1971 Oakland Raiders (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 8-4-2 .667 |
| Head Coach: John Madden |
| Tom Dahms | Defensive Line |
| Mike Holovak | Receivers |
| Ray Malavasi | Linebackers |
| John Polonchek | Offensive Backs |
| Ollie Spencer | Offensive Line |
| Bob Zeman | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Mon | 8/9/1971 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-25 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53706 | |
| Sat | 8/14/1971 | H | New York Jets | 41-20 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53693 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1971 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 20-7 | W | Berkeley, CA | Memorial Stadium | 67739 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1971 | A | Green Bay Packers | 17-13 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56263 | |
| Sat | 9/4/1971 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 34-28 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53696 | |
| Sat | 9/11/1971 | N | Baltimore Colts | 24-3 | W | Jacksonville, FL | Gator Bowl | 50212 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1971 | A | New England Patriots | 6-20 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 55405 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1971 | A | San Diego Chargers | 34-0 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 54084 | |
| Mon | 10/4/1971 | A | Cleveland Browns | 34-20 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 84285 | |
| Sun | 10/10/1971 | A | Denver Broncos | 27-16 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51200 | |
| Sun | 10/17/1971 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 34-10 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54615 | |
| Sun | 10/24/1971 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 31-27 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54699 | |
| Sun | 10/31/1971 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-20 | T | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54715 | |
| Sun | 11/7/1971 | A | New Orleans Saints | 21-21 | T | New Orleans, LA | Tulane Stadium | 83102 | |
| Sun | 11/14/1971 | H | Houston Oilers | 41-21 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54705 | |
| Sun | 11/21/1971 | H | San Diego Chargers | 34-33 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54681 | |
| Sun | 11/28/1971 | H | Baltimore Colts | 14-37 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54689 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1971 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 13-24 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 58850 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1971 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-16 | L | Kansas City, MO | Municipal Stadium | 51215 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1971 | H | Denver Broncos | 21-13 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 56651 | |
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 | LS | 6-0 | 181 | 24 | Morris Brown | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Banaszak | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 27 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Duane Benson | 50 | RRLB | 6-2 | 218 | 26 | Hamline | 14 | 5 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Florida State | 14 | 14 |
| George Blanda | 16 | K-QB | 6-1 | 210 | 44 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Bob Brown | 24 | ROT | 6-4 | 284 | 30 | Nebraska | 10 | 10 |
| Willie Brown | 24 | RCB | 6-1 | 194 | 31 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| George Buehler | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 260 | 24 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Drew Buie | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 182 | 24 | Catawba | 14 | 6 |
| Raymond Chester | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Morgan State | 14 | 14 |
| Tony Cline | 84 | LDE | 6-2 | 237 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 13 | 6 |
| Dan Conners | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 231 | 30 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Ben Davidson | 83 | RDE-RDT | 6-8 | 272 | 31 | East Los Angeles JC; Washington | 14 | 14 |
| Clarence Davis | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 191 | 22 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Jerry DePoyster | 48 | P-K | 6-1 | 202 | 25 | Wyoming | 12 | 0 |
| Eldridge Dickey | 10 | WR | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Tennessee State | 7 | 2 |
| Mike Eischeid | 11 | P | 6-0 | 190 | 31 | Upper Iowa | 2 | 0 |
| Glenn Ellison | 27 | RB | 6-1 | 215 | 24 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Enyart | 46 | LB | 6-4 | 236 | 24 | Oregon State | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Gipson | 73 | DT | 6-6 | 290 | 23 | Wharton County JC; North Texas | 4 | 0 |
| Jim Harvey | 70 | OG | 6-5 | 247 | 28 | Mississippi | 12 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Michigan State | 14 | 3 |
