1972 Oakland Raiders season

1972 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach	John Madden
General manager	Al Davis
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	10–3–1
Division place	1st AFC West
Playoff finish	Lost Divisional Round

The 1972 Oakland Raiders season was the team’s 13th season. The Raiders won the AFC West for the second time in three seasons. They lost in the AFC Division Round to the Pittsburgh Steelers when Franco Harris scored the game-winning touchdown on the Immaculate Reception. The Raiders still dispute that this was a legal touchdown to this day.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1972 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	September 17, 1972	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 34–28	50,141
2	September 24, 1972	at Green Bay Packers	W 20–14	56,263
3	October 1, 1972	San Diego Chargers	T 17–17	53,455
4	October 9, 1972	at Houston Oilers	W 34–0	51,378
5	October 15, 1972	Buffalo Bills	W 28–16	53,501
6	October 22, 1972	Denver Broncos	L 30–23	53,551
7	October 29, 1972	Los Angeles Rams	W 45–17	54,660
8	November 5, 1972	at Kansas City Chiefs	L 27–14	82,094
9	November 12, 1972	at Cincinnati Bengals	W 20–14	59,485
10	November 19, 1972	at Denver Broncos	W 37–20	51,656
11	November 26, 1972	Kansas City Chiefs	W 26–3	54,801
12	December 3, 1972	at San Diego Chargers	W 21–19	54,611
13	December 11, 1972	New York Jets	W 24–16	54,843
14	December 17, 1972	Chicago Bears	W 28–21	54,711

Game summaries

Week 1

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	0	21	28
• Steelers	14	3	10	7	34

Date: September 17
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 72°F, wind 13

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Week 2

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	10	0	10	0	20
Packers	7	7	0	0	14

Date: September 24
Location: Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 61°F, wind 10

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Week 3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chargers	0	7	0	10	17
Raiders	14	0	0	3	17

Date: October 1
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 61°F, wind 10

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Week 4

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	3	7	3	21	34
Oilers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 9
Location: Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas
Game start: 8:00 p.m.
Game weather: indoors (dome)

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Week 5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bills	3	10	0	3	16
• Raiders	0	0	7	21	28

Date: October 15
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 62°F, wind 13

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Week 6

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Broncos	7	17	0	6	30
Raiders	0	3	10	10	23

Date: October 22
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 60°F, wind 5

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Week 7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	3	7	7	17
• Raiders	28	7	0	10	45

Date: October 29
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 55°F, wind 13

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Week 8

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	7	7	14
• Chiefs	0	17	3	7	27

Date: November 5
Location: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Game start: 3:00 p.m.
Game weather: 53°F, wind 12

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Week 9

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	0	3	7	10	20
Bengals	0	7	0	7	14

Date: November 12
Location: Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 44°F, wind 6

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Week 10

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	7	13	3	14	37
Broncos	10	3	0	7	20

Date: November 19
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 12:00 p.m.
Game weather: 30°F, wind 9

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Week 11

	1	2	3	4	Total
Chiefs	0	3	0	0	3
• Raiders	10	13	0	3	26

Date: November 26
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 50°F, wind 8

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Week 12

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	7	7	0	7	21
Chargers	0	10	6	3	19

Date: December 3
Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.

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Week 13

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jets	7	6	0	3	16
• Raiders	3	7	7	7	24

Date: December 11
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: 34°F, wind 9

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Week 14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bears	7	0	7	7	21
• Raiders	7	0	7	14	28

Date: December 17
Location: Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 44°F, wind 11

Scoring summary

1	CHI	Ron Smith 94 yard kickoff return (Mac Percival kick)	CHI 7–0

1	OAK	Charlie Smith 14 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)	Tie 7–7

3	OAK	Charlie Smith 19 yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)	OAK 14–7

3	CHI	Ross Brupbacher recovered fumble in end zone (Mac Percival kick)	Tie 14–14

4	OAK	Pete Banaszak 1 yard run (George Blanda kick)	OAK 21–14

4	OAK	Clarence Davis 45 yard run (George Blanda kick)	OAK 28–14

4	CHI	Don Shy 1 yard run (Mac Percival kick)	OAK 28–21

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Standings

AFC West
	W	L	T	PCT	DIV	CONF	PF	PA	STK
Oakland Raiders	10	3	1	.750	3–2–1	7–3–1	365	285	W6
Kansas City Chiefs	8	6	0	.571	4–2	6–5	287	254	W3
Denver Broncos	5	9	0	.357	2–4	4–6	325	350	W2
San Diego Chargers	4	9	1	.321	2–3–1	4–6–1	264	344	L3

Playoffs

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Divisional	December 23, 1972	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 13–7	50,350

Game summaries

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	7	7
• Steelers	0	0	3	10	13

Date: December 23
Location: Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Game start: 1:00 p.m.
Game weather: 42°F, wind 6

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References

Oakland Raiders

Founded in 1960 Played in Los Angeles (1982–1994) Based in Oakland, California Headquartered in Alameda, California

Franchise	History in Los Angeles Seasons Players First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Head coaches

Stadiums	Kezar Stadium Candlestick Park Frank Youell Field Oakland Alameda Coliseum Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Las Vegas Raiders Stadium (proposed)

Key personnel	Owner/CEO: Mark Davis General manager: Reggie McKenzie Head coach: Jack Del Rio

Culture	Oakland Raiderettes Raider Nation The Autumn Wind

Lore	Heidi Game Immaculate Reception The Sea of Hands Ghost to the Post Holy Roller Red Right 88 Tuck Rule Game

Rivalries	Denver Broncos Kansas City Chiefs San Diego Chargers Pittsburgh Steelers

Media	Television: Comcast SportsNet California Comcast SportsNet Bay Area KTVU Radio: KGMZ KITS Other: Compass Media Networks The Raider Cast Personalities: Bill King Greg Papa J. T. the Brick

Playoff appearances (21)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1980 1982 1983 1984 1985 1990 1991 1993 2000 2001 2002

Division championships (15)	1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1983 1985 1990 2000 2001 2002

Conference championships (4)	1976 1980 1983 2002

League championships (3^†)	1976 (XI) 1980 (XV) 1983 (XVIII) ^† does not include 1967 AFL championship

Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division

Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

Seasons (55)	1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Championship seasons in bold

Los Angeles / Oakland Raiders seasons

Oakland 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 Los Angeles 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 Oakland 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl victory Italics indicates AFL Championship or Super Bowl appearance

1972 NFL season

East	Central	West	East	Central	West
Baltimore	Cincinnati	Denver	Dallas	Chicago	Atlanta
Buffalo	Cleveland	Kansas City	NY Giants	Detroit	Los Angeles
Miami	Houston	Oakland	Philadelphia	Green Bay	New Orleans
New England	Pittsburgh	San Diego	St. Louis	Minnesota	San Francisco
NY Jets			Washington

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