1975 Oakland Raiders season

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1975 Oakland Raiders season
Owner Al Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coach John Madden
Home field Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record11–3
Division place1st AFC West
Playoff finishWon Divisional Playoffs
(vs. Bengals) 31–28
Lost AFC Championship
(at Steelers) 10–16

The 1975 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 16th season, and 6th in the National Football League.

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The 1975 season was George Blanda's final season in the NFL. Blanda retired with two significant records: the most seasons in American professional football (26), and most games played (340). [1] The Raiders finished the season with an 11–3 record and won the AFC West for the 4th straight year. They also made the playoffs for the 4th straight season. In the playoffs, the Raiders stunned the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the Divisional Round. In the AFC Championship game, their third straight, they lost to the Steelers for the second straight season 16–10.

Opposing quarterbacks had a passer rating of 37.2 against Oakland in 1975, the second-lowest total of the Super Bowl era. [2] The Raiders defeated the Dolphins to win their season opener for the first time since 1969.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1975 Oakland Raiders Draft
RoundSelectionSelectionPlayerPositionCollege
12424 Neal Colzie Ohio StateDB
21945 Charlie Phillips USCDB
32476Louis CarterMarylandRB
524128 David Humm NebraskaQB
724180James DanielsTexas A&MDB
924232 Harry Knight RichmondQB
1025259Steve SylvesterNotre DameT
1224310Jack MageeBoston CollegeC
1424362Tom DoyleYaleQB
1525389Paul CareathersTennesseeRB

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Roster

1975 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


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap
1September 22at Miami Dolphins W 31–211–0 Miami Orange Bowl Recap
2September 28at Baltimore Colts W 31–202–0 Memorial Stadium Recap
3October 5at San Diego Chargers W 6–03–0 San Diego Stadium Recap
4October 12at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–423–1 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
5October 19at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–143–2 Riverfront Stadium Recap
6October 26 San Diego Chargers W 25–04–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
7November 2at Denver Broncos W 42–175–2 Mile High Stadium Recap
8November 9 New Orleans Saints W 48–106–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
9November 16 Cleveland Browns W 38–177–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
10November 23at Washington Redskins W 26–238–2 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Recap
11November 30 Atlanta Falcons W 37–349–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
12December 8 Denver Broncos W 17–1010–2Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
13December 14 Houston Oilers L 26–2710–3Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
14December 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–2011–3Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

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Season summary

Week 10

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Redskins0977023
  • Date: November 23
  • Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
  • Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 41 °F (5 °C) • Wind 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Referee: Pat Haggerty
Scoring summary
1OAK Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (kick failed)Raiders 6–0
2WSH Charley Taylor 8-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed)Tie 6–6
2WSH Mark Moseley 34-yard field goalRedskins 9–6
2OAKPete Banaszak 27-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–9
2OAKPete Banaszak 7-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–9
3WSH Mike Thomas 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)Raiders 20–16
4OAKGeorge Blanda 22-yard field goalRaiders 23–16
4WSH Frank Grant 33-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)Tie 23–23
OTOAKGeorge Blanda 27-yard field goalRaiders 26–23

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Standings

AFC West
WLTPCTDIVCONFPFPASTK
Oakland Raiders (2)1130.7865–18–3375255W1
Denver Broncos 680.4293–34–7254307L1
Kansas City Chiefs 590.3573–33–8282341L4
San Diego Chargers 2120.1431–52–9189345L1

Playoffs

The Raiders defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the divisional round in Oakland. The following Sunday, they fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16–10 in the AFC Championship Game.

Oakland Raiders 31, Cincinnati Bengals 28

Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bengals0771428
Raiders3147731

at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Game information
  • Scoring
    • OAK – field goal Blanda 31 OAK 3–0
    • OAK – Siani 9 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 10–3
    • CIN – Fritts 1 run (Green kick) OAK 10–7
    • OAK – Moore 8 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 17–7
    • OAK – Banaszak 6 run (Blanda kick) OAK 24–7
    • CIN – Elliott 6 run (Green kick) OAK 24–14
    • OAK – Casper 2 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 31–14
    • CIN – Joiner 25 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31–21
    • CIN – Curtis 14 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31–28

Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10

Game summary
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Steelers0301316

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Game information
  • Scoring
    • PIT – field goal Gerela 36 PIT 3–0
    • PIT – Harris 25 run (Gerela kick) PIT 10–0
    • OAK – Siani 14 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) PIT 10–7
    • PIT – Stallworth 20 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed) PIT 16–7
    • OAK – field goal Blanda 41 PIT 16–10

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References

  1. ↑ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, ISBN   0-7611-2480-2, p. 340
  2. ↑ Cold Hard Football Facts: Shutdown! The greatest pass defenses in history, the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers have the best defensive passer rating total.
  3. ↑ 1975 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com Archived March 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ↑ "1975 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com .
  5. ↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com


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