally won in the season finale, a 20–0 shutout of the visiting Boston Patriots, a team with nine wins. The victory in the rain and mud snapped their nineteen-game losing streak.[1][2]

Oakland's .071 winning percentage remains the lowest in the ten-season history of the AFL. The Raiders did not return to the bottom of their division for over three decades, when they were an NFL team in the AFC West division in 1995, the prologue of their second and last stint in Oakland.

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 9 New York Titans L 17–28 0–1 Frank Youell Field 12,893 Recap
2 Bye
3 September 23 Dallas Texans L 16–26 0–2 Frank Youell Field 12,500 Recap
4 September 30 San Diego Chargers L 33–42 0–3 Frank Youell Field 13,000 Recap
5 October 5 at Denver Broncos L 7–44 0–4 Bears Stadium 22,452 Recap
6 October 14 Denver Broncos L 6–23 0–5 Frank Youell Field   7,000 Recap
7 October 20 at Buffalo Bills L 6–14 0–6 War Memorial Stadium 21,037 Recap
8 October 26 at Boston Patriots L 16–26 0–7 Boston University Field 12,514 Recap
9 November 4 at New York Titans L 21–31 0–8 Polo Grounds 18,247 Recap
10 November 11 Houston Oilers L 20–28 0–9 Frank Youell Field 11,000 Recap
11 November 18 Buffalo Bills L 6–10 0–10 Frank Youell Field 12,500 Recap
12 November 25 at Dallas Texans L 7–35 0–11 Cotton Bowl 13,557 Recap
13 December 2 at San Diego Chargers L 21–31 0–12 Balboa Stadium 17,874 Recap
14 December 9 at Houston Oilers L 17–32 0–13 Jeppesen Stadium 27,400 Recap
15 December 16 Boston Patriots W 20–0 1–13 Frank Youell Field   8,000 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 14

1 234Total
Patriots 0 000 0
• Raiders 3 773 20
  • Date: December 16
  • Location: Frank Youell Field
  • Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C); wind 7 mph (11 km/h)
Scoring summary
Q1OAKAgajanian 19 yard field goalOAK 3–0
Q2OAKDaniels 74 yard pass from Davidson (Agajanian kick)OAK 10–0
Q3OAKDaniels 7 yard run (Agajanian kick)OAK 17–0
Q4OAKAgajanian 21 yard field goalOAK 20–0

[3]

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.

Draft picks

Main article: 1962 American Football League Draft

References

  1. ^ "Raiders end loss streak at 19 games". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. December 17, 1962. p. 30.
  2. ^ "Raiders win one! Cap 19 losses by dunking Boston". Lodi News-Sentinel. (California). December 17, 1962. p. 13.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-27.


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