The 1962

1962 NFL season

The 1962 NFL season was the 43rd regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, CBS signed a contract with the league to televise all regular-season games for a $4.65 million annual fee....

 Los Angeles Rams

St. Louis Rams

The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...

 season was the team's 25th year with the National Football League

National Football League

The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...

 and the 17th season in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

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. Eventual Hall of Famer Bob Waterfield, the team's head coach for the past two seasons, came back and coached the Rams to a 1-7 record before being fired. Harland Svare, Waterfield's successor, led the Rams to a 0-5-1 record to finish the season.

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
12	156	Marv Marinovich Marv Marinovich Marv Marinovich is a retired American football offensive guard and sports trainer.-Early years:...	Guard	University of Southern California

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result
1	September 16, 1962	at Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....	L 30-27
2	September 23, 1962	Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 27-23
3	September 30, 1962	Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football franchise which plays in the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League . They are headquartered in Valley Ranch in Irving, Texas, a suburb of Dallas...	L 27-17
4	October 7, 1962	at Washington Redskins Washington Redskins The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team and members of the East Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team plays at FedExField in Landover, Maryland, while its headquarters and training facility are at Redskin Park in Ashburn,...	L 20-14
5	October 14, 1962	at Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L 13-10
6	October 21, 1962	Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...	L 38-14
7	October 28, 1962	at San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	W 28-14
8	November 4, 1962	Detroit Lions Detroit Lions The Detroit Lions are a professional American football team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League , and play their home games at Ford Field in Downtown Detroit.Originally based in Portsmouth, Ohio and...	L 12-3
9	November 11, 1962	Baltimore Colts History of the Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They play in the AFC South division of the National Football League. They have won 3 NFL championships and 2 Super Bowls....	L 14-2
10	November 18, 1962	San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team based in San Francisco, California, playing in the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team was founded in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference and...	L 24-17
11	November 25, 1962	at Minnesota Vikings Minnesota Vikings The Minnesota Vikings are a professional American football team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vikings joined the National Football League as an expansion team in 1960...	T 24-24
12	December 2, 1962	at Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	L 41-10
13	December 9, 1962	at Chicago Bears Chicago Bears The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 30-14
14	December 16, 1962	Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are an American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Packers are the current NFL champions...	L 20-17

Standings

NFL Eastern Eastern and Western Divisions (NFL) 1933-69 The Eastern and Western Divisions of the National Football League, renamed the American and National Conferences in 1950 and then the Eastern and Western Conferences in 1953, were organized as a result of the disputed NFL championship of 1932...
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers 1962 Green Bay Packers season The 1962 Green Bay Packers season was their 42nd 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...	13	1	0	.929	415	148	W-3
Detroit Lions 1962 Detroit Lions season The 1962 Detroit Lions season was the 33rd season in franchise history.-NFL Draft:-Schedule:-Standings:-Roster:-Playoff Bowl:The game was played at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. -Awards and records:...	11	3	0	.786	315	177	L-1
Chicago Bears 1962 Chicago Bears season The 1962 Chicago Bears season was their 43rd regular season completed in the National Football League. The club posted a 9-5 record, earning them a third place finish in the NFL Western Conference.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:...	9	5	0	.643	321	287	W-2
Baltimore Colts 1962 Baltimore Colts season The 1962 Baltimore Colts season was the 10th season for the team in the National Football League. The Baltimore Colts finished the National Football League's 1962 season with a record of 7 wins and 7 losses and finished fourth in the Western Conference....	7	7	0	.500	293	288	W-2
San Francisco 49ers 1962 San Francisco 49ers season The 1962 San Francisco 49ers season was the team's 13th year with the National Football League. The 49ers went 6-8 that season, finishing in fifth place in the NFL Western Conference...	6	8	0	.429	282	331	L-2
Minnesota Vikings 1962 Minnesota Vikings season The 1962 Minnesota Vikings season was the second year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 43rd regular season of the National Football League. The Vikings finished with a record of two wins, 11 losses, and one tie under head coach Norm Van Brocklin.-1962 NFL...	2	11	1	.154	254	410	L-3
Los Angeles Rams	1	12	1	.077	220	334	L-3