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 fieldSportsman's Park
Results
Record4–9–1
Division place6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finishdid not qualify

Offseason

NFL Draft

Hall of Fame Game
  • New York Giants 21, St. Louis Cardinals 21[1]

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 16, 1962 at Philadelphia Eagles W 27–21
58,910
2 September 23, 1962 at Green Bay Packers L 17–0
44,885
3 September 30, 1962 at Washington Redskins L 24–14
37,419
4 October 7, 1962 New York Giants L 31–14
20,327
5 October 14, 1962 Washington Redskins T 17–17
18,104
6 October 21, 1962 Cleveland Browns L 34–7
23,256
7 October 28, 1962 at Dallas Cowboys W 28–24
16,027
8 November 4, 1962 at New York Giants L 31–28
62,775
9 November 11, 1962 Pittsburgh Steelers L 26–17
20,264
10 November 18, 1962 at Cleveland Browns L 38–14
41,815
11 November 25, 1962 San Francisco 49ers L 24–17
17,532
12 December 2, 1962 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 19–7
17,265
13 December 9, 1962 Dallas Cowboys W 52–20
14,102
14 December 16, 1962 Philadelphia Eagles W 45–35
14,989

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 4–7–1 287 356 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
  • Sonny Randle, Franchise Record, Most Pass Receptions in One Game, 16 Receptions [2]
  • Sonny Randle, Franchise Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Game, 256 yards [2]
  • John David Crow, Franchise Record, Most Touchdowns in One Season, 17 Touchdowns [2]

Milestones
  • Sonny Randle, 200 Yard Receiving Game, 256 yards achieved on November 14[2]

References
  1. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 369
  2. NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94
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