1962 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season

1962 St. Louis Cardinals season
1962 St. Louis Cardinals season
Head coach	Wally Lemm
Home field	Busch Stadium (I)
Results
Record	4–9–1
Division place	6th NFL Eastern
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1961; Cardinals seasons; 1963 →;

The 1962 St. Louis Cardinals season marked the team's 43rd year with the National Football League (NFL) and their third season in St. Louis. The team finished with a record of 4 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie — placing them 6th in the 7-team Eastern Conference.

This was the 14th consecutive year that the Cardinals failed to make the NFL playoffs.

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

Standings

NFL Eastern Conference
view talk edit	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.

NFL Western Conference
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Green Bay Packers	13	1	0	.929	11–1	415	148	W3
Detroit Lions	11	3	0	.786	10–2	315	177	L1
Chicago Bears	9	5	0	.643	8–4	321	287	W2
Baltimore Colts	7	7	0	.500	5–7	293	288	W2
San Francisco 49ers	6	8	0	.429	5–7	282	331	L2
Minnesota Vikings	2	11	1	.154	1–10–1	254	410	L3
Los Angeles Rams	1	12	1	.077	1–10–1	220	334	L3

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

Awards and records

Franchise records

Sonny Randle, most pass receptions in one game (16) ^[4]
Sonny Randle, most receiving yards in one game (256) ^[4]
John David Crow, most touchdowns in one season (17) ^[4]

Milestones

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

References

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

External links

1962 St. Louis Cardinals at Pro-Football-Reference.com

[gcslk-1] "Grid Cardinals sign Lemm". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. February 23, 1962. p. 20.

[tbctg62-2] "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

[Fact_Book_p._94-4] NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 94

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