1968 Oakland Raiders (AFL) |
| 1st place • Western Division • 12-2-0 .857 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: John Rauch |
| Tom Dahms | Defensive Line |
| John Madden | Linebackers |
| John Polonchek | Offensive Backs |
| Ollie Spencer | Offensive Line |
| Charlie Sumner | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/3/1968 | H | Baltimore Colts | 12-14 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51154 | |
| Sat | 8/10/1968 | H | San Diego Chargers | 31-7 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 38922 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1968 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-31 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 43769 | |
| Sun | 9/1/1968 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 26-19 | W | San Francisco, CA | Kezar Stadium | 57593 | |
| Sat | 9/7/1968 | N | Denver Broncos | 23-7 | W | Portland, OR | Multnomah Stadium | 18031 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1968 | A | Buffalo Bills | 48-6 | W | Buffalo, NY | War Memorial Stadium | 43056 | |
| Sat | 9/21/1968 | A | Miami Dolphins | 47-21 | W | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 30021 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1968 | A | Houston Oilers | 24-15 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 46098 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1968 | H | Boston Patriots | 41-10 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 44253 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1968 | H | San Diego Chargers | 14-23 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53257 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1968 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 10-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 50015 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1968 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 31-10 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 37803 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1968 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 38-21 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53357 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1968 | A | Denver Broncos | 43-7 | W | Denver, CO | Bears Stadium | 50002 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1968 | H | New York Jets | 43-32 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53318 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1968 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 34-0 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Nippert Stadium | 27116 | |
| Thu | 11/28/1968 | H | Buffalo Bills | 13-10 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 39883 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1968 | H | Denver Broncos | 33-27 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 47754 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1968 | A | San Diego Chargers | 34-27 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 40698 | |
| Western Division Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/22/1968 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 41-6 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53605 | |
| League Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/29/1968 | A | New York Jets | 23-27 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 62627 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Atkinson | 43 | LCB | 6-0 | 181 | 21 | Morris Brown | 14 | 6 |
| Pete Banaszak | 40 | HB | 5-11 | 206 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 11 |
| Duane Benson | 50 | LLB | 6-2 | 218 | 23 | Hamline | 12 | 6 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 25 | FL | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Florida State | 14 | 14 |
| Rodger Bird | 21 | LS | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Kentucky | 10 | 8 |
| Danny Birdwell | 53 | LDT | 6-4 | 247 | 28 | Houston | 14 | 14 |
| George Blanda | 16 | K-QB | 6-1 | 210 | 41 | Kentucky | 14 | 1 |
| Willie Brown | 24 | RCB-LCB | 6-1 | 194 | 28 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| Bill Budness | 48 | LB | 6-1 | 212 | 25 | Boston University | 14 | 0 |
| Billy Cannon | 33 | TE | 6-1 | 216 | 31 | Louisiana State | 14 | 13 |
| Dan Conners | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 231 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Ben Davidson | 83 | RDE | 6-8 | 272 | 28 | East Los Angeles JC; Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Cotton Davidson | 19 | QB | 6-0 | 182 | 37 | Baylor | 1 | 0 |
| Eldridge Dickey | 10 | FL | 6-2 | 190 | 23 | Tennessee State | 11 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 35 | FB | 6-2 | 223 | 28 | Florida A&M | 14 | 13 |
| Al Dotson | 71 | RDT | 6-4 | 258 | 25 | Grambling State | 13 | 1 |
| John Eason | 82 | TE | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Florida A&M | 3 | 0 |
| Mike Eischeid | 11 | P-K | 6-0 | 190 | 28 | Upper Iowa | 14 | 0 |
| Bill Fairband | 86 | LB | 6-4 | 225 | 23 | Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Grayson | 45 | RS | 5-10 | 184 | 29 | San Diego CC; Oregon | 14 | 14 |
| Roger Hagberg | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 216 | 29 | Minnesota | 14 | 1 |
