1962 Washington Redskins season

1962 Washington Redskins season
1962 Washington Redskins season
Owner	George Preston Marshall
General manager	Bill McPeak
Head coach	Bill McPeak
Home field	D.C. Stadium
Results
Record	5–7–2
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1961; Redskins seasons; 1963 →;

The 1962 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 31st season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 26th in Washington, D.C. The team tried to improve on their 1–12–1 record from 1961 and did by going 5–7–2.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft.^[1]^[2]^[3]

1962 Washington Redskins Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
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

Regular season

Schedule

Ref:^[4]

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 16	at Dallas Cowboys	T 35–35	0–0–1	Cotton Bowl	15,730	Recap
2	September 23	at Cleveland Browns	W 17–16	1–0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	57,491	Recap
3	September 30	St. Louis Cardinals	W 24–14	2–0–1	D.C. Stadium	37,419	Recap
4	October 7	Los Angeles Rams	W 20–14	3–0–1	D.C. Stadium	18,104	Recap
5	October 14	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 17–17	3–0–2	Busch Stadium	38,264	Recap
6	October 21	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27–21	4–0–2	Franklin Field	60,671	Recap
7	October 28	at New York Giants	L 34–49	4–1–2	Yankee Stadium	62,844	Recap
8	November 4	Dallas Cowboys	L 10–38	4–2–2	D.C. Stadium	49,888	Recap
9	November 11	Cleveland Browns	W 17–9	5–2–2	D.C. Stadium	48,169	Recap
10	November 18	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 21–23	5–3–2	Forbes Field	21,231	Recap
11	November 25	New York Giants	L 24–42	5–4–2	D.C. Stadium	49,219	Recap
12	December 2	Philadelphia Eagles	L 14–37	5–5–2	D.C. Stadium	32,229	Recap
13	December 8	at Baltimore Colts	L 21–34	5–6–2	Memorial Stadium	56,964	Recap
14	December 16	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 24–27	5–7–2	D.C. Stadium	34,508	Recap
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	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	361	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.

Roster

References

^ Sports Illustrated, October 13, 2008, p.24
^ "Ernie Davis Joins Cleveland Browns". Syracuse Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. December 23, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ "Washington Picks 1st Negro on Team". Petaluma Argus-Courier. AP. December 4, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.399

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[1] Sports Illustrated, October 13, 2008, p.24

[2] "Ernie Davis Joins Cleveland Browns". Syracuse Post-Standard. Syracuse, New York. December 23, 1961. p. 9. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

[3] "Washington Picks 1st Negro on Team". Petaluma Argus-Courier. AP. December 4, 1961. p. 4. Retrieved December 18, 2020.

[4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p.399

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