1962 Houston Oilers Roster

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Pop Ivy (11-3)
Location: Houston, Texas

1962 Houston Oilers Statistics
1962 Houston Oilers Results

The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Oilers racked up 387 points, and the defensive squad allowed 270. George Blanda tossed for 2,810 yards. Charley Hennigan hauled in 54 passes for 867 yards.

Charley Tolar ran for a team-leading 1,012 yards for Houston.

The ball-hawking defense manufactured 52 turnovers, topping in the league. Jim Norton picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.

Pop Ivy coached the team. The 1962 Houston Oilers lost in the Championship.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
33	Gene Babb	MLB	December 27, 1934	6'3"	216	Austin	El Paso, TX USA	14	10
40	Tony Banfield	LCB	December 18, 1937	6'1"	185	Oklahoma St.	Independence, KS USA	14	14
16	George Blanda	K	September 17, 1927	6'2"	215	Kentucky	Youngwood, PA USA	14	14
20	Billy Cannon	HB	August 2, 1937	6'1"	207	LSU	Philadelphia, MS USA	14	11
31	Doug Cline	LLB	March 22, 1938	6'2"	230	Clemson	Valdese, NC USA	14	14
78	Ed Culpepper	LDT	January 21, 1934	6'1"	255	Alabama	Bradenton, FL USA	14	11
80	Gary Cutsinger	LDE	February 4, 1940	6'5"	245	Oklahoma St.	Perry, OK USA	14	14
88	Willard Dewveall	WR	April 29, 1936	6'4"	224	SMU	Springtown, TX USA	14	5
30	Mike Dukes	RLB	March 16, 1936	6'3"	235	Clemson	Louisville, KY USA	14	13
75	Don Floyd	RDE	July 10, 1938	6'3"	245	TCU	Abilene, TX USA	14	14
28	Charley Frazier	SE-FL	August 12, 1939	6'0"	190	Texas Southern	Houston, TX USA	14	3
55	John Frongillo	ROG-LOG-C	October 12, 1939	6'3"	255	Baylor	Mansfield, MA USA	14	0
27	Fred Glick	RS	February 25, 1937	6'1"	195	Colorado St.	Aurora, CO USA	14	14
35	Tom Goode	RLB-LLB-C	December 1, 1938	6'3"	245	Mississippi St.	West Point, MS USA	14	1
89	Bill Groman	SE	July 17, 1936	6'0"	194	Heidelberg	Tiffin, OH USA	14	5
87	Charley Hennigan	WR	March 19, 1935	6'1"	187	LSU	Bienville, LA USA	14	14
73	Bill Herchman	LDT-RDT	March 10, 1933	6'2"	246	Texas Tech	Vernon, TX USA	12	1
82	Ed Husmann	RDT	August 6, 1931	6'2"	245	Nebraska	Schuyler, NE USA	14	13
70	Al Jamison	LT	May 11, 1937	6'5"	250	Colgate	Toledo, OH	14	14
23	Bobby Jancik	KR	February 9, 1940	5'11"	178	Lamar	Houston, TX USA	14	7
41	Mark Johnston	RCB	March 4, 1938	6'0"	203	Northwestern	Sycamore, IL USA	14	9
72	Bob Kelly	LDT-RDT	August 18, 1940	6'2"	270	New Mexico St.	Carlsbad, NM USA	6	3
84	Dan Lanphear	DE	January 24, 1938	6'2"	230	Wisconsin	Madison, WI USA	2	2
15	Jacky Lee	QB	July 11, 1939	6'1"	189	Cincinnati	Minneapolis, MN USA	14	0
84	Ron McDole	DE-DT	September 9, 1939	6'4"	265	Nebraska	Chester, OH USA	4	0
81	Bob McLeod	TE	November 10, 1938	6'4"	240	Abilene Christian	Sweetwater, TX USA	14	14
77	Rich Michael	RT	November 15, 1938	6'3"	242	Ohio St.	Hamilton, OH USA	14	14
84	Bill Miller	RDE	November 17, 1936	6'4"	270	New Mex. Highlands	Raleigh County, WV USA	4	0
43	Jim Norton	LS	October 20, 1938	6'3"	190	Idaho	Glendale, CA USA	14	12
45	Larry Onesti	MLB	November 12, 1938	6'0"	195	Northwestern	Chicago, IL USA	4	4
52	Bob Schmidt	C	July 9, 1936	6'4"	248	Minnesota	Rochester, MN USA	14	14
32	Dave Smith	HB-FB	March 23, 1937	6'1"	210	Ripon	Milwaukee, WI USA	14	3
22	Bob Suci	LS	April 7, 1939	5'10"	185	Michigan St.	Flint, MI USA	6	0
76	Walt Suggs	ROT-LOT	May 15, 1939	6'5"	260	Mississippi St.	Hattiesburg, MS USA	14	0
61	Bob Talamini	LG	January 8, 1939	6'1"	255	Kentucky	Louisville, KY USA	14	14
44	Charley Tolar	FB	September 5, 1937	5'6"	199	NW State (LA)	Natchitoches, LA USA	14	14
86	Bucky Wegener	LDE	October 31, 1939	5'10"	245	Missouri		4	0
63	Hogan Wharton	RG	December 13, 1935	6'2"	250	Houston	Hood County, TX USA	14	14