1978 Oakland Raiders (NFL) |
| 2nd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: John Madden |
| Tom Dahms | Defensive Line |
| Lew Erber | Offensive Backs |
| Tom Flores | Receivers |
| Myrel Moore | Linebackers/Special Teams |
| Ollie Spencer | Offensive Line |
| Jim Sweeney | Special Teams |
| Ray Willsey | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1978 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-13 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 54758 | |
| Sat | 8/12/1978 | H | New England Patriots | 7-21 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53335 | |
| Sun | 8/20/1978 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 31-14 | W | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 58658 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1978 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 3-28 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53776 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1978 | A | Denver Broncos | 6-14 | L | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74904 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1978 | A | San Diego Chargers | 21-20 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 51653 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1978 | A | Green Bay Packers | 28-3 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55903 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1978 | H | New England Patriots | 14-21 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52904 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1978 | A | Chicago Bears | 25-19 | W | OT | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 52848 |
| Sun | 10/8/1978 | H | Houston Oilers | 21-17 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52550 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1978 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 28-6 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 50759 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1978 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 7-27 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 62529 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1978 | H | San Diego Chargers | 23-27 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52612 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1978 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-10 | W | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 75418 | |
| Mon | 11/13/1978 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 34-21 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 51374 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1978 | H | Detroit Lions | 29-17 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 44517 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1978 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 16-17 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52978 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1978 | H | Denver Broncos | 6-21 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53932 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1978 | A | Miami Dolphins | 6-23 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 73003 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1978 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 27-20 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 44643 | |
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 |
| Pete Banaszak | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 34 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 0 |
| Warren Bankston | 46 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 31 | Tulane | 8 | 0 |
| Jeff Barnes | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 23 | Chabot JC; California | 16 | 0 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 35 | Florida State | 16 | 2 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 26 | Ohio State | 16 | 14 |
| Cliff Branch | 21 | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 30 | Wharton County JC; Colorado | 16 | 16 |
| Willie Brown | 24 | RCB | 6-1 | 194 | 38 | Grambling State | 13 | 2 |
| Dave Browning | 73 | RDE | 6-5 | 245 | 22 | Spokane Falls CC; Washington | 12 | 7 |
| Larry Brunson | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 29 | Mesa CC; Colorado | 2 | 0 |
| George Buehler | 64 | OG | 6-2 | 260 | 31 | Stanford | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 27 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Raymond Chester | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 30 | Morgan State | 16 | 0 |
| Neal Colzie | 20 | CB | 6-2 | 196 | 25 | Ohio State | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Dalby | 50 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 28 | UCLA | 16 | 16 |
| Clarence Davis | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 191 | 29 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Davis | 36 | FS | 6-3 | 200 | 22 | East Los Angeles JC; Colorado | 16 | 1 |
| Hubie Ginn | 29 | RB | 5-11 | 187 | 31 | Florida A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Guy | 8 | P-K | 6-3 | 200 | 29 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 0 |
| Willie Hall | 39 | RILB | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 11 | 11 |
| Harold Hart | 23 | RB | 6-0 | 208 | 26 | Texas Southern | 7 | 0 |
