1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals season was the team's 43rd year with the National Football League (NFL) and the third season in St. Louis.

1962 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coachWally Lemm
Home fieldBusch Stadium (I)
Results
Record4–9–1
Division place6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Offseason

Head coach

Wally Lemm, the head coach of the Houston Oilers, champions of the American Football League (AFL), was hired on February 22 and led the Cardinals for four years.[1]

Hall of Fame Game

The Cardinals tied the New York Giants in the inaugural edition of the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio, held on Saturday, August 11, following the morning groundbreaking for the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[2]

  • New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21 [2][3]

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 September 16 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–21 1–0 Franklin Field 58,910
2 September 23 at Green Bay Packers L 0–17 1–1 Milwaukee County Stadium 44,885
3 September 30 at Washington Redskins L 14–24 1–2 D.C. Stadium 37,419
4 October 7 New York Giants L 14–31 1–3 Busch Stadium 20,327
5 October 14 Washington Redskins T 17–17 1–3–1 Busch Stadium 18,104
6 October 21 Cleveland Browns L 7–34 1–4–1 Busch Stadium 23,256
7 October 28 at Dallas Cowboys W 28–24 2–4–1 Cotton Bowl 16,027
8 November 4 at New York Giants L 28–31 2–5–1 Yankee Stadium 62,775
9 November 11 Pittsburgh Steelers L 17–26 2–6–1 Busch Stadium 20,264
10 November 18 at Cleveland Browns L 14–38 2–7–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 41,815
11 November 25 San Francisco 49ers L 17–24 2–8–1 Busch Stadium 17,532
12 December 2 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 7–19 2–9–1 Forbes Field 17,265
13 December 9 Dallas Cowboys W 52–20 3–9–1 Busch Stadium 14,102
14 December 16 Philadelphia Eagles W 45–35 4–9–1 Busch Stadium 14,989
Note: Intra-conference opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFL Eastern Conference
W L T PCT CONF PF PA STK
New York Giants 12 2 0 .857 10–2 398 283 W9
Pittsburgh Steelers 9 5 0 .643 8–4 312 363 W3
Cleveland Browns 7 6 1 .538 6–5–1 291 257 W1
Washington Redskins 5 7 2 .417 4–6–2 305 376 L1
Dallas Cowboys 5 8 1 .385 4–7–1 398 402 L2
St. Louis Cardinals 4 9 1 .308 4–7–1 287 361 W2
Philadelphia Eagles 3 10 1 .231 3–8–1 282 356 L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Awards and records

Franchise records

Milestones
  • Sonny Randle, 256 yards receiving on November 14 [4]

References
  1. "Grid Cardinals sign Lemm". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. February 23, 1962. p. 20.
  2. "Cards tie Giants, 21-21, in Hall of Fame Game". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. August 12, 1962. p. 6.
  3. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
  4. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94
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