1962 Dallas Texans Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the AFL's West Division
Postseason: 1-0 Won Championship
Coach: Hank Stram (11-3)
Location: Dallas, Texas

1962 Dallas Texans Roster
1962 Dallas Texans Results

The Dallas Texans of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-0.

Offensively, the Texans topped the circuit with 389 points. The defense proved to be a force, as Dallas surrendered 233 points, lowest in the league. Abner Haynes rushed for a team-leading 1,049 yards.

Len Dawson threw for 2,759 yards. Chris Burford hauled in 45 passes for 645 yards. Abner Haynes provided receiving help, too.

Bobby Hunt picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.

Hank Stram coached the team. The 1962 Dallas Texans won the Championship.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Len Dawson	310	189	61.0	2759	8.9	29	9.4	17	5.5	92	98.3
Eddie Wilson	11	6	54.5	65	5.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	22	72.2
Abner Haynes	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	322	195	60.6	2824	8.8	29	9.0	17	5.3	92

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Abner Haynes	221	1049	4.7	71	13
Curtis McClinton	111	604	5.4	69	2
Len Dawson	38	252	6.6	22	3
Frank Jackson	47	251	5.3	35	3
Jack Spikes	57	232	4.1	17	0
Chris Burford	1	13	13.0	13	0
Eddie Wilson	1	5	5.0	5	0
Jimmy Saxton	3	1	0.3	9	0
Totals	479	2407	5.0	71	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chris Burford	45	645	14.3	49	12
Abner Haynes	39	573	14.7	78	6
Fred Arbanas	29	469	16.2	47	6
Curtis McClinton	29	333	11.5	28	0
Bill Miller	23	277	12.0	39	0
Frank Jackson	10	177	17.7	62	1
Jack Spikes	10	132	13.2	35	1
Jimmy Saxton	5	64	12.8	33	0
Tommy Brooker	4	138	34.5	92	3
Johnny Robinson	1	16	16.0	16	0
Totals	195	2824	14.5	92	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Tommy Brooker	33	33	100.0	22	12	54.5	69
Tom Pennington	15	13	86.7	5	2	40.0	19
Jack Spikes	1	1	100.0				1
Totals	49	47	95.9	27	14	51.9	89

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Eddie Wilson	48	1681	35.0	51
Jimmy Saxton	3	139	46.3	51
Cotton Davidson	3	117	39.0	47
Totals	54	1937	35.9	51

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Abner Haynes	15	119	7.9	30
Frank Jackson	11	117	10.6	39
Dave Grayson	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	27	236	8.7	39

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dave Grayson	18	535	29.7	59
Frank Jackson	10	254	25.4	41
Jimmy Saxton	4	77	19.2	32
Curtis McClinton	2	32	16.0	18
Jack Spikes	2	30	15.0	17
Abner Haynes	1	27	27.0	27
Totals	37	955	25.8	59

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Hunt	8	101	12.6	17
Bobby Ply	7	144	20.6	41
Duane Wood	4	81	20.2	33
Johnny Robinson	4	25	6.2	20
Dave Grayson	4	6	1.5	6
Sherrill Headrick	3	30	10.0	11
E.J. Holub	2	8	4.0	8
Totals	32	395	12.3	41

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FTD
Curtis McClinton			5
Frank Jackson			2
Cotton Davidson			7	0
Dave Grayson		0	1	0
Fred Arbanas			2
Abner Haynes			4
Jack Spikes			1
Len Dawson			11
Totals	0	0	33	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Abner Haynes	13	6	0	0					0	0	0			114
Tommy Brooker		3							12	33	0			87
Chris Burford	0	12							0	0	0			72
Fred Arbanas		6							0	0	0			36
Frank Jackson	3	1	0	0					0	0	0			24
Tom Pennington									2	13	0			19
Len Dawson	3								0	0	0			18
Curtis McClinton	2	0		0					0	0	0			12
Jack Spikes	0	1		0					0	1	0			7
Totals	21	29	0	0	0	0	0	0	14	47	0	0	0	389