1972 Oakland Raiders (NFL) |
| 1st place • American Football Conference • Western Division • 10-3-1 .750 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: John Madden |
| Tom Dahms | Defensive Line |
| Tom Flores | Receivers |
| Ray Malavasi | Linebackers |
| Paul Roach | Offensive Backs |
| Ollie Spencer | Offensive Line |
| Bob Zeman | Defensive Backs |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/5/1972 | H | New England Patriots | 31-24 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53661 | |
| Mon | 8/14/1972 | H | Baltimore Colts | 16-0 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53627 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1972 | A | Los Angeles Rams | 34-9 | W | Los Angeles, CA | Memorial Coliseum | 60762 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1972 | H | Buffalo Bills | 31-13 | W | Berkeley, CA | Memorial Stadium | 60046 | |
| Sun | 9/3/1972 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 21-34 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 61237 | |
| Sat | 9/9/1972 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 10-16 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 62607 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1972 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 28-34 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50141 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1972 | A | Green Bay Packers | 20-14 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 56263 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1972 | H | San Diego Chargers | 17-17 | T | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53455 | |
| Mon | 10/9/1972 | A | Houston Oilers | 34-0 | W | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 51378 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1972 | H | Buffalo Bills | 28-16 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53501 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1972 | H | Denver Broncos | 23-30 | L | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 53551 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1972 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 45-17 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54660 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1972 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 14-27 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 82094 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1972 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 20-14 | W | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 59485 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1972 | A | Denver Broncos | 37-20 | W | Denver, CO | Mile High Stadium | 51656 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1972 | H | Kansas City Chiefs | 26-3 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54801 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1972 | A | San Diego Chargers | 21-19 | W | San Diego, CA | San Diego Stadium | 54611 | |
| Mon | 12/11/1972 | H | New York Jets | 24-16 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54843 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1972 | H | Chicago Bears | 28-21 | W | Oakland, CA | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum | 54711 | |
| AFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/23/1972 | A | Pittsburgh Steelers | 7-13 | L | Pittsburgh, PA | Three Rivers Stadium | 50350 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| George Atkinson | 43 | LS | 6-0 | 181 | 25 | Morris Brown | 14 | 14 |
| Pete Banaszak | 40 | RB | 5-11 | 206 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 0 |
| Fred Biletnikoff | 25 | WR | 6-1 | 190 | 29 | Florida State | 14 | 14 |
| George Blanda | 16 | K-QB | 6-1 | 210 | 45 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 21 | WR | 5-11 | 170 | 24 | Wharton County JC; Colorado | 14 | 1 |
| Bob Brown | 76 | ROT | 6-4 | 284 | 31 | Nebraska | 14 | 14 |
| Willie Brown | 24 | RCB | 6-1 | 194 | 32 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| George Buehler | 64 | ROG | 6-2 | 260 | 25 | Stanford | 14 | 14 |
| Joe Carroll | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 87 | TE | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | Morgan State | 13 | 10 |
| Tony Cline | 84 | LDE | 6-2 | 237 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Dan Conners | 55 | MLB | 6-1 | 231 | 31 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 9 |
| Dave Dalby | 50 | C | 6-3 | 250 | 22 | UCLA | 14 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 28 | RB | 5-10 | 191 | 23 | East Los Angeles JC; Southern California | 11 | 0 |
| Jerry DePoyster | 4 | P-K | 6-1 | 202 | 26 | Wyoming | 14 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 32 | RB | 6-0 | 205 | 24 | Michigan State | 8 | 1 |
| Marv Hubbard | 44 | RB | 6-1 | 224 | 26 | Colgate | 14 | 14 |
| Gerald Irons | 86 | RLB | 6-2 | 230 | 25 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| Horace Jones | 82 | RDE | 6-4 | 260 | 23 | Louisville | 14 | 14 |
| Tom Keating | 74 | RDT | 6-3 | 246 | 30 | Michigan | 8 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 3 | QB | 6-2 | 215 | 31 | Notre Dame | 14 | 13 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 42 | RS | 6-2 | 195 | 25 | Texas A&M | 7 | 0 |
