1978 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1978 9–7 2nd AFC West Al Davis Al Davis John Madden Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Did not qualify Raiders seasons The 1978 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 19th season, and ninth as an NFL member. 1978 would prove to be an up and down year for the silver and black. Two new offensive line and defensive starts were named in the pre-season and All-Pro player, Monte Jackson, was not listed as a starter. Injuries were seen as a possible concern during the pre-seasonPadecky Bob 1978 Raider Future Bright Again Unless The Sacramento Bee web https://www.newspapers.com/image/620943714/?terms=Michael%20Droese%20sprinter 13 March 2023 and during a pre-season game, Jack Tatum paralyzed New England Patriots wide receiver Darryl Stingley from the chest down while making a hit. Overall, the Raiders were plagued by one of quarterback Kenny Stabler's worst seasons, tossing 16 TD's, while throwing 30 interceptions. The running game also fell off from seasons past. Even the great wide receiver Cliff Branch, only caught one touchdown. The season started off with a 14–6 loss in Denver. The Raiders would rally to a 5–3 start, then climbed to 8–4. As a result of a last-minute defeat to the Seattle Seahawks 17–16, the Raiders lost twice to a single team in the same season for the first time since 1965. The following week, the Broncos completed their sweep of the Raiders with a 21–6 victory in Oakland, which was followed by a 23–6 defeat in Miami which eliminated Oakland from the playoffs for the first time since 1971. A meaningless 27–20 victory over the Minnesota Vikings kept the Raiders consecutive seasons with a winning record streak alive. This was head coach John Madden's tenth and final season and final game as head coach of the Raiders. He was replaced for the 1979 season by his wide receivers coach, Tom Flores. NFL draft 1978 NFL draft Personnel Staff / Coaches 1978 Oakland Raiders Principal Owner/General Manager - Al Davis Minority Co-Owner - Eddie McGah President of the General Partner / General Manager – Al Davis Director of Football Operations - Steve Ortmayer Senior Executive – John Herrera Executive Assistant / Scout - Al LoCasale Head Coach – John Madden Assistant Head Coach / Executive Assistant - Tom Flores Offensive Backs – Lew Erber Receivers Coach – Tom Flores Offensive line – Ollie Spencer Offensive Assistant - Joe Madro Defensive Line – Tom Dahms Linebackers / Assistant Special Teams – Myrel Moore Defensive Backs – Ray Willsey Special Teams Coach – Jim Sweeney Special Teams Coach - Steve Ortmayer Source:https://www.profootballarchives.com/1978nfloak.html Roster 1978 Oakland Raiders 11 David Humm 16 Jim Plunkett 12 Ken Stabler 40 Pete Banaszak 29 Hubert Ginn 23 Harold Hart 34 Booker Russell y 30 Mark van Eeghen 22 Arthur Whittington y 25 Fred Biletnikoff 81 Morris Bradshaw 21 Cliff Branch 80 Joe Stewart American football y 87 Dave Casper 88 Raymond Chester 84 Derrick Ramsey y 50 Dave Dalby C 70 Henry Lawrence American football T 71 Lindsey Mason y T 65 Mickey Marvin G 78 Art Shell T 66 Steve Sylvester American football G/C 63 Gene Upshaw G 72 John Matuszak DE 76 Mike McCoy defensive tackle NT 77 Charles Philyaw DE 60 Otis Sistrunk NT 67 Pat Toomay DE 56 Jeff Barnes OLB 83 Ted Hendricks OLB 57 John Huddleston American football OLB 58 Monte Johnson ILB 53 Rod Martin ILB 41 Phil Villapiano OLB 54 Bob Watts linebacker ILB 52 Greg Westbrooks OLB 20 Neal Colzie SS 36 Mike Davis defensive back, born 1956 FS 37 Lester Hayes CB 42 Monte Jackson CB 47 Charlie Phillips American football SS 32 Jack Tatum FS  5 Jim Breech y K  8 Ray Guy P 14 Errol Mann K 46 Warren Bankston TE IR 24 Willie Brown American football CB IR 73 Dave Browning y DE IR 82 Larry Brunson WR IR 28 Clarence Davis RB IR 39 Willie Hall American football LB IR 31 Derrick Jensen American football y RB IR 89 Rich Martini WR IR 51 Bob Nelson linebacker LB IR 35 Terry Robiskie RB IR 38 Sam Scarber RB IR 75 John Vella T IR Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 3 at Denver Broncos L 6–14 0–1 Mile High Stadium 75,092 2 