The Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 1962 Season

Season Summary

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1962 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1962 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 3 0 3 0 0 61 104 L3 0-3-0
Regular Season 14 9 4 1 19 358 286 W4 4-2-0
    Home 7 4 2 1 9 219 181 W3 3-2-1
    Visitor 7 5 2 0 10 139 105 W1 4-2-0
   Divisional opponent 9 6 2 1 13 213 190 W3 3-2-1
   Non-divisional opponent 5 3 2 0 6 145 96 W1 3-2-0

Full 1962 League Standings

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1962 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.381 3-0-1 (4) 3-2-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.531 1-2-0 (3) 2-0-0 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (3) 0.393
Ottawa Rough Riders (3) 0.464
Toronto Argonauts (3) 0.286
BC Lions (1) 0.438
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.594
Edmonton Eskimos (1) 0.406
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.531
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.688

Team Scoring

19621961 +/-
Average Combined Score 46.00 +0.79
Average Winning Score 32.56 +2.96
Average Losing Score 10.00 -1.00
Average Home Score 31.29 +8.57
Average Visitor Score 19.86 -6.00
Average Margin of Victory 13.67 +2.37
Average Margin of Loss 12.75 -3.75

1962 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Attendance

  • Capacity: 21,600
  • Total: 164,251
  • High: 26,411
  • Avg: 23,464 (7 out of 7 games)
  • Diff from 1961 Avg: -84
  • Low: 19,000
  • Sellouts: 5
  • % of Capacity: 108.63
  • Diff from League Avg: +4,380

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Coaches

Head Coach

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Stadium

  • 1962 home stadium: Civic Stadium
  • Capacity: 21,600
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1957 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Hamilton 371552 613899 514192 7045115 219 (31.3)139 (19.9)358 (25.6)
Opponent 491665 633497 452974 242650 105 (15.0)181 (25.9)286 (20.4)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (3-1-1) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 6 (4-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (5-2-1)
After 2nd 2 (1-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (3-1-1) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 6 (4-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (5-2-1)
After 3rd 3 (1-1-1) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (3-1-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 7 (4-2-1) 0 (0-0-0) 7 (5-2-0)
After 4th 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 9 (9-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 4 (0-4-0)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1962 Player Awards and Nominations

1962 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Hal “Prince” Patterson (Team Nominee)
  • Lineman — John Barrow (Winner)
  • Canadian Player — Pete Neumann (Team Nominee)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1962 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–5 (5)   Brian Cooper (HB) Toronto
2–5 (10)   Peter Whityk (T) Queen's
3–5 (15)   Wayne McGill (HB) Queen's
4–5 (20)   George Bethune (G) Queen's
5–5 (25)   John Roberts (QB) McGill
6–5 (29)   Norm Dunstan (HB) Queen's
7–5 (31)   Bill Kay (T) Toronto
8–5 (33)   Leo Konyk (T) McGill
9–5 (35)   Ben Hutzel (HB) Toronto
10–5 (36)   Bob Knebel (T) McGill
11–5 (37)   Colin Russell (T) McGill
12–5 (38)   Don Clements (G) Toronto

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1962 All-Star Selections

4 All-Canadian Selections
E Hal “Prince” Patterson
T Bronko Nagurski, Jr.
DT John Barrow
DHB Don Sutherin
9 All-Division Selections
HB Bobby Kuntz
E Hal “Prince” Patterson
C Ron Watton
G Hardiman Cureton
G Ellison Kelly
T Bronko Nagurski, Jr.
DT John Barrow
CLB Zeno Karcz
DHB Don Sutherin*

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
A
Wed. July 18
HAM 20 @ TOR 23 L 23,827  
A
Mon. July 23
BC 30 @ HAM 20 L 4,500  
D
Mon. July 30
EDM 51 @ HAM 21 L 9,000  
1
Thu. Aug. 9
HAM 28 @ OTT 16 W 16,259  
2
Sat. Aug. 18
TOR 23 @ HAM 29 W 25,316  
3
Fri. Aug. 24
HAM 31 @ MTL 11 W 22,393  
5
Mon. Sept. 3
MTL 25 @ HAM 25 T 26,411  
7
Mon. Sept. 10
WPG 16 @ HAM 10 L 26,363  
7
Fri. Sept. 14
HAM 16 @ EDM 15 W 15,667  
8
Mon. Sept. 17
HAM 31 @ BC 6 W 27,051  
9
Mon. Sept. 24
CGY 38 @ HAM 21 L 22,109  
9
Sat. Sept. 29
HAM 0 @ OTT 27 L 17,124  
10
Sat. Oct. 6
HAM 9 @ TOR 10 L 25,174  
12
Mon. Oct. 15
SSK 21 @ HAM 67 W 19,000  
12
Sun. Oct. 21
TOR 24 @ HAM 27 W 24,591  
13
Sat. Oct. 27
HAM 24 @ MTL 20 W 20,581  
14
Sun. Nov. 4
OTT 34 @ HAM 40 W 20,461  
P2
Sat. Nov. 17
HAM 28 @ MTL 17 W 25,675  
P2
Sat. Nov. 24 1:00 PM
 MTL 21 @ HAM 30 W 21,000  
GC
Sat. Dec. 1 1:00 PM
 WPG 28 vs HAM 27 L 32,655 R/C, CTV, CBC