1979_Oakland_Raiders_season

1979 Oakland Raiders season
1979 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	Al Davis
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	Tom Flores
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	4th AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1978; Raiders seasons; 1980 →;

1979 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season

The 1979 Oakland Raiders season was their 10th in the league, and 20th overall. They matched their previous season's output of 9–7.^[1] Oakland started off 1–3, rallied to 6–4, then fell to 6–6 after an upset loss to the Kansas City chiefs. Oakland then went on a three-game winning streak that featured a 14–10 defensive struggle in Denver, a comeback win in New Orleans after trailing 35–14 in the 3rd quarter, and a 19–14 win over the Cleveland Browns. In the season finale the Raiders stood at 9–6 in need of a win at home against the Seattle Seahawks to have a shot at a wildcard playoff spot. However, it was not to be, and Seattle quarterback Jim Zorn's 314 yards and 2 TD passes eliminated the Raiders, 29–24.

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The Raiders hosting the Miami Dolphins at the Coliseum in 1979

This was the first season since 1964 that the Raiders finished lower than second place in the AFL/AFC West.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1979 Oakland Raiders draft
2	42	Willie Jones	DE	Florida State
6	142	Ira Matthews	RB	Wisconsin
6	156	Henry Williams	DB	San Diego State
7	175	Jack Matia	DT	Drake
8	209	Robert Hawkins	RB	Kentucky
9	238	Jim Rourke	OT	Boston College
10	259	Ricky Smith	DB	Tulane
11	294	Bruce Davis	OT	UCLA
12	316	Dirk Abernathy	DB	Bowling Green
12	320	Reggie Kinlaw	DT	Oklahoma
Made roster † Pro Football Hall of Fame * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career


	Quarterbacks 11 David Humm 16 Jim Plunkett 12 Ken Stabler Running backs 26 Clarence Hawkins 31 Derrick Jensen 43 Ira Matthews 34 Booker Russell 30 Mark van Eeghen FB 22 Arthur Whittington Wide receivers 21 Cliff Branch 82 Larry Brunson 89 Rich Martini 80 Joe Stewart Tight ends 87 Dave Casper 88 Raymond Chester 46 Todd Christensen 84 Derrick Ramsey		Offensive linemen 50 Dave Dalby C 79 Bruce Davis T 70 Henry Lawrence T 65 Mickey Marvin G 78 Art Shell T 66 Steve Sylvester G 63 Gene Upshaw G 75 John Vella T Defensive linemen 68 Joe Bell DE 73 Dave Browning DE 90 Willie Jones DE 62 Reggie Kinlaw DT 72 John Matuszak DE 74 Dave Pear DT 67 Pat Toomay DE		Linebackers 83 Ted Hendricks 57 John Huddleston 58 Monte Johnson 53 Rod Martin 41 Phil Villapiano Defensive backs 38 Rufus Bess CB 36 Mike Davis SS 37 Lester Hayes CB 42 Monte Jackson 47 Charlie Phillips SS 32 Jack Tatum FS 45 Henry Williams CB Special teams 5 Jim Breech K 8 Ray Guy P		Reserve lists 81 Morris Bradshaw WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Alva Liles DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 71 Lindsey Mason T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Jim Rourke T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 2	at Los Angeles Rams	W 24–17	1–0	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Recap
2	September 9	at San Diego Chargers	L 10–30	1–1	San Diego Stadium	Recap
3	September 16	at Seattle Seahawks	L 10–27	1–2	Kingdome	Recap
4	September 23	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 7–35	1–3	Arrowhead Stadium	Recap
5	September 30	Denver Broncos	W 27–3	2–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
6	October 8	Miami Dolphins	W 13–3	3–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
7	October 14	Atlanta Falcons	W 50–19	4–3	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
8	October 21	at New York Jets	L 19–28	4–4	Shea Stadium	Recap
9	October 25	San Diego Chargers	W 45–22	5–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
10	November 4	San Francisco 49ers	W 23–10	6–4	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
11	November 11	at Houston Oilers	L 17–31	6–5	Astrodome	Recap
12	November 18	Kansas City Chiefs	L 21–24	6–6	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
13	November 25	at Denver Broncos	W 14–10	7–6	Mile High Stadium	Recap
14	December 3	at New Orleans Saints	W 42–35	8–6	Louisiana Superdome	Recap
15	December 9	Cleveland Browns	W 19–14	9–6	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
16	December 16	Seattle Seahawks	L 24–29	9–7	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	7	7	7	21	42
Saints	0	28	7	0	35

AFC West
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
San Diego Chargers⁽¹⁾	12	4	0	.750	6–2	9–3	411	246	W2
Denver Broncos⁽⁵⁾	10	6	0	.625	4–4	7–5	289	262	L2
Seattle Seahawks	9	7	0	.563	3–5	6–6	378	372	W2
Oakland Raiders	9	7	0	.563	3–5	5–7	365	337	L1
Kansas City Chiefs	7	9	0	.438	4–4	7–7	238	262	L1

1979_Oakland_Raiders_season

1979 Oakland Raiders season

Offseason

Draft

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Schedule

Season summary

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Standings

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