1979 Oakland Raiders (NFL) |
| 3rd place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| Head Coach: Tom Flores |
| Sam Boghosian | Offensive Line |
| Lew Erber | Receivers |
| Myrel Moore | Linebackers/Special Teams |
| Ollie Spencer | Offensive Line |
| Charlie Sumner | Defensive Backs |
| Ray Willsey | Offensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/28/1979 | N | Dallas Cowboys | 20-13 | W | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 20648 | |
| Sat | 8/4/1979 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 14-20 | L | OT | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 54575 |
| Sat | 8/11/1979 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 41-10 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53503 | |
| Sun | 8/19/1979 | A | New England Patriots | 14-35 | L | Foxborough, MA | Schaefer Stadium | 45518 | |
| Sat | 8/25/1979 | H | Buffalo Bills | 48-21 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52440 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1979 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 24-17 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 59000 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1979 | A | San Diego Chargers | 10-30 | L | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 50255 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1979 | A | Seattle Seahawks | 10-27 | L | Seattle, WA | Kingdome | 61602 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1979 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 7-35 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 67821 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1979 | H | Denver Broncos | 27-3 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52632 | |
| Mon | 10/8/1979 | H | Miami Dolphins | 13-3 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52419 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1979 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 50-19 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52900 | |
| Sun | 10/21/1979 | A | New York Jets | 19-28 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 55802 | |
| Thu | 10/25/1979 | H | San Diego Chargers | 45-22 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53709 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1979 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 23-10 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52764 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1979 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-31 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 48000 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1979 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 21-24 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53596 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1979 | A | Denver Broncos | 14-10 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 74186 | |
| Mon | 12/3/1979 | A | New Orleans Saints | 42-35 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 65541 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1979 | H | Cleveland Browns | 19-14 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 52641 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1979 | H | Seattle Seahawks | 24-29 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53177 | |
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 |
| Jeff Barnes | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Chabot JC; California | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Bell | 68 | DE | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Norfolk State | 1 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 38 | CB | 5-9 | 183 | 23 | South Carolina State | 16 | 0 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 195 | 27 | Ohio State | 3 | 3 |
| Cliff Branch | 21 | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 31 | Wharton County JC; Colorado | 14 | 13 |
| Jim Breech | 5 | K | 5-6 | 161 | 23 | California | 16 | 0 |
| Dave Browning | 73 | LDE-RDE | 6-5 | 245 | 23 | Spokane Falls CC; Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Larry Brunson | 82 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 30 | Mesa CC; Colorado | 11 | 0 |
| Dave Casper | 87 | TE | 6-4 | 232 | 28 | Notre Dame | 15 | 12 |
| Raymond Chester | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 31 | Morgan State | 14 | 13 |
| Todd Christensen | 46 | RB | 6-3 | 230 | 23 | Brigham Young | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Dalby | 50 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 29 | UCLA | 16 | 15 |
| Bruce Davis | 79 | OT | 6-6 | 297 | 23 | UCLA | 12 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 36 | SS | 6-3 | 200 | 23 | East Los Angeles JC; Colorado | 16 | 13 |
| Ray Guy | 8 | P-K | 6-3 | 200 | 30 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Hawkins | 26 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 23 | Florida A&M | 7 | 0 |
| Lester Hayes | 37 | LCB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Ted Hendricks | 83 | LOLB | 6-7 | 217 | 32 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| John Huddleston | 57 | LB | 6-3 | 228 | 25 | Utah | 16 | 0 |
| David Humm | 11 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 27 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 42 | RCB | 5-11 | 192 | 26 | San Diego Mesa JC; San Diego State | 8 | 3 |
| Derrick Jensen | 31 | RB | 6-1 | 230 | 23 | Texas-Arlington | 16 | 8 |
| Monte Johnson | 58 | LILB-MLB | 6-5 | 240 | 28 | Nebraska | 16 | 15 |
| Willie Jones | 90 | LDE | 6-4 | 244 | 22 | Florida State | 16 | 3 |
| Reggie Kinlaw | 62 | LDT | 6-2 | 245 | 22 | Oklahoma | 16 | 2 |
| Henry Lawrence | 70 | ROT | 6-4 | 270 | 28 | Florida A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Rod Martin | 53 | ROLB | 6-2 | 220 | 25 | Los Angeles CC; Southern California | 16 | 15 |
| Rich Martini | 89 | WR | 6-2 | 185 | 24 | UC Davis | 16 | 4 |
| Mickey Marvin | 65 | ROG | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Tennessee | 2 | 2 |
| Ira Matthews | 43 | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 22 | Wisconsin | 16 | 0 |
| John Matuszak | 72 | LDE | 6-8 | 290 | 29 | Iowa Central CC; Missouri; Tampa | 12 | 2 |
| Dan Medlin | 68/67 | ROG | 6-4 | 255 | 30 | North Carolina State | 15 | 4 |
| Dave Pear | 74 | MG-RDT | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Charles Phillips | 47 | SS | 6-3 | 215 | 27 | Southern California | 16 | 3 |
| Charles Philyaw | 77 | DE-DT | 6-9 | 295 | 25 | Texas Southern | 12 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 16 | QB | 6-2 | 207 | 32 | Stanford | 4 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 84 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 23 | Kentucky | 16 | 3 |
| Terry Robiskie | 35 | RB | 6-1 | 210 | 25 | Louisiana State | 3 | 1 |
| Booker Russell | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 235 | 23 | Texas State | 16 | 0 |
| Art Shell | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 267 | 33 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 11 | 11 |
| Ken Stabler | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 34 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Joe Stewart | 80 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 24 | Missouri | 3 | 0 |
| Steve Sylvester | 66 | ROG-LOT-C | 6-4 | 260 | 26 | Notre Dame | 16 | 16 |
| Jack Tatum | 32 | FS | 5-10 | 203 | 31 | Ohio State | 16 | 16 |
| Pat Toomay | 67 | RDE | 6-6 | 244 | 31 | Vanderbilt | 14 | 13 |
| Gene Upshaw | 63 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 34 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 16 | 16 |
| Mark van Eeghen | 30 | RB | 6-2 | 220 | 27 | Colgate | 16 | 16 |
| John Vella | 75 | OT | 6-4 | 260 | 29 | Southern California | 11 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 41 | RILB-RLB | 6-2 | 225 | 30 | Bowling Green State | 16 | 16 |
| Greg Westbrooks | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 218 | 26 | Colorado Mesa; Colorado | 4 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 22 | RB | 5-11 | 185 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 7 |
| Henry Williams | 45 | RCB | 5-10 | 182 | 23 | Hartnell JC; San Diego State | 16 | 13 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 42 | Willie Jones | DE | Florida State |
| 6 | 142 | Ira Matthews | KR | Wisconsin |
| 6 | 156 | Henry Williams | DB | San Diego State |
| 7 | 175 | Jack Matia | T | Drake |
| 8 | 209 | Robert Hawkins | RB | Kentucky |
| 9 | 238 | Jim Rourke | T | Boston College |
| 10 | 259 | Ricky Smith | DB | Tulane |
| 11 | 294 | Bruce Davis | T | UCLA |
| 12 | 316 | Dirk Abernathy | DB | Bowling Green State |
| 12 | 320 | Reggie Kinlaw | DT | Oklahoma |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 68 | 100 | 89 | 108 | 365 |
| Opponents Totals | 73 | 84 | 108 | 72 | 337 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 321 | 102 | 191 | 28 | 94/215 43.7% | / % | 119 | 1024 | |
| Opponents Totals | 319 | 137 | 150 | 32 | 91/215 42.3% | / % | 106 | 1018 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 0 | 41 | 45 | 91.1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0 | 95 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Raymond Chester | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Cliff Branch | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Booker Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Dave Casper | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Derrick Ramsey | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Lester Hayes | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Rich Martini | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Arthur Whittington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Larry Brunson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Clarence Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ted Hendricks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Derrick Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Monte Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Ira Matthews | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 45 | 41 | 45 | 91.1 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0 | 365 |
| Opponents Totals | 43 | 39 | 43 | 90.7 | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 2 | 337 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Breech | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 1 | 47 | 1/2 | 7/7 | 7/10 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 1 | 47 | 1/2 | 7/7 | 7/10 | 3/7 | 0/1 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 22 | 54.5 | 1/ | 4/ | 2/ | 4/ | 1/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Van Eeghen | 223 | 818 | 3.7 | 19 | 7 |
| Arthur Whittington | 109 | 397 | 3.6 | 22 | 2 |
| Derrick Jensen | 73 | 251 | 3.4 | 15 | 0 |
| Booker Russell | 33 | 190 | 5.8 | 72 | 4 |
| Clarence Hawkins | 21 | 72 | 3.4 | 34 | 0 |
| Jim Plunkett | 3 | 18 | 6.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 16 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ira Matthews | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 16 | -4 | -0.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 491 | 1763 | 3.6 | 72 | 13 |
| Opponents Totals | 534 | 2374 | 4.4 | 77t | 17 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Stabler | 498 | 304 | 61.0 | 172 | 3615 | 7.3 | 11.9 | 66t | 26 | 5.2 | 22 | 4.4 | 34 | 284 | 3331 | 82.2 |
