1976 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1976 13–1 1st AFC West Al Davis Al Davis John Madden Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Won Divisional Playoffs(vs. Patriots) 24–21 Won AFC Championship(vs. Steelers) 24–7Won Super Bowl XI(vs. Vikings) 32–14 Raiders seasons The 1976 Oakland Raiders season was the team's 17th season, and 7th in the National Football League (NFL). After having appeared in the three previous AFC Championship Games – and having lost all three—the 1976 Raiders finally won the conference championship,AFC Championship Game results, ESPN, Jan. 23, 2016. and went on to win their first Super Bowl. After posting a 13–1 regular season record and winning their sixth AFC West championship in seven seasons, and their fifth consecutive one, the Raiders won against both the New England Patriots and Pittsburgh Steelers to achieve the team's second Super Bowl berth. Then, on January 9, 1977, at the Rose Bowl, the Raiders won Super Bowl XI by rolling over the Minnesota Vikings 32–14. With this victory, the Raiders achieved a 16 1 y overall record. They were the best team in the NFL in 1976. In 2012, the 1976 Oakland Raiders were named the greatest team of all time by NFL.com's "Bracketology"; a 15-day, six-round fan vote tournament that featured the 64 greatest teams from the Super Bowl era. Oakland beat the 2000 Baltimore Ravens in the final round by a .8% margin.http://www.nfl.com/features/bracketology/alltimeteams GREATEST TEAM OF ALL TIME National Football League March 30, 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130510095640/http://www.nfl.com/features/bracketology/alltimeteams May 10, 2013 dead mdy-all The NFL on its 100th anniversary named the 1976 Raiders #8 on the 100 greatest teams of all time.NFL Top 100 Teams https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/nfl-top-100-teams.htm Pro Football Reference100 Greatest Teams: Numbers 100-1 SUPERCUT https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qzU600OwVc NFL.com Offseason + 1976 Raiders draft selections1976 NFL Draft at databaseFootball.com http://databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1976&lg=nfl usurped https://web.archive.org/web/20071015203157/http://databasefootball.com/draft/draftyear.htm?yr=1976&lg=NFL October 15, 2007 Round Overall Player Position College 2 34 Charles PhilyawDETexas Southern 2 50 Jeb BlountQBTulsa 3 84 Rik BonnessLBNebraska 4 110 Herb McMathDEMorningside 5 146 Fred SteinfortKBoston College 7 204 Clarence ChapmanWREastern Michigan 8 220 Jerome DoveDBColorado State 8 231 Terry KunzHBColorado 10 286 Dwight LewisDBPurdue 11 313 Rick JenningsHBMaryland 12 343 Cedric BrownSKent State 13 367 Craig CrnickDEIdaho 13 370 Mark YoungGWashington State 14 397 Calvin YoungHBFresno State 15 427 Carl HargraveDBUpper Iowa 16 454 Doug HoganDBSouthern California 17 478 Buddy TateDBTulsa 17 481 Nate BeasleyHBDelaware Personnel Staff / Coaches 1976 Oakland Raiders Principal Owner/General Manager - Al Davis Minority Co-Owner - Eddie McGah President of the General Partner / General Manager – Al Davis 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 Defensive Line – Tom Dahms Linebackers – Don Shinnick Defensive Backfield – Bob Zeman Special teams – Joe Scannella Source:1976 Oakland Raiders (NFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft https://www.profootballarchives.com/1976nfloak.html 2026-09-06 www.profootballarchives.com Roster McDonald's History of the Super Bowl, Volume 3 1977 McDonald's Corporation 21 1976 Oakland Raiders 11 David Humm 15 Mike Rae 12 Ken Stabler 40 Pete Banaszak 28 Clarence Davis 31 Carl Garrett 29 Hubert Ginn 36 Manfred Moore 30 Mark van Eeghen 25 Fred Biletnikoff 81 Morris Bradshaw 21 Cliff Branch 49 Mike Siani American football 46 Warren Bankston 87 Dave Casper 64 George Buehler G 50 Dave Dalby C 70 Henry Lawrence American football T 79 Dan Medlin G 78 Art Shell T 66 Steve Sylvester American football G/C 63 Gene Upshaw G 75 John Vella T 72 John Matuszak DE 61 Herb McMath y DE 77 Charles Philyaw y DE 74 Dave Rowe American football NT 60 Otis Sistrunk DE 51 Rodrigo Barnes ILB 54 Rik Bonness y OLB 39 Willie Hall American football ILB 83 Ted Hendricks OLB 58 Monte Johnson ILB 52 Floyd Rice OLB 41 Phil Villapiano OLB 43 George Atkinson safety SS 24 Willie Brown American football CB 20 Neal Colzie CB 47 Charlie Phillips American football SS 32 Jack Tatum FS 26 Skip Thomas CB  8 Ray Guy P 14 