| Jim Harvey | 70 | ROG | 6-5 | 247 | 25 | Mississippi | 14 | 11 |
| Wayne Hawkins | 65 | ROG | 6-0 | 239 | 30 | Pacific | 10 | 3 |
| Jerry Hopkins | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 236 | 27 | Texas A&M | 4 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 88 | TE | 6-5 | 237 | 31 | Wisconsin | 7 | 1 |
| Bob Kruse | 62 | OG | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Colorado State; Wayne State (Nebraska) | 13 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 3 | QB | 6-2 | 215 | 27 | Notre Dame | 13 | 13 |
| Ike Lassiter | 77 | LDE | 6-5 | 270 | 28 | St. Augustine's | 14 | 14 |
| Kent McCloughan | 47 | LCB-RCB | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Nebraska | 8 | 8 |
| Bill Miller | 89 | SE | 6-0 | 192 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | 9 | 2 |
| Carleton Oats | 85 | RDT | 6-2 | 252 | 26 | Florida A&M | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Ogas | 61 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | San Diego State | 6 | 0 |
| Chip Oliver | 56 | LLB-RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 22 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 13 | 10 |
| Gus Otto | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Missouri | 13 | 12 |
| Jim Otto | 00 | C | 6-2 | 244 | 30 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Warren Powers | 20 | LS | 6-0 | 188 | 27 | Nebraska | 8 | 4 |
| Preston Ridlehuber | 37 | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | Georgia | 10 | 0 |
| John Roderick | 41 | OE | 6-1 | 180 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 0 |
| Karl Rubke | 80 | DT | 6-4 | 240 | 33 | Santa Rosa JC; Southern California | 4 | 0 |
| Harry Schuh | 79 | ROT | 6-2 | 260 | 26 | Memphis | 14 | 14 |
| Art Shell | 78 | OT | 6-5 | 267 | 22 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 23 | HB | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Bakersfield CC; Utah | 14 | 3 |
| Bob Svihus | 76 | LOT | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Southern California | 14 | 14 |
| Larry Todd | 22 | RB | 6-1 | 185 | 26 | Arizona State | 3 | 0 |
| Gene Upshaw | 63 | LOG-K | 6-5 | 255 | 23 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 14 |
| Warren Wells | 81 | SE | 6-1 | 191 | 26 | Texas Southern | 14 | 12 |
| Howie Williams | 29 | LS | 6-1 | 188 | 32 | Howard | 13 | 2 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 26 | DB | 6-0 | 186 | 25 | Grambling State | 1 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 25 | Eldridge Dickey | QB | Tennessee State |
| 2 | 52 | Ken Stabler | QB | Alabama |
| 3 | 80 | Art Shell | T | Maryland-Eastern Shore |
| 4 | 110 | Charlie Smith | RB | Utah |
| 5 | 136 | John Naponick | T | Virginia |
| 7 | 168 | John Harper | C | Adams State |
| 7 | 190 | George Atkinson | DB | Morris Brown |
| 9 | 244 | John Eason | TE | Florida A&M |
| 10 | 271 | Rick Owens | DB | Pennsylvania |
| 11 | 277 | Marv Hubbard | TE | Colgate |
| 11 | 298 | Chip Oliver | LB | Southern California |
| 12 | 326 | Larry Plantz | FL | Colorado |
| 13 | 352 | Larry Blackstone | RB | Fairmont State |
| 14 | 379 | Ray Carlson | LB | Hamline |
| 15 | 406 | Mike Leinert | RB | Texas Tech |
| 16 | 433 | Dave Morrison | DB | Texas State |
| 17 | 460 | Steve Berry | E | Catawba |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 85 | 142 | 121 | 105 | 453 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 68 | 33 | 64 | 233 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 287 | 97 | 162 | 28 | / % | / % | 81 | 958 | |
| Opponents Totals | 215 | 83 | 113 | 19 | / % | / % | 90 | 932 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 0 | 54 | 54 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 0 | 117 |
| Warren Wells | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Charlie Smith | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Billy Cannon | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Pete Banaszak | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Hewritt Dixon | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | ||
| George Atkinson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Roger Hagberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Todd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rodger Bird | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Grayson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Kocourek | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Daryle Lamonica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bill Miller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Preston Ridlehuber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Team Totals | 55 | 54 | 54 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 2 | 453 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 22 | 22 | 100.0 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 1 | 233 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 1 | 48 | 5/5 | 7/7 | 6/9 | 3/9 | 0/4 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 34 | 61.8 | 1 | 48 | 5/5 | 7/7 | 6/9 | 3/9 | 0/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 17 | 28 | 60.7 | 4/ | 7/ | 2/ | 4/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hewritt Dixon | 206 | 865 | 4.2 | 28 | 2 |
| Charlie Smith | 95 | 504 | 5.3 | 65t | 5 |
| Pete Banaszak | 91 | 362 | 4.0 | 43t | 4 |
