1973 Oakland Raiders (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 9-4-1 .679 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: John Madden |
| Tom Dahms | Defensive Line |
| Tom Flores | Receivers |
| Paul Roach | Offensive Backs |
| Joe Scannella | Special Projects |
| Don Shinnick | Linebackers |
| Ollie Spencer | Offensive Line |
| Bob Zeman | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sun | 8/5/1973 | A | New England Patriots | 17-17 | T | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 43914 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1973 | H | Dallas Cowboys | 27-26 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53723 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1973 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 16-3 | W | Berkeley, CA | Memorial Stadium | 57549 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1973 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-34 | L | Berkeley, CA | Memorial Stadium | 57515 | |
| Sat | 9/1/1973 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 23-17 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53612 | |
| Sat | 9/8/1973 | A | Buffalo Bills | 17-7 | W | Orchard Park, NY | Rich Stadium | 70128 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1973 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 16-24 | L | Bloomington, MN | Metropolitan Stadium | 44818 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1973 | H | Miami Dolphins | 12-7 | W | Berkeley, CA | Memorial Stadium | 74121 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1973 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 3-16 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 72631 | |
| Sun | 10/7/1973 | A | St. Louis Cardinals | 17-10 | W | St. Louis, MO | Busch Memorial Stadium | 49051 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1973 | A | San Diego Chargers | 27-17 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50672 | |
| Mon | 10/22/1973 | A | Denver Broncos | 23-23 | T | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51270 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1973 | A | Baltimore Colts | 34-21 | W | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | 54147 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1973 | H | New York Giants | 42-0 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51200 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1973 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 9-17 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 47535 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1973 | H | Cleveland Browns | 3-7 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 47398 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1973 | H | San Diego Chargers | 31-3 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 40195 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1973 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-6 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 25801 | |
| Sat | 12/8/1973 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 37-7 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53061 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1973 | H | Denver Broncos | 21-17 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 51910 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/22/1973 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 33-14 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50094 | |
| AFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 12/30/1973 | A | Miami Dolphins | 10-27 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 74384 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Atkinson | 43 | LS | 6-0 | 181 | 26 | Morris Brown | 14 | 13 |
| Pete Banaszak | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 46 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 26 | Tulane | 11 | 0 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Florida State | 14 | 14 |
| George Blanda | 16 | K | 6-1 | 210 | 46 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 21 | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 25 | Wharton County JC; Colorado | 13 | 0 |
| Bob Brown | 76 | ROT | 6-4 | 284 | 32 | Nebraska | 10 | 8 |
| Willie Brown | 24 | RCB | 6-1 | 194 | 33 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| George Buehler | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 260 | 26 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Carroll | 51 | MLB | 6-1 | 220 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 84 | RDE | 6-2 | 237 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 12 |
| Dan Conners | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 231 | 32 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Dave Dalby | 50 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 191 | 24 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Ray Guy | 8 | P | 6-3 | 200 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 14 | 0 |
| Marv Hubbard | 44 | FB | 6-1 | 224 | 27 | Colgate | 14 | 14 |
| Bob Hudson | 36 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 25 | Northeastern State | 14 | 0 |
| Gerald Irons | 86 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| Monte Johnson | 58 | LLB | 6-5 | 240 | 22 | Nebraska | 13 | 0 |
| Horace Jones | 82 | RDE | 6-4 | 260 | 24 | Louisville | 14 | 4 |
| Kelvin Korver | 71 | LDT-RDT | 6-6 | 260 | 24 | Texas A&M; Northwestern (Iowa) | 14 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 3 | QB | 6-2 | 215 | 32 | Notre Dame | 8 | 3 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 42 | LS-RS | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Texas A&M | 8 | 0 |
| Bob Moore | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Jim Otto | 00 | C | 6-2 | 244 | 35 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff Queen | 47 | RB-TE | 6-1 | 221 | 27 | Morgan State | 9 | 0 |
| Paul Seiler | 65 | ROT | 6-4 | 258 | 28 | Notre Dame | 4 | 1 |
| Art Shell | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 267 | 27 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Siani | 49 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 23 | Villanova | 14 | 14 |
| Otis Sistrunk | 60 | LDT | 6-4 | 265 | 26 | none | 14 | 14 |
| Bubba Smith | 77 | LDE | 6-7 | 292 | 28 | Michigan State | 12 | 12 |
| Charlie Smith | 23 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 27 | Bakersfield CC; Utah | 14 | 14 |
| Ken Stabler | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 28 | Alabama | 14 | 11 |
| Steve Sweeney | 89 | TE | 6-3 | 205 | 23 | Yakima Valley CC; California | 14 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 31 | RS | 5-10 | 203 | 25 | Ohio State | 13 | 13 |
| Skip Thomas | 26 | LCB-LS-RCB | 6-1 | 205 | 23 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 14 | 3 |
| Art Thoms | 80 | RDT | 6-5 | 250 | 27 | Syracuse | 13 | 13 |
| Gene Upshaw | 63 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 28 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 14 |
| John Vella | 75 | ROT | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Southern California | 14 | 5 |
| Phil Villapiano | 41 | LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 14 |
| Jimmy Warren | 20 | RS-LS | 5-10 | 178 | 34 | Illinois | 10 | 1 |
| Gary Weaver | 52 | RLB | 6-1 | 225 | 24 | Trinidad State JC; Fresno State | 10 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 48 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 30 | Grambling State | 13 | 12 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 23 | Ray Guy | K-P | Southern Mississippi |
