NFL team season
The 1962 New York Giants season 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]
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.
New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21 [ 2] Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 16 at Cleveland Browns L 7–17 0–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 81,115 2 September 23 at Philadelphia Eagles W 29–13 1–1 Franklin Field 60,671 3 September 30 at Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–27 2–1 Pitt Stadium 40,916 4 October 7 at St. 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 at Dallas 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 at Washington Redskins W 42–24 9–2 D.C. Stadium 49,219 12 December 2 at Chicago 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.
1 2 3 4 Total Cowboys 3 21 0 7 31 • Giants 7 21 7 6 41
Date: December 16Location: Yankee Stadium Game attendance: 62,694Game 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 goalNYG 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
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Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.Playoff Game Officials
Playoff game summaries [ edit ] 1962 NFL Championship Game: Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Packers 3 7 3 3 16 Giants 0 0 7 0 7
at Yankee Stadium • Bronx , New York
Date : Game time : 2:00 p.m. EST Game weather : 25 °F (−4 °C), relative humidity 58%, wind 27 mph (43 km/h), wind chill 8 °F (−13 °C)Game attendance : 64,892Referee : Emil HeintzTV announcers (NBC ) : Chris Schenkel and Ray Scott [ 4]
Team Category Player Statistics GB Passing Rushing Receiving NYG Passing Rushing Receiving
Packers Game Statistics Giants First downs Rushes–yards Passing yards Passes Sacked–yards Net passing yards Total yards Return yards Punts Fumbles–lost Penalties–yards Time of possession
Individual stats
Giants Passing C/ATT1 Yds TD INT Sk Yds LG3 Rate
Giants Rushing Car2 Yds TD LG3
Giants Receiving Rec4 Yds TD LG3
Giants Kickoff Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng
Giants Punt Returns Ret Yds Y/Rt TD Lng
Giants Punting Pnt Yds Y/P Lng Blck
Giants Kicking FGM–FGA XPM–XPA
Starting Lineups
Position Starting Lineups vs. Green Bay (1962 NFL Championship Game) Offense Defense
^ "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.^ Pro Football Reference 1962 NFL Championship Game – Green Bay Packers at New York Giants – December 30, 1962 ^ "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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