1971 Oakland Raiders season

1971 Oakland Raiders season
Owner	F. Wayne Valley
General manager	Al Davis
Head coach	John Madden
Home field	Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record	8–4–2
Division place	2nd AFC West
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
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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.

Draft

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1971 Oakland Raiders draft
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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**1971 Oakland Raiders roster**

	Quarterbacks 16 George Blanda K/QB 3 Daryle Lamonica 15 Don Milan 12 Ken Stabler Running backs 40 Pete Banaszak 28 Clarence Davis 32 Don Highsmith 44 Marv Hubbard 23 Charlie Smith Wide receivers 25 Fred Biletnikoff 89 Drew Buie 10 Eldridge Dickey 13 Rod Sherman Tight ends 87 Raymond Chester 88 Bob Moore		Offensive linemen 76 Bob BrownT 64 George BuehlerG 70 Jim HarveyG 56 Warren KoegelC 77 Ron MixT 00 Jim OttoC 65 Paul SeilerG 78 Art ShellT 63 Gene UpshawG Defensive linemen 84 Tony ClineDE 83 Ben DavidsonDE 82 Horace JonesDE 74 Tom KeatingDT 80 Art ThomsDT		Linebackers 50 Duane Benson 55 Dan Conners 86 Gerald Irons 54 Terry Mendenhall 34 Gus Otto 58 Greg Slough 41 Phil Villapiano 49 Carl Weathers Defensive backs 43 George AtkinsonFS 24 Willie BrownCB 42 Tommy MaxwellCB 31 Jack TatumFS 20 Jimmy Warren 48 Nemiah WilsonCB Special teams 4 Jerry DePoyster K/P 11 Mike EischeidP		Reserve lists 81 Warren Wells WR (suspended) Practice squad Rookies in italics

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance	Recap
1	September 19	atNew England Patriots	L 6–20	0–1	Shaefer Stadium	55,405	Recap
2	September 26	atSan Diego Chargers	W 34–0	1–1	San Diego Stadium	54,084	Recap
3	October 4	atCleveland Browns	W 34–20	2–1	Cleveland Municipal Stadium	84,285	Recap
4	October 10	atDenver 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	atNew 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	atAtlanta Falcons	L 13–24	7–3–2	Atlanta Stadium	58,850	Recap
13	December 12	atKansas 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.

Game notes

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Week 2

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	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	3	3	14	14	34
Chargers	0	0	0	0	0

Date: September 26
Location: San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m. PDT
Game attendance: 54,084
Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), wind 10 mph (16 km/h)
Referee: Jack Vest

Scoring summary

1	OAK	George Blanda 37-yard field goal	Raiders 3–0

2	OAK	George Blanda 42-yard field goal	Raiders 6–0

3	OAK	Fred Biletnikoff 36-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 13–0

3	OAK	Clarence Davis 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 20–0

4	OAK	Fred Biletnikoff 13-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 27–0

4	OAK	Ken Stabler 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 34–0

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Week 4

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	1	2	3	4	Total
• Raiders	3	3	14	7	27
Broncos	3	6	0	7	16

Date: October 10
Location: Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado
Game start: 2:00 p.m. MDT
Game attendance: 51,200
Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), wind 9 mph (14 km/h)
Referee: Jim Tunney

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	Broncos	Jim Turner 43-yard field goal	Broncos 3–0

1	Raiders	George Blanda 38-yard field goal	Tie 3–3

2	Broncos	Jim Turner 10-yard field goal	Broncos 6–3

2	Broncos	Jim Turner 24-yard field goal	Broncos 9–3

2	Raiders	George Blanda 24-yard field goal	Broncos 9–6

3	Raiders	Ken Stabler 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 13–9

3	Raiders	Raymond Chester 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 20–9

4	Raiders	Jimmy Warren 55-yard interception return (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 27–9

4	Broncos	Dickie Post 13-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)	Raiders 27–16

Week 14

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	1	2	3	4	Total
Broncos	3	0	0	10	13
• Raiders	7	7	0	7	21

Date: December 19
Location: Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California
Game start: 1:00 p.m. PST
Game attendance: 54,651
Game weather: 44 °F (7 °C), wind 4 mph (6.4 km/h)
Referee: John McDonough

Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com

Scoring summary

1	Raiders	Raymond Chester 67-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 7–0

1	Broncos	Jim Turner 14-yard field goal	Raiders 7–3

2	Raiders	Charlie Smith 1-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 14–3

4	Broncos	Jim Turner 29-yard field goal	Raiders 14–6

4	Raiders	Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 21–6

4	Broncos	Clem Turner 7-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick)	Raiders 21–13

Standings

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AFC West
view talk edit	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.

1971 Oakland Raiders season

Contents

Offseason

Draft

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Game notes

Week 2

Week 4

Week 14

Standings

Awards and honors

References

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