1962 Denver Broncos season

The 1962 Denver Broncos season was the third season for the team in the American Football League (AFL). They finished with their best record of the decade with seven wins and seven losses, finishing second in the AFL's Western Division. The Broncos started the season strong with a record of 6–1, but went in reverse in the second half of the season with a 1–6 record. Despite this, head coach Jack Faulkner was named AFL Coach of the Year.

1962 Denver Broncos season
Owner	Gerald Phipps
General manager	Jack Faulkner
Head coach	Jack Faulkner
Home field	Bears Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	2nd AFL Western
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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The 1962 season was the year in which Denver switched to their orange and blue color scheme, abandoning the brown and mustard yellow color scheme of the franchise's first two seasons. Orange and blue have been used as the team's primary colors ever since.^[1][2][3]

Personnel

Staff

1962 Denver Broncos staff

Front office Chairman of the Board – Gerald Phipps President – Calvin W Kunz Jr Vice President – Earl R Howsam Director of Player Personnel – Ray Malavasi Head coaches General manager/Head Coach – Jack Faulkner Offensive coaches Offensive Ends – Mac Speedie Offensive Line – Jim Martin

Defensive coaches Defensive Line – Dale Dodrill Defensive Backfield – Gary Glick

Regular season

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 7	San Diego Chargers	W 30–21	1–0	University of Denver Stadium	28,000	Recap
2	September 15	at Buffalo Bills	W 23–20	2–0	War Memorial Stadium	30,577	Recap
3	September 21	Boston Patriots	L 16–41	2–1	Boston University Field	21,038	Recap
4	September 30	at New York Titans	W 32–10	3–1	Polo Grounds	17,213	Recap
5	October 5	Oakland Raiders	W 44–7	4–1	Bears Stadium	22,452	Recap
6	October 14	at Oakland Raiders	W 23–6	5–1	Frank Youell Field	7,000	Recap
7	October 21	Houston Oilers	W 20–10	6–1	Bears Stadium	34,496	Recap
8	October 28	Buffalo Bills	L 38–45	6–2	Bears Stadium	26,051	Recap
9	November 4	at San Diego Chargers	W 23–20	7–2	Balboa Stadium	20,827	Recap
10	November 11	Boston Patriots	L 29–33	7–3	Bears Stadium	28,187	Recap
11	November 18	Dallas Texans	L 3–24	7–4	Bears Stadium	23,523	Recap
12	November 22	New York Titans	L 45–46	7–5	Bears Stadium	15,776	Recap
13	December 2	at Houston Oilers	L 17–34	7–6	Jeppesen Stadium	30,650	Recap
14	December 9	at Dallas Texans	L 10–17	7–7	Cotton Bowl	19,137	Recap
15	Bye
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFL Western Division
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
Dallas Texans	11	3	0	.786	5–1	389	233	W2
Denver Broncos	7	7	0	.500	4–2	353	334	L5
San Diego Chargers	4	10	0	.286	3–3	314	392	L2
Oakland Raiders	1	13	0	.071	0–6	213	370	W1

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings in the AFL.

References

1. Saccomano, Jim (February 20, 2015). "Legend and Legacy: Orange's origin". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
2. "NEW COLORS, NEW HOPE". DenverBroncos.com. NFL Enterprises, LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2020.
3. "Denver Broncos Uniform History". Gridiron-Uniforms.com. Retrieved April 9, 2018.

External links

• 1962 Denver Broncos at Pro-Football-Reference.com