1962 Washington Redskins season

1962 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Bill McPeak
Owner	George Marshall
Home field	DC Stadium
Results
Record	5-7-2
Division place	4th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Timeline
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The 1962 Washington Redskins began with the team trying to improve on their 1-12-1 record from 1961.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1962 NFL Draft

Ernie Davis was the first black player to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft. 1962

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Ernie Davis	Running Back	Syracuse
2	15	Joe Hernandez	Wide Receiver	Arizona
3	29	Bob Mitinger	Linebacker	Penn State
4	43	Billy Neighbors	Guard	Alabama
7	85	Bert Coan	Halfback	Kansas
8	99	Ron Hatcher	Fullback	Michigan State
9	113	Dave Viti	End	Boston University

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 16, 1962	at Dallas Cowboys	T 35-35	15,730
2	September 23, 1962	at Cleveland Browns	W 17-16	57,491
3	September 30, 1962	St. Louis Cardinals	W 24-14	37,419
4	October 7, 1962	Los Angeles Rams	W 20-14	18,104
5	October 14, 1962	at St. Louis Cardinals	T 17-17	38,264
6	October 21, 1962	at Philadelphia Eagles	W 27-21	60,671
7	October 28, 1962	at New York Giants	L 49-34	62,844
8	November 4, 1962	Dallas Cowboys	L 38-10	49,888
9	November 11, 1962	Cleveland Browns	W 17-9	48,169
10	November 18, 1962	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23-21	21,231
11	November 25, 1962	New York Giants	L 42-24	49,219
12	December 2, 1962	Philadelphia Eagles	L 37-14	32,229
13	December 8, 1962	at Baltimore Colts	L 34-21	56,964
14	December 16, 1962	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 27-24	34,508

Standings

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

Roster