| Terry Mendenhall | 54 | LLB | 6-1 | 210 | 23 | El Camino JC; San Diego State | 3 | 0 |
| Bob Moore | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Stanford | 14 | 3 |
| Carleton Oats | 85 | LDT | 6-2 | 252 | 30 | Florida A&M | 14 | 0 |
| Gus Otto | 34 | RLB | 6-2 | 220 | 29 | Missouri | 11 | 5 |
| Jim Otto | 00 | C | 6-2 | 244 | 34 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Jeff Queen | 47 | TE | 6-1 | 221 | 26 | Morgan State | 14 | 0 |
| Paul Seiler | 65 | LOT | 6-4 | 258 | 27 | Notre Dame | 14 | 0 |
| Art Shell | 78 | LOT | 6-5 | 267 | 26 | Maryland-Eastern Shore | 14 | 14 |
| Mike Siani | 49 | WR | 6-2 | 195 | 22 | Villanova | 14 | 13 |
| Otis Sistrunk | 60 | LDT | 6-4 | 265 | 25 | none | 14 | 14 |
| Greg Slough | 45 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 9 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 23 | RB | 6-1 | 205 | 26 | Bakersfield CC; Utah | 14 | 13 |
| Ken Stabler | 12 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 27 | Alabama | 14 | 1 |
| Jack Tatum | 31 | RS | 5-10 | 203 | 24 | Ohio State | 14 | 14 |
| Skip Thomas | 26 | S | 6-1 | 205 | 22 | Arizona Western JC; Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Art Thoms | 80 | RDT | 6-5 | 250 | 26 | Syracuse | 14 | 14 |
| Gene Upshaw | 63 | LOG | 6-5 | 255 | 27 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 14 | 14 |
| John Vella | 75 | OG | 6-4 | 260 | 22 | Southern California | 14 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 41 | LLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Bowling Green State | 14 | 14 |
| Jimmy Warren | 20 | CB | 5-10 | 178 | 33 | Illinois | 7 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 48 | LCB | 6-0 | 186 | 29 | Grambling State | 14 | 14 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 21 | Mike Siani | WR | Villanova |
| 2 | 33 | Kelvin Korver | T | Northwestern (Iowa) |
| 2 | 43 | John Vella | T | Southern California |
| 3 | 72 | Mel Lunsford | DT | Central State (Ohio) |
| 4 | 98 | Cliff Branch | WR | Colorado |
| 4 | 100 | Dave Dalby | C | UCLA |
| 6 | 131 | Dan Medlin | DT | North Carolina State |
| 7 | 173 | Ray Jamieson | RB | Memphis |
| 7 | 176 | Skip Thomas | DB | Southern California |
| 7 | 178 | Dennis Pete | DB | San Francisco State |
| 8 | 202 | Jackie Brown | RB | Stanford |
| 9 | 228 | Dave Bigler | RB | Morningside |
| 10 | 254 | Phil Price | DB | Idaho State |
| 11 | 277 | Joe Carroll | LB | Pittsburgh |
| 12 | 306 | Kent Gaydos | TE | Florida State |
| 13 | 333 | Ted Covington | WR | Northridge State |
| 14 | 358 | Dennis Cambal | RB | William & Mary |
| 15 | 364 | Charles Hester | RB | Central State (Ohio) |
| 15 | 384 | Dave Snesrud | LB | Hamline |
| 16 | 410 | Willie Wright | TE | North Carolina A&T State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 89 | 67 | 61 | 148 | 365 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 93 | 33 | 67 | 248 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 297 | 145 | 122 | 30 | 80/185 43.2% | / % | 84 | 757 | |
| Opponents Totals | 227 | 97 | 104 | 26 | 71/189 37.6% | / % | 83 | 801 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 0 | 44 | 44 | 100.0 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 95 |
| Charlie Smith | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Raymond Chester | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Fred Biletnikoff | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | ||
| Clarence Davis | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | ||
| Mike Siani | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Marv Hubbard | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Highsmith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Bob Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jack Tatum | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Phil Villapiano | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 45 | 44 | 45 | 97.8 | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 0 | 365 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 26 | 27 | 96.3 | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 0 | 248 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Blanda | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 1 | 48 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 5/7 | 6/12 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 17 | 26 | 65.4 | 1 | 48 | 1/1 | 5/6 | 5/7 | 6/12 | 0/0 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 37 | 54.1 | 4/ | 4/ | 4/ | 8/ | 0/ |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marv Hubbard | 219 | 1100 | 5.0 | 39 | 4 |
| Charlie Smith | 170 | 686 | 4.0 | 28 | 8 |
| Clarence Davis | 71 | 363 | 5.1 | 45t | 6 |
| Pete Banaszak | 30 | 138 | 4.6 | 15 | 1 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 10 | 33 | 3.3 | 14 | 0 |
| Ken Stabler | 6 | 27 | 4.5 | 15 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 9 | 11 | 1.2 | 12 | 1 |
| Jeff Queen | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Cliff Branch | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Raymond Chester | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 521 | 2376 | 4.6 | 45t | 20 |
| Opponents Totals | 469 | 1764 | 3.8 | 43 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daryle Lamonica | 281 | 149 | 149 | 120 | 1998 | 7.1 | 13.4 | 70t | 18 | 6.4 | 12 | 4.3 | 14 | 136 | 1862 | 79.5 |
