1962 Dallas Texans season

Infobox NFL_season
team = Dallas Texans
year = 1962
record = 11-3
division_place = 1st Western Conference
coach = Hank Stram
stadium = Cotton Bowl
playoffs = W AFL Championship (Oilers)

The 1962 Dallas Texans season was the final season of Lamar Hunt’s American Football League franchise before its relocation to Kansas City, Missouri from Dallas, Texas.

The Texans won their first AFL championship (and only title in Dallas) when they defeated their intrastate rivals, the Houston Oilers 20-17 in double overtime--a game which now stands as the second longest game in pro football history and the longest in AFL history.

Coach Hank Stram was named the AFL Coach of the Year and RB Curtis McClinton (Kansas) was named AFL Rookie of the Year. Haynes became the franchise’s first 1,000-yard rusher, concluding the season with 1,049 yards and an AFL-high 13 rushing TDs. [http://www.kcchiefs.com/history/60s/ Kansas City Chiefs History 1960's] "KCChiefs.com"]

1962 AFL Draft

Regular season

The Texans clinched their initial AFL Western Division Championship in November and finished with an 11-3 regular season record. Dallas won the ‘62 AFL Championship when K Tommy Brooker connected on a 25-yard field goal during the second overtime of the title game, giving the Texans a 20-17 victory at Houston (12/23). Spanning an elapsed time of 77:54, the game still stands as the second-longest contest in pro football history as the franchise claimed its first of three AFL titles. The game is the longest in the history of the American Football League.

chedule

"*: Special pre-season game site"
"#: Game played on Saturday afternoon"

1962 AFL Championship

Linescore Amfootball
Road=Texans
R1=3
R2=14
R3=0
R4=0
R5=0
R6=3
RT=20
Home=Oilers
H1=0
H2=0
H3=7
H4=10
H5=0
H6=0
HT=17

Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2OT):"December 23, 1962 at Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas"

Scoring
*DAL - Field goal Brooker 16
*DAL - Haynes 28 pass from Dawson (Brooker kick)
*DAL - Haynes 2 run (Brooker kick)
*HOU - Dewveall 15 pass from Blanda (Blanda kick)
*HOU - Field goal Blanda 31
*HOU - Tolar 1 run (Blanda kick)
*DAL - Field goal Brooker 25

References

External links

* [http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=DAL&lg=afl&yr=1962 1962 Dallas Texans on Database Football]

succession box
title = American Football League champion
years = 1962
before = Houston Oilers
1961
after = San Diego Chargers
1963