1970 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1970 8–4–2 1st AFC West F. Wayne Valley Al Davis John Madden Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Dolphins) 21–14Lost AFC Championship(at Colts) 17–27 Raiders seasons The 1970 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 11th season in Oakland. It was also their first season as members of the NFL. The Raiders would ultimately win their fourth consecutive division title (as well as their first AFC West title). They advanced to the AFC Championship Game, where they lost to the Baltimore Colts. The Raiders' 1970 season is best remembered for a series of clutch performances by veteran placekicker/quarterback George Blanda. Blanda, despite being cut during the 1970 preseason, eventually re-joined the Raiders' roster. His ensuing season (the twenty-first of his professional career) ranked as one of the more dramatic comebacks in sports history. Over a span of five consecutive games, Blanda came off the bench to spark a series of dramatic rallies. The Raiders went an impressive 4–0–1 over this span. Blanda's five-game "streak" began on October 25, 1970. In a home game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Blanda threw for two touchdowns in relief of an injured Daryle Lamonica. One week later, his 48-yard field goal (with three seconds remaining on the clock) salvaged a 17–17 tie with the defending Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs. One week later, on November 8, Blanda came off the bench against the Cleveland Browns. His late touchdown pass (with 1:34 remaining in the game) tied the game at 20–20. He ultimately kicked a 53-yard field goal, as time expired, to give the Raiders a stunning 23–20 victory. The following week, against the Denver Broncos, Blanda again replaced Lamonica in the fourth quarter. His touchdown pass to Fred Biletnikoff, with 2:28 left in the game, gave the Raiders an unlikely 24–19 win. The incredible streak concluded one week later against the San Diego Chargers. The Raiders managed to drive deep into Chargers territory in the game's final seconds. Blanda's last-minute 16-yard field goal sealed a dramatic 20–17 triumph. Blanda's streak played a huge role in the Raiders' 1970 division title, as the team went a mediocre 4–4–1 in "non-streak" games. Indeed, their final record of 8–4–2 (itself a four-win drop from a 12–1–1 finish in 1969) placed them only one game ahead of the Chiefs at season's end. Oakland had a poorer record than two NFC teams which failed to make the playoffs, the Rams (9-4-1) and Giants (9-5). The Raiders ultimately advanced to the 1970 AFC Championship Game, where they met the heavily favored 11–2–1 Baltimore Colts. During this game, Blanda again came off the bench in relief of an injured Lamonica. Blanda's solid play (17 of 32 passes for 217 yards, two touchdowns, and a 48-yard field goal) kept the Raiders in the game until the final quarter, when he was intercepted twice. At age 43, Blanda became the oldest quarterback to ever play in a championship game. Blanda's eye-opening achievements resulted in his winning the Bert Bell Award. Chiefs' owner Lamar Hunt quipped that "...this George Blanda is as good as his father, who used to play for Houston." While he never again played a major role at quarterback, Blanda served as the Raiders' kicker for five more seasons. Offseason Draft 1970 NFL draft 1970 Oakland Raiders 1 24 Raymond Chester TE Morgan State yes no yes 2 50 Ted Koy TE Texas yes no 1970 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1970&lg=NFL 1970 NFL Draft on databaseFootball.com June 10, 2017 March 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080327013832/http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1970&lg=NFL usurped Personnel Staff / Coaches 1970 Oakland Raiders Majority Co-Owner - F. Wayne Valley Minority Co-Owner/General Manager - Al Davis Minority Co-Owner - Ed McGah President of the General Partner / General Manager – Al Davis Senior Executive – John Herrera Scout/ Executive Assistant, Personnel Director - Ken Herock Head Coach – John Madden Offensive Backs – John Polonchek Ends Coach – Dick Wood Offensive line – Ollie Spencer Defensive Line – Tom Dahms Linebackers – Sid Hall Defensive Backfield – Richie McCabe Special teams – John Rauch Strength and Conditioning - Marv Marinovich Source:https://www.profootballarchives.com/1970nfloak.html 1970 Oakland Raiders (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1970 Oakland Raiders 16 George Blanda K  3 Daryle Lamonica 12 Ken Stabler 40 Pete Banaszak 35 Hewritt Dixon 32 Don Highsmith y 44 Marv Hubbard 23 Charlie Smith running back 25 Fred Biletnikoff 89 Drew Buie 13 Rod Sherman 81 Warren Wells 87 Raymond Chester y 38 Ted Koy y 64 George Buehler G 70 Jim Harvey American football G 00 Jim Otto C 79 Harry Schuh T 78 Art Shell T 76 Bob Svihus T 63 Gene Upshaw G 84 Tony Cline y DE 83 Ben Davidson DE 71 Al Dotson DT 74 Tom Keating American football DT 85 Carleton Oats DT 80 Art Thoms DT 50 Duane Benson OLB 48 Bill Budness MLB 55 Dan Conners MLB 86 Gerald Irons y OLB 42 Bill Laskey American football OLB 34 Gus Otto OLB 43 George Atkinson safety SS 24 Willie Brown American football CB 45 Dave Grayson FS 47 Kent McCloughan CB 20 Jimmy Warren CB 26 Nemiah Wilson CB 11 Mike Eischeid P 36 Lloyd Edwards no TE IR 10 Eldridge Dickey WR 65 Wayne Hawkins G 38 Jacque MacKinnon TE 67 Harold Rice no DE 22 Larry Todd American football RB 49 Carl Weathers y LB 41 Alvin Wyatt y CB Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 20 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–31 0–1 Riverfront Stadium 56,616 Recap 2 September 27 at San Diego Chargers T 27–27 0–1–1 San Diego Stadium 42,109 Recap 3 October 3, 1970 at Miami Dolphins L 13–20 0–2–1 Miami Orange Bowl 57,140 Recap 4 October 11 Denver Broncos W 35–23 1–2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,436 Recap 5 October 19, 1970 Washington Redskins W 34–20 2–2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,471 Recap 6 October 25 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–14 3–2–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,423 Recap 7 November 1 at Kansas City Chiefs T 17–17 3–2–2 Municipal Stadium 51,334 Recap 8 November 8 Cleveland Browns W 23–20 4–2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,463 Recap 9 November 15 at Denver Broncos W 24–19 5–2–2 Mile High Stadium 50,959 Recap 10 November 22 San Diego Chargers W 20–17 6–2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,594 Recap 11 November 26 at Detroit Lions L 14–28 6–3–2 Tiger Stadium 56,597 Recap 12 December 6 at New York Jets W 14–13 7–3–2 Shea Stadium 62,905 Recap 13 December 12, 1970 Kansas City Chiefs W 20–6 8–3–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,596 Recap 14 December 20 San Francisco 49ers L 7–38 8–4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,535 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game summaries Week 1 at Bengals 1970 Cincinnati Bengals season Oakland Raiders 1970 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Oakland Raiders (0–0) at Cincinnati Bengals (0–0) September 20, 1970 1:00 p.m. Raiders 7 0 14 0 Bengals 7 7 14 3 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio 56,616 74 F C Jim Tunney Pro-Football-Reference.com First quarter CIN – Sam Wyche 5-yard run (Horst Muhlmann kick). Bengals 7–0. Drive: OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 20-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Tie 7–7. Drive: Second quarter CIN – Essex Johnson 51-yard pass from Sam Wyche (Horst Muhlmann kick). Bengals 14–7. Drive: Third quarter CIN – Paul Robinson 3-yard run (Horst Muhlmann kick). Bengals 21–7. Drive: OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 18-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Bengals 21–14. Drive: OAK – Alvin Wyatt 63-yard punt return (George Blanda kick). Tie 21–21. CIN – Jess Phillips 76-yard run (Horst Muhlmann kick). Bengals 28–21. Drive: Fourth quarter CIN – Horst Muhlmann 38-yard field goal. Bengals 31–21. Drive: Top passers OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 17/36, 265 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT CIN – Sam Wyche – 8/18, 147 yards, TD Top rushers OAK – Charlie Smith – 8 rushes, 29 yards CIN – Jess Phillips – 15 rushes, 130 yards, TD Top receivers OAK – Fred