Houston Oilers 1962
{{Stagione squadra football americano
|club = Houston Oilers
|stagione = 1962
|immagine = Oilers.png
|didascalia = 
|allenatore1 = [[Pop Ivy]] 
|manager = 
|presidente =
|campionato = AFL 1960
|campionato posizione = '''11-3'''<br />Primi nella AFL Eastern
|playoff = 
|playoff posizione = Sconfitta nell'AFL Championship ([[Dallas Texans 1962|Texans]])
|immaginedivisa = 
|Pro Bowler = 
|stagione prima = [[Houston Oilers 1961|1961]]
|stagione dopo = [[Houston Oilers 1963|1963]]
}}

La '''stagione {{AFLS|1961}} degli [[Tennessee Titans|Houston Oilers]]''' è stata la terza della storia della franchigia nell'[[American Football League]].<ref>{{cita news|lingua= en |url= http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1962.htm |titolo= 1962 Houston Oilers |editore= Pro Football Reference |data= | accesso= 19 marzo 2018 }}</ref> Per la terza stagione consecutiva gli Oilers giunsero fino alla finale di campionato ma per la prima volta uscirono sconfitti contro i [[Dallas Texans 1962|Dallas Texans]] per 20–17 dopo due tempi supplementari.

==Scelte nel Draft AFL 1962==
{| class="wikitable sortable sortable" style="width: 70%"
|-
!style="background:#A8BDEC;" width=15%| Round !!width=20% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Player !!width=15% style="background:#A8BDEC;"| Position !!style="background:#A8BDEC;"| College
|-
|align=center| 1 || <span style="display:none">Ray Jacobs</span>[[Ray Jacobs]] || Defensive Tackle || Howard Payne
|-
|align=center| 2 || <span style="display:none">Earl Gros</span>[[Earl Gros]] || Fullback || Louisiana State
|-
|align=center| 3 || <span style="display:none">Pete Case</span>[[Pete Case]] || Tackle || Georgia
|-
|align=center| 4 || <span style="display:none">Gary Cutsinger</span>[[Gary Cutsinger]] || Defensive End || Oklahoma State (from Boston)
|-
|align=center| 5 || <span style="display:none">Bill Rice</span>Bill Rice || End || Alabama
|-
|align=center| 6 || <span style="display:none">Ray Pinion</span>[[Ray Pinion]] || Guard || Texas Christian
|-
|align=center| 7 || <span style="display:none">Gus Gonzales</span>[[Gus Gonzales]] || Guard || Tulane
|-
|align=center| 8 || <span style="display:none">Clyde Brock</span>[[Clyde Brock]] || Defensive Tackle || Utah State
|-
|align=center| 9 || <span style="display:none">Larry Onesti</span>[[Larry Onesti]] || Linebacker || Northwestern
|-
|align=center| 10 || <span style="display:none">Bob Moses</span>[[Bob Moses]] || End || Texas-Austin
|-
|align=center| 11 || <span style="display:none">John Thomas</span>John Thomas || Guard || McMurry
|-
|align=center| 12 || <span style="display:none">Jack Collins</span>[[Jack Collins (giocatore di football americano)|Jack Collins]] || Halfback || Texas-Austin
|-
|align=center| 13 || <span style="display:none">Royce Cassell</span>[[Royce Cassell]] || End || New Mexico State
|-
|align=center| 14 || <span style="display:none">Glynn Griffing</span>[[Glynn Griffing]] || Quarterback || Mississippi
|-
|align=center| 15 || <span style="display:none">Ken Shaffer</span>[[Ken Shaffer]] || Tackle || Marquette
|-
|align=center| 16 || <span style="display:none">Billy Ray Adams</span>[[Billy Ray Adams]] || Fullback || Mississippi
|-
|align=center| 17 || <span style="display:none">Bill Miller</span>[[Bill Miller (defensive tackle)|Bill Miller]] || Defensive Tackle || New Mexico Highlands
|-
|align=center| 18 || <span style="display:none">Art Perkins</span>[[Art Perkins]] || Halfback || North Texas State
|-
|align=center| 19 || <span style="display:none">Bobby Jancik</span>[[Bobby Jancik]] || Defensive back || Lamar Tech
|-
|align=center| 20 || <span style="display:none">Joe Bob Isbell</span>[[Joe Bob Isbell]] || Guard || Houston
|-
|align=center| 21 || <span style="display:none">Roland Jackson</span>[[Roland Jackson]] || Fullback || Rice
|-
|align=center| 22 || <span style="display:none">Ken Bolin</span>[[Ken Bolin]] || Halfback || Houston
|-
|align=center| 23 || <span style="display:none">Bill Van Buren</span>[[Bill Van Buren]] || Center || Iowa
|-
|align=center| 24 || <span style="display:none">Boyd Melvin</span>[[Boyd Melvin]] || Tackle || Northwestern
|-
|align=center| 25 || <span style="display:none">Bob Johnson</span>Bob Johnson || Tackle || Rice
|-
|align=center| 26 || <span style="display:none">Harold Hays</span>[[Harold Hays]] || Guard || Mississippi Southern
|-
|align=center| 27 || <span style="display:none">Roger McFarland</span>[[Roger McFarland]] || Halfback || Kansas
|-
|align=center| 28 || <span style="display:none">Gary Henson</span>[[Gary Henson]] || End || Colorado
|-
|align=center| 29 || <span style="display:none">Ron Osborne</span>[[Ron Osborne]] || Tackle || Clemson
|-
|align=center| 30 || <span style="display:none">Bob Clemens</span>[[Bob Clemens]] || Halfback || Pittsburgh
|-
|align=center| 31 || <span style="display:none">Al Kimbrough</span>[[Al Kimbrough]] || Halfback || Northwestern
|-
|align=center| 32 || <span style="display:none">Al Lerderle</span>[[Al Lerderle]] || End || Georgia Tech
|-
|align=center| 33 || <span style="display:none">Don Talbert</span>[[Don Talbert]] || Tackle || Texas
|-
|}

