1962 Green Bay Packers season

1962 Green Bay Packers season
Head coach	Vince Lombardi
General manager	Vince Lombardi
Home field	City Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium
Results
Record	13–1
Division place	1st NFL Western
Playoff finish	Won NFL Championship

The 1962 Green Bay Packers season was their 43rd season in the National Football League. The club posted 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]

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
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

Staff

1962 Green Bay Packers staff

Front office

President – Dominic Olejniczak
Director of Player Personnel – Dick Voris

Head coaches

Head Coach – Vince Lombardi

Offensive coaches

Offensive Backs – Red Cochran
Offensive Ends – Tom Fears
Ends – Dick Voris
Offensive Line – Bill Austin

Defensive coaches

Defensive Line – Phil Bengtson
Defensive Backs – Norb Hecker

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Preseason

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Score'

Regular season

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.^[5]

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Venue	Attendance
1	September 16, 1962	Minnesota Vikings	W 34–7	City Stadium	38,669
2	September 23, 1962	St. Louis Cardinals	W 17–0	Milwaukee County Stadium	44,885
3	September 30, 1962	Chicago Bears	W 49–0	City Stadium	38,669
4	October 7, 1962	Detroit Lions	W 9–7	City Stadium	38,669
5	October 14, 1962	at Minnesota Vikings	W 48–21	Metropolitan Stadium	41,475
6	October 21, 1962	San Francisco 49ers	W 31–13	Milwaukee County Stadium	46,010
7	October 28, 1962	at Baltimore Colts	W 17–6	Memorial Stadium	57,966
8	November 4, 1962	at Chicago Bears	W 38–7	Wrigley Field	48,753
9	November 11, 1962	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 49–0	Franklin Field	60,671
10	November 18, 1962	Baltimore Colts	W 17–13	City Stadium	38,669
11	November 22, 1962	at Detroit Lions	L 14–26	Tiger Stadium	57,598
12	December 2, 1962	Los Angeles Rams	W 41–10	Milwaukee County Stadium	46,833
13	December 9, 1962	at San Francisco 49ers	W 31–21	Kezar Stadium	53,769
14	December 16, 1962	at Los Angeles Rams	W 20–17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	60,353

Season summary

Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	7	0	0	7
• Packers	3	0	3	3	9

Date: October 7
Location: City Stadium, Green Bay, Wisconsin

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	GB	Paul Hornung 13-yard field goal	Packers 3–0

2	DET	Dan Lewis 6-yard run (Wayne Walker kick)	Lions 7–3

3	GB	Paul Hornung 15-yard field goal	Lions 7–6

4	GB	Paul Hornung 26-yard field goal	Packers 9–7

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Score	Game site	TV	Radio	Time	Attendance
NFL Championship	December 30, 1962	at New York Giants	W	16–7	Yankee Stadium	NBC	NBC	1:00 PM CST	64,892

All times are CENTRAL time

Game summary

1962 NFL Championship Game at New York

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Packers	3	7	3	3	16
Giants	0	0	7	0	7

Date: December 30
Location: Yankee Stadium • Bronx, New York
Game weather: 25°F, wind 27 mph

Scoring summary

1	GB	Jerry Kramer 26-yard field goal	Packers 3–0

2	GB	Jim Taylor 7-yard run (Jerry Kramer kick)	Packers 10–0

3	NYG	Jim Collier recovered fumble in end zone (Don Chandler kick)	Packers 10–7

3	GB	Jerry Kramer 29-yard field goal	Packers 13–7

4	GB	Jerry Kramer 30-yard field goal	Packers 16–7

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Standings

NFL Western Conference
	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

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

↑ 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
↑ "All Time Coaches Database". Packers.com. 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

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Green Bay Packers 1962 NFL champions

Green Bay Packers

Founded in 1919 Based and headquartered in Green Bay, Wisconsin

Franchise	Franchise Team history Green Bay Packers, Inc. Board of Directors

Records	Seasons Coaches Players A–D E–K L–R S–Z Starting quarterbacks Pro Football Hall of Famers Retired numbers First-round draft picks Records Pro Bowlers Stadiums

Stadiums	Hagemeister Park Bellevue Park City Stadium Borchert Field Wisconsin State Fair Park Marquette Stadium Milwaukee County Stadium Lambeau Field

Training Facilities	Don Hutson Center Clarke Hinkle Field Ray Nitschke Field St. Norbert College (training camp) Rockwood Lodge (former)

Culture	Cheesehead Lambeau Leap Hall of Fame Packers Fan Hall of Fame "Bang the Drum All Day" Cheerleaders Fight song Lumberjack Band Pigskin Champions Vernon Biever Hungry Five George Whitney Calhoun The Dope Sheet Curly Lambeau Vince Lombardi Ron Wolf Lombardi Pitch Perfect 2 Packers Heritage Trail Packers Pro Shop

Lore	Dolly Gray impostor The Ice Bowl The Snow Bowl Instant Replay Game 4th and 26 Fail Mary Miracle in Motown

Division championships (22)	1936 1938 1939 1944 1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1972 1995 1996 1997 2002 2003 2004 2007 2011 2012 2013 2014

Conference championships (9)	1960 1961 1962 1965 1966 1967 1996 1997 2010

League championships (13^†)	1929 1930 1931 1936 1939 1944 1961 1962 1965 1966 (I) 1967 (II) 1996 (XXXI) 2010 (XLV) ^† does not include 1966 or 1967 NFL championships

Retired numbers	3 4 14 15 66 92

Rivalries	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions Minnesota Vikings

Broadcasters	Radio: Packers Radio Network WTMJ WKTI-HD2 WIXX WTAQ Television (pre-season & official in-season team programming): WGBA-TV WTMJ-TV Personnel: Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) Larry McCarren (color/analysis)

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1921–present) Conference: National Football Conference Division: North Division

Seasons (97)	1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

1962 NFL season

Eastern Conference	Cleveland	Pittsburgh	Baltimore	Los Angeles	Western Conference
	Dallas	St. Louis	Chicago	Minnesota
	New York	Washington	Detroit	San Francisco
	Philadelphia		Green Bay

Related: 1962 AFL Season

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