1971 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1971 8–4–2 2nd AFC West F. Wayne Valley Al Davis John Madden Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Did not qualify Raiders seasons The 1971 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 12th season. The Raiders failed to make the playoffs as their main rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, won the division title. This was the only season between 1966 and 1977 in which the Raiders did not win the AFL/AFC West title. This would be the final season where Wayne Valley was the majority owner of the Raiders the next season, he would be pushed out in favor of general manager Al Davis who by 1976 bought out the remaining shares from Valley to become the sole owner. Offseason Draft 1971 NFL draft 1971 Oakland Raiders 1 19 Jack Tatum DB Ohio State yes yes 2 45 Phil Villapiano LB Bowling Green yes yes 3 73 Warren Koegel C Penn State yes 4 97 Clarence Davis RB USC yes 5 123 Bob Moore TE Stanford yes 6 149 Greg Slough LB USC yes 7 157 Don Martin DB Yale 9 227 Dave Garnett RB Pittsburgh 10 238 Bill West DB Tennessee State 10 253 Tim Oesterling DT UCLA 11 279 Jim Poston DT South Carolina 12 305 Horace Jones DE Louisville yes 13 334 Mick Natzel DB Central Michigan 14 357 Tom Gipson DT North Texas State yes 15 383 Andy Giles LB William & Mary 16 412 Tony Stawarz DB Miami (FL) 17 442 Charles Hill WR Sam Houston State no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/1971_draft.htm 1971 Oakland Raiders Draftees Pro Football Reference February 19, 2020 Personnel Staff / Coaches 1971 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 Receivers Coach – Mike Holovak Offensive line – Ollie Spencer Defensive Line – Tom Dahms Linebackers – Ray Malavasi Defensive Backfield – Bob Zeman Special teams – None - N/A Source:1971 Oakland Raiders (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1971nfloak.html 2026-10-05 www.profootballarchives.com Roster 1971 Oakland Raiders 16 George Blanda K  3 Daryle Lamonica 12 Ken Stabler 40 Pete Banaszak 28 Clarence Davis y 32 Don Highsmith 44 Marv Hubbard 23 Charlie Smith running back 25 Fred Biletnikoff 89 Drew Buie 13 Rod Sherman 87 Raymond Chester 88 Bob Moore y American football 76 Bob Brown offensive lineman T 64 George Buehler G 70 Jim Harvey American football G 77 Ron Mix T 00 Jim Otto C 78 Art Shell T 63 Gene Upshaw G 83 Ben Davidson DE 82 Horace Jones American football DE 74 Tom Keating American football DT 85 Carleton Oats DT 67 Harold Rice no DE 80 Art Thoms DT 50 Duane Benson OLB 55 Dan Conners MLB 46 Bill Enyart OLB 86 Gerald Irons OLB 54 Terry Mendenhall y OLB 58 Greg Slough y MLB 41 Phil Villapiano y OLB 43 George Atkinson safety SS 24 Willie Brown American football CB 42 Tommy Maxwell CB 31 Jack Tatum y FS 20 Jimmy Warren CB 48 Nemiah Wilson CB  4 Jerry DePoyster P 84 Tony Cline DE IR 10 Eldridge Dickey WR Susp. 34 Gus Otto LB IR 81 Warren Wells WR Susp. 73 Tom Gipson y no DT -- Jim Hines WR 56 Warren Koegel y C 65 Paul Seiler C -- Bill West y no S Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 19 at New England Patriots L 6–20 0–1 Shaefer Stadium 55,405 Recap 2 September 26 at San Diego Chargers W 34–0 1–1 San Diego Stadium 54,084 Recap 3 October 4, 1971 at Cleveland Browns W 34–20 2–1 Cleveland Municipal Stadium 84,285 Recap 4 October 10 at Denver Broncos W 27–16 3–1 Mile High Stadium 51,200 Recap 5 October 17 Philadelphia Eagles W 34–10 4–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,615 Recap 6 October 24 Cincinnati Bengals W 31–27 5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,699 Recap 7 October 31 Kansas City Chiefs T 20–20 5–1–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,715 Recap 8 November 7 at New Orleans Saints T 21–21 5–1–2 Tulane Stadium 83,102 Recap 9 November 14 Houston Oilers W 41–21 6–1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,705 Recap 10 November 21 San Diego Chargers W 34–33 7–1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,681 Recap 11 November 28 Baltimore Colts L 14–37 7–2–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,689 Recap 12 December 5 at Atlanta Falcons L 13–24 7–3–2 Atlanta Stadium 58,850 Recap 13 December 12 at Kansas City Chiefs L 14–16 7–4–2 Municipal Stadium 51,215 Recap 14 December 19 Denver Broncos W 21–13 8–4–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 54,651 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. The sites of the two games with the Denver Broncos were switched.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=b5BfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yzAMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2150%2C2520439 Lewiston Morning Tribune Idaho Associated Press Raiders may have to move games if A's gain Series August 13, 1971 22 Game notes Week 2 Raiders 3 3 14 14 Chargers 0 0 0 0 September 26 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 1:00 p.m. PDT 54,084 68 F, wind 10 mph on Jack Vest yes 1 OAK George Blanda 37-yard field goal Raiders 3–0 2 OAK George Blanda 42-yard field goal Raiders 6–0 3 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 36-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 13–0 3 OAK Clarence Davis 2-yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 20–0 4 OAK Fred Biletnikoff 13-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 27–0 4 OAK Ken Stabler 1-yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 34–0 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 4 Raiders 3 3 14 7 Broncos 3 6 0 7 October 10 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 2:00 p.m. MDT 51,200 58 F, wind 9 mph on Jim Tunney Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 Broncos Jim Turner 43-yard field goal Broncos 3–0 1 Raiders George Blanda 38-yard field goal Tie 3–3 2 Broncos Jim Turner 10-yard field goal Broncos 6–3 2 Broncos Jim Turner 24-yard field goal Broncos 9–3 2 Raiders George Blanda 24-yard field goal Broncos 9–6 3 Raiders Ken Stabler 2-yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 13–9 3 Raiders Raymond Chester 9-yard pass from Ken Stabler (George Blanda kick) Raiders 20–9 4 Raiders Jimmy Warren 55-yard interception return (George Blanda kick) Raiders 27–9 4 Broncos Dickie Post 13-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) Raiders 27–16 yes right 1971 Raiders at Broncos - NFL Films highlights Week 14 Broncos 3 0 0 10 Raiders 7 7 0 7 December 19 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST 54,651 44 F, wind 4 mph on John McDonough Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 Raiders Raymond Chester 67-yard pass from Daryle Lamonica (George Blanda kick) Raiders 7–0 1 Broncos Jim Turner 14-yard field goal Raiders 7–3 2 Raiders Charlie Smith 1-yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 14–3 4 Broncos Jim Turner 29-yard field goal Raiders 14–6 4 Raiders Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (George Blanda kick) Raiders 21–6 4 Broncos Clem Turner 7-yard pass from Steve Ramsey (Jim Turner kick) Raiders 21–13 yes Standings References External links 1971 Oakland Raiders at ProFootballArchives.com 1971 Oakland Raiders at jt-sw.com 1971 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com Oakland Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Category:1970s in Oakland, California Category:Long stubs with short prose