The 1962 Oakland Raiders season was their third season in Oakland and in the American Football League, and their first at Frank Youell Field in Oakland, their home for four seasons.

Attempting to improve on their 2–12 record from the previous season, the Raiders lost their first thirteen games and finally won in the season finale, a 20–0 shutout of the visiting Boston Patriots, a team with nine wins. The victory in the rain and mud snapped their nineteen-game losing streak.

Oakland's winning percentage remains the lowest in the ten-season history of the AFL. The Raiders did not return to the bottom of their division for over three decades, when they were an NFL team in the AFC West division in 1995, the prologue of their second and last stint in Oakland.

This was the first season that the jerseys only featured the players' surname as opposed to their full name which had been used the previous two seasons.

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 2Bye 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 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 at Buffalo Bills L 6–14 0–6 War Memorial Stadium 21,037 Recap 8 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

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Standings

Draft picks

Players

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