1962 Washington Redskins season

1962 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Bill McPeak
Owner	George Marshall
Home field	DC Stadium
Results
Record	5–7–2
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1962 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 1–12–1 record from 1961.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1962 NFL Draft

Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft.^[1] 1962

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Ernie Davis	Running back	Syracuse
2	15	Joe Hernandez	Wide receiver	Arizona
3	29	Bob Mitinger	Linebacker	Penn State
4	43	Billy Neighbors	Guard	Alabama
7	85	Bert Coan	Halfback	Kansas
8	99	Ron Hatcher	Fullback	Michigan State
9	113	Dave Viti	End	Boston University

^[2]

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1962	at Dallas Cowboys	T 35–35	15,730
2	September 23, 1962	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–16	57,491
3	September 30, 1962	St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–14	37,419
4	October 7, 1962	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–14	18,104
5	October 14, 1962	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 17–17	38,264
6	October 21, 1962	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–21	60,671
7	October 28, 1962	at New York Giants	L 49–34	62,844
8	November 4, 1962	Dallas Cowboys	L 38–10	49,888
9	November 11, 1962	Cleveland Browns	W 17–9	48,169
10	November 18, 1962	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–21	21,231
11	November 25, 1962	New York Giants	L 42–24	49,219
12	December 2, 1962	Philadelphia Eagles	L 37–14	32,229
13	December 8, 1962	at Baltimore Colts	L 34–21	56,964
14	December 16, 1962	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27–24	34,508

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
New York Giants	12	2	0	.857	10–2	398	283	W9
Pittsburgh Steelers	9	5	0	.643	8–4	312	363	W3
Cleveland Browns	7	6	1	.538	6–5–1	291	257	W1
Washington Redskins	5	7	2	.417	4–6–2	305	376	L1
Dallas Cowboys	5	8	1	.385	4–7–1	398	402	L2
St. Louis Cardinals	4	9	1	.308	4–7–1	287	356	W2
Philadelphia Eagles	3	10	1	.231	3–8–1	282	356	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

References

↑ Sports Illustrated, October 13, 2008, p.24
↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.399

Washington Redskins

Founded in 1932 Formerly the Boston Braves and Boston Redskins Based in Landover, Maryland Headquartered in Ashburn, Virginia

Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players Coaches First-round draft picks Draft Starting quarterbacks

Stadiums	Braves Field Fenway Park Griffith Stadium RFK Stadium FedExField

Culture	Redskins Band "Hail to the Redskins" Hogettes Cheerleaders Chief Zee Joe Gibbs Team name controversy Name change advocates Trademark dispute Original Americans Foundation "Go Fund Yourself" (South Park episode)

Lore	Redskins 0, Bears 73 The Hogs The Fun Bunch The Over-the-Hill Gang The Body Bag Game Redskins Rule

Rivalries	Dallas Cowboys New York Giants Philadelphia Eagles

Division championships (14)	1936 1937 1940 1942 1943 1945 1972 1983 1984 1987 1991 1999 2012 2015

Conference championships (5)	1972 1982 1983 1987 1991

League championships (5)	1937 1942 1982 (XVII) 1987 (XXII) 1991 (XXVI)

Hall of Fame players	Battles Baugh Dudley Edwards Green Grimm Hanburger Houston Huff D. Jones S. Jones Jurgensen Krause Millner Mitchell Monk Riggins Smith Taylor

All-time leaders	Passing Receiving Rushing Kick and punt returning

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division

Seasons (84)	1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Washington Redskins seasons

Boston Braves 1932 Boston 1933 1934 1935 1936 Washington 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates NFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1962 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1962 AFL Season

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