1971 Oakland Raiders season

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1971 Oakland Raiders season
Owner F. Wayne Valley
General manager Al Davis
Head coach John Madden
Home stadium Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record8–4–2
Division place2nd AFC West
PlayoffsDid not qualify

The 1971 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 12th season. The Raiders failed to make the playoffs as their main rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, won the division title.

Contents

This was the only season between 1966 and 1977 in which the Raiders did not win the AFL/AFC West title.

This would be the final season where Wayne Valley was the majority owner of the Raiders the next season, he would be pushed out in favor general manager Al Davis who by 1976 bought out the remaining shares from Valley to become the sole owner.

Offseason

Draft

1971 Oakland Raiders draft
RoundPickPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
119 Jack Tatum *  DB Ohio State
245 Phil Villapiano *  LB Bowling Green
373 Warren Koegel   C Penn State
497 Clarence Davis   RB USC
5123 Bob Moore   TE Stanford
6149 Greg Slough  LBUSC
7157 Don Martin  DB Yale
9227Dave Garnett RB Pittsburgh
10238Bill West DB Tennessee State
10253Tim Oesterling  DT UCLA
11279Jim Poston DT South Carolina
12305 Horace Jones   DE Louisville
13334Mick Natzel DB Central Michigan
14357Tom Gipson DT North Texas State
15383Andy Giles LB William & Mary
16412Tony Stawarz DB Miami (FL)
17442Charles Hill  WR Sam Houston State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

1971 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

 Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

 Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

 Practice squad

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendanceRecap
1September 19at New England Patriots L 6–200–1 Shaefer Stadium 55,405 Recap
2September 26at San Diego Chargers W 34–01–1 San Diego Stadium 54,084 Recap
3October 4at Cleveland Browns W 34–202–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 84,285 Recap
4October 10at Denver Broncos W 27–163–1 Mile High Stadium 51,200 Recap
5October 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 34–104–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,615 Recap
6October 24 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–275–1Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum54,699 Recap
7October 31 Kansas City Chiefs T 20–205–1–1Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum54,715 Recap
8November 7at New Orleans Saints T 21–215–1–2 Tulane Stadium 83,102 Recap
9November 14 Houston Oilers W 41–216–1–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum54,705 Recap
10November 21San Diego ChargersW 34–337–1–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum54,681 Recap
11November 28 Baltimore Colts L 14–377–2–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum54,689 Recap
12December 5at Atlanta Falcons L 13–247–3–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap
13December 12at Kansas City ChiefsL 14–167–4–2 Municipal Stadium 51,215 Recap
14December 19Denver BroncosW 21–138–4–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum54,651 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
The sites of the two games with the Denver Broncos were switched. [2]

Game notes

Week 2

Team1234Total
• Raiders33141434
Chargers00000
Scoring summary
1OAK George Blanda 37-yard field goalRaiders 3–0
2OAKGeorge Blanda 42-yard field goalRaiders 6–0
3OAK Fred Biletnikoff 36-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–0
3OAK Clarence Davis 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–0
4OAKFred Biletnikoff 13-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 27–0
4OAK Ken Stabler 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 34–0

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Week 4

Team1234Total
•Raiders3314727
Broncos360716
Scoring summary
1Broncos Jim Turner 43-yard field goalBroncos 3–0
1Raiders George Blanda 38-yard field goalTie 3–3
2BroncosJim Turner 10-yard field goalBroncos 6–3
2BroncosJim Turner 24-yard field goalBroncos 9–3
2RaidersGeorge Blanda 24-yard field goalBroncos 9–6
3Raiders Ken Stabler 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–9
3Raiders Raymond Chester 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–9
4Raiders Jimmy Warren 55-yard interception return (George Blanda kick)Raiders 27–9
4Broncos Dickie Post 13-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)Raiders 27–16
External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg 1971 Raiders at Broncos - NFL Films highlights

Week 14

Team1234Total
Broncos3001013
•Raiders770721
Scoring summary
1Raiders Raymond Chester 67-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 7–0
1Broncos Jim Turner 14-yard field goalRaiders 7–3
2Raiders Charlie Smith 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 14–3
4BroncosJim Turner 29-yard field goalRaiders 14–6
4Raiders Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 21–6
4Broncos Clem Turner 7-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)Raiders 21–13

Standings

AFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Kansas City Chiefs 1031.7694–1–18–2–1302208W3
Oakland Raiders 842.6674–1–17–3–1344278W1
San Diego Chargers 680.4292–44–7311341L1
Denver Broncos 491.3081–53–6–1203275L2
Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "1971 Oakland Raiders Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Raiders may have to move games if A's gain Series". Lewiston Morning Tribune. Idaho. Associated Press. August 13, 1971. p. 22.
  3. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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