1962 San Francisco 49ers season

NFL team season

1962 San Francisco 49ers season

Owner| Victor Morabito
General manager| Louis Spadia
Head coach| Howard Hickey
Home stadium| Kezar Stadium
Results
Record| 6–8
Division place| 5th NFL Western
Playoffs| Did not qualify

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The 1962 San Francisco 49ers season was the franchise's 13th season in the National Football League, their 17th overall, and their 3rd season under head coach Red Hickey. This was the first season that the famous "S.F." oval logo appeared on the helmets.

The 49ers attempted to improve on their 7–6–1 record from the previous season, and make the playoffs for the first time in four seasons. Their offseason was notable, as they drafted Lance Alworth with their first round draft pick; however, he opted to go to the San Diego Chargers of the rival American Football League instead.[1] The 49ers went 6–8 that season, finishing in 5th place in the NFL Western Conference, and failing to make the playoffs for the 5th straight year.

## Offseason

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### NFL draft

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Main article: 1962 NFL draft

1962 San Francisco 49ers draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | Position  | College  | Notes
1 | 8  | Lance Alworth * † | Wide receiver | Arkansas | signed with San Diego Chargers (AFL)
2  | 22  | Ed Pine | Linebacker | Utah |
3  | 36  | Billy Ray Adams | Fullback | Ole Miss |
4  | 46  | Chuck Sieminski | Defensive tackle | Penn State | began play with 49ers in 1963.
4  | 50  | Floyd Dean | Linebacker  | Florida | began play with 49ers in 1964.
5  | 62  | Ted Woods | Halfback | Colorado | signed with Calgary Stampeders (CFL)
5  | 64  | Mike Lind | Fullback  | Notre Dame |
6  | 71  | Keith Luhnow | Back | Santa Ana JC |
6  | 76  | Jerry Brown | Guard | Ole Miss  |
6  | 78  | Bill Winter | Tackle | West Virginia |
7  | 92  | John Burrell | Wide receiver  | Rice |
8  | 106  | Jim Vollenweider | Halfback  | Miami (FL) |
9  | 120  | Jim Roberts | Tackle  | Ole Miss  |
10  | 134  | Regis Coustillac | Guard  | Pittsburgh |
11  | 148  | Larry Jepson | Center | Furman |
12  | 162  | Milton McPike | End | Northeast Missouri State |
13  | 176  | George Pierovich | Back  | California |
14  | 190  | Dick Easterly | Back  | Syracuse | signed with Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)
15  | 204  | Ray Osbourne | Tackle  | Mississippi State |
16  | 218  | Ron Frank | Tackle  | South Dakota State |
17  | 232  | Wally Foltz | End  | DePauw |
18  | 246  | Gary Brown | Tackle  | Illinois |
19  | 260  | Bob Burton | Tackle  | Murray State |
20  | 274  | Roger McFarland | Back  | Kansas |
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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## Personnel

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### Staff / Coaches

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1962 San Francisco 49ers staff |

Front office

* Team Owner - Victor Morabito
* General manager – Louis Spadia

Head coaches

* Head coach - Red Hickey

Offensive coaches

* Chief of Offense / Offensive Coordinator - Bill Johnson
* Offensive Ends – Billy Wilson

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* Defensive Assistant – Dick Voris
* Defensive Backfield / Secondary – Jim David

Special teams coaches

* None - N/A

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### Roster

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1962 San Francisco 49ers roster Quarterbacks (QB)

* 12 John Brodie
* 11 Bob Waters

Running backs (RB)

* 24 J. D. Smith FB
* 17 Jim Vollenweider HB
* 17 Billy Kilmer
* 35 Bob Gaiters HB
* 32 C.R. Roberts FB
* 32 Lloyd Winston

Wide receivers (WR)

* 30 Bernie Casey
* 26 Kay McFarland RB/WR
* 37 Jimmy Johnson

Tight ends (TE)

* 85 Monty Stickles
* 89 Aaron Thomas
* 88 Clyde Conner

|  | Offensive linemen (OL)

* 68 John Sutro T
* 76 Len Rohde T
* 62 Mike Magac G
* 64 Ted Connolly RT
* 60 Roland Lakes LT
* 77 Bruce Bosley C
* 75 John Mellekas C
* 72 Leon Donohue RG
* 79 Bob St. Clair RT

Defensive linemen (DL)

* 73 Leo Nomellini
* 86 Dan Colchico
* 74 Clark Miller
* 70 Charlie Krueger

|  | Linebackers (LB)

* 78 John Thomas
* 55 Matt Hazeltine
* 66 Carl Kammerer MLB
* 34 Bill Cooper MLB
* 54 Ed Pine

Defensive backs (DB)

* 80 Jerry Mertens
* 29 Dale Messer DB
* 40 Abe Woodson
* 39 Kermit Alexander
* 42 Eddie Dove FS
* 45 Elbert Kimbrough SS
* 40 Abe Woodson

Special teams (ST)

