1962 Green Bay Packers season
1962 Green Bay Packers season | |
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General manager | Vince Lombardi |
Head coach | Vince Lombardi |
Home field | City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 13–1 |
Division place | 1st NFL Western |
Playoff finish | Won NFL Championship (at Giants) 16–7 |
The 1962 Green Bay Packers season was their 44th season overall and their 42nd season in the National Football League. The team finished with a 13–1 record under coach Vince Lombardi, earning them a first-place finish in the Western Conference. The Packers ended the season by defeating the New York Giants 16–7 in the NFL Championship Game, the Packers second consecutive defeat of the Giants in the championship game. This marked the Packers' eighth NFL World Championship.
In 2007, ESPN.com ranked the 1962 Packers as the fifth-greatest defense in NFL history,[1] noting, "The great 1962 Packers had a rock-solid defense front to back, with five Hall of Famers: defensive linemen Willie Davis and Henry Jordan, linebacker Ray Nitschke, cornerback Herb Adderley, and safety Willie Wood. (They also had 1962 All-Pro linebackers Dan Currie and Bill Forester.) Green Bay gave up just 10.8 points per game, shutting out opponents three times. The Packers held opposing QBs to a 43.5 rating, due, in part, to Wood's league-leading nine interceptions. The Packers' defense allowed the Giants 291 yards in the NFL championship game, but held the Giants offense scoreless as the Packers won, 16–7 (New York scored on a blocked punt)."
The Packers' +267 point differential (points scored vs. points against) in 1962 is the best total of any NFL team in the 1960s.[2] Cold Hard Football Facts says that the 1962 Packers "may have been the best rushing team in the history of football. And that team etched in historic stone the image of Lombardi's three-yards-and-a-cloud-of-dust Packers that is still so powerful today."[3]
The 1962 Packers ranked #9 on the 100 greatest teams of all time presented by the NFL on its 100th anniversary, the highest ranking of any Packers team. Other Green Bay teams coached by Vince Lombardi of the 100 greatest were in 1966 at #13 and 1967 at #56.[4][5]
Offseason
[edit]NFL draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
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1 | 14 | Earl Gros | Running back | LSU |
2 | 28 | Ed Blaine | Guard | Missouri |
3 | 41 | Gary Barnes | Wide receiver | Clemson |
4 | 56 | Ron Gassert | Defensive tackle | Virginia |
5 | 65 | Chuck Morris | Back | Ole Miss |
5 | 70 | Jon Schopf | Guard | Michigan |
6 | 79 | John Sutro | Tackle | San Jose State |
6 | 84 | Oscar Donahue | End | San Jose State |
7 | 98 | Gary Cutsinger | Tackle | Oklahoma State |
8 | 112 | Jim Tullis | Back | Florida A&M |
9 | 126 | Peter Schenck | Back | Washington State |
10 | 140 | Gale Weidner | Quarterback | Colorado |
11 | 154 | Jim Thrush | Tackle | Xavier |
12 | 158 | Joe Thorne | Back | South Dakota State |
12 | 168 | Tom Pennington | Back | Georgia |
13 | 182 | Tom Kepner | Tackle | Villanova |
14 | 196 | Ernie Green | Back | Louisville |
15 | 210 | Roger Holdinsky | Back | West Virginia |
16 | 224 | Jimmy Field | Back | LSU |
17 | 238 | Buck Buchanan | Tackle | Grambling |
18 | 252 | Bob Joiner | Quarterback | Presbyterian |
19 | 266 | Jerry Scattini | Halfback | California |
20 | 280 | Mike Snodgrass | Center | Western Michigan |
- Yellow indicates a future Pro Bowl selection
Personnel
[edit]Staff
[edit]Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
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Roster
[edit]Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
| Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
| Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
| Rookies in italics |
Preseason
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Score |
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Regular season
[edit]The team was 7–0 at home and 6–1 on the road. It was the first time since 1944 that the club went undefeated at home.[7]
Schedule
[edit]Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | September 16 | Minnesota Vikings | W 34–7 | 1–0 | City Stadium | 38,669 |
2 | September 23 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 17–0 | 2–0 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 44,885 |
3 | September 30 | Chicago Bears | W 49–0 | 3–0 | City Stadium | 38,669 |
4 | October 7 | Detroit Lions | W 9–7 | 4–0 | City Stadium | 38,669 |
5 | October 14 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 48–21 | 5–0 | Metropolitan Stadium | 41,475 |
6 | October 21 | San Francisco 49ers | W 31–13 | 6–0 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 46,010 |
7 | October 28 | at Baltimore Colts | W 17–6 | 7–0 | Memorial Stadium | 57,966 |
8 | November 4 | at Chicago Bears | W 38–7 | 8–0 | Wrigley Field | 48,753 |
9 | November 11 | at Philadelphia Eagles | W 49–0 | 9–0 | Franklin Field | 60,671 |
10 | November 18 | Baltimore Colts | W 17–13 | 10–0 | City Stadium | 38,669 |
11 | November 22 | at Detroit Lions | L 14–26 | 10–1 | Tiger Stadium | 57,598 |
12 | December 2 | Los Angeles Rams | W 41–10 | 11–1 | Milwaukee County Stadium | 46,833 |
13 | December 9 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 31–21 | 12–1 | Kezar Stadium | 53,769 |
14 | December 16 | at Los Angeles Rams | W 20–17 | 13–1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 60,353 |
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.
Season summary
[edit]Week 4 vs. Lions
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Packers | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
at City Stadium • Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Date: October 7
- Game weather: 56 °F (13 °C) • Wind 8
- Game attendance: 38,669
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Week 11 vs. Lions
[edit]Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Packers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 |
Lions | 7 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 26 |
at Tiger Stadium • Detroit, Michigan
- Date: November 22
- Game weather: 37 °F (3 °C) • Wind 15
- Game attendance: 57,598
- Pro-Football-Reference.com
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Thanksgiving Day game
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Playoffs
[edit]Round | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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NFL Championship | December 30 | at New York Giants | W 16–7 | 1-0 | Yankee Stadium | 64,892 |
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Standings
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W | L | T | PCT | CONF | PF | PA | STK | ||
Green Bay Packers | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 11–1 | 415 | 148 | W3 | |
Detroit Lions | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 10–2 | 315 | 177 | L1 | |
Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 8–4 | 321 | 287 | W2 | |
Baltimore Colts | 7 | 7 | 0 | .500 | 5–7 | 293 | 288 | W2 | |
San Francisco 49ers | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 5–7 | 282 | 331 | L2 | |
Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 11 | 1 | .154 | 1–10–1 | 254 | 410 | L3 | |
Los Angeles Rams | 1 | 12 | 1 | .077 | 1–10–1 | 220 | 334 | L3 |
- Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Awards and records
[edit]- Led NFL, points scored, 415
- Bart Starr, NFL leader, passing yards, (2,438 yards)
- Jim Taylor, NFL rushing leader, (1,474 yards)
- Willie Wood, NFL leader, interceptions (9)
- Ray Nitschke, MVP of 1962 NFL Championship Game
References
[edit]- ^ The List: Best NFL defense of all-time, 2007
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com: In a single season, from 1960 to 1969, in the regular season, sorted by descending Points Differential.
- ^ "Cold Hard Football Facts: 40 and Fabulous: in praise of passer rating". Archived from the original on August 17, 2012. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- ^ "NFL Top 100 Teams". Pro Football Reference.
- ^ "100 Greatest Teams: Numbers 100-1 SUPERCUT". NFL.com.
- ^ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2013. Retrieved March 28, 2011.
- ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 266
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com