1969 Oakland Raiders season

1969 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach John Madden
Owner F. Wayne Valley
Home field Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record 12–1–1
Division place 1st AFL Western
Playoff finish Lost AFL Championship

The 1969 Oakland Raiders season was the team's tenth as a franchise, and tenth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its 12–2 record from 1968. The season is notable for being the Raiders' last in the AFL (they would, along with all the other AFL teams, join the NFL in 1970).

The Raiders stormed to a 12–1–1 record in 1969. They led the league in wins for a third consecutive season; in doing so, they posted a staggering 37–4–1 record over their final three years of AFL play. The season would end with an upset loss to the eventual Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs in the 1969 AFL Championship Game.

Additionally, the season marked the debut of Hall-of-Fame head coach John Madden. Madden would lead the Raiders to seven division titles, seven AFL/AFC Championship Games, and a Super Bowl championship before leaving in 1978. He would post a 112–39–7 regular season record over this span.

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
1 September 14, 1969 Houston Oilers W 21–17
49,361
2 September 20, 1969 Miami Dolphins W 20–17
50,277
3 September 28, 1969 at Boston Patriots W 38–23
19,069
4 October 4, 1969 at Miami Dolphins T 20–20
35,614
5 October 12, 1969 at Denver Broncos W 24–14
49,511
6 October 19, 1969 Buffalo Bills W 50–21
54,418
7 October 26, 1969 at San Diego Chargers W 24–12
54,008
8 November 2, 1969 at Cincinnati Bengals L 31–17
27,927
9 November 9, 1969 Denver Broncos W 41–10
54,416
10 November 16, 1969 San Diego Chargers W 21–16
54,372
11 November 23, 1969 at Kansas City Chiefs W 27–24
51,982
12 November 30, 1969 at New York Jets W 27–14
63,865
13 December 7, 1969 Cincinnati Bengals W 37–17
54,427
14 December 13, 1969 Kansas City Chiefs W 10–6
54,443

Standings

AFL Western Division
W L T PCT DIV PF PA STK
Oakland Raiders 1211.9237–1377242W6
Kansas City Chiefs 1130.7865–3359177L1
San Diego Chargers 860.5712–6288276W4
Denver Broncos 581.3853–5297344W1
Cincinnati Bengals 491.3083–5280367L5

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

Game summaries

Week 6

1 234Total
Bills 0 7014 21
Raiders 14 2862 50

[1]

Week 14

1 234Total
Chiefs 0 006 6
Raiders 0 307 10

[2]

Postseason

Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
Playoff December 21, 1969 Houston Oilers W 56–7
54,539
AFL Championship January 4, 1970 Kansas City Chiefs L 17–7
54,544

AFL championship game

1 2 3 4 Total
Chiefs 0 7 7 3 17
Raiders 7 0 0 0 7

Kansas City Chiefs 17, Oakland Raiders 7

January 4, 1970, at Oakland Coliseum, Oakland, California

Scoring Summary

Personnel

1969 Oakland Raiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name
RB 40 Banaszak, PetePete Banaszak
FL 25 Biletnikoff, FredFred Biletnikoff
QB, K 16 Blanda, GeorgeGeorge Blanda
OG 64 Buehler, GeorgeGeorge Buehler (R)
WR 89 Buie, DrewDrew Buie (R)
TE 33 Cannon, BillyBilly Cannon
FB 35 Dixon, HewrittHewritt Dixon
TE 36 Edwards, LloydLloyd Edwards
FB 30 Hagberg, RogerRoger Hagberg
OG 70 Harvey, JimJim Harvey
OG 65 Hawkins, WayneWayne Hawkins
RB 39 Hubbard, MarvMarv Hubbard (R)
QB 3 Lamonica, DaryleDaryle Lamonica
C 00 Otto, JimJim Otto
OT 74 Schuh, HarryHarry Schuh
OT 78 Shell, ArtArt Shell
WR 13 Sherman, RodRod Sherman
HB 23 Smith, CharlieCharlie Smith
OT 76 Svihus, BobBob Svihus
RB 22 Todd, LarryLarry Todd
OG 63 Upshaw, GeneGene Upshaw
SE 81 Wells, WarrenWarren Wells
Defense
Pos. # Name
DB 20 Allen, JackieJackie Allen
S 43 Atkinson, GeorgeGeorge Atkinson
LB 50 Benson, DuaneDuane Benson
DL 53 Birdwell, DanDan Birdwell
CB 24 Brown, WillieWillie Brown
LB 48 Budness, BillBill Budness
LB 55 Conners, DanDan Conners
DE 83 Davidson, BenBen Davidson
DT 71 Dotson, AlAl Dotson
S 45 Grayson, DaveDave Grayson
DT 74 Keating, TomTom Keating
LB 42 Laskey, BillBill Laskey
DE 77 Lassiter, IkeIke Lassiter
DB 47 McCloughan, KentKent McCloughan
DT 85 Oats, CarletonCarleton Oats
LB 56 Oliver, ChipChip Oliver
LB 34 Otto, GusGus Otto
DT 80 Thoms, ArtArt Thoms
DB 29 Williams, HowieHowie Williams
CB 26 Wilson, NemiahNemiah Wilson
Special teams
Pos. # Name
P 11 Eischeid, MikeMike Eischeid
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 16, 2013

Awards and honors

References

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