1965 Oakland Raiders season

AFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1965 8–5–1 2nd AFL Western F. Wayne Valley Al Davis Al Davis Frank Youell Field Did not qualify Raiders seasons The 1965 Oakland Raiders season was the team's sixth in both Oakland and the American Football League. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon the prior year's disappointing 5–7–2 record, and finished at 8–5–1.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=cPxVAAAAIBAJ&pg=5443%2C4682145 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Football standings December 20, 1965 3C While the effort was a definite improvement, it was not enough to win the division and secure a postseason berth. This was the third and last season for Al Davis as head coach, as he became the AFL commissioner in April 1966, and offensive backs coach John Rauch was promoted.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0ItRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5166%2C1877683 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Appoint Davis as AFL czar 1, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes This was the first of sixteen consecutive winning seasons for the Raiders. It is also notable for the debut of Hall of Fame wide receiver Fred Biletnikoff, the first of several legendary Raiders drafted in the mid-1960s to early 1970s. The eleventh overall selection of the AFL draft out of Florida State, he was an integral part of the team's 1967 and 1976 Super Bowl runs. It was also the Raiders' last year at Frank Youell Field;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=afxVAAAAIBAJ&pg=4583%2C2968114 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Clinch second December 13, 1965 3B they moved to the new Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in 1966. Roster 1965 Oakland Raiders 15 Tom Flores 18 Dick Wood 33 Clem Daniels 30 Roger Hagberg 37 Alan Miller American football 22 Larry Todd American football y 14 Fred Biletnikoff y 21 Gene Mingo K 84 Art Powell wide receiver 33 Billy Cannon 86 Ken Herock 65 Wayne Hawkins G 67 Bob Mischak G 00 Jim Otto C 75 Ken Rice American football G 79 Harry Schuh y T 76 Bob Svihus y T 74 Rich Zecher y G/T 53 Dan Birdwell DT 46 Dave Costa DT 83 Ben Davidson DE 73 John Diehl American football DT 77 Ike Lassiter DE 87 Rex Mirich DT/DE 85 Carleton Oats y DT/DE 48 Bill Budness MLB 60 Dan Conners OLB 49 Dick Hermann y OLB 34 Gus Otto y OLB 56 Archie Matsos MLB 52 J. R. Williamson OLB 25 Claude Gibson CB/S 45 Dave Grayson CB 27 Joe Krakoski defensive back SS 47 Kent McCloughan y CB 20 Warren Powers SS 29 Howie Williams FS 10 Mike Mercer American football K/P 39 Pervis Atkins TE IR 19 Cotton Davidson QB IR 78 Frank Youso T IR 32 Rich Jackson y DE 68 Marv Marinovich G 1965 Oakland Raiders Draft Round Selection Player Position College 1 3 Harry Schuh T 2 11 Fred BiletnikoffWRFlorida State 3 19 Bob Svihus T 4 27 Gus Otto LB 9 67 Rich Zecher DT Source:1965 AFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1965_AFL/draft.htm 2026-07-15 Pro-Football-Reference.com en Season 1965 American Football League season Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 Kansas City Chiefs W 37–10 1–0 Frank Youell Field 18,569 Recap 2 September 19 San Diego Chargers L 6–17 1–1 Frank Youell Field 21,406 Recap 3 September 26 Houston Oilers W 21–17 2–1 Frank Youell Field 18,116 Recap 4 October 3 at Buffalo Bills L 12–17 2–2 War Memorial Stadium 41,246 Recap 5 October 8, 1965 at Boston Patriots W 24–10 3–2 Fenway Park 24,824 Recap 6 October 16, 1965 at New York Jets T 24–24 3–2–1 Shea Stadium 54,890 Recap 7 October 24 Boston Patriots W 30–21 4–2–1 Frank Youell Field 20,585 Recap 8 October 31 at Kansas City Chiefs L 7–14 4–3–1 Municipal Stadium 18,354 Recap 9 November 7 at Houston Oilers W 33–21 5–3–1 Rice Stadium 35,729 Recap 10 November 14 Buffalo Bills L 14–17 5–4–1 Frank Youell Field 19,352 Recap 11 November 21 at Denver Broncos W 28–20 6–4–1 Bears Stadium 30,369 Recap 12 Bye 13 December 5 Denver Broncos W 24–13 7–4–1 Frank Youell Field 19,023 Recap 14 December 12 New York Jets W 24–14 8–4–1 Frank Youell Field 19,013 Recap 15 December 19 at San Diego Chargers L 14–24 8–5–1 Balboa Stadium 26,056 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 Chiefs 7 0 3 0 Raiders 0 10 10 17 September 12 Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California 61 F, wind 8 mph on yes 1 KC Curtis McClinton 20 yard pass from Len Dawson (Tommy Brooker kick) Chiefs 7–0 2 OAK Art Powell 14 yard pass from Dick Wood (Mike Mercer kick) Tie 7–7 2 OAK Gene Mingo 40 yard field goal Raiders 10–7 3 OAK Gene Mingo 28 yard field goal Raiders 13–7 3 KC Tommy Brooker 34 yard field goal Raiders 13–10 3 OAK Art Powell 5 yard pass from Dick Wood (Mike Mercer kick) Raiders 20–10 4 OAK Gene Mingo 28 yard field goal Raiders 23–10 4 OAK Dick Wood 3 yard run (Mike Mercer kick) Raiders 30–10 4 OAK Claude Gibson 58 yard punt return (Mike Mercer kick) Raiders 37–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings References Oakland Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Category:1960s in Oakland, California