1962 New York Giants season

The 1962 New York Giants season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League. Giants quarterback Y. A. Tittle had a breakout season in 1962. Said Cold Hard Football Facts, "It's safe to call Tittle a late bloomer. He enjoyed various degrees of success in his first 14 seasons with three teams in two different pro football leagues. But then in 1962, at the age of 36 and under second-year head coach Allie Sherman, Tittle exploded for a record 33 TD passes to lead the Giants to a 12–2 record."^[1]

1962 New York Giants season
Owner	Jack Mara Wellington Mara
Head coach	Allie Sherman
Home field	Yankee Stadium
Results
Record	12–2
Division place	1st NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Lost NFL Championship (vs. Packers) 7–16
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Frank Gifford, back after a one season hiatus, and his first full year as a wide receiver (a position he would play for the rest of his career), has his best year as a wideout catching 39 passes for 796 yards and seven touchdowns.

NFL Draft

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Hall of Fame Game

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New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21 ^[2]

**1962 New York Giants roster**

	Quarterbacks 14 Y. A. Tittle Running backs 24 Phil King 40 Joe Morrison Wide receivers 85 Del Shofner 16 Frank Gifford Tight ends 88 Aaron Thomas		Offensive linemen 53 Greg LarsonC Defensive linemen 75 Jim KatcavageDE 81 Andy RobustelliDE		Linebackers Sam Huff(M), Tom Scott and Bill Winter 87 Jerry Hillebrand Defensive backs Jimmy Patton, Erich Barnes, Dick Lynch Special teams Don Chandler		Reserve lists {{{reserve_lists}}} Practice squad {{{practice_squad}}} Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	September 16	atCleveland Browns	L 7–17	0–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	81,115
2	September 23	atPhiladelphia Eagles	W 29–13	1–1	Franklin Field	60,671
3	September 30	atPittsburgh Steelers	W 31–27	2–1	Pitt Stadium	40,916
4	October 7	atSt. Louis Cardinals	W 31–14	3–1	Busch Stadium	20,327
5	October 14	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 17–20	3–2	Yankee Stadium	62,808
6	October 21	Detroit Lions	W 17–14	4–2	Yankee Stadium	62,856
7	October 28	Washington Redskins	W 49–34	5–2	Yankee Stadium	62,844
8	November 4	St. Louis Cardinals	W 31–28	6–2	Yankee Stadium	62,775
9	November 11	atDallas Cowboys	W 41–10	7–2	Cotton Bowl	45,668
10	November 18	Philadelphia Eagles	W 19–14	8–2	Yankee Stadium	62,705
11	November 25	atWashington Redskins	W 42–24	9–2	D.C. Stadium	49,219
12	December 2	atChicago Bears	W 26–24	10–2	Wrigley Field	49,043
13	December 9	Cleveland Browns	W 17–13	11–2	Yankee Stadium	62,794
14	December 16	Dallas Cowboys	W 41–31	12–2	Yankee Stadium	62,694

Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

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Week 14

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Cowboys	3	21	0	7	31
• Giants	7	21	7	6	41

Date: December 16
Location: Yankee Stadium
Game attendance: 62,694
Game weather: 27 °F (−3 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)

Scoring summary

Q1	NYG	Gifford 47 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)	NYG 7–0

Q1	DAL	Baker 35 yard field goal	NYG 7–3

Q2	NYG	Walton 10 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)	NYG 14–3

Q2	DAL	Marsh 8 yard run (Baker kick)	NYG 14–10

Q2	NYG	Alex Webster 17 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)	NYG 21–10

Q2	DAL	Clarke 53 yard pass from LeBaron (Baker kick)	NYG 21–17

Q2	NYG	Webster 7 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)	NYG 28–17

Q2	DAL	Howton 60 yard pass from Meredith	NYG 28–24

Q3	NYG	Walton 20 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)	NYG 35–24

Q4	DAL	Howton 16 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)	NYG 35–31

Q4	NYG	Walton 8 yard pass from Tittle (kick failed)	NYG 41–31

Y. A. Tittle 21/42, 341 Yds, 6 TD, 2 INT

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Standings

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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.

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance	Recap
Championship	December 30	Green Bay Packers	L 7–16	Yankee Stadium	64,892	Recap

Andy Robustelli, Bert Bell Award^[4]
Del Shofner, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 269 Receiving Yards (October 28, 1962) ^[5]
Y. A. Tittle, NFL Record, Most Touchdown Passes in One Game, 7 Touchdown Passes (October 28, 1962) ^[5]

List of New York Giants seasons

^ "Cold Hard Football Facts: The Dandy Dozen: 12 best passing seasons in history". Archived from the original on July 29, 2012. Retrieved May 17, 2012.

^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369

^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Aug-10.

^ "Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients". Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. Retrieved June 28, 2010.

^ ^a ^b NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 130

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1962 New York Giants season

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Hall of Fame Game

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game summaries

Week 14

Standings

Playoffs

Awards and honors

See also

References

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