| Jim Plunkett | 15 | 7 | 46.7 | 7 | 89 | 5.9 | 12.7 | 39 | 1 | 6.7 | 1 | 6.7 | 2 | 9 | 80 | 60.1 |
| Team Totals | 513 | 311 | 60.6 | 179 | 3704 | 7.2 | 11.9 | 66t | 27 | 5.3 | 23 | 4.5 | 36 | 293 | 3411 | 81.6 |
| Opponents Totals | 471 | 247 | 52.4 | 200 | 3366 | 7.1 | 13.6 | 65t | 21 | 4.5 | 24 | 5.1 | 33 | 254 | 3112 | 69.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Branch | 59 | 844 | 14.3 | 66t | 6 |
| Raymond Chester | 58 | 712 | 12.3 | 39 | 8 |
| Dave Casper | 57 | 771 | 13.5 | 42 | 3 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 51 | 474 | 9.3 | 36 | 2 |
| Rich Martini | 24 | 259 | 10.8 | 22t | 2 |
| Arthur Whittington | 19 | 240 | 12.6 | 39 | 0 |
| Derrick Ramsey | 13 | 161 | 12.4 | 40 | 3 |
| Derrick Jensen | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 7 | 1 |
| Booker Russell | 6 | 79 | 13.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Larry Brunson | 5 | 49 | 9.8 | 17 | 1 |
| Terry Robiskie | 5 | 36 | 7.2 | 11 | 0 |
| Morris Bradshaw | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 12 | 0 |
| Clarence Hawkins | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 20t | 1 |
| Joe Stewart | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Dave Dalby | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 311 | 3704 | 11.9 | 66t | 27 |
| Opponents Totals | 247 | 3366 | 13.6 | 65t | 21 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester Hayes | 7 | 100 | 14.3 | 52t | 2 |
| Charles Phillips | 4 | 92 | 23.0 | 30 | 0 |
| Henry Williams | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 33 | 0 |
| Jack Tatum | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Ted Hendricks | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23t | 1 |
| Jeff Barnes | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Rufus Bess | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Monte Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 24 | 313 | 13.0 | 52t | 3 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 473 | 20.6 | 70t | 3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Guy | 69 | 2939 | 42.6 | 71 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 416 | 2363 | 33.8 |
| Team Totals | 70 | 2939 | 42.0 | 71 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 416 | 2363 | 33.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 63 | 2377 | 37.7 | 60 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 179 | 2098 | 33.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Matthews | 32 | 7 | 165 | 5.2 | 20 | 0 |
| Larry Brunson | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 35 | 7 | 179 | 5.1 | 20 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 8 | 416 | 10.4 | 88t | 1 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Brunson | 17 | 441 | 25.9 | 89 | 0 | |
| Ira Matthews | 35 | 873 | 24.9 | 104t | 1 | |
| Arthur Whittington | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 19 | 0 | |
| Booker Russell | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| Joe Stewart | 2 | 63 | 31.5 | 53 | 0 | |
| Clarence Hawkins | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 | |
| Terry Robiskie | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Derrick Jensen | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 65 | 1475 | 22.7 | 104t | 1 | |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 1290 | 19.3 | 64 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Willie Jones | 9.0 | |
| Rod Martin | 6.0 | |
| Ted Hendricks | 4.0 | |
| Reggie Kinlaw | 3.5 | |
| Pat Toomay | 3.0 | |
| Dave Pear | 2.0 | |
| Dave Browning | 1.5 | |
| Rufus Bess | 1.0 | |
| John Matuszak | 1.0 | |
| Charles Phillips | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 33.0 | 254.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36.0 | 293.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rufus Bess | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Browning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Brunson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Casper | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Todd Christensen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Dalby | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Davis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 0 |
| Clarence Hawkins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ted Hendricks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| Monte Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Jensen | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Henry Lawrence | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Martin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ira Matthews | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charles Phillips | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 0 |
| Terry Robiskie | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Booker Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Art Shell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | -30 | 0 | |
| Steve Sylvester | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 0 | |
| Pat Toomay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gene Upshaw | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Van Eeghen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Villapiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Arthur Whittington | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 40 | 20 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 35 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 26 | 1 |
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