1975 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1975 11–3 1st AFC West Al Davis Al Davis John Madden Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Bengals) 31–28Lost AFC Championship(at Steelers) 10–16 Raiders seasons The 1975 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 16th season, and 6th in the National Football League. The 1975 season was 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).NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 340 The Raiders finished the season with an 11–3 record and won the AFC West for the 4th straight year. They also made the playoffs for the 4th straight season. In the playoffs, the Raiders stunned the Cincinnati Bengals 31–28 in the Divisional Round. In the AFC Championship game, their third straight, they lost to the Steelers for the second straight season 16–10. Opposing quarterbacks had a passer rating of 37.2 against Oakland in 1975, the second-lowest total of the Super Bowl era.Cold Hard Football Facts: Shutdown! The greatest pass defenses in history, the 1973 Pittsburgh Steelers have the best defensive passer rating total. The Raiders defeated the Dolphins to win their season opener for the first time since 1969. Offseason NFL draft 1975 NFL draft 1975 Oakland Raiders Draft Round Selection Selection Player Position College 1 24 24 Neal Colzie Ohio State DB 2 19 45 Charlie 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 1975 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com Personnel Staff / Coaches 1975 Oakland Raiders Principal Owner/General Manager - Al Davis Minority Co-Owner - Eddie McGah Minority Co-Owner - F. Wayne Valley President of the General Partner / General Manager – Al Davis Senior Executive – John Herrera Scout/ Executive assistant, Personnel Director - Ken Herock Executive Assistant / Scout - Al LoCasale Head Coach – John Madden Assistant Head Coach / Executive Assistant - Tom Flores Offensive Backs – John Robinson Receivers Coach – Tom Flores Offensive line – Ollie Spencer Defensive Line – Tom Dahms Linebackers – Don Shinnick Defensive Backfield – Bob Zeman Special teams – None - N/A Source:1975 Oakland Raiders (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1975nfloak.html 2026-08-30 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1975 Oakland Raiders 11 David Humm y 12 Ken Stabler 40 Pete Banaszak 28 Clarence Davis 34 Harold Hart 44 Marv Hubbard 35 Jess Phillips American football 30 Mark van Eeghen 25 Fred Biletnikoff 81 Morris Bradshaw 21 Cliff Branch 49 Mike Siani American football 46 Warren Bankston 87 Dave Casper 89 Ted Kwalick 88 Bob Moore American football 64 George Buehler G 50 Dave Dalby C 70 Henry Lawrence American football T 79 Dan Medlin G 78 Art Shell T 66 Steve Sylvester American football y C 63 Gene Upshaw G 75 John Vella T 84 Tony Cline DE 82 Horace Jones American football DE 74 Dave Rowe American football DT 60 Otis Sistrunk DT 80 Art Thoms DT 54 Mike Dennery MLB 39 Willie Hall American football OLB 83 Ted Hendricks OLB/DE 86 Gerald Irons OLB 58 Monte Johnson MLB 41 Phil Villapiano OLB 43 George Atkinson safety SS 24 Willie Brown American football CB 20 Neal Colzie y CB 47 Charlie Phillips American football y FS 32 Jack Tatum FS 26 Skip Thomas CB 16 George Blanda K  8 Ray Guy P 33 Louis Carter y RB IR 71 Kelvin Korver DT IR 13 Larry Lawrence gridiron football QB IR 37 Mike Reinfeldt y S IR Regular season Schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueRecap 1 September 22, 1975 at Miami Dolphins W 31–21 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl Recap 2 September 28 at Baltimore Colts W 31–20 2–0 Memorial StadiumRecap 3 October 5 at San Diego Chargers W 6–0 3–0 San Diego StadiumRecap 4 October 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10–42 3–1 Arrowhead StadiumRecap 5 October 19 at Cincinnati Bengals L 10–14 3–2 Riverfront StadiumRecap 6 October 26 San Diego Chargers W 25–0 4–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 7 November 2 at Denver Broncos W 42–17 5–2 Mile High StadiumRecap 8 November 9 New Orleans Saints W 48–10 6–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 9 November 16 Cleveland Browns W 38–17 7–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 10 November 23 at Washington Redskins W 26–23 8–2 Robert F. Kennedy Memorial StadiumRecap 11 November 30 Atlanta Falcons W 37–34 9–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 12 December 8, 1975 Denver Broncos W 17–10 10–2 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 13 December 14 Houston Oilers L 26–27 10–3 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap 14 December 21 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–20 11–3 Oakland–Alameda County ColiseumRecap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1975.htm 1975 Oakland Raiders Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Season summary Week 10 Raiders 6 14 0 3 3 Redskins 0 9 7 7 0 November 23 RFK Stadium • Washington, D.C. 4:00 p.m. EST 41 F • Wind 10 mph on Pat Haggerty Curt Gowdy, Don Meredith NBC yes 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 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings 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 text-align:center; background:#eee Game summary Bengals 0 7 7 14 Raiders 3 14 7 7 December 28, 1975 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST NBC Curt Gowdy and Al DeRogatis 53,030 Jim Tunney 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 Raiders go to the AFC Championship Game but lost to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Steelers 16-10. Pittsburgh Steelers 16, Oakland Raiders 10 1975 AFC Championship Game text-align:center; background:#eee Game summary Raiders 0 0 0 10 Steelers 0 3 0 13 January 4, 1976 Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1:00 p.m. EST NBC Curt Gowdy, Al DeRogatis, and Don Meredith 50,609 Ben Dreith 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 Raiders lost and in 1976 finished 13-1 they win over the New England Patriots 24-21 in the Divisional Round. In the AFC Championship Game win over the Steelers 24-7. And win in Super Bowl XI over the Minnesota Vikings 32-14. Awards and honors George Blanda, most seasons in American professional football (26) George Blanda, most games played, (340) References External links 1975 Oakland Raiders at Pro Football Reference 1975 Oakland Raiders at JT-SW.com Oakland Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Category:AFC West championship seasons Oakland Category:1970s in Oakland, California Category:Long stubs with short prose