== Calendario ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan="5" style="background:#5A92CD; color:white; border:2px solid #CC0000; "|<div align="center">'''Stagione regolare'''</div>
|-
!Turno
!Avversario
!Risultato
|-
|1
|at [[Buffalo Bills]]
|V 28–23
|-
|2
|at [[Boston Patriots 1962|Boston Patriots]]
|S 34–21
|-
|3
|at [[San Diego Chargers]]
|V 42–17
|-
|4
| colspan="3" |''Settimana di pausa''
|-
|5
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
|V 17–14
|-
|6
|[[New York Jets|New York Titans]]
|V 56–17
|-
|7
|at [[Denver Broncos 1962|Denver Broncos]]
|S 20–10
|-
|8
|[[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]
|S 31–7
|-
|9
|at [[Kansas City Chiefs|Dallas Texans]]
|V 14–6
|-
|10
|at [[Oakland Raiders 1962|Oakland Raiders]]
|V 28–20
|-
|11
|[[Boston Patriots 1962|Boston Patriots]]
|V 21–17
|-
|12
|[[Los Angeles Chargers|San Diego Chargers]]
|V 33–27
|-
|13
|[[Denver Broncos 1962|Denver Broncos]]
|V 34–17
|-
|14
|[[Oakland Raiders 1962|Oakland Raiders]]
|V 32–17
|-
|15
|at [[New York Jets|New York Titans]]
|V 44–10
|}

=== AFL Championship Game ===
'''Dallas Texans 20, Houston Oilers 17 (2TS)'''
: ''23 dicembre, 1962, al [[Jeppesen Stadium]], [[Houston]], [[Texas]]''<br>Pubblico: 37.981
{| class="wikitable"
!
!1
!2
!3
!4
!OT
!2TS
!Totale
|-
|'''Texans'''
|3
|14
|0
|0
|0
|3
|'''20'''
|-
|Oilers
|0
|0
|7
|10
|0
|0
|'''17'''
|}

==Classifiche==
{| class="wikitable"
! colspan="10" |AFL Eastern Division
|-
!
!<abbr>V</abbr>
!<abbr>S</abbr>
!<abbr>P</abbr>
!%
!<abbr>DIV</abbr>
!<abbr>PF</abbr>
!<abbr>PS</abbr>
!<abbr>Str.</abbr>
|-
|'''Houston Oilers'''
|11
|3
|0
|.786
|5–1
|387
|270
|V7
|-
|[[Boston Patriots 1962|Boston Patriots]]
|9
|4
|1
|.692
|4–1–1
|346
|295
|S1
|-
|[[Buffalo Bills]]
|7
|6
|1
|.538
|1–4–1
|309
|272
|V2
|-
|[[New York Jets|New York Titans]]
|5
|9
|0
|.357
|1–5
|278
|423
|S3
|}
'''Nota:''' I pareggi non venivano conteggiati ai fini della classifica fino al 1972.<ref>NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 297</ref>

== Note ==
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==Collegamenti esterni==
*{{cita web|http://www.titansonline.com/|Sito dei Tennessee Titans}}

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