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1975 Oakland Raiders season

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1975 Oakland Raiders season

1975 Oakland Raiders season

Head coach	John Madden
Owner	Al Davis
Home field	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum

Results

Record

11–3

Division place

1st AFC West

Playoff finish

Lost AFC Championship Game

Timeline

Previous season		Next season
< 1974		1976 >

The 1975 Oakland Raiders season was the team’s 16th season, and 6th in the National Football League.

The 1975 season would be George Blanda’s final season in the NFL. Blanda retired with two significant records: the most seasons in American professional football (26), and most games played (340).^[1]

Opposing quarterbacks had a passer-rating of 37.2 against Oakland in 1975, the second-lowest total of the Super Bowl era.^[2]

1 Offseason
- 1.1 NFL Draft
2 Regular season
3 Playoffs
- 3.1 Oakland Raiders 31, Cincinnati Bengals 28
- 3.2 Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10
4 Awards and honors
5 References

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Overall Pick	Player	School/Club Team	Position
1	24	24	Neil Colzie	Ohio State	DB
2	19	45	Charles Phillips	USC	DB
3	24	76	Louis Carter	Maryland	RB
5	24	128	David Humm	Nebraska	QB
7	24	180	James Daniels	Texas A&M	DB
9	24	232	Harry Knight	Richmond	QB
10	25	259	Steve Sylvester	Notre Dame	T
12	24	310	Jack Magee	Boston College	C
14	24	362	Tom Doyle	Yale	QB
15	25	389	Paul Careathers	Tennessee	RB

^[3]

Regular season

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Raiders points	Opponents	Raiders first downs	Record	Attendance
1	Sept. 22	at Miami Dolphins	Win	31	21	17	1–0	78,744
2	Sept. 28	at Baltimore Colts	Win	31	20	18	2–0	40,657
3	Oct. 5	at San Diego Chargers	Win	6	0	17	3–0	31,095
4	Oct. 12	at Kansas City Chiefs	Loss	10	42	23	3–1	60,425
5	Oct. 19	at Cincinnati Bengals	Loss	10	14	18	3–2	48,122
6	Oct. 26	San Diego Chargers	Win	25	0	23	4–2	42,796
7	Nov. 2	at Denver Broncos	Win	42	17	21	5–2	52,505
8	Nov. 9	New Orleans Saints	Win	48	10	34	6–2	51,267
9	Nov. 16	Cleveland Browns	Win	38	17	22	7–2	50,461
10	Nov. 23	at Washington Redskins	Win	26	23	26	8–2	53,582
11	Nov. 30	Atlanta Falcons	Win	37	34	33	9–2	50,860
12	Dec. 8	Denver Broncos	Win	17	10	16	10–2	51,075
13	Dec. 14	Houston Oilers	Loss	26	27	23	10–3	50,719
14	Dec. 21	Kansas City Chiefs	Win	28	20	24	11–3	48,604

^[4]

Season summary

Week 10

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Raiders	6	14	0	3	3	26
Redskins	0	9	7	7	0	23

Date: November 23
Location: RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C.
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: 41°F • Wind 10

Scoring summary

1	OAK	Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (kick failed)	Raiders 6-0

2	WSH	Charley Taylor 8-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (kick failed)	Tie 6-6

2	WSH	Mark Moseley 34-yard field goal	Redskins 9-6

2	OAK	Pete Banaszak 27-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 13-9

2	OAK	Pete Banaszak 7-yard run (George Blanda kick)	Raiders 20-9

3	WSH	Mike Thomas 2-yard run (Mark Moseley kick)	Raiders 20-16

4	OAK	George Blanda 22-yard field goal	Raiders 23-16

4	WSH	Frank Grant 33-yard pass from Billy Kilmer (Mark Moseley kick)	Tie 23-23

OT	OAK	George Blanda 27-yard field goal	Raiders 26-23

^[5]

Standings

Roster

Playoffs

The Raiders defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31-28 in the divisional round in Oakland. The following Sunday, they fell to the Pittsburgh Steelers 16-10 in the AFC Championship Game.

Oakland Raiders 31, Cincinnati Bengals 28

Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bengals	0	7	7	14	28
Raiders	3	14	7	7	31

at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California

Date: December 28, 1975
Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST
Game attendance: 53,030
Referee: Jim Tunney
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis

Game information

Scoring
- OAK - field goal Blanda 31 OAK 3-0
- OAK - Siani 9 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 10-3
- CIN - Fritts 1 run (Green kick) OAK 10-7
- OAK - Moore 8 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 17-7
- OAK - Banaszak 6 run (Blanda kick) OAK 24-7
- CIN - Elliott 6 run (Green kick) OAK 24-14
- OAK - Casper 2 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) OAK 31-14
- CIN - Joiner 25 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31-21
- CIN - Curtis 14 pass from Anderson (Green kick) OAK 31-28

Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10

Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	0	0	10	10
Steelers	0	3	0	13	16

at Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Date: January 4, 1976
Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 50,609
Referee: Ben Dreith
TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, and Don Meredith

Game information
Scoring PIT - field goal Gerela 36 PIT 3-0 PIT - Harris 25 run (Gerela kick) PIT 10-0 OAK - Siani 14 pass from Stabler (Blanda kick) PIT 10-7 PIT - Stallworth 20 pass from Bradshaw (kick failed) PIT 16-7 OAK - field goal Blanda 41 PIT 16-10

Awards and honors

George Blanda, most seasons in American professional football (26)
George Blanda, most games played, (340)

References

Raiders on Pro Football Reference
Raiders on Database Football

Oakland Raiders

Founded in 1960 as Oakland Raiders • Played in Los Angeles from 1982–94 • Based in Oakland, California

Franchise

History • Seasons • Players • Head Coaches

Stadiums

Kezar Stadium • Candlestick Park • Frank Youell Field • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • O.co Coliseum

Culture

Al Davis • History of the National Football League in Los Angeles • Bill King • Mount Davis • Oakland Raiderettes • Raider Nation • "The Autumn Wind"

Rivalries

Denver Broncos • Kansas City Chiefs

Head Coaches

Erdelatz • Feldman • Conkright • Davis • Rauch • Madden • Flores • Shanahan • Shell • White • Bugel • Gruden • Callahan • Turner • Shell • Kiffin • Cable • Jackson • Allen

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

Wild cards (5)

1977, 1980, 1984, 1991, 1993

Conference championships (4)

1976, 1980, 1983, 2002

Super Bowl appearances (5)

II • XI • XV • XVIII • XXXVII

League championships (4)

1967 AFL Championship, 1976, 1980, 1983

Current league affiliations

League: National Football League • Conference: American Football Conference • Division: West Division

Seasons (54)

1960s	1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969

1970s	1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979

1980s	1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989

1990s	1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999

2000s	2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009

2010s	2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013

v t e Oakland / Los Angeles Raiders seasons

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

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1975 Oakland Raiders season

1975 Oakland Raiders season

Contents

Offseason

NFL Draft

Regular season

Schedule

Season summary

Week 10

Standings

Roster

Playoffs

Oakland Raiders 31, Cincinnati Bengals 28

Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10

Awards and honors

References

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