1985 Los Angeles Raiders season

1985 Los Angeles Raiders season
Head coach	Tom Flores (7th season)
General manager	Al Davis (Since 1972)
Owner	Al Davis (Since 1972)
Home field	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Results
Record	12–4
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost in AFC Divisional

The 1985 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 26th in the league. They improved upon their previous season's output of 11–5, winning 12 games.^[1] The team qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 8, 1985	New York Jets	W 31–0	57,123
2	September 12, 1985	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 36–20	72,686
3	September 22, 1985	San Francisco 49ers	L 34–10	87,006
4	September 29, 1985	at New England Patriots	W 35–20	60,686
5	October 6, 1985	Kansas City Chiefs	W 19–0	55,133
6	October 13, 1985	New Orleans Saints	W 23–13	48,152
7	October 20, 1985	at Cleveland Browns	W 21–20	77,928
8	October 28, 1985	San Diego Chargers	W 34–21	69,297
9	November 3, 1985	at Seattle Seahawks	L 33–3	64,060
10	November 10, 1985	at San Diego Chargers	L 40–34	58,566
11	November 17, 1985	Cincinnati Bengals	W 13–6	52,501
12	November 24, 1985	Denver Broncos	W 31–28	63,161
13	December 1, 1985	at Atlanta Falcons	W 34–24	20,858
14	December 8, 1985	at Denver Broncos	W 17–14	75,042
15	December 15, 1985	Seattle Seahawks	W 13–3	77,425
16	December 23, 1985	at Los Angeles Rams	W 16–6	66,676

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	January 5, 1986	New England Patriots	L 27–20	88,936

Game summaries

Week 1

1 2 3 4 Total Jets 0 0 0 0 0 • Raiders 7 14 7 3 31 Date: September 8 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game start: 1:00 p.m. Game attendance: 57,123 Game weather: 69°F, wind 12 Television network: NBC

Scoring summary 1 LA Marcus Allen 1 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 7–0 2 LA Dokie Williams 14 yard pass from Jim Plunkett (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 14–0 2 LA Marcus Allen 3 yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 21–0 3 LA Stacey Toran 70 yard interception return (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 28–0 4 LA Chris Bahr 20 yard field goal Raiders 31–0

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Los Angeles Raiders^(1)	12	4	0	.750	5–3	9–3	354	308	W6
Denver Broncos	11	5	0	.688	5–3	8–4	380	329	W2
Seattle Seahawks	8	8	0	.500	4–4	6–6	349	303	L2
San Diego Chargers	8	8	0	.500	3–5	7–7	467	435	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	6	10	0	.375	3–5	4–8	317	360	W1

MVP

Running Back Marcus Allen earned the 1985 league MVP. Allen started all 16 games and caught the ball 99 times for 1,759 yards and 7 touchdowns. His longest reception was 61 yards and his receiving average 11.6 yards per catch. He also completed 2 of 2 passes for 32 yards for zero touchdowns.^[3]

Pro Bowlers

The 1985 Raiders had four players make it to the Pro Bowl. They were Marcus Allen, Todd Christensen, Mike Haynes, and Howie Long.^[4]

References

1. 1985 Los Angeles Raiders
2. Pro-Football-Reference.com
3. http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1985.htm
4. "1985 Los Angeles Raiders Starters, Roster, & Players – Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on May 13, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2009.