Biletnikoff – 6 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD CIN – Bob Trumpy – 4 receptions, 67 yards Week 2 at Chargers December 2020 Week 3 at Dolphins December 2020 Week 4 vs Broncos Oakland Raiders 1970 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Four: Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders October 11 Broncos 10 7 6 0 Raiders 7 14 0 14 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 60 F C John McDonough Box Score First quarter DEN – Bobby Howfield 23 yard field goal. Broncos 3–0. Drive: OAK – Raymond Chester 24 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 7–3. Drive: DEN – Floyd Little 54 yard run (Bobby Howfield kick). Broncos 10–7. Drive: Second quarter DEN – Mike Haffner 28 yard pass from Pete Liske (Bobby Howfield kick). Broncos 17–7. Drive: OAK – Warren Wells 32 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Broncos 17–14. Drive: OAK – Warren Wells 60 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 21–17. Drive: Third quarter DEN – Bobby Howfield 47 yard field goal. Raiders 21–20. Drive: DEN – Bobby Howfield 34 yard field goal. Broncos 23–21. Drive: Fourth quarter OAK – Warren Wells 20 yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 28–23. Drive: OAK – Charlie Smith 5 yard run (George Blanda kick). Raiders 35–23. Drive: Top passers DEN OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 20/37, 364 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers DEN OAK Top receivers DEN OAK – Warren Wells – 7 receptions, 198 yards, 3 TD Week 5 Redskins 3 10 0 7 Raiders 14 6 14 0 October 19 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 9:00 p.m. 58 F; wind 6 mph on Jack Reader Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell and Don Meredith ABC yes Q1 OAK Dixon 39 yard run (Blanda kick) OAK 7–0 Q1 OAK Wells 28 yard pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick) OAK 14–0 Q1 WSH Knight 14 yard field goal OAK 14–3 Q2 OAK Blanda 35 yard field goal OAK 17–3 Q2 WSH Knight 34 yard field goal OAK 17–6 Q2 WSH Taylor 39 yard pass from Jurgensen (Knight kick) OAK 17–13 Q2 OAK Blanda 21 yard field goal OAK 20–13 Q3 OAK Wells 24 yard pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick) OAK 27–13 Q3 OAK Smith 16 yard pass from Lamonica (Blanda kick) OAK 34–13 Q4 WSH Smith 23 yard pass from Jurgensen (Knight kick) OAK 34–20 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Jul-28. Week 6 Steelers 0 7 7 0 Raiders 7 17 7 0 October 25 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. 55 F • Wind 8 mph on Norm Schachter yes 1 OAK Raymond Chester 37-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 7–0 2 PIT Preston Pearson 2-yard run (Gene Mingo kick) Tie 7–7 2 OAK Warren Wells 44-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) Raiders 14–7 2 OAK George Blanda 27-yard field goal Raiders 17–7 2 OAK Raymond Chester 19-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) Raiders 24–7 3 PIT Dennis Hughes 12-yard pass from Terry Bradshaw (Gene Mingo kick) Raiders 24–14 3 OAK Raymond Chester 34-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) Raiders 31–14 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197010250rai.htm Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders - October 25th, 1970 Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 7 at Chiefs 1970 Kansas City Chiefs season Oakland Raiders 1970 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Seven: Oakland Raiders (3–2–1) at Kansas City Chiefs (3–3) November 1 3:00 p.m. CST Raiders 0 7 7 3 Chiefs 0 7 3 7 Kansas City Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 51,334 40 F C Bob Finley Box Score First quarter No scoring Second quarter KC – Wendell Hayes 4-yard run (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 7–0. Drive: OAK – Raymond Chester 3-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Tie 7–7. Drive: Third quarter OAK – Raymond Chester 8-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick). Raiders 14–7. Drive: KC – Jan Stenerud 33-yard field goal. Raiders 14–10. Drive: Fourth quarter KC – Otis Taylor 13-yard pass from Len Dawson (Jan Stenerud kick). Chiefs 17–14. Drive: OAK – George Blanda 40-yard field goal. Tie 17–17. Drive: Top passers OAK – Daryle Lamonica – 13/28, 125 yards, 2 TD KC – Len Dawson – 8/14, 174 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Marv Hubbard – 18 rushes, 98 yards KC – Ed Podolak – 19 rushes, 108 yards Top receivers OAK – Fred Biletnikoff/Warren Wells – 2 receptions, 33 yards KC – Otis Taylor – 4 receptions, 129 yards, TD Ben Davidson speared Len Dawson causing a massive brawl between the two teams. Week 8 Browns 0 10 7 3 Raiders 3 10 0 10 November 8 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum • Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. 