1985 Los Angeles Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Los Angeles Raiders 1985 12–4 1st AFC West Al Davis Al Davis Tom Flores Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 4https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/probowl.htm 1985 NFL Pro Bowlers Pro-Football-Reference.com TE Todd Christensen CB Mike Haynes DE Howie Long RB Marcus Allen 4https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/allpro.htm 1985 NFL All-Pros Pro-Football-Reference.com TE Todd Christensen CB Mike Haynes DE Howie Long RB Marcus Allen Lost Divisional Playoffs(vs. Patriots) 20–27 Raiders seasons The 1985 Los Angeles Raiders season was their 26th in the league. They improved upon their previous season's 11–5 record, winning 12 games.1985 Los Angeles Raiders The team qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season. Two close victories over Denver towards the end of the year gave Los Angeles the division title, while Denver missed the playoffs despite an 11–5 record. In the AFC Divisional Playoffs, the Raiders lost 27–20 to the New England Patriots. Before the season Draft 1985 NFL draft 1985 Los Angeles Raiders 1 23 Jessie Hester WR Florida State yes 3 79 Tim Moffett WR Ole Miss yes 3 80 Stefon Adams DB East Carolina Played for Raiders in 1986–89 4 107 Jamie Kimmel LB Syracuse Played for Raiders in 1986–87 5 135 Dan Reeder RB Delaware 6 143 Rusty Hilger QB Oklahoma State yes 7 186 Kevin Belcher T Wisconsin 7 188 Mark Pattison WR Washington yes 7 191 Bret Clark DB Nebraska 7 192 Nick Haden G Penn State 8 220 Leonard Wingate DT South Carolina State 9 246 Chris Sydnor DB Penn State 10 275 Reggie McKenzie LB Tennessee yes 10 276 Albert Myres DB Tulsa 11 303 Steve Strachan RB Boston College yes 12 332 Raymond Polk DB Oklahoma State no nohttps://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1985_draft.htm 1985 Los Angeles Raiders Draftees Pro Football Reference February 6, 2021 Personnel Staff 1985 Los Angeles Raiders Owner – Al Davis General Manager – Al Davis Director of Football Operations – Steve Ortmayer Head Coach – Tom Flores Quarterbacks – Larry Kennan Quarterbacks – Tom Walsh Running Backs – Ray Willsey Assistant Running Backs – Terry Robiskie Wide Receivers – Tom Walsh Tight Ends – Bob Mischak Offensive Line – Sam Boghosian Offensive Line – Art Shell Defensive Line – Earl Leggett Linebackers – Bob Zeman Defensive Backs – Chet Franklin Defensive Backs – Willie Brown Special Teams – Steve Ortmayer Roster 1985 Los Angeles Raiders 12 Rusty Hilger  6 Marc Wilson American football 32 Marcus Allen 27 Frank Hawkins 31 Derrick Jensen American football 33 Kenny King running back 21 Cliff Branch 84 Jessie Hester y 83 Tim Moffett y 85 Dokie Williams 46 Todd Christensen 87 Trey Junkin 81 Andy Parker American football 50 Dave Dalby C 79 Bruce Davis offensive tackle T 73 Charley Hannah G 74 Shelby Jordan T 70 Henry Lawrence American football T 60 Curt Marsh G 65 Mickey Marvin G 72 Don Mosebar C 94 Elvis Franks DE 99 Sean Jones defensive end DE 75 Howie Long DE 71 Bill Pickel NT 93 Greg Townsend DE 98 Mitch Willis NT 56 Jeff Barnes OLB 53 Rod Martin OLB 54 Reggie McKenzie linebacker y ILB 55 Matt Millen ILB 57 Jerry Robinson linebacker ILB 58 Jack Squirek ILB 91 Brad Van Pelt OLB 45 James Davis cornerback CB 36 Mike Davis defensive back, born 1956 SS 37 Lester Hayes CB 22 Mike Haynes cornerback CB 26 Vann McElroy FS 23 Odis McKinney FS 43 Sam Seale CB 30 Stacey Toran SS 10 Chris Bahr K  8 Ray Guy P 41 Fulton Walker RS 44 Stefon Adams y CB IR 77 Lyle Alzado DE IR 88 Rod Barksdale y WR IR 62 Nick Haden y C IR 18 Russ Jensen QB IR 59 Jamie Kimmel y LB IR 28 Cleo Montgomery WR IR 51 Bob Nelson linebacker LB IR 89 Mark Pattison American football y WR IR 16 Jim Plunkett QB IR 86 Jim Smith wide receiver WR IR 39 Steve Strachan American football y RB IR 68 Randy Van Divier T IR Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 8 New York Jets W 31–0 1–0 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 57,123 Recap 2 September 12, 1985 at Kansas City Chiefs L 20–36 1–1 Arrowhead Stadium 72,686 Recap 3 September 22 San Francisco 49ers L 10–34 1–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 87,006 Recap 4 September 29 at New England Patriots W 35–20 2–2 Sullivan Stadium 60,686 Recap 5 October 6 Kansas City Chiefs W 19–0 3–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 55,133 Recap 6 October 13 New Orleans Saints W 23–13 4–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 48,152 Recap 7 October 20 at Cleveland Browns W 21–20 5–2 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 77,928 Recap 8 October 28, 1985 San Diego Chargers W 34–21 6–2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 69,297 Recap 9 November 3 at Seattle Seahawks L 3–33 6–3 Kingdome 64,060 Recap 10 November 10 at San Diego Chargers L 34–40 (OT) 6–4 Jack Murphy Stadium 58,566 Recap 11 November 17 Cincinnati Bengals W 13–6 7–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 52,501 Recap 12 November 24 Denver Broncos W 31–28 (OT) 8–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 63,161 Recap 13 December 1 at Atlanta Falcons W 34–24 9–4 Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium 20,858 Recap 14 December 8 at Denver Broncos W 17–14 (OT) 10–4 Mile High Stadium 75,042 Recap 15 December 15 Seattle Seahawks W 13–3 11–4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 77,425 Recap 16 December 23, 1985 at Los Angeles Rams W 16–6 12–4 Anaheim Stadium 66,676 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Playoffs Round Date Opponent (seed) Result Venue Attendance Recap Divisional January 5, 1986 New England Patriots (5) L 20–27 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 88,936 