| Marv Hubbard | 44 | RB | 6-1 | 224 | 25 | Colgate | 14 | 11 |
| Gerald Irons | 86 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 7 | 0 |
| Horace Jones | 82 | LDE-RDE-RDT | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Louisville | 14 | 12 |
| Tom Keating | 74 | RDT-LDT | 6-3 | 246 | 29 | Michigan | 7 | 6 |
| Warren Koegel | 56 | C | 6-2 | 260 | 22 | Penn State | 1 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 3 | QB | 6-2 | 215 | 30 | Notre Dame | 14 | 13 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 42 | CB | 6-2 | 195 | 24 | Texas A&M | 13 | 0 |
| Terry Mendenhall | 54 | LB | 6-1 | 210 | 22 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Mix | 77 | ROT | 6-4 | 249 | 33 | Southern California | 12 | 4 |
| Bob Moore | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 22 | Stanford | 14 | 1 |
| Carleton Oats | 85 | RDT | 6-2 | 252 | 29 | Florida A&M | 12 | 8 |
| Gus Otto | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 28 | Missouri | 8 | 8 |
| Jim Otto | 00 | C | 6-2 | 244 | 33 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Harold Rice | 67 | DE | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Tennessee State | 12 | 0 |
| Paul Seiler | 65 | C | 6-4 | 258 | 26 | Notre Dame | 8 | 0 |
| Art Shell | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 267 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| Rod Sherman | 13 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 27 | UCLA; Pasadena CC; Southern California | 12 | 5 |
| Greg Slough | 58 | OG | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 13 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 23 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 25 | Bakersfield CC; Utah | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 26 | Alabama | 14 | 1 |
| Jack Tatum | 31 | RS | 5-10 | 203 | 23 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Art Thoms | 80 | LDT | 6-5 | 250 | 25 | Syracuse | 14 | 11 |
| Gene Upshaw | 63 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 26 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 14 |
| Phil Villapiano | 41 | LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 14 |
| Jimmy Warren | 20 | CB | 5-10 | 178 | 32 | Illinois | 14 | 1 |
| Carl Weathers | 49 | LB | 6-2 | 220 | 23 | Long Beach CC; San Diego State | 1 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 48 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 28 | Grambling State | 13 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 19 | Jack Tatum | DB | Ohio State |
| 2 | 45 | Phil Villapiano | LB | Bowling Green State |
| 3 | 73 | Warren Koegel | C | Penn State |
| 4 | 97 | Clarence Davis | RB | Southern California |
| 5 | 123 | Bob Moore | TE | Stanford |
| 6 | 149 | Greg Slough | LB | Southern California |
| 7 | 157 | Don Martin | DB | Yale |
| 9 | 227 | Dave Garnett | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 10 | 238 | Bill West | DB | Tennessee State |
| 10 | 253 | Tim Oesterling | DT | UCLA |
| 11 | 279 | Jimmy Poston | DT | South Carolina |
| 12 | 305 | Horace Jones | DT | Louisville |
| 13 | 334 | Mick Natzel | DB | Central Michigan |
| 14 | 357 | Tom Gipson | DT | North Texas |
| 15 | 383 | Andy Giles | DE | William & Mary |
| 16 | 412 | Tony Stawarz | DB | Miami (Florida) |
| 17 | 442 | Chuck Hill | WR | Sam Houston State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 53 | 81 | 75 | 135 | 344 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 73 | 54 | 100 | 278 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 258 | 128 | 110 | 20 | / % | / % | 81 | 869 | |
| Opponents Totals | 242 | 100 | 122 | 20 | / % | / % | 80 | 832 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 0 | 41 | 42 | 97.6 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 86 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Pete Banaszak | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Raymond Chester | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Marv Hubbard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Drew Buie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Clarence Davis | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ken Stabler | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmy Warren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| George Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Eldridge Dickey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Rod Sherman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 43 | 41 | 43 | 95.3 | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 0 | 344 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 30 | 30 | 100.0 | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 1 | 278 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 2 | 42 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 15 | 22 | 68.2 | 2 | 42 | 4/4 | 5/7 | 4/7 | 2/3 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 34 | 64.7 | 9/ | 4/ | 5/ | 4/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Hubbard | 181 | 867 | 4.8 | 20 | 5 |
