1975_Oakland_Raiders_season

1975 Oakland Raiders season
1975 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	John Madden
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	11–3
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Won Divisional Playoffs; (vs. Bengals) 31–28; Lost AFC Championship; (at Steelers) 10–16
	← 1974; Raiders seasons; 1976 →;

1975 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season

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

Quick Facts Oakland Raiders season, Owner ...

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.

Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article 1975_Oakland_Raiders_season, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] [1]
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 340

[2] [2]
Cold Hard Football Facts: Shutdown! The greatest pass defenses in history, the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers have the best defensive passer rating total.

[3] [3]
1975 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com Archived March 27, 2008, at the Wayback Machine

[4] [4]
"1975 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players". Pro-Football-Reference.com.

[5] [5]
Pro-Football-Reference.com

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

Round	Selection	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	24	24	Neal Colzie	Ohio State	DB
2	19	45	Charlie Phillips	USC	DB
3	24	76	Louis Carter	Maryland	RB
5	24	128	David Humm	Nebraska	QB
7	24	180	James Daniels	Texas A&M	DB
9	24	232	Harry Knight	Richmond	QB
10	25	259	Steve Sylvester	Notre Dame	T
12	24	310	Jack Magee	Boston College	C
14	24	362	Tom Doyle	Yale	QB
15	25	389	Paul Careathers	Tennessee	RB


	Quarterbacks 15 Pete Beathard 11 David Humm 13 Larry Lawrence 12 Ken Stabler Running backs 40 Pete Banaszak 33 Louis Carter 28 Clarence Davis 34 Harold Hart 44 Marv Hubbard 30 Mark van Eeghen FB Wide receivers 81 Morris Bradshaw 25 Fred Biletnikoff 21 Cliff Branch 49 Mike Siani Tight ends 46 Warren Bankston 87 Dave Casper 88 Bob Moore		Offensive linemen 64 George Buehler G 50 Dave Dalby C 70 Henry Lawrence T 79 Dan Medlin G 78 Art Shell T 66 Steve Sylvester G 63 Gene Upshaw G 75 John Vella T Defensive linemen 84 Tony Cline DE 82 Horace Jones DE 71 Kelvin Korver DT 74 Dave Rowe DT 60 Otis Sistrunk DE 80 Art Thoms DT		Linebackers 54 Mike Dennery 83 Ted Hendricks 86 Gerald Irons 58 Monte Johnson 41 Phil Villapiano Defensive backs 43 George Atkinson FS 24 Willie Brown CB 20 Neal Colzie CB 47 Charlie Phillips 32 Jack Tatum FS 26 Skip Thomas CB Special teams 8 Ray Guy P 16 George Blanda K		Reserve lists Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 22	at Miami Dolphins	W 31–21	1–0	Miami Orange Bowl	Recap
2	September 28	at Baltimore Colts	W 31–20	2–0	Memorial Stadium	Recap
3	October 5	at San Diego Chargers	W 6–0	3–0	San Diego Stadium	Recap
4	October 12	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 10–42	3–1	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	October 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 10–14	3–2	Riverfront Stadium	Recap
6	October 26	San Diego Chargers	W 25–0	4–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
7	November 2	at Denver Broncos	W 42–17	5–2	Mile High Stadium	Recap
8	November 9	New Orleans Saints	W 48–10	6–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
9	November 16	Cleveland Browns	W 38–17	7–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
10	November 23	at Washington Redskins	W 26–23	8–2	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium	Recap
11	November 30	Atlanta Falcons	W 37–34	9–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
12	December 8	Denver Broncos	W 17–10	10–2	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
13	December 14	Houston Oilers	L 26–27	10–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
14	December 21	Kansas City Chiefs	W 28–20	11–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders⁽²⁾	11	3	0	.786	5–1	8–3	375	255	W1
Denver Broncos	6	8	0	.429	3–3	4–7	254	307	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	5	9	0	.357	3–3	3–8	282	341	L4
San Diego Chargers	2	12	0	.143	1–5	2–9	189	345	L1

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	7	14	28
Raiders	3	14	7	7	31

1975_Oakland_Raiders_season

1975 Oakland Raiders season

Offseason

NFL Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 10

Standings

Playoffs

Oakland Raiders 31, Cincinnati Bengals 28

Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10

Awards and honors

References

Share this article: