1962 New York Titans Statistics

American Football League (AFL)
Team Record: 5-9
Finishing 4th in the AFL's East Division
Coach: Bulldog Turner (5-9)
Location: New York, New York

1962 New York Titans Roster
1962 New York Titans Results

The New York Titans of the American Football League ended the 1962 season with a record of 5 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the AFL's East Division.

New York labored to change the scoreboard with just 278 points, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 423, most in the league. Johnny Green tossed for 1,741 yards. Art Powell hauled in 64 passes for 1,130 yards, while Don Maynard and Dick Christy were targeted regularly as well.

Dick Christy ran for a team-leading 535 yards for the Titans.

Lee Riley seized 11 opponent throws.

Bulldog Turner coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Johnny Green	258	128	49.6	1741	6.7	10	3.9	18	7.0	63	55.4
Lee Grosscup	126	57	45.2	855	6.8	8	6.3	8	6.3	86	62.8
Butch Songin	90	42	46.7	442	4.9	2	2.2	7	7.8	64	36.4
Harold Stephens	22	15	68.2	123	5.6	0	0.0	0	0.0	26	82.2
Dick Christy	6	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Bob Scrabis	2	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	50.0	0	0.0
Dean Look	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	1	100.0	0	0.0
Totals	505	242	47.9	3161	6.3	20	4.0	35	6.9	86

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Christy	114	535	4.7	47	3
Bill Mathis	71	245	3.5	41	3
Curley Johnson	26	114	4.4	25	0
Charlie Flowers	21	78	3.7	14	0
Lee Grosscup	8	62	7.8	18	0
Jim Tiller	31	43	1.4	25	0
Johnny Green	17	35	2.1	8	3
Harold Stephens	6	33	5.5	14	0
Bobby Fowler	5	27	5.4	15	0
Mel West	9	16	1.8	7	0
Butch Songin	4	11	2.8	10	0
Dean Look	2	9	4.5	8	0
Ed Kovac	3	5	1.7	3	0
Totals	317	1213	3.8	47	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Art Powell	64	1130	17.7	80	8
Dick Christy	62	538	8.7	41	3
Don Maynard	56	1041	18.6	86	8
Curley Johnson	14	62	4.4	12	0
Jim Tiller	13	108	8.3	19	0
Thurlow Cooper	12	122	10.2	25	1
Charlie Flowers	7	55	7.9	14	0
Perry Richards	6	69	11.5	22	0
Bill Mathis	6	32	5.3	14	0
Ed Kovac	1	3	3.0	3	0
Mel West	1	1	1.0	1	0
Totals	242	3161	13.1	86	20

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Bill Shockley	30	29	96.7	26	13	50.0	68
Dick Guesman	2	2	100.0	1		0.0	2
Totals	32	31	96.9	27	13	48.1	70

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Curley Johnson	50	1998	40.0	63
Billy Atkins	22	969	44.0	63
Johnny Green	3	121	40.3	55
Dainard Paulson	3	113	37.7	48
Totals	78	3201	41.0	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Dick Christy	15	250	16.7	73	2
Jim Tiller	9	47	5.2	20	0
Mel West	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	25	297	11.9	73	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dick Christy	38	824	21.7	43
Jim Tiller	22	462	21.0	40
Mel West	3	131	43.7	68
Bill Shockley	3	73	24.3	32
Ed Kovac	4	72	18.0	23
Curley Johnson	1	14	14.0	14
Thurlow Cooper	1	3	3.0	3
Sid Fournet	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	73	1579	21.6	68

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Lee Riley	11	122	11.1	30	0
Wayne Fontes	4	145	36.2	83	1
Billy Atkins	4	30	7.5	17	0
Dainard Paulson	3	0	0.0	0	0
Paul Hynes	2	2	1.0	2	0
Larry Grantham	2	2	1.0	2	0
Ed Kovac	1	21	21.0	21	0
Ed Cooke	1	20	20.0	20	0
Hubert Bobo	1	14	14.0	14	0
Totals	29	356	12.3	83	1

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Jim Tiller			6	0	0	0	0
Bob Scrabis			1	0	0	0	0
Bill Shockley			1	0	0		0
Harold Stephens			3	0	0	0	0
Larry Grantham		0				1
Dick Christy			8	0	0		0
Johnny Green			6	0	0		0
Perry Richards			1	0	0	0	0
Curley Johnson			3	0	0	0	0
Bill Mathis			1	0	0		0
Mel West			3	0	0	0	0
Lee Grosscup			5	0	0	0	0
Art Powell			1	0	0		0
Totals	0	0	39	0	0	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Bill Shockley				0					13	29	0			68
Art Powell		8							0	0	0			48
Dick Christy	3	3	2	0					0	0	0			48
Don Maynard		8							0	0	0			48
Bill Mathis	3	0							0	0	0			18
Johnny Green	3								0	0	0			18
Thurlow Cooper		1		0					0	0	0	1		8
Ed Cooke						0		1	0	0	0			6
Wayne Fontes						1			0	0	0			6
Larry Grantham						0	1		0	0	0			6
Dick Guesman									0	2	0			2
Totals	9	20	2	0	0	1	1	1	13	31	0	1	0	276