| 1962 Denver Broncos season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Gerald Phipps |
| General manager | Jack Faulkner |
| Head coach | Jack Faulkner |
| Home stadium | Bears Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 7–7 |
| Division place | 2ndAFL Western |
| Playoffs | Did not qualify |
The1962Denver Broncosseason was the third season for the team in theAmerican 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 coachJack Faulkner was namedAFLCoach 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]
| 1962 Denver Broncos draft | |||||
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | College | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Merlin Olsen † | DT | Utah State | Selected with 4th pick in1962 NFL draft by theLos Angeles Rams |
| 2 | 10 | Jerry Hillebrand | LB | Colorado | |
| 3 | 18 | Charles Holmes | RB | Maryland Eastern Shore | |
| 4 | 26 | John Furman | QB | Texas-El Paso | |
| 7 | 50 | John McGeever | DB | Auburn | |
| 8 | 58 | Elbert Harris | RB | Southeastern Louisiana | |
| 9 | 66 | Larry Jepson | C | Furman | |
| 10 | 74 | Gale Weidner | QB | Colorado | |
| 11 | 82 | Mike Kline | OG | Oregon State | |
| 13 | 98 | Bob Cegelski | C | Montana State | |
| 14 | 106 | Sonny Gibbs | QB | Texas Christian | |
| 15 | 114 | Bill Louden | OG | Benedictine (KS) | |
| 16 | 122 | Gary Ballman | WR | Michigan State | |
| 17 | 130 | Jerry Tarr | WR | Oregon | |
| 18 | 138 | Pete Schenck | DB | Washington State | |
| 20 | 154 | Mike Martin | OT | Washington State | |
| 21 | 162 | Jim Perkins | OT | Colorado | |
| 22 | 170 | Don Kasso | RB | Oregon State | |
| 23 | 178 | Ken Tureaud | RB | Michigan | |
| 24 | 186 | Neil Thomas | OG | Hillsdale | |
| 25 | 194 | Dave Edwards | LB | Auburn | |
| 26 | 202 | Jim Roberts | OT | Mississippi | |
| 27 | 210 | Andy Von Sonn | LB | UCLA | |
| 28 | 218 | Paul Holmes | OT | Georgia | |
| 29 | 226 | Lynn Hoyem | OG | Long Beach State | |
| 30 | 234 | Walt Mince | DB | Maryland State | |
| 31 | 242 | Bill Williamson | OT | Bakersfield JC (CA) | |
| 32 | 250 | Vester Flanagan | OT | Humboldt State | |
| 33 | 258 | Duane Allen | TE | Santa Ana JC (CA) | |
| 34 | 266 | Steve Stonebreaker | LB | Detroit Mercy | |
| Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least onePro Bowl during career | |||||
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Head coaches
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| Quarterbacks(QB) Running backs(RB)
Wide receivers(WR) Tight ends(TE) | Offensive linemen(OL)
| Linebackers(LB)
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Special teams(ST) | Reserve
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| 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 | atBuffalo 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 | atNew 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 | atOakland 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 | atSan 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 | atHouston Oilers | L 17–34 | 7–6 | Jeppesen Stadium | 30,650 | Recap |
| 14 | December 9 | atDallas Texans | L 10–17 | 7–7 | Cotton Bowl | 19,137 | Recap |
| 15 | Bye | ||||||
| Note: Intra-division opponents are inbold text. | |||||||
| 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 | |
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