| Lester Hayes | 37 | LCB | 6-0 | 200 | 23 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Ted Hendricks | 83 | SLB | 6-7 | 217 | 31 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| John Huddleston | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 24 | Utah | 11 | 0 |
| David Humm | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 26 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 42 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 25 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 16 | 14 |
| Monte Johnson | 58 | LILB | 6-5 | 240 | 27 | Nebraska | 14 | 13 |
| Henry Lawrence | 70 | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 27 | Florida A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Errol Mann | 14 | K | 6-0 | 203 | 37 | North Dakota | 16 | 0 |
| Rod Martin | 53 | RILB-LILB | 6-2 | 220 | 24 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 15 | 8 |
| Mickey Marvin | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Tennessee | 14 | 14 |
| Lindsey Mason | 71 | OT | 6-5 | 275 | 23 | Kansas | 16 | 0 |
| John Matuszak | 72 | LDE | 6-8 | 290 | 28 | Iowa Central CC; Missouri; Tampa | 16 | 16 |
| Mike McCoy | 76 | MG | 6-5 | 275 | 30 | Notre Dame | 15 | 3 |
| Charles Phillips | 47 | SS | 6-3 | 215 | 26 | Southern California | 16 | 16 |
| Charles Philyaw | 77 | RDE | 6-9 | 295 | 24 | Texas Southern | 15 | 3 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 22 | Kentucky | 16 | 0 |
| Randy Rich | 27 | CB | 5-10 | 181 | 25 | New Mexico | 2 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 24 | Louisiana State | 7 | 5 |
| Dave Rowe | 74 | MG | 6-6 | 274 | 33 | Penn State | 1 | 1 |
| Booker Russell | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 235 | 22 | Texas State | 16 | 0 |
| Art Shell | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 267 | 32 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 16 | 16 |
| Otis Sistrunk | 60 | MG-RDE | 6-4 | 265 | 31 | none | 16 | 16 |
| Ken Stabler | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 33 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Joe Stewart | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | Missouri | 16 | 0 |
| Steve Sylvester | 66 | ROG | 6-4 | 260 | 25 | Notre Dame | 16 | 2 |
| Jack Tatum | 32 | FS | 5-10 | 203 | 30 | Ohio State | 15 | 15 |
| Pat Toomay | 67 | DE | 6-6 | 244 | 30 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 2 |
| Gene Upshaw | 63 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 33 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 16 | 16 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 30 | FB | 6-2 | 220 | 26 | Colgate | 16 | 16 |
| Phil Villapiano | 41 | WLB | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 16 |
| Bob Watts | 54 | LB | 6-3 | 218 | 24 | Boston College | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 25 | Colorado Mesa; Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 22 | HB | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 9 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 54 | Dave Browning | DE | Washington |
| 3 | 57 | Derrick Jensen | RB | Texas-Arlington |
| 3 | 82 | Lindsey Mason | T | Kansas |
| 4 | 86 | Maurice Harvey | DB | Ball State |
| 4 | 108 | Joe Stewart | WR | Missouri |
| 5 | 136 | Derrick Ramsey | TE | Kentucky |
| 6 | 143 | Tom Davis | C | Nebraska |
| 6 | 164 | Mike Levenseller | WR | Washington State |
| 7 | 176 | Arthur Whittington | RB | Southern Methodist |
| 7 | 192 | Earl Inmon | LB | Bethune-Cookman |
| 8 | 207 | Mark Nichols | DE | Colorado State |
| 11 | 291 | Dean Jones | DB | Fresno State |
| 11 | 304 | Bob Glazebrook | DB | Fresno State |
| 12 | 332 | Joe Conron | WR | Pacific |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 57 | 102 | 43 | 103 | 6 | 311 |
| Opponents Totals | 24 | 97 | 43 | 119 | 0 | 283 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 309 | 116 | 164 | 29 | 88/221 39.8% | / % | 108 | 948 | |
| Opponents Totals | 299 | 125 | 140 | 34 | 85/232 36.6% | / % | 93 | 793 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Mann | 0 | 33 | 38 | 86.8 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 0 | 69 |
| Dave Casper | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Mark Van Eeghen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Arthur Whittington | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Charles Phillips | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Morris Bradshaw | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Raymond Chester | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Terry Robiskie | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Cliff Branch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Neal Colzie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Phil Villapiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 40 | 33 | 39 | 84.6 | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 311 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 31 | 35 | 88.6 | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 0 | 283 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Errol Mann | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 45 | 0/0 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 12 | 20 | 60.0 | 1 | 45 | 0/0 | 5/8 | 5/7 | 2/5 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 14 | 17 | 82.4 | 0/ | 4/ | 7/ | 3/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Van Eeghen | 270 | 1080 | 4.0 | 34 | 9 |
