The 1962 Oakland Raiders season began with the team trying to improve on their 2–12 record from 1961. The 1962 season was the third season in Oakland and in the American Football League. It ended with the Raiders finishing in last place in the AFL West. They won only one game and lost 13 while playing their home games at Frank Youell Field in Oakland.
Oakland's 0.071 winning percentage in 1962 is the lowest in the history of the American Football League.
Season schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| 1 | September 9 | New York Titans | L 17–28 | 0–1 | Frank Youell Field | 12,893 | Recap |
| 2 | Bye |
| 3 | September 23 | Dallas Texans | L 16–26 | 0–2 | Frank Youell Field | 12,500 | Recap |
| 4 | September 30 | San Diego Chargers | L 33–42 | 0–3 | Frank Youell Field | 13,000 | Recap |
| 5 | October 5 | at Denver Broncos | L 7–44 | 0–4 | Bears Stadium | 22,452 | Recap |
| 6 | October 14 | Denver Broncos | L 6–23 | 0–5 | Frank Youell Field | 7,000 | Recap |
| 7 | October 20 | at Buffalo Bills | L 6–14 | 0–6 | War Memorial Stadium | 21,037 | Recap |
| 8 | October 26 | at Boston Patriots | L 16–26 | 0–7 | Boston University Field | 12,514 | Recap |
| 9 | November 4 | at New York Titans | L 21–31 | 0–8 | Polo Grounds | 18,247 | Recap |
| 10 | November 11 | Houston Oilers | L 20–28 | 0–9 | Frank Youell Field | 11,000 | Recap |
| 11 | November 18 | Buffalo Bills | L 6–10 | 0–10 | Frank Youell Field | 12,500 | Recap |
| 12 | November 25 | at Dallas Texans | L 7–35 | 0–11 | Cotton Bowl | 13,557 | Recap |
| 13 | December 2 | at San Diego Chargers | L 21–31 | 0–12 | Balboa Stadium | 17,874 | Recap |
| 14 | December 9 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–32 | 0–13 | Jeppesen Stadium | 27,400 | Recap |
| 15 | December 16 | Boston Patriots | W 20–0 | 1–13 | Frank Youell Field | 8,000 | Recap |
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 14
| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | • Raiders | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |
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| Scoring summary |
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| | Q1 | | OAK | Agajanian 19 yard field goal | OAK 3–0 | | | Q2 | | OAK | Daniels 74 yard pass from Davidson (Agajanian kick) | OAK 10–0 | | | Q3 | | OAK | Daniels 7 yard run (Agajanian kick) | OAK 17–0 | | | Q4 | | OAK | Agajanian 21 yard field goal | OAK 20–0 |
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Standings
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.
Draft picks
References