| Pete Banaszak | 137 | 563 | 4.1 | 30 | 8 |
| Clarence Davis | 54 | 321 | 5.9 | 39 | 2 |
| Don Highsmith | 76 | 307 | 4.0 | 26 | 1 |
| Drew Buie | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 18 | 2 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 3 | 5 | 1.7 | 6 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 11 | 4 | 0.4 | 8 | 1 |
| Jerry DePoyster | 1 | -14 | -14.0 | -14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 473 | 2130 | 4.5 | 39 | 19 |
| Opponents Totals | 480 | 1751 | 3.6 | 37 | 14 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryle Lamonica | 242 | 118 | 48.8 | 108 | 1717 | 7.1 | 14.6 | 67t | 16 | 6.6 | 16 | 6.6 | 18 | 172 | 1545 | 66.8 |
| George Blanda | 58 | 32 | 55.2 | 20 | 378 | 6.5 | 11.8 | 37 | 4 | 6.9 | 6 | 10.3 | 2 | 26 | 352 | 58.6 |
| Ken Stabler | 48 | 24 | 50.0 | 20 | 268 | 5.6 | 11.2 | 23 | 1 | 2.1 | 4 | 8.3 | 4 | 37 | 231 | 39.2 |
| Team Totals | 348 | 174 | 50.0 | 148 | 2363 | 6.8 | 13.6 | 67t | 21 | 6.0 | 26 | 7.5 | 24 | 235 | 2128 | 61.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 359 | 184 | 51.3 | 152 | 2609 | 7.3 | 14.2 | 74 | 15 | 4.2 | 23 | 6.4 | 32 | 223 | 2386 | 62.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Biletnikoff | 61 | 929 | 15.2 | 49 | 9 |
| Raymond Chester | 28 | 442 | 15.8 | 67t | 7 |
| Marv Hubbard | 22 | 167 | 7.6 | 31 | 1 |
| Clarence Davis | 15 | 97 | 6.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 13 | 128 | 9.8 | 28 | 0 |
| Rod Sherman | 12 | 187 | 15.6 | 32t | 1 |
| Don Highsmith | 10 | 109 | 10.9 | 47 | 0 |
| Drew Buie | 5 | 133 | 26.6 | 63t | 2 |
| Eldridge Dickey | 4 | 78 | 19.5 | 31 | 1 |
| Charlie Smith | 2 | 67 | 33.5 | 44 | 0 |
| Bob Moore | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 174 | 2363 | 13.6 | 67t | 21 |
| Opponents Totals | 184 | 2609 | 14.2 | 74 | 15 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nemiah Wilson | 5 | 70 | 14.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 4 | 136 | 34.0 | 66 | 0 |
| George Atkinson | 4 | 70 | 17.5 | 41 | 0 |
| Dan Conners | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmy Warren | 2 | 114 | 57.0 | 59t | 2 |
| Phil Villapiano | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 453 | 19.7 | 66 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 267 | 10.3 | 36 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry DePoyster | 51 | 2013 | 39.5 | 56 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Eischeid | 11 | 461 | 41.9 | 57 | 0 | |||||
| Team Totals | 62 | 2474 | 39.9 | 57 | 0 | 168 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 2462 | 41.7 | 56 | 0 | 182 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 20 | 0 | 159 | 8.0 | 34 | 0 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 6 | 7 | 21 | 3.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Rod Sherman | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 10 | 182 | 6.3 | 34 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 22 | 168 | 6.5 | 30 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Davis | 27 | 734 | 27.2 | 44 | 0 | |
| Don Highsmith | 21 | 454 | 21.6 | 34 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 17 | 0 | |
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Seiler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 54 | 1234 | 22.9 | 44 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 1155 | 21.0 | 41 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Art Thoms | 6.5 | |
| Ben Davidson | 6.0 | |
| Tony Cline | 5.5 | |
| Horace Jones | 4.0 | |
| Carleton Oats | 3.5 | |
| Harold Rice | 3.0 | |
| Tom Keating | 1.5 | |
| Phil Villapiano | 1.0 | |
| (Team) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 223.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 | 235.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 1 |
| Pete Banaszak | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Conners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ben Davidson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Eischeid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daryle Lamonica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| Tommy Maxwell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terry Mendenhall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Otto | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | |
| Harold Rice | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Shell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Sherman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | |
| Greg Slough | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 0 | |
| Jack Tatum | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 0 | |
| Art Thoms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 26 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 30 | 31 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 17 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 1 |
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