60 F • Wind 5 mph on Jack Vest yes 1 OAK George Blanda 43-yard field goal Raiders 3–0 2 OAK Charlie Smith 27-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 10–0 2 OAK George Blanda 9-yard field goal Raiders 13–0 2 CLE Leroy Kelly 10-yard pass from Bill Nelsen (Don Cockroft kick) Raiders 13–7 2 CLE Don Cockroft 42-yard field goal Raiders 13–10 3 CLE Bo Scott 63-yard run (Don Cockroft kick) Browns 17–13 4 CLE Don Cockroft 32-yard field goal Browns 20–13 4 OAK Warren Wells 14-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) Tie 20–20 4 OAK George Blanda 52-yard field goal Raiders 23–20 yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/197011080rai.htm Cleveland Browns at Oakland Raiders - November 8th, 1970 Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Playoffs AFC Divisional Playoffs Dolphins 0 7 0 7 Raiders 0 7 7 7 December 27 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 4:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. PST NBC Curt Gowdy and Kyle Rote 52,594 45 F, wind 8 mph on John McDonough Box Score Second quarter MIA – Paul Warfield 16-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 22-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Third quarter OAK – Willie Brown 50-yard interception return (George Blanda kick) Fourth quarter OAK – Rod Sherman 82-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) MIA – Willie Richardson 7-yard pass from Bob Griese (Garo Yepremian kick) Passing MIA – Bob Griese 13/27, 155 yards, 2 TD, INT OAK – Daryle Lamonica 8/16, 187 yards, 2 TD Rushing MIA – Jim Kiick 14 att, 64 yards OAK – Marv Hubbard 18 att, 58 yards Receiving MIA – Paul Warfield 4 rec, 64 yards, TD OAK – Rod Sherman 1 rec, 82 yards, TD AFC Championship Game 1970 Baltimore Colts season 1970 AFC Championship Game Raiders 0 3 7 7 Colts 3 7 10 7 January 3 Memorial Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 2:00 p.m. EST NBC Curt Gowdy and Kyle Rote 54,799 34 F, wind 6 mph on Ben Dreith Box Score First quarter BAL – Jim O'Brien 16-yard field goal Second quarter BAL – Norm Bulaich 2-yard run (Jim O'Brien kick) OAK – George Blanda 48-yard field goal Third quarter OAK – Fred Biletnikoff 38-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) BAL – Jim O'Brien 23-yard field goal BAL – Norm Bulaich 11-yard run (Jim O'Brien kick) Fourth quarter OAK – Warren Wells 15-yard pass from George Blanda (George Blanda kick) BAL – Ray Perkins 68-yard pass from Johnny Unitas (Jim O'Brien kick) Passing OAK – George Blanda 17/32, 271 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT BAL – Johnny Unitas 11/30, 245 yards, TD Rushing OAK – Hewritt Dixon 10 att, 51 yards BAL – Norm Bulaich 22 att, 71 yards, 2 TD Receiving OAK – Warren Wells 5 rec, 108 yards, TD BAL – Eddie Hinton 5 rec, 115 yards Awards and honors George Blanda, Associated Press Athlete of the Yearhttps://www.nndb.com/honors/906/000166408/ Associated Press Athlete of the Year (male) www.nndb.com George Blanda, Bert Bell Awardhttp://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm Maxwell Football Club - Bert Bell Award Past Recipients 2010-06-28 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090619081037/http://www.maxwellfootballclub.org/content/awards/bell/past_bell.htm June 19, 2009 References External links 1970 Oakland Raiders at ProFootballArchives.com 1970 Oakland Raiders at jt-sw.com 1970 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com Oakland Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Category:AFC West championship seasons Oakland Category:1970s in Oakland, California