Errol Mann K 18 Jeb Blount y QB IR 44 Marv Hubbard RB IR 82 Horace Jones American football DE IR 71 Kelvin Korver NT IR 34 Terry Kunz y RB IR 89 Ted Kwalick TE IR  4 Fred Steinfort y K IR 80 Art Thoms NT IR Pro-Set 3-4 Yes No No Ken Stabler Clarence Davis Mark van Eeghen Fred Biletnikoff Cliff Branch Dave Casper Art Shell Gene Upshaw Dave Dalby George Buehler John Vella Ted Hendricks Monte Johnson Willie Hall Phil Villapiano Jack Tatum 43 George Atkinson Skip Thomas Willie Brown Otis Sistrunk Dave Rowe John Matuszak Charles Philyaw Errol Mann Fred Steinfort (1st 7 games) Ray Guy Carl Garrett Neal Colzie 85 85 No Season summary The Road to their first World Championship began on opening day, as they hosted the two-time reigning world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. Oakland trailed 28–14 with just over five minutes to play, yet orchestrated what many to this day refer to as their Comeback Classic of 1976. They won 31–28 on a 21-yard Fred Steinfort field goal with 18 seconds left. What followed was a mammoth five-game road trip, featuring wins over each of the Raiders' three divisional foes. It also included Oakland's lone loss on the year, a 48–17 shocker at New England. However, this would just be a preview of things to come between the Raiders and the Patriots. Oakland's first six wins were by a total of 28 points. Coupled with the loss, the Raiders actually were outscored 151–148 despite a 6–1 record. But they became virtually unbeatable after the defeat. Upon returning home, they cruised to big victories, like a 49–16 stomping of the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and had nail biters like the 28–27 victory against a competitive Chicago Bear team at Soldier Field. They closed out the season with a 24–0 shutout of the San Diego Chargers in Oakland, and ended allowing only 16 points total to division foes Denver, Kansas City and San Diego at home (Tampa Bay was also in the AFC West, finishing 0–14).1976 NFL Standings & Team Stats https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1976/index.htm 2025-03-08 Pro-Football-Reference.com en The Raiders ended the 1976 season with 64.3% of their passes completed; Ken Stabler completed 66.7% of his passes. Fullback Mark van Eeghen passed the 1,000-yard mark at 1,012 yards. Tight end Dave Casper led the team in receptions with 53, while side receiver Cliff Branch led in reception yards (1,111), touchdowns (12), and yards per reception for receivers who caught more than one pass (24.2). Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 July 31, 1976 Dallas Cowboys W 17–14 1–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,391 Recap 2 August 7, 1976 vs. St. Louis Cardinals W 20–9 2–0 Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Arizona) 33,216 Recap 3 August 13, 1976 at New York Jets W 41–17 3–0 Yankee Stadium 10,726 Recap 4 August 21, 1976 Los Angeles Rams L 14–23 3–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,615 Recap 5 August 29 at San Francisco 49ers W 14–9 4–1 Candlestick Park 52,704 Recap 6 September 4, 1976 Seattle Seahawks W 45–28 5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,487 Recap Regular season 1976 NFL season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 12 Pittsburgh Steelers W 31–28 1–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 51,371 Recap 2 September 20, 1976 at Kansas City Chiefs W 24–21 2–0 Arrowhead Stadium 60,884 Recap 3 September 26 at Houston Oilers W 14–13 3–0 Astrodome 42,338 Recap 4 October 3 at New England Patriots L 17–48 3–1 Schaefer Stadium 61,068 Recap 5 October 10 at San Diego Chargers W 27–17 4–1 San Diego Stadium 50,523 Recap 6 October 17 at Denver Broncos W 17–10 5–1 Mile High Stadium 63,431 Recap 7 October 24 Green Bay Packers W 18–14 6–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,232 Recap 8 October 31 Denver Broncos W 19–6 7–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,169 Recap 9 November 7 at Chicago Bears W 28–27 8–1 Soldier Field 53,585 Recap 10 November 14 Kansas City Chiefs W 21–10 9–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 48,259 Recap 11 November 21 at Philadelphia Eagles W 26–7 10–1 Veterans Stadium 65,990 Recap 12 November 28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 49–16 11–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 49,590 Recap 13 December 6, 1976 Cincinnati Bengals W 35–20 12–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 52,430 