Recap Season summary Week 1 1985 New York Jets season Jets 0 0 0 0 Raiders 7 14 7 3 September 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California 1:00 p.m. 57,123 69 F, wind 12 mph on Tom Dooley Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen NBC yes Q1 1:03 LA Allen 1 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 7–0 Q2 12:10 LA D. Williams 14 yard pass from Plunkett (Bahr kick) LA 14–0 Q2 5:08 LA Allen 3 yard run (Bahr kick) LA 21–0 Q3 11:38 LA Toran 70 yard interception return (Bahr kick) Raiders 28–0 Q4 8:29 LA Bahr 20 yard field goal LA 31–0 yes Dokie Williams 5 Rec, 131 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com Gainesville Sun. 1985 Sept 9. Retrieved 2017-Nov-01. Week 10 at Chargers Los Angeles Raiders 1985 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Los Angeles Raiders at San Diego Chargers – Game summary November 10 1:00 p.m. PST Raiders 7 6 14 7 0 Chargers 7 3 10 14 6 Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego, California 58,566 61 °F, relative humidity 56%, wind 10 mph on Red Cashion NBC Don Criqui and Bob Trumpy Box score First quarter SDG – Wes Chandler 10-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 4:29. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:43. RAI – Jessie Hester 35-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 3:03. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:26. Second quarter SDG – Bob Thomas 34-yard field goal, 10:11. Chargers 10–7. Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 3:07. RAI – Frank Hawkins 1-yard run (kick blocked), 1:57. Raiders 13–10. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:30. Third quarter SDG – Bob Thomas 23-yard field goal, 11:32. Tied 13–13. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 3:28. RAI – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 7:11. Raiders 20–13. Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 4:21. SDG – Lionel James 34-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 3:08. Tied 20–20. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:03. RAI – Jessie Hester 54-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 0:59. Raiders 27–20. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:09. Fourth quarter SDG – Gary Anderson 21-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 7:07. Tied 27–27. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:07. RAI – Todd Christensen 24-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 1:49. Raiders 34–27 Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 5:18. SDG – Charlie Joiner 14-yard pass from Dan Fouts (Bob Thomas kick), 0:53. Tied 34–34. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 0:56. Overtime SDG – Lionel James 17-yard run, 11:16. Chargers 40–34. Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:44. Top passers RAI – Marc Wilson – 18/32, 297 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT SDG – Dan Fouts – 26/41, 436 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers RAI – Marcus Allen – 28 rushes, 119 yards, TD SDG – Gary Anderson – 16 rushes, 70 yards Top receivers RAI – Todd Christensen – 7 receptions, 112 yards, TD SDG – Lionel James – 11 receptions, 168 yards, TD Week 14 at Broncos Los Angeles Raiders 1985 2; text-align:center collapsed Week 14: Los Angeles Raiders (9–4) at Denver Broncos (9–4) December 8 4:00 p.m. EST Raiders 0 0 14 0 3 Broncos 7 7 0 0 0 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 75,042 31 F C Fred Wyant NBC Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen Box Score, Box Score First quarter DEN – James Wright 5-yard pass from John Elway (Rich Karlis kick), 1:27. Broncos 7–0. Drive: Second quarter DEN – Sammy Winder 1-yard run (Rich Karlis kick), 0:30. Broncos 14–0. Drive: Third quarter LA – Todd Christensen 3-yard pass from Marc Wilson (Chris Bahr kick), 8:31. Broncos 14–7. Drive: LA – Marcus Allen 15–yard run (Chris Bahr kick), 4:45. Tie 14–14. Drive: Fourth quarter No scoring Overtime LA – Chris Bahr 26-yard field goal, 10:05. Raiders 17–14. Drive: Top passers LA – Marc Wilson – 13/28, 93 yards, TD, 4 INT DEN – John Elway – 18/36, 158 yards, TD, 3 INT Top rushers LA – Marcus Allen – 25 rushes, 135 yards, TD DEN – Sammy Winder – 14 rushes, 41 yards, TD Top receivers LA – Todd Christensen – 6 receptions, 53 yards, TD DEN – Steve Watson – 5 receptions, 56 yards Standings MVP Running Back Marcus Allen earned the 1985 league MVP with Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears finishing as the runner-up. Allen started all 16 games and caught 67 passes for 2,314 total yards (1,759 rushing yards) and 14 total touchdowns (11 rushing touchdowns). His longest run was 61 yards, his longest reception was 44 yards, and he ran for 4.6 yards per carry. He also completed 1 of 2 passes for 16 yards for zero touchdowns.https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1985.htm 1985 Los Angeles Raiders Statistics & Players Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro Bowlers The 1985 Raiders had four players make it to the Pro Bowl. They were Marcus Allen, Todd Christensen, Mike Haynes, and Howie Long.1985 Los Angeles Raiders Starters, Roster, & Players – Pro-Football-Reference.com Pro-Football-Reference.com https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1985_roster.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20081231175139/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1985_roster.htm December 31, 2008 live May 11, 2009 mdy References External links 1985 Los Angeles Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1985 Los Angeles Raiders at JT-SW.com Category:Los Angeles Raiders seasons Los Angeles Raiders Category:AFC West championship seasons Los