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NFL team season
The
1962
New York Giants
season
was the franchise's 38th season in the
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."
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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.
Offseason
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NFL Draft
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Hall of Fame Game
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- New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21
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Roster
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1962 New York Giants roster
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Sam Huff(M), Tom Scott and Bill Winter
Defensive backs
Jimmy Patton, Erich Barnes, Dick Lynch
Special teams
Don Chandler
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Reserve lists
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Practice squad
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Rookies in italics
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Regular season
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Schedule
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Week
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Date
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Opponent
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Result
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Record
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Venue
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Attendance
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1
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September 16
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at
Cleveland Browns
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L
7?17
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0?1
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Cleveland Municipal Stadium
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81,115
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2
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September 23
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at
Philadelphia Eagles
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W
29?13
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1?1
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Franklin Field
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60,671
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3
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September 30
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at
Pittsburgh Steelers
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W
31?27
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2?1
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Pitt Stadium
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40,916
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4
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October 7
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at
St. Louis Cardinals
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W
31?14
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3?1
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Busch Stadium
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20,327
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5
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October 14
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Pittsburgh Steelers
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L
17?20
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3?2
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Yankee Stadium
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62,808
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6
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October 21
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Detroit Lions
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W
17?14
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4?2
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Yankee Stadium
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62,856
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7
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October 28
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Washington Redskins
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W
49?34
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5?2
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Yankee Stadium
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62,844
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8
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November 4
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St. Louis Cardinals
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W
31?28
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6?2
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Yankee Stadium
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62,775
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9
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November 11
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at
Dallas Cowboys
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W
41?10
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7?2
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Cotton Bowl
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45,668
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10
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November 18
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Philadelphia Eagles
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W
19?14
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8?2
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Yankee Stadium
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62,705
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11
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November 25
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at
Washington Redskins
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W
42?24
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9?2
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D.C. Stadium
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49,219
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12
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December 2
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at
Chicago Bears
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W
26?24
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10?2
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Wrigley Field
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49,043
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13
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December 9
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Cleveland Browns
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W
17?13
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11?2
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Yankee Stadium
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62,794
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14
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December 16
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Dallas Cowboys
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W
41?31
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12?2
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Yankee Stadium
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62,694
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Note:
Intra-conference opponents are in
bold
text.
Game summaries
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Week 14
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1
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2
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| Total
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Cowboys
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3
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21
| 0
| 7
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31
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• Giants
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7
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21
| 7
| 6
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41
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- Date:
December 16
- Location:
Yankee Stadium
- Game attendance:
62,694
- Game weather:
27 °F (?3 °C); wind 11 mph (18 km/h)
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Scoring summary
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| Q1
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| Gifford
47 yard pass from
Tittle
(
Chandler
kick)
| NYG 7?0
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| Q1
| | DAL
| Baker
35 yard field goal
| NYG 7?3
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| Q2
| | NYG
| Walton
10 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
| NYG 14?3
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| Q2
| | DAL
| Marsh
8 yard run (Baker kick)
| NYG 14?10
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| Q2
| | NYG
| Alex Webster
17 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
| NYG 21?10
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| Q2
| | DAL
| Clarke
53 yard pass from
LeBaron
(Baker kick)
| NYG 21?17
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| Q2
| | NYG
| Webster 7 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
| NYG 28?17
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| Q2
| | DAL
| Howton
60 yard pass from
Meredith
| NYG 28?24
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| Q3
| | NYG
| Walton 20 yard pass from Tittle (Chandler kick)
| NYG 35?24
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| Q4
| | DAL
| Howton 16 yard pass from Meredith (Baker kick)
| NYG 35?31
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| Q4
| | NYG
| Walton 8 yard pass from Tittle (kick failed)
| NYG 41?31
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Standings
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- Note:
Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Playoffs
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Awards and honors
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See also
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References
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- ^
"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.
- ^
"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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