Recap 14 December 12 San Diego Chargers W 24–0 13–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,102 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Game notes Week 1: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders Steelers 0 7 7 14 Raiders 0 7 0 24 September 12 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST 62 F, wind 8 mph on Jim Tunney Curt Gowdy and Don Meredith NBC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 2: at Kansas City Chiefs Oakland Raiders at Kansas City Chiefs Raiders 7 10 0 7 Chiefs 0 0 7 14 September 20 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 8:00 p.m. CST 66 F, wind 13 mph on Ben Dreith Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell, and Alex Karras ABC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 3: at Houston Oilers Oakland Raiders at Houston Oilers Raiders 0 7 0 7 Oilers 6 0 0 7 September 26 Houston Astrodome, Houston, Texas 1:00 p.m. CST indoors (dome) Cal Lepore Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 4: at New England Patriots Oakland Raiders at New England Patriots Raiders 0 10 0 7 Patriots 7 14 14 13 October 3 Schaefer Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts 1:00 p.m. EST 60 F, wind 10 mph on Bernie Ulman Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 5: at San Diego Chargers Oakland Raiders at San Diego Chargers Raiders 7 7 0 13 Chargers 7 0 3 7 October 10 San Diego Stadium, San Diego, California 1:00 p.m. PST Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 6: at Denver Broncos Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos Raiders 0 3 14 0 Broncos 0 10 0 0 October 17 Mile High Stadium, Denver, Colorado 1:00 p.m. MST Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 7: vs. Green Bay Packers Green Bay Packers at Oakland Raiders Packers 7 0 0 7 Raiders 0 18 0 0 October 24 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST Ben Dreith Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 8: vs. Denver Broncos Denver Broncos at Oakland Raiders Broncos 6 0 0 0 Raiders 3 0 3 13 October 31 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST Cal Lepore Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 9 at Chicago Bears Oakland Raiders 1976 2; text-align:center collapsed Week Nine: Oakland Raiders (7–1) at Chicago Bears (4–4) November 7, 1976 2:00 p.m. EST Raiders 0 14 7 7 Bears 7 0 20 0 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois 53,585 Sunny, 36 F C Chuck Heberling Box Score First quarter CHI – Walter Payton 5-yard run (Bob Thomas kick). Bears 7–0. Second quarter OAK – Dave Casper 17-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick). Tie 7–7. OAK – Cliff Branch 75-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 14–7. Third quarter OAK – Clarence Davis 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 21–7. CHI – James Scott 36-yard pass from Bob Avellini (Bob Thomas kick). Raiders 21–14. CHI – Walter Payton 12-yard run (kick failed). Raiders 21–20. CHI – Walter Payton 2-yard run (Bob Thomas kick). Bears 27–21. Fourth quarter OAK – Cliff Branch 49-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick). Raiders 28–27. Top passers OAK – Ken Stabler – 11/17, 234 yards, 3 TD CHI – Bob Avellini – 10/18, 204 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Mark van Eeghen – 12 rushes, 62 yards CHI – Walter Payton – 36 rushes, 97 yards, 3 TD Top receivers OAK – Cliff Branch – 5 receptions, 163 yards, 2 TD CHI – James Scott – 3 receptions, 76 yards, TD Oakland escaped Chicago with a victory after a 31-yard field goal attempt by Bob Thomas with 15 seconds left got caught in a gust of wind and hit the upright. Week 10: vs. Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs at Oakland Raiders Chiefs 0 7 3 0 Raiders 7 7 7 0 November 14 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST Dick Jorgensen Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 11: at Philadelphia Eagles Oakland Raiders at Philadelphia Eagles Raiders 12 0 7 7 Eagles 7 0 0 0 November 21 Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia 1:00 p.m. EST Bob Frederic Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 12: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Oakland Raiders Buccaneers 7 3 0 6 Raiders 7 14 21 7 November 28 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST Fred Silva Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Week 13: vs. Cincinnati Bengals Cincinnati Bengals at Oakland Raiders