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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."[ 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
[ 3]
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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