| Roger Hagberg | 39 | 164 | 4.2 | 16 | 1 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 19 | 98 | 5.2 | 28 | 1 |
| Larry Todd | 13 | 89 | 6.8 | 31t | 2 |
| Mike Eischeid | 2 | 41 | 20.5 | 24 | 0 |
| Warren Wells | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 41t | 1 |
| Preston Ridlehuber | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 10 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 471 | 2168 | 4.6 | 65t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 442 | 1804 | 4.1 | 12 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryle Lamonica | 416 | 206 | 49.5 | 195 | 3245 | 7.8 | 15.8 | 82 | 25 | 6.0 | 15 | 3.6 | 27 | 224 | 3021 | 80.9 |
| George Blanda | 49 | 30 | 61.2 | 17 | 522 | 10.7 | 17.4 | 94t | 6 | 12.2 | 2 | 4.1 | 2 | 19 | 503 | 120.1 |
| Cotton Davidson | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 1 | 4 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 56.3 |
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team Totals | 468 | 237 | 50.6 | 213 | 3771 | 8.1 | 15.9 | 94t | 31 | 6.6 | 18 | 3.8 | 29 | 243 | 3528 | 83.9 |
| Opponents Totals | 446 | 189 | 42.4 | 232 | 2657 | 6.0 | 14.1 | 13 | 2.9 | 25 | 5.6 | 49 | 400 | 2257 | 48.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Biletnikoff | 61 | 1037 | 17.0 | 82 | 6 |
| Warren Wells | 53 | 1137 | 21.5 | 94t | 11 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 38 | 360 | 9.5 | 41 | 2 |
| Billy Cannon | 23 | 360 | 15.7 | 48t | 6 |
| Charlie Smith | 22 | 321 | 14.6 | 43t | 2 |
| Pete Banaszak | 15 | 182 | 12.1 | 49t | 1 |
| Bill Miller | 9 | 176 | 19.6 | 42 | 1 |
| Roger Hagberg | 8 | 78 | 9.8 | 22 | 1 |
| Larry Todd | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Kocourek | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Eldridge Dickey | 1 | 34 | 34.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 237 | 3771 | 15.9 | 94t | 31 |
| Opponents Totals | 189 | 2657 | 14.1 | 13 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Grayson | 10 | 195 | 19.5 | 54 | 1 |
| George Atkinson | 4 | 66 | 16.5 | 33t | 1 |
| Rodger Bird | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 33 | 1 |
| Howie Williams | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 27t | 1 |
| Dan Conners | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Warren Powers | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Kent McCloughan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 424 | 17.0 | 54 | 4 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 155 | 8.6 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Eischeid | 64 | 2788 | 43.6 | 72 | 0 | 211 | ||||
| Team Totals | 64 | 2788 | 43.6 | 72 | 0 | 211 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 94 | 3973 | 42.3 | 1 | 666 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 36 | 7 | 490 | 13.6 | 86t | 2 |
| Rodger Bird | 11 | 4 | 128 | 11.6 | 50 | 0 |
| Eldridge Dickey | 6 | 1 | 48 | 8.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Art Shell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Powers | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Smith | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 55 | 15 | 666 | 12.1 | 86t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 211 | 5.3 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 32 | 802 | 25.1 | 60 | 0 | |
| Charlie Smith | 8 | 167 | 20.9 | 32 | 0 | |
| Nemiah Wilson | 4 | 84 | 21.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Roger Hagberg | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| Eldridge Dickey | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Bob Kruse | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jerry Hopkins | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Otto | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 49 | 1092 | 22.3 | 60 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 1652 | 22.0 | 0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Banaszak | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Duane Benson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Rodger Bird | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Danny Birdwell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Cannon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Conners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ben Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Hewritt Dixon | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |
| Mike Eischeid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Grayson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| Jerry Hopkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Otto | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Warren Powers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Ridlehuber | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| John Roderick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Schuh | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Shell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Smith | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |
| Warren Wells | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 34 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 21 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 1 |
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