Bengals 6 7 7 0 Raiders 14 7 7 7 December 6 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 6:00 p.m. PST 52 F, wind 6 mph on Tommy Bell Frank Gifford, Howard Cosell and Alex Karras ABC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com yes 1 Bengals John McDaniel 40-yard pass from Ken Anderson (kick failed) Bengals 6–0 1 Raiders Dave Casper 24-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 7–6 1 Raiders Dave Casper 3-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 14–6 2 Bengals Stan Fritts 1-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 14–13 2 Raiders Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 21–13 3 Raiders Cliff Branch 42-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 28–13 3 Bengals Archie Griffin 21-yard run (Chris Bahr kick) Raiders 28–20 4 Raiders Fred Biletnikoff 7-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) Raiders 35–20 yes On Monday night, the Steelers and Bengals playoff hopes rested in the hands of Oakland. If the Raiders won, Pittsburgh was in. If Cincinnati won, they were in. With the Raiders' victory, the Steelers tied the Bengals for first in the AFC Central. Pittsburgh would win the division on a tiebreaker. Week 14: vs. San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers at Oakland Raiders Chargers 0 0 0 0 Raiders 7 10 7 0 December 12 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST Jim Tunney Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Standings Playoffs 1976–77 NFL playoffs Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Divisional December 18 New England Patriots W 24–21 1–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,045 AFC Championship December 26 Pittsburgh Steelers W 24–7 2–0 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 53,739 Super Bowl XI January 9, 1977 Minnesota Vikings W 32–14 3–0 Rose Bowl 100,421 Source:1976 Oakland Raiders season at databaseFootball.com AFC Divisional: vs. New England Patriots AFC Divisional PlayoffNew England Patriots at Oakland Raiders Patriots 7 0 14 0 Raiders 3 7 0 14 December 18 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST Ben Dreith Curt Gowdy and Don Meredith NBC Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Raiders win and go to the AFC Championship Game and win to the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-7. And win Super Bowl XI to the Minnesota Vikings 32-14. AFC Championship: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers AFC Championship GamePittsburgh Steelers at Oakland Raiders Steelers 0 7 0 0 Raiders 3 14 7 0 December 26 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum, Oakland, California 1:00 p.m. PST Tommy Bell Source: Pro-Football-Reference.com Raiders win and go to Super Bowl XI where they faced the Minnesota Vikings and win 32-14. Super Bowl XI: vs. Minnesota Vikings Super Bowl XI Oakland Raiders; Oakland Raiders;text-align:center; autocollapse Oakland Raiders 32, Minnesota Vikings 14 January 9 12:50 pm. PST 52 °F °C, wind 6 mph on, relative humidity 59% Jim Tunney NBC Curt Gowdy, Don Meredith Pro-Football-Reference.com Raiders 0 16 3 13 Vikings 0 0 7 7 Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Second quarter OAK – Errol Mann 24-yard field goal – Raiders 3-0 OAK – Dave Casper 1-yard pass from Ken Stabler (Errol Mann kick) – Raiders 10-0 OAK – Pete Banaszak 1-yard run (kick failed) – Raiders 16-0 Third quarter OAK – Errol Mann 40-yard field goal – Raiders 19-0 MIN – Sammy White 8-yard pass from Fran Tarkenton (Fred Cox kick) – Raiders 19-7 Fourth quarter OAK – Pete Banaszak 2-yard run (Errol Mann kick) – Raiders 26-7 OAK – Willie Brown 75-yard interception return (kick failed) – Raiders 32-7 MIN – Stu Voigt 13-yard pass from Bob Lee (Fred Cox kick) – Raiders 32-14 Raiders win and in 1977 finished 11-3 and win in 2OT to the Baltimore Colts 37-31. But lost to the Super Bowl XII loser Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game 20-17. Awards and honors Ken Stabler, 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 mdy References See also Oakland Raiders 1976 NFL season 1976 NFL draft 1976–77 NFL playoffs External links 1976 Oakland Raiders at Pro Football Reference 1976 Oakland Raiders at JT-SW.com Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Category:AFC West championship seasons Category:American Football Conference championship seasons Category:Super Bowl champion seasons Oakland Category:1970s in Oakland, California