1962 San Diego Chargers Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 4-10
Finishing 3rd in the AFL's West Division
Coach: Sid Gillman (4-10)
Location: San Diego, California

1962 San Diego Chargers Roster
1962 San Diego Chargers Results

The San Diego Chargers of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 4 wins and 10 losses, finishing third in the AFL's West Division.

The Chargers chalked up 314 points, but the shaky defensive squad allowed 392. John Hadl passed for 1,632 yards. Don Norton paced pass catchers, grabbing 48 passes for 771 yards. Dave Kocourek provided receiving help, too.

Keith Lincoln carried the ball for a team-best 574 yards for San Diego.

Claude Gibson intercepted 8 opponent throws.

Sid Gillman coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
John Hadl	260	107	41.2	1632	6.3	15	5.8	24	9.2	72	43.3
Dick Wood	97	41	42.3	655	6.8	4	4.1	7	7.2	47	49.1
Jack Kemp	45	13	28.9	292	6.5	2	4.4	2	4.4	67	50.4
Val Keckin	9	5	55.6	64	7.1	0	0.0	1	11.1	25	38.4
Keith Lincoln	5	2	40.0	43	8.6	2	40.0	0	0.0	23	110.8
Totals	416	168	40.4	2686	6.5	23	5.5	34	8.2	72

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Keith Lincoln	117	574	4.9	86	2
Bobby Jackson	106	411	3.9	19	5
Jacque MacKinnon	59	240	4.1	24	0
Gerry McDougall	43	197	4.6	24	3
John Hadl	40	139	3.5	18	1
Hezekiah Braxton	17	35	2.1	15	1
Jack Kemp	8	28	3.5	19	1
Lance Alworth	1	17	17.0	17	0
Jerry Robinson	2	10	5.0	7	0
Bert Coan	12	10	0.8	8	0
Fred Gillett	2	8	4.0	5	0
Val Keckin	1	3	3.0	3	0
Dick Wood	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	409	1672	4.1	86	13

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Norton	48	771	16.1	47	7
Dave Kocourek	39	688	17.6	45	4
Jerry Robinson	21	391	18.6	72	3
Keith Lincoln	16	214	13.4	29	1
Bobby Jackson	13	136	10.5	33	2
Lance Alworth	10	226	22.6	67	3
Jacque MacKinnon	9	125	13.9	32	2
Gerry McDougall	4	27	6.8	10	0
Hezekiah Braxton	4	17	4.2	6	0
Reggie Carolan	3	39	13.0	18	1
Bert Coan	1	52	52.0	52	0
Totals	168	2686	16.0	72	23

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
George Blair	34	31	91.2	20	17	85.0	82
Totals	34	31	91.2	20	17	85.0	82

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Paul Maguire	79	3289	41.6	66
Totals	79	3289	41.6	66

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick Harris	7	95	13.6	34
Keith Lincoln	11	94	8.5	17
Claude Gibson	10	89	8.9	27
Hezekiah Braxton	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	29	278	9.6	34

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jerry Robinson	32	748	23.4	57	0
Keith Lincoln	14	398	28.4	103	1
Bobby Bethune	12	251	20.9	27	0
Gerry McDougall	3	71	23.7	28	0
Claude Gibson	2	55	27.5	39	0
Bert Coan	2	31	15.5	28	0
Bobby Jackson	1	16	16.0	16	0
Jack Klotz	1	15	15.0	15	0
Totals	67	1585	23.7	103	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Claude Gibson	8	85	10.6	37	1
Dick Harris	5	52	10.4	36	0
Frank Buncom	4	49	12.2	26	0
Bobby Bethune	3	6	2.0	4	0
George Blair	2	36	18.0	19	0
Emil Karas	2	8	4.0	8	0
Charlie McNeil	1	36	36.0	36	0
Earl Faison	1	30	30.0	30	0
Bud Whitehead	1	18	18.0	18	0
Paul Maguire	1	13	13.0	13	0
Chuck Allen	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	29	340	11.7	37	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum
Gerry McDougall			1
Jack Kemp			2
Val Keckin			2
Jack Klotz			1
Don Norton			1
Dick Harris		0	1
Dick Wood			2
Keith Lincoln			1
Jacque MacKinnon			2
Claude Gibson		0	2
Jerry Robinson			1
John Hadl			8
Totals	0	0	24

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
George Blair	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	17	31	0			82
Bobby Jackson	5	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Don Norton	0	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			42
Dave Kocourek	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		26
Keith Lincoln	2	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Lance Alworth	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Gerry McDougall	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jerry Robinson	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Jacque MacKinnon	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Hezekiah Braxton	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		8
Reggie Carolan	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
John Hadl	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Claude Gibson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Jack Kemp	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	13	23	0	1	0	1	0	0	17	31	0	2	0	314