1962 Houston Oilers Statistics
American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Pop Ivy (11-3)
Location: Houston, Texas
1962 Houston Oilers RosterTeam Record: 11-3
Finishing 1st in the AFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Championship
Coach: Pop Ivy (11-3)
Location: Houston, Texas
1962 Houston Oilers Results
The Houston Oilers of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 11 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the AFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Oilers racked up 387 points, while the defensive squad allowed 270. George Blanda tossed for 2,810 yards. Charley Hennigan hauled in 54 passes for 867 yards.
Charley Tolar ran for a team-leading 1,012 yards for Houston.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 52 turnovers, topping in the league. Jim Norton picked off 8 errant tosses from the opposition.
Pop Ivy coached the team. The 1962 Houston Oilers lost in the Championship.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 418 | 197 | 47.1 | 2810 | 6.7 | 27 | 6.5 | 42 | 10.0 | 78 | 51.3 |
| Jacky Lee | 50 | 26 | 52.0 | 433 | 8.7 | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 10.0 | 98 | 68.6 |
| Billy Cannon | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 40 | 149.3 |
| Dave Smith | 3 | 2 | 66.7 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 19 | 104.9 |
| Charley Tolar | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Totals | 475 | 227 | 47.8 | 3323 | 7.0 | 32 | 6.7 | 48 | 10.1 | 98 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Tolar | 244 | 1012 | 4.1 | 25 | 7 |
| Billy Cannon | 147 | 474 | 3.2 | 64 | 7 |
| Dave Smith | 56 | 249 | 4.4 | 41 | 1 |
| George Blanda | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Jacky Lee | 4 | 1 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 457 | 1742 | 3.8 | 64 | 15 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Hennigan | 54 | 867 | 16.1 | 78 | 8 |
| Bob McLeod | 33 | 578 | 17.5 | 55 | 6 |
| Willard Dewveall | 33 | 576 | 17.5 | 98 | 5 |
| Billy Cannon | 32 | 451 | 14.1 | 60 | 6 |
| Charley Tolar | 30 | 251 | 8.4 | 35 | 1 |
| Bill Groman | 21 | 328 | 15.6 | 54 | 3 |
| Dave Smith | 17 | 117 | 6.9 | 20 | 2 |
| Charley Frazier | 7 | 155 | 22.1 | 73 | 1 |
| Totals | 227 | 3323 | 14.6 | 98 | 32 |
Kicking:
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norton | 56 | 2298 | 41.0 | 55 |
| Totals | 56 | 2298 | 41.0 | 55 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jancik | 14 | 116 | 8.3 | 21 | 0 |
| Fred Glick | 12 | 79 | 6.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Totals | 26 | 195 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Jancik | 24 | 726 | 30.2 | 61 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 18 | 442 | 24.6 | 38 | 0 |
| Dave Smith | 2 | 37 | 18.5 | 23 | 0 |
| Fred Glick | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Charley Tolar | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Bob McLeod | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 1245 | 25.9 | 61 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Norton | 8 | 75 | 9.4 | 36 | 0 |
| Tony Banfield | 6 | 17 | 2.8 | 11 | 0 |
| Don Floyd | 4 | 50 | 12.5 | 28 | 1 |
| Mark Johnston | 4 | 31 | 7.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Fred Glick | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 31 | 0 |
| Bobby Jancik | 2 | 33 | 16.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Gene Babb | 2 | 31 | 15.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Doug Cline | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike Dukes | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Bob Suci | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Gary Cutsinger | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 35 | 340 | 9.7 | 36 | 2 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mark Johnston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Jancik | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jacky Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charley Tolar | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Billy Cannon | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| George Blanda | 0 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 81 | |||||||||
| Billy Cannon | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 80 | ||||||
| Charley Hennigan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Charley Tolar | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||
| Bob McLeod | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||||||||
| Willard Dewveall | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| Dave Smith | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Bill Groman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||||
| Gene Babb | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Charley Frazier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Floyd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Tony Banfield | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 15 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 383 |