| Ken Stabler | 74 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 524 | 7.1 | 11.9 | 22 | 4 | 5.4 | 3 | 4.1 | 8 | 75 | 449 | 82.3 |
| George Blanda | 15 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 77 | 5.1 | 15.4 | 26t | 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 19 | 58 | 73.5 |
| Team Totals | 370 | 198 | 198 | 157 | 2599 | 7.0 | 13.1 | 70t | 23 | 6.2 | 15 | 4.1 | 24 | 230 | 2369 | 79.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 348 | 166 | 166 | 157 | 2363 | 6.8 | 14.2 | 57 | 14 | 4.0 | 25 | 7.2 | 27 | 211 | 2152 | 53.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred Biletnikoff | 58 | 802 | 13.8 | 39t | 7 |
| Raymond Chester | 34 | 576 | 16.9 | 68t | 8 |
| Mike Siani | 28 | 496 | 17.7 | 70t | 5 |
| Charlie Smith | 28 | 353 | 12.6 | 43 | 2 |
| Marv Hubbard | 22 | 103 | 4.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Pete Banaszak | 9 | 63 | 7.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 8 | 82 | 10.3 | 26 | 0 |
| Bob Moore | 6 | 49 | 8.2 | 17 | 1 |
| Cliff Branch | 3 | 41 | 13.7 | 19 | 0 |
| Don Highsmith | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 198 | 2599 | 13.1 | 70t | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 166 | 2363 | 14.2 | 57 | 14 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Tatum | 4 | 91 | 22.8 | 56 | 0 |
| Nemiah Wilson | 4 | 48 | 12.0 | 32 | 0 |
| George Atkinson | 4 | 37 | 9.3 | 23 | 0 |
| Willie Brown | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 3 | 97 | 32.3 | 82t | 1 |
| Gerald Irons | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Dan Conners | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Otis Sistrunk | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Thoms | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 328 | 13.1 | 82t | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 178 | 11.9 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry DePoyster | 55 | 2031 | 36.9 | 57 | 3 | 215 | ||||
| Team Totals | 55 | 2031 | 36.9 | 57 | 3 | 215 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 56 | 2381 | 42.5 | 72 | 0 | 66 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Branch | 12 | 5 | 21 | 1.8 | 14 | 0 |
| George Atkinson | 10 | 1 | 33 | 3.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Tommy Maxwell | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 24 | 10 | 66 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 11 | 215 | 7.7 | 41 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarence Davis | 18 | 464 | 25.8 | 49 | 0 | |
| Cliff Branch | 9 | 191 | 21.2 | 31 | 0 | |
| Jimmy Warren | 4 | 57 | 14.3 | 27 | 0 | |
| George Atkinson | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 34 | 0 | |
| Tommy Maxwell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Paul Seiler | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Slough | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Charlie Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 38 | 813 | 21.4 | 49 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 1393 | 23.6 | 94 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Horace Jones | 6.3 | |
| Otis Sistrunk | 5.3 | |
| Art Thoms | 4.5 | |
| Tom Keating | 2.5 | |
| Tony Cline | 1.7 | |
| Carleton Oats | 1.0 | |
| Gus Otto | 1.0 | |
| Willie Brown | 1.0 | |
| Nemiah Wilson | 1.0 | |
| Phil Villapiano | 1.0 | |
| Gerald Irons | 1.0 | |
| Jack Tatum | 0.5 | |
| (Unidentified) | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 27.0 | 211.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 24.0 | 230.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Atkinson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pete Banaszak | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| George Blanda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cliff Branch | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Willie Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| George Buehler | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Cline | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Conners | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| Clarence Davis | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | |
| Don Highsmith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Hubbard | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Horace Jones | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daryle Lamonica | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -25 | 0 | |
| Jeff Queen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mike Siani | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Otis Sistrunk | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Smith | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ken Stabler | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jack Tatum | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 1 | |
| Skip Thomas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Art Thoms | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0 |
| Phil Villapiano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jimmy Warren | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 31 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 75 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 22 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1 |
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