September 10 at San Diego Chargers W 21–20 1–1 San Diego Stadium 51,653 3 September 17 at Green Bay Packers W 28–3 2–1 Lambeau Field 55,903 4 September 24 New England Patriots L 14–21 2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,904 5 October 1 at Chicago Bears W 25–19 (OT) 3–2 Soldier Field 52,848 6 October 8 Houston Oilers W 21–17 4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,550 7 October 15 Kansas City Chiefs W 28–6 5–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,759 8 October 22 at Seattle Seahawks L 7–27 5–3 Kingdome 62,529 9 October 29 San Diego Chargers L 23–27 5–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,612 10 November 5 at Kansas City Chiefs W 20–10 6–4 Arrowhead Stadium 75,418 11 November 13 at Cincinnati Bengals W 34–21 7–4 Riverfront Stadium 51,374 12 November 19 Detroit Lions W 29–17 8–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 44,517 13 November 26 Seattle Seahawks L 16–17 8–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,978 14 December 3 Denver Broncos L 6–21 8–6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,932 15 December 10 at Miami Dolphins L 6–23 8–7 Miami Orange Bowl 73,003 16 December 17 Minnesota Vikings W 27–20 9–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 44,643 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 2 Raiders 0 7 0 14 Chargers 0 13 0 7 September 10 San Diego Stadium, San Diego 4:00 p.m. EST Sunny; 71 F; wind 11 mph on Jerry Markbreit NBC yes Q2 SD Curran 14 yard pass from Fouts (Benirschke kick) SD 7–0 Q2 OAK Casper 6 yard pass from Stabler (Mann kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 SD Bauer 1 yard run (kick failed) SD 13–7 Q4 SD Bauer 2 yard run (Benirschke kick) SD 20–7 Q4 OAK Bradshaw 44 yard pass from Stabler (Mann kick) SD 20–14 Q4 :00 OAK Casper recovered fumble in end zone (Mann kick) OAK 21–20 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-17. The Holy Roller During this game, one of the most famous plays known as the Holy Roller occurred. Kenny Stabler fumbled the ball and Pete Banaszak moved it forward allowing Dave Casper to finish the job for a touchdown. It is one of the most controversial plays in the history of the NFL. Week 3 Raiders 0 14 0 14 Packers 0 3 0 0 September 17 Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin 1:00 p.m. 59 F • Wind 13 mph on Fred Wyant Sam Nover and Len Dawson NBC yes 2 OAK Dave Casper 11 yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 7–0 2 OAK Terry Robiskie 11 yard run (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 14–0 2 GB Chester Marcol 34 yard field goal Raiders 14–3 4 OAK Arthur Whittington 7 yard run (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 21–3 4 OAK Arthur Whittington 10 yard run (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 28–3 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6 TV Network: NBC Announcers: Curt Gowdy and John Brodie This game started with nearly all Oilers as future Raider Dan Pastorini throw touchdown passes of 58 yards to Mike Renfro and 17 yards to Mike Barber and Toni Fritsch kicked a 35-yard field goal. The only Raiders points in the first 3 quarters was a 4-yard touchdown run by Arthur Whittington. Then with the Oilers leading 17–7 lead and driving deep in Raiders' territory, Oiler running back Earl Campbell ran around left tackle and lost the ball when Oakland's Dave Browning hit him, and Charles Phillips picked up the ball and ran it 96 yards to cut the Oilers lead to 3. Then in quarter four, and late Ken Stabler who had 3 interceptions prior to this drive suddenly came to life as he successfully passes 71 of the 80 yards ending with a pass to Dave Casper. Oiler defender Greg Stemrick got his hands on the short winning pass, but Casper yanked the ball loose and held on for the score. His four-yard touchdown reception helped the Raiders go to 4-2 and a tie for first with Denver in the AFC West standings. Standings References External links 1978 Oakland Raiders at Pro Football Reference 1978 Oakland Raiders at JT-SW.com Oakland Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Category:1970s in Oakland, California