1971 Oakland Raiders season

1971 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	John Madden
Owner	F. Wayne Valley
Home field	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	8–4–2
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1971 Oakland Raiders season was the team’s 12th season. After winning the AFC West in 1970, the Raiders failed to make the playoffs as their main rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, would win the division title.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1971 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 19, 1971	at New England Patriots	L 20–6	55,405
2	September 26, 1971	at San Diego Chargers	W 34–0	54,084
3	October 4, 1971	at Cleveland Browns	W 34–20	84,285
4	October 10, 1971	at Denver Broncos	W 27–16	51,200
5	October 17, 1971	Philadelphia Eagles	W 34–10	54,615
6	October 24, 1971	Cincinnati Bengals	W 31–27	54,699
7	October 31, 1971	Kansas City Chiefs	T 20–20	54,715
8	November 7, 1971	at New Orleans Saints	T 21–21	83,102
9	November 14, 1971	Houston Oilers	W 41–21	54,705
10	November 21, 1971	San Diego Chargers	W 34–33	54,681
11	November 28, 1971	Baltimore Colts	L 37–14	54,689
12	December 5, 1971	at Atlanta Falcons	L 24–13	58,850
13	December 12, 1971	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 16–14	51,215
14	December 19, 1971	Denver Broncos	W 21–13	54,651

Game notes

Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	3	3	14	14	34
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 26
Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game weather: 68°F, wind 10
Referee: Jack Vest

Scoring summary

1	OAK	George Blanda 37 yard field goal	Raiders 3–0

2	OAK	George Blanda 42 yard field goal	Raiders 6–0

3	OAK	Fred Biletnikoff 36 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 13–0

3	OAK	Clarence Davis 2 yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 20–0

4	OAK	Fred Biletnikoff 13 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 27–0

4	OAK	Ken Stabler 1 yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 34–0

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	3	3	14	7	27
Broncos	3	6	0	7	16

Date: October 10
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 2:00 p.m. MDT
Game weather: 58°F, wind 9 mph
Referee: Jim Tunney

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	Broncos	Jim Turner 43-yard field goal	Broncos 3–0

1	Raiders	George Blanda 38-yard field goal	Tie 3–3

2	Broncos	Jim Turner 10-yard field goal	Broncos 6–3

2	Broncos	Jim Turner 24-yard field goal	Broncos 9–3

2	Raiders	George Blanda 24-yard field goal	Broncos 9–6

3	Raiders	Ken Stabler 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 13–9

3	Raiders	Raymond Chester 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 20–9

4	Raiders	Jimmy Warren 55-yard interception return (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 27–9

4	Broncos	Dickie Post 13-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)	Raiders 27–16

Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	0	0	10	13
• Raiders	7	7	0	7	21

Date: December 19
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m. PST
Game weather: 44°F, wind 4 mph
Referee: John McDonough

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	Raiders	Raymond Chester 67-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 7–0

1	Broncos	Jim Turner 14-yard field goal	Raiders 7–3

2	Raiders	Charlie Smith 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 14–3

4	Broncos	Jim Turner 29-yard field goal	Raiders 14–6

4	Raiders	Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 21–6

4	Broncos	Clem Turner 7-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)	Raiders 21–13

Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Kansas City Chiefs	10	3	1	.769	4–1–1	8–2–1	302	208	W3
Oakland Raiders	8	4	2	.667	4–1–1	7–3–1	344	278	W1
San Diego Chargers	6	8	0	.429	2–4	4–7	311	341	L1
Denver Broncos	4	9	1	.308	1–5	3–6–1	203	275	L2

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

References

↑ Pro-Football-Reference.com

Oakland Raiders

Founded in 1960 Played in Los Angeles from 1982–94 Based in Oakland, California Headquartered in Alameda, California

Franchise	History in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis GM Reggie McKenzie Head Coach Jack Del Rio

Culture	Oakland Raiderettes Raider Nation The Autumn Wind

Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game Move to Carson

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers

Media	Compass Media Networks Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick

Playoff appearances (21)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1990 1991 1993 2000 2001 2002

Division championships (16)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1982^‡ 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002 ^‡Posted best regular-season AFC record (no divisions that season due to NFL Players' Association strike).

Wild cards (5)	1977 1980 1984 1991 1993

Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002

Super Bowl appearances (5)	1967 (II) 1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII) 2002 (XXXVII)

League championships (4)	1967 1976 1980 1983

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (55)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Los Angeles/Oakland Raiders seasons

Oakland 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Los Angeles 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Oakland 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1971 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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