1962 San Diego Chargers season

The 1962 Season was the 3rd season for the San Diego Chargers as a professional AFL franchise; the team failed to improve on their 12–2 record from 1961. The Chargers finished third in the AFL West at 4–10 that season. At the time it was their worst ever season. This would be the only time the Chargers would endure a losing season during their AFL days.

1962 San Diego Chargers season
Owner	Barron Hilton
Head coach	Sid Gillman
General manager	Sid Gillman
Home field	Balboa Stadium
Results
Record	4–10
Division place	3rd Western Division
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

Roster

1962 San Diego Chargers final roster

	Quarterbacks 21 John Hadl 17 Dick Wood Running backs 22 Keith Lincoln HB Wide receivers 19 Lance Alworth Tight ends		Offensive linemen 74 Ron Mix RG Defensive linemen		Linebackers Defensive backs Special teams		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 7	at Denver Broncos	L 21–30	0–1	University of Denver Stadium	28,000	Recap
2	September 16	New York Titans	W 40–14	1–1	Balboa Stadium	22,003	Recap
3	September 23	Houston Oilers	L 17–42	1–2	Balboa Stadium	28,061	Recap
4	September 30	at Oakland Raiders	W 42–33	2–2	Frank Youell Field	13,000	Recap
5	October 7	Dallas Texans	W 32–28	3–2	Balboa Stadium	23,092	Recap
6	October 13	at Buffalo Bills	L 10–35	3–3	War Memorial Stadium	20,074	Recap
7	October 19	at Boston Patriots	L 20–24	3–4	Boston University Field	20,888	Recap
8	October 28	at New York Titans	L 3–23	3–5	Polo Grounds	21,467	Recap
9	November 4	Denver Broncos	L 20–23	3–6	Balboa Stadium	20,827	Recap
10	November 11	Buffalo Bills	L 20–40	3–7	Balboa Stadium	22,204	Recap
11	Bye
12	November 25	at Houston Oilers	L 27–33	3–8	Jeppesen Stadium	28,235	Recap
13	December 2	Oakland Raiders	W 31–21	4–8	Balboa Stadium	17,874	Recap
14	December 9	Boston Patriots	L 14–20	4–9	Balboa Stadium	19,887	Recap
15	December 16	at Dallas Texans	L 17–26	4–10	Cotton Bowl	18,384	Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 2

Week Two: New York Titans (1–0) at San Diego Chargers (0–1)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Titans	0	0	0	14	14
Chargers	7	14	10	9	40

at Balboa Stadium • San Diego, California

• Date: September 16
• Game weather: 67 °F (19 °C) • Wind 8 miles per hour (13 km/h; 7.0 kn)
• Game attendance: 22,003
• Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information
Titans Lee Grosscup 20/41, 216 Yds, 2 TD, 3 INT Charlie Flowers 13 Rush, 42 Yds Art Powell 5 Rec, 75 Yds, 2 TD Chargers Jack Kemp 5/18, 184 Yds, TD, INT Keith Lincoln 13 Rush, 48 Yds Lance Alworth 2 Rec, 90 Yds, 2 TD

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP NYT SD 1 Chargers Jack Kemp 1-yard touchdown run, George Blair kick good 0 7 2 Chargers Lance Alworth 23-yard touchdown reception from Keith Lincoln, George Blair kick good 0 14 2 Chargers Bobby Jackson 5-yard touchdown run, George Blair kick good 0 21 3 Chargers Lance Alworth 67-yard touchdown reception from Jack Kemp, George Blair kick good 0 28 3 Chargers 44-yard field goal by George Blair 0 31 4 Titans Art Powell 10-yard touchdown reception from Lee Grosscup, Dick Guesman kick good 7 31 4 Chargers Kickoff returned 103 yards for touchdown by Keith Lincoln, George Blair kick no good 7 37 4 Chargers 30-yard field goal by George Blair 7 40 4 Titans Art Powell 14-yard touchdown reception from Lee Grosscup, Dick Guesman kick good 14 40 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 14 40

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 until 1972.

References