* 36 Tommy Davis K/P

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Reserve {{{Reserve Lists}}}

Rookies in italics

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## Schedule

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Week  | Date  | Opponent  | Result  | Record  | Venue  | Attendance

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1  | September 16  | Chicago Bears | L 14–30  | 0–1  | Kezar Stadium | 46,052
2  | September 23  | at Detroit Lions | L 24–45  | 0–2  | Tiger Stadium | 51,032
3  | September 30  | Minnesota Vikings | W 21–7  | 1–2  | Kezar Stadium  | 38,407
4  | October 7  | at Baltimore Colts | W 21–13  | 2–2  | Memorial Stadium | 54,148
5  | October 14  | at Chicago Bears | W 34–27  | 3–2  | Wrigley Field | 48,902
6  | October 21  | at Green Bay Packers | L 13–31  | 3–3  | Milwaukee County Stadium | 46,012
7  | October 28  | Los Angeles Rams | L 14–28  | 3–4  | Kezar Stadium  | 51,033
8  | November 4  | Baltimore Colts | L 3–22  | 3–5  | Kezar Stadium  | 44,875
9  | November 11  | Detroit Lions | L 24–38  | 3–6  | Kezar Stadium  | 43,449
10  | November 18  | at Los Angeles Rams | W 24–17  | 4–6  | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 42,554
11  | November 25  | at St. Louis Cardinals | W 24–17  | 5–6  | Busch Stadium | 17,532
12  | December 2  | at Minnesota Vikings | W 35–12  | 6–6  | Metropolitan Stadium | 33,076
13  | December 9  | Green Bay Packers | L 21–31  | 6–7  | Kezar Stadium  | 53,769
14  | December 15  | Cleveland Browns | L 10–13  | 6–8  | Kezar Stadium  | 35,274
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

### Season summary

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#### Week 1 vs. Chicago Bears

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See also: 1962 Chicago Bears season

Week One: Chicago Bears (0–0) at San Francisco 49ers (0–0)

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Bears | 10 | 7 | 7| 6| 30
49ers | 0 | 0 | 7| 7| 14

at Kezar Stadium • San Francisco, California

* Date: September 16
* Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Wind 13 miles per hour (21 km/h; 11 kn)
* Game attendance: 46,052
* Pro-Football-Reference.com

Game information

Bears

* Billy Wade
5/13, 13 Yds
* Willie Galimore
22 Rush, 181 Yds, 2 TD
1 Rec, 7 Yds

49ers

* John Brodie
12/22, 136 Yds, TD, 2 INT
* J.D. Smith
7 Rush, 53 Yds
* Bernie Casey
2 Rec, 51 Yds, TD

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Scoring summary

| Quarter  | Time  | Drive | Team  | Scoring information  | Score

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Plays | Yards  | TOP | CHI  | SF
1  |  |  |  |  | Bears  | Interception returned 43 yards for touchdown by Rosey Taylor, Roger LeClerc kick good  | 7  | 0
1  |  |  |  |  | Bears  | 17-yard field goal by Roger LeClerc  | 10  | 0
2  |  |  |  |  | Bears  | Rick Casares 16-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good  | 17  | 0
3  |  |  |  |  | 49ers  | John Brodie 6-yard touchdown run, Tommy Davis kick good  | 17  | 7
3  |  |  |  |  | Bears  | Willie Galimore 37-yard touchdown run, Roger LeClerc kick good  | 24  | 7
4  |  |  |  |  | 49ers  | Bernie Casey 33-yard touchdown reception from John Brodie, Tommy Davis kick good  | 24  | 14
|  |  |  |  |  | Willie Galimore 77-yard touchdown run  | 30  | 14
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 30  | 14

## Standings

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NFL Western Conference

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| 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

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## References

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1. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 398
2. ^ "1962 San Francisco 49ers Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 24, 2024.

## External links

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* 1962 49ers on Pro Football Reference
* 49ers Schedule on jt-sw.com

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San Francisco 49ers

* Founded in 1946
* Based and headquartered in Santa Clara, California

Franchise|

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* Broadcasters
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Stadiums|

* Kezar Stadium
* Candlestick Park
* Levi's Stadium
* State Farm Stadium
* Three games played due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Culture|

* 49er Faithful
* Sourdough Sam
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Lore|

* 1997 NFC Championship Game
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Rivalries|

* Arizona Cardinals
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Key figures|

* Owners: DeBartolo-York family
* CEO: Jed York
* Chairpeople: John and Denise DeBartolo York
* General manager: John Lynch
* Head coach: Kyle Shanahan

Division championships (22)|

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Conference championships (8)|

* 1981
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League championships (5)|

* 1981 (XVI)
* 1984 (XIX)
* 1988 (XXIII)
* 1989 (XXIV)
* 1994 (XXIX)

Current league affiliations|

* League: National Football League (1950–present)
* Conference: National Football Conference
* Division: West Division

Former league affiliation|

All-America Football Conference (1946–1949)

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1962 NFL season

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Dallas | St. Louis| Chicago| Minnesota
New York | Washington| Detroit| San Francisco
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