1962 American Football League season


The 1962 American Football League season was the third regular season of the American Football League. It consisted of 8 franchises split into two divisions: the East Division and the West Division.
The season ended when the Texans defeated the Houston Oilers in the AFL Championship game.

Division races

The AFL had 8 teams, grouped into two divisions. Each team would play a home-and-away game against the other 7 teams in the league for a total of 14 games, and the best team in the Eastern Division would play against the best in the Western Division in a championship game. If there was tie in the standings, a playoff would be held to determine the division winner.
The 1962 season started out as a race between Houston and Boston in the East, and Dallas and Denver in the West. After seven games, the Broncos were 6–1–0 and the Texans right behind at 5–1–0, while Boston and Houston were tied at 4–2–0.
In Week Eight, Buffalo beat Denver 45–38, while Dallas won at Houston, 31–7. The Oilers' loss, and Boston's 26–16 win over Oakland, put the Patriots and Texans at the top of their divisions. The next week, though, Houston won its rematch at Dallas, 14–6, and though it did not help the Oilers, Denver made a comeback to win 23–20 at San Diego to reclaim the division lead on November 4. In Week Ten, Boston beat Denver 33–29. Houston stayed half a game behind Boston, while Dallas pulled half a game ahead of Denver.
In Week Eleven, Houston won at Boston, 21–17, to reclaim the East, and Dallas won 24–3 at Denver to boost its lead. Houston and Boston continued to win, but in the final week, the Oilers clinched the division with a 44–10 in over the Titans.
WeekEasternWestern
1Tie 1–0–0Tie 1–0–0
21–1–0Tie 2–0–0
32–1–0Dallas Texans2–0–0
4Tie 2–1–0Dallas Texans3–0–0
5Tie 3–1–0Denver Broncos4–1–0
6Houston Oilers4–1–0Denver Broncos5–1–0
7Tie 4–2–0Denver Broncos6–1–0
8Boston Patriots5–2–0Dallas Texans6–1–0
9Boston Patriots5–2–1Denver Broncos7–2–0
10Boston Patriots6–2–1Dallas Texans7–2–0
11Houston Oilers7–3–0Dallas Texans8–2–0
12Houston Oilers8–3–0Dallas Texans9–2–0
13Houston Oilers9–3–0Dallas Texans9–3–0
14Houston Oilers10–3–0Dallas Texans10–3–0
15Houston Oilers11–3–0Dallas Texans11–3–0

Regular season

Results

Standings

Playoffs

Awards

Stadium changes

Offseason