1962 New York Titans season
# 1962 New York Titans season

The 1962 New York Titans season was the third season for the team in the American Football League (AFL), and the final season for the franchise before becoming the Jets the following season. The Titans finished in last place in the AFL East with a record of 5–9.

## Schedule

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance | Recap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | September 9 | at Oakland Raiders | W 28–17 | 1–0 | Frank Youell Field | 12,893 | Recap |
| 2 | September 16 | at San Diego Chargers | L 14–40 | 1–1 | Balboa Stadium | 22,003 | Recap |
| 3 | September 22 | at Buffalo Bills | W 17–6 | 2–1 | War Memorial Stadium | 24,024 | Recap |
| 4 | September 30 | Denver Broncos | L 10–32 | 2–2 | Polo Grounds | 5,729 | Recap |
| 5 | October 6 | Boston Patriots | L 14–43 | 2–3 | Polo Grounds | 4,719 | Recap |
| 6 | October 14 | at Houston Oilers | L 17–56 | 2–4 | Jeppesen Stadium | 20,650 | Recap |
| 7 | October 21 | at Dallas Texans | L 17–20 | 2–5 | Cotton Bowl | 17,814 | Recap |
| 8 | October 28 | San Diego Chargers | W 23–3 | 3–5 | Polo Grounds | 7,175 | Recap |
| 9 | November 4 | Oakland Raiders | W 31–21 | 4–5 | Polo Grounds | 4,728 | Recap |
| 10 | November 11 | Dallas Texans | L 31–52 | 4–6 | Polo Grounds | 5,974 | Recap |
| 11 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 12 | November 22 | at Denver Broncos | W 46–45 | 5–6 | Bears Stadium | 15,776 | Recap |
| 13 | November 30 | at Boston Patriots | L 17–24 | 5–7 | Boston University Field | 20,015 | Recap |
| 14 | December 8 | Buffalo Bills | L 3–20 | 5–8 | Polo Grounds | 4,011 | Recap |
| 15 | December 15 | Houston Oilers | L 10–44 | 5–9 | Polo Grounds | 3,828 | Recap |
| Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. ||||||||

## Standings

AFL Eastern Division :

| viewtalkedit | W | L | T | PCT | DIV | PF | PA | STK |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Houston Oilers | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 5–1 | 387 | 270 | W7 |
| Boston Patriots | 9 | 4 | 1 | .692 | 4–1–1 | 346 | 295 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 1–4–1 | 309 | 272 | W2 |
| New York Titans | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 1–5 | 278 | 423 | L3 |

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

