1962 New York Giants Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-2
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Allie Sherman (12-2)
Location: New York, New York

1962 New York Giants Roster
1962 New York Giants Results

The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

New York moved the ball well, scoring 398 points, while the defensive squad surrendered 283. Y.A. Tittle triggered the aerial attack, passing for 3,224 yards. Del Shofner hauled in 53 passes for 1,133 yards. Alex Webster was targeted regularly, too.

Alex Webster ran for a team-leading 743 yards for the Giants.

Jimmy Patton picked off 7 opponent throws.

Allie Sherman coached the team. The 1962 New York Giants lost in the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Y.A. Tittle	375	200	53.3	3224	8.6	33	8.8	20	5.3	69	89.5
Ralph Guglielmi	31	14	45.2	210	6.8	2	6.5	1	3.2	41	76.0
Frank Gifford	2	1	50.0	12	6.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	12	68.8
Bob Gaiters	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Paul Dudley	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	411	215	52.3	3446	8.4	35	8.5	22	5.4	69

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Alex Webster	207	743	3.6	55	5
Phil King	108	460	4.3	20	2
Joe Morrison	35	146	4.2	21	1
Y.A. Tittle	17	108	6.4	23	2
Paul Dudley	27	100	3.7	38	0
Johnny Counts	14	55	3.9	23	0
Ralph Guglielmi	11	40	3.6	18	0
Bob Gaiters	7	35	5.0	13	0
Frank Gifford	2	18	9.0	12	1
Del Shofner	1	4	4.0	4	0
Don Chandler	1	-11	-11.0	-11	0
Totals	430	1698	3.9	55	11

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Del Shofner	53	1133	21.4	69	12
Alex Webster	47	477	10.1	58	4
Frank Gifford	39	796	20.4	63	7
Joe Walton	33	406	12.3	37	9
Phil King	15	186	12.4	37	0
Paul Dudley	9	112	12.4	38	1
Joe Morrison	6	107	17.8	36	2
Aaron Thomas	4	80	20.0	37	0
Johnny Counts	4	62	15.5	24	0
Bob Gaiters	3	34	11.3	15	0
Jim Collier	1	27	27.0	27	0
Andy Robustelli	1	26	26.0	26	0
Totals	215	3446	16.0	69	35

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Don Chandler	48	47	97.9	28	19	67.9	104
Totals	48	47	97.9	28	19	67.9	104

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Don Chandler	55	2233	40.6	65
Totals	55	2233	40.6	65

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Johnny Counts	8	33	4.1	17
Joe Morrison	5	22	4.4	10
Sam Horner	3	3	1.0	3
Jimmy Patton	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	17	58	3.4	17

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Johnny Counts	26	784	30.2	90	1
Sam Horner	11	242	22.0	33	0
Paul Dudley	8	229	28.6	56	0
Joe Morrison	5	113	22.6	28	0
Phil King	2	37	18.5	20	0
Mickey Walker	1	0	0.0	0	0
Jim Collier	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	54	1405	26.0	90	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Jimmy Patton	7	125	17.9	45
Erich Barnes	6	61	10.2	22
Dick Lynch	5	90	18.0	27
Allan Webb	3	24	8.0	21
Dick Pesonen	2	24	12.0	17
Sam Huff	1	4	4.0	4
Jim Katcavage	1	4	4.0	4
Tom Scott	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	26	332	12.8	45

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds
Jimmy Patton		0	1	3	0
Alex Webster			4	2	0
Y.A. Tittle			6	2	0
Andy Robustelli			0	2	0
Tom Scott		0	0	2	12
Phil King			3	2	0
Rosey Grier			0	2	5
Johnny Counts			4	2	0
Jack Stroud			0	1	0
Don Chandler			0	1	0
Jim Katcavage		0	0	1	0
Allan Webb		0	0	1	0
Paul Dudley			2	1	0
Bookie Bolin			0	1	0
Ralph Guglielmi			1	0	0
Frank Gifford			1	0	0
Joe Walton			1	0	0
Joe Morrison			1	0	0
Totals	0	0	24	23	17

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Don Chandler	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	19	47	0			104
Del Shofner	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
Alex Webster	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Joe Walton	0	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			54
Frank Gifford	1	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			48
Joe Morrison	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Y.A. Tittle	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Dick Lynch	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0			12
Phil King	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Paul Dudley	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Johnny Counts	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	11	35	0	1	0	0	0	2	19	47	0	0	0	398