| 2 | 49 | Monte Johnson | DT | Nebraska |
| 4 | 92 | Perry Smith | DB | Colorado State |
| 4 | 101 | Joe Wylie | WR | Oklahoma |
| 5 | 124 | Louis Neal | WR | Prairie View A&M |
| 5 | 127 | Ron Mikolajczyk | OT | Tampa |
| 6 | 153 | Brent Myers | T | Purdue |
| 7 | 179 | Gary Weaver | LB | Fresno State |
| 8 | 205 | Mike Rae | QB | Southern California |
| 9 | 231 | Steve Sweeney | TE | California |
| 10 | 257 | Leo Allen | RB | Tuskegee |
| 11 | 283 | Jerry List | RB | Nebraska |
| 12 | 309 | Jim Krapf | G-LB | Alabama |
| 14 | 361 | Bruce Polen | DB | William Penn |
| 15 | 387 | Dave Leffers | C | Vanderbilt |
| 16 | 413 | Jerry Gadlin | WR | Wyoming |
| 17 | 439 | Mike Ryan | G | Southern California |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 41 | 105 | 54 | 92 | 292 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 26 | 65 | 54 | 175 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 288 | 129 | 139 | 20 | 84/195 43.1% | / % | 82 | 759 | |
| Opponents Totals | 194 | 88 | 92 | 14 | 64/201 31.8% | / % | 67 | 623 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 0 | 31 | 31 | 100.0 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 0 | 100 |
| Marv Hubbard | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Charlie Smith | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Clarence Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Bob Moore | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Cliff Branch | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mike Siani | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| George Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Steve Sweeney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 32 | 31 | 32 | 96.9 | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 0 | 292 |
| Opponents Totals | 19 | 19 | 19 | 100.0 | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 0 | 175 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 0 | 49 | 10/10 | 7/8 | 3/4 | 3/11 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 23 | 33 | 69.7 | 0 | 49 | 10/10 | 7/8 | 3/4 | 3/11 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 30 | 46.7 | 4/ | 3/ | 2/ | 4/ | 1/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Hubbard | 193 | 903 | 4.7 | 50 | 6 |
| Charlie Smith | 173 | 682 | 3.9 | 19 | 4 |
| Clarence Davis | 116 | 609 | 5.3 | 32t | 4 |
| Pete Banaszak | 34 | 198 | 5.8 | 26 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 21 | 101 | 4.8 | 13 | 0 |
| Ray Guy | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Bob Hudson | 4 | 3 | 0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 5 | -7 | -1.4 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 547 | 2510 | 4.6 | 50 | 14 |
| Opponents Totals | 435 | 1470 | 3.4 | 31 | 5 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 260 | 163 | 62.7 | 87 | 1997 | 7.7 | 12.3 | 80t | 14 | 5.4 | 10 | 3.8 | 34 | 261 | 1736 | 88.3 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 93 | 42 | 45.2 | 43 | 614 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 48 | 2 | 2.2 | 8 | 8.6 | 11 | 87 | 527 | 38.6 |
| Team Totals | 353 | 205 | 58.1 | 130 | 2611 | 7.4 | 12.7 | 80t | 16 | 4.5 | 18 | 5.1 | 45 | 348 | 2263 | 75.2 |
| Opponents Totals | 370 | 170 | 45.9 | 183 | 1995 | 5.4 | 11.7 | 48 | 12 | 3.2 | 17 | 4.6 | 40 | 305 | 1690 | 54.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Biletnikoff | 48 | 660 | 13.8 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Siani | 45 | 742 | 16.5 | 80t | 3 | ||||
| Bob Moore | 34 | 375 | 11.0 | 33 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Charlie Smith | 28 | 260 | 9.3 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Cliff Branch | 19 | 290 | 15.3 | 54t | 3 | 0 | |||
| Marv Hubbard | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 25 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Clarence Davis | 7 | 76 | 10.9 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Pete Banaszak | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Sweeney | 2 | 52 | 26.0 | 34t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Hudson | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 205 | 2611 | 12.7 | 80t | 16 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 170 | 1995 | 11.7 | 48 | 12 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 3 | -1 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Skip Thomas | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Gerald Irons | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Kelvin Korver | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 162 | 9.5 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 187 | 10.4 | 50 | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Guy | 69 | 3127 | 45.3 | 72 | 0 | 290 | ||||
| Team Totals | 69 | 3127 | 45.3 | 72 | 0 | 290 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 3881 | 43.1 | 72 | 1 | 344 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 41 | 6 | 336 | 8.2 | 63t | 1 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Jimmy Warren | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Hudson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 46 | 13 | 344 | 7.5 | 63t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 10 | 290 | 7.3 | 26 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Davis | 19 | 504 | 26.5 | 76 | 0 | |
| Bob Hudson | 14 | 350 | 25.0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Pete Banaszak | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Charlie Smith | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 23 | 0 | |
| Warren Bankston | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 39 | 937 | 24.0 | 76 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 981 | 21.3 | 51 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Otis Sistrunk | 13.0 | |
| Art Thoms | 6.5 | |
| Tony Cline | 6.5 | |
| Bubba Smith | 4.5 | |
| Horace Jones | 4.5 | |
| Kelvin Korver | 1.0 | |
| (Unidentified) | 3.0 | |
| (Unknown) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 40.0 | 305.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45.0 | 348.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 59 | 1 | |
| Pete Banaszak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| George Buehler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Conners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Dalby | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -28 | 0 | |
| Clarence Davis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gerald Irons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kelvin Korver | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | |
| Tommy Maxwell | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Otto | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -15 | 0 | |
| Mike Siani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otis Sistrunk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Stabler | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| Jack Tatum | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 0 |
| Art Thoms | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Vella | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 52 | 0 |
| Gary Weaver | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 85 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 1 |
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