1964 Oakland Raiders season

1964 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	F. Wayne Valley
Home field	Frank Youell Field
Results
Record	5–7–2
Division place	3rd AFL Western
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1964 Oakland Raiders season was the team's fifth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its impressive 10–4 record from 1963. The Raiders' efforts, however, would prove fruitless. The team staggered out to an abysmal 1–7–1 record over its first nine games. While the Raiders pulled themselves together over the final five games of the season (in what amounted to a 4–0–1 run), their slow start ensured that they would miss the postseason for a fifth consecutive year.

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 13, 1964	at Boston Patriots	L 17–14	21,126
2	September 19, 1964	Houston Oilers	L 42–28	26,482
3	September 27, 1964	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–9	18,163
4	October 3, 1964	at Buffalo Bills	L 23–20	36,451
5	October 10, 1964	at New York Jets	L 35–13	36,499
6	October 16, 1964	at Boston Patriots	T 43–43	23,279
7	October 25, 1964	Denver Broncos	W 40–7	17,858
8	November 1, 1964	at San Diego Chargers	L 31–17	25,557
9	November 8, 1964	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 42–7	21,023
10	November 15, 1964	Houston Oilers	W 20–10	16,375
11	November 22, 1964	New York Jets	W 35–26	15,589
12	November 29, 1964	at Denver Broncos	T 20–20	15,958
13	December 6, 1964	Buffalo Bills	W 16–13	18,134
14	December 20, 1964	San Diego Chargers	W 21–20	20,124

Standings

AFL Western Division
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers	8	5	1	.615	4–2	341	300	L2
Kansas City Chiefs	7	7	0	.500	4–2	366	306	W2
Oakland Raiders	5	7	2	.417	2–3–1	303	350	W2
Denver Broncos	2	11	1	.154	1–4–1	240	438	L2

Note: Tie games were not officially counted in the standings until 1972.

Game summaries

Week 14

1 2 3 4 Total Chargers 3 7 10 0 20 • Raiders 0 14 0 7 21 Date: December 20 Location: Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California Game attendance: 20,124 Game weather: 57°F • Wind 12

Scoring summary 1 SD Keith Lincoln 17 yard field goal Chargers 3–0 2 SD Paul Lowe 41 yard pass from John Hadl (Keith Lincoln kick) Chargers 10–0 2 OAK Art Powell 26 yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick) Chargers 10–7 2 OAK Gene Mingo 10 yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick) Raiders 14–10 3 SD Paul Lowe 28 yard run (Keith Lincoln kick) Chargers 17–14 3 SD Keith Lincoln 33 yard field goal Chargers 20–14 4 OAK Billy Cannon 13 yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick) Raiders 21–20

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References

1. Pro-Football-Reference.com