| Arthur Whittington | 172 | 661 | 3.8 | 26t | 7 |
| Terry Robiskie | 49 | 189 | 3.9 | 18 | 2 |
| Pete Banaszak | 43 | 137 | 3.2 | 10 | 0 |
| Booker Russell | 11 | 65 | 5.9 | 15 | 0 |
| Harold Hart | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 14 | 4 | 0.3 | 7 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| David Humm | 5 | -4 | -0.8 | 4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 577 | 2186 | 3.8 | 34 | 18 |
| Opponents Totals | 583 | 2183 | 3.7 | 36 | 15 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 406 | 237 | 58.4 | 139 | 2944 | 7.3 | 12.4 | 49 | 16 | 3.9 | 30 | 7.4 | 37 | 347 | 2597 | 63.3 |
| David Humm | 26 | 14 | 53.8 | 11 | 151 | 5.8 | 10.8 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 3.8 | 2 | 21 | 130 | 55.1 |
| Dave Casper | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 433 | 251 | 58.0 | 151 | 3095 | 7.1 | 12.3 | 49 | 16 | 3.7 | 31 | 7.2 | 39 | 368 | 2727 | 62.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 448 | 234 | 52.2 | 186 | 2916 | 6.5 | 12.5 | 58t | 17 | 3.8 | 28 | 6.3 | 29 | 205 | 2711 | 59.3 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Casper | 62 | 852 | 13.7 | 44 | 9 |
| Cliff Branch | 49 | 709 | 14.5 | 41 | 1 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 40 | 552 | 13.8 | 44t | 2 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 27 | 291 | 10.8 | 33 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 23 | 106 | 4.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 20 | 285 | 14.3 | 49 | 2 |
| Raymond Chester | 13 | 146 | 11.2 | 27 | 2 |
| Pete Banaszak | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 5 | 51 | 10.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Harold Hart | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 251 | 3095 | 12.3 | 49 | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 234 | 2916 | 12.5 | 58t | 17 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Phillips | 6 | 121 | 20.2 | 42t | 1 |
| Lester Hayes | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 52 | 0 |
| Neal Colzie | 3 | 62 | 20.7 | 28 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 3 | 60 | 20.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 2 | 25 | 12.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Willie Hall | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Johnson | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 28 | 407 | 14.5 | 52 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 374 | 12.1 | 46t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Guy | 81 | 3462 | 42.7 | 69 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 309 | 2873 | 34.6 |
| Team Totals | 83 | 3462 | 41.7 | 69 | 2 | 14 | 23 | 309 | 2873 | 34.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 90 | 3556 | 39.5 | 61 | 0 | 7 | 18 | 310 | 3106 | 34.5 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Colzie | 47 | 12 | 310 | 6.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 47 | 12 | 310 | 6.6 | 24 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 5 | 309 | 8.1 | 29 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur Whittington | 23 | 473 | 20.6 | 34 | 0 | |
| Harold Hart | 11 | 252 | 22.9 | 38 | 0 | |
| Derrick Ramsey | 7 | 125 | 17.9 | 29 | 0 | |
| Larry Brunson | 6 | 154 | 25.7 | 47 | 0 | |
| Joe Stewart | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 56 | 0 | |
| Terry Robiskie | 3 | 58 | 19.3 | 22 | 0 | |
| Raymond Chester | 2 | 27 | 13.5 | 24 | 0 | |
| Booker Russell | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neal Colzie | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 | |
| Lindsey Mason | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 60 | 1233 | 20.6 | 56 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 992 | 19.5 | 81 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| John Matuszak | 6.0 | |
| Ted Hendricks | 5.5 | |
| Pat Toomay | 4.0 | |
| Dave Browning | 3.0 | |
| Phil Villapiano | 3.0 | |
| Mike McCoy | 2.0 | |
| Otis Sistrunk | 2.0 | |
| Charles Philyaw | 1.5 | |
| Monte Johnson | 1.0 | |
| Rod Martin | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 29.0 | 205.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 39.0 | 368.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Morris Bradshaw | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Branch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Casper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Neal Colzie | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |
| Dave Dalby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Willie Hall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harold Hart | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Hendricks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Huddleston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Humm | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey Marvin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Matuszak | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike McCoy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| Charles Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 127 | 2 |
| Booker Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Shell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| Phil Villapiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 154 | 5 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 1 |
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