1971 Oakland Raiders season

1971 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerF. Wayne Valley
General managerAl Davis
Head coachJohn Madden
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record8–4–2
Division place2nd AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify

The 1971 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 12th season. The Raiders failed to make the playoffs as their main rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, won the division title.

This was the only season between 1966 and 1977 in which the Raiders did not win the AFL/AFC West title.

This would be the final season where Wayne Valley was the majority owner of the Raiders the next season, he would be pushed out in favor general manager Al Davis who by 1976 bought out the remaining shares from Valley to become the sole owner.

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 1971 NFL Draft
1971 Oakland Raiders draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 19 Jack Tatum *  DB Ohio State
2 45 Phil Villapiano *  LB Bowling Green
3 73 Warren Koegel  C Penn State
4 97 Clarence Davis  RB USC
5 123 Bob Moore  TE Stanford
6 149 Greg Slough  LB USC
7 157 Don Martin  DB Yale
9 227 Dave Garnett  RB Pittsburgh
10 238 Bill West  DB Tennessee State
10 253 Tim Oesterling  DT UCLA
11 279 Jim Poston  DT South Carolina
12 305 Horace Jones  DE Louisville
13 334 Mick Natzel  DB Central Michigan
14 357 Tom Gipson  DT North Texas State
15 383 Andy Giles  LB William & Mary
16 412 Tony Stawarz  DB Miami (FL)
17 442 Charles Hill  WR Sam Houston State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Roster

1971 Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap
1 September 19 at New England Patriots L 6–20 0–1 Shaefer Stadium 55,405 Recap
2 September 26 at San Diego Chargers W 34–0 1–1 San Diego Stadium 54,084 Recap
3 October 4 at Cleveland Browns W 34–20 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 84,285 Recap
4 October 10 at Denver Broncos W 27–16 3–1 Mile High Stadium 51,200 Recap
5 October 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 34–10 4–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,615 Recap
6 October 24 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–27 5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,699 Recap
7 October 31 Kansas City Chiefs T 20–20 5–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,715 Recap
8 November 7 at New Orleans Saints T 21–21 5–1–2 Tulane Stadium 83,102 Recap
9 November 14 Houston Oilers W 41–21 6–1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,705 Recap
10 November 21 San Diego Chargers W 34–33 7–1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,681 Recap
11 November 28 Baltimore Colts L 14–37 7–2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,689 Recap
12 December 5 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–24 7–3–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap
13 December 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–16 7–4–2 Municipal Stadium 51,215 Recap
14 December 19 Denver Broncos W 21–13 8–4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,651 Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
The sites of the two games with the Denver Broncos were switched.[2]

Game notes

Week 2

1 234Total
• Raiders 3 31414 34
Chargers 0 000 0
Scoring summary
1OAKGeorge Blanda 37-yard field goalRaiders 3–0
2OAKGeorge Blanda 42-yard field goalRaiders 6–0
3OAKFred Biletnikoff 36-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–0
3OAKClarence Davis 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–0
4OAKFred Biletnikoff 13-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 27–0
4OAKKen Stabler 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 34–0

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Week 4

1 234Total
• Raiders 3 3147 27
Broncos 3 607 16
Scoring summary
1BroncosJim Turner 43-yard field goalBroncos 3–0
1RaidersGeorge Blanda 38-yard field goalTie 3–3
2BroncosJim Turner 10-yard field goalBroncos 6–3
2BroncosJim Turner 24-yard field goalBroncos 9–3
2RaidersGeorge Blanda 24-yard field goalBroncos 9–6
3RaidersKen Stabler 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 13–9
3RaidersRaymond Chester 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)Raiders 20–9
4RaidersJimmy Warren 55-yard interception return (George Blanda kick)Raiders 27–9
4BroncosDickie Post 13-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)Raiders 27–16

Week 14

1 234Total
Broncos 3 0010 13
• Raiders 7 707 21
Scoring summary
1RaidersRaymond Chester 67-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)Raiders 7–0
1BroncosJim Turner 14-yard field goalRaiders 7–3
2RaidersCharlie Smith 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 14–3
4BroncosJim Turner 29-yard field goalRaiders 14–6
4RaidersPete Banaszak 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)Raiders 21–6
4BroncosClem 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.

Awards and honors

References

  1. ^ "1971 Oakland Raiders Draftees". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Raiders may have to move games if A's gain Series". Lewiston Morning Tribune. (Idaho). Associated Press. August 13, 1971. p. 22.
  3. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com
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