1963 Oakland Raiders season

AFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1963 10–4 2nd AFL Western F. Wayne Valley Al Davis Al Davis Frank Youell Field Did not qualify Raiders seasons The 1963 Oakland Raiders season was the team's fourth in Oakland. The campaign saw the team attempt to improve upon its abysmal 1962 record of 1–13. In his first year with the organization, Raiders legend Al Davis, formerly a receivers coach with the San Diego Chargers, replaced the team's original gold and black uniforms with the current "silver and black" scheme. Under his leadership as head coach and general manager, the Raiders stunned the rest of the AFL by winning ten games. They finished with a record of 10–4, which was good for second place in the Western Division, one game behind the eventual AFL champion Chargers, whom they had defeated twice. The Raiders swept the Western division in 1963, winning all six games. Prior to the final game of the season, for his role in the Raiders' miraculous turnaround, Al Davis was named the AFL Coach of the Year.https://newspaperarchive.com/hanover-evening-sun-dec-18-1963-p-17/ Hanover Evening Sun Archives, Dec 18, 1963, p. 17 December 18, 1963 NewspaperArchive.com Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 7 at Houston Oilers W 24–13 1–0 Jeppesen Stadium 24,749 Recap 2 September 15 Buffalo Bills W 35–17 2–0 Frank Youell Field 17,568 Recap 3 September 22 Boston Patriots L 14–20 2–1 Frank Youell Field 17,131 Recap 4 September 28 at New York Jets L 7–10 2–2 Polo Grounds 17,100 Recap 5 October 5 at Buffalo Bills L 0–12 2–3 War Memorial Stadium 24,846 Recap 6 October 11 at Boston Patriots L 14–20 2–4 Fenway Park 26,494 Recap 7 October 20 New York Jets W 49–26 3–4 Frank Youell Field 15,557 Recap 8 October 27 at San Diego Chargers W 34–33 4–4 Balboa Stadium 30,182 Recap 9 November 3 Kansas City Chiefs W 10–7 5–4 Frank Youell Field 18,919 Recap 10 November 8 at Kansas City Chiefs W 22–7 6–4 Municipal Stadium 24,879 Recap 11 November 17Bye week November 24Scheduled AFL games postponed to December 22 12 November 28 at Denver Broncos W 26–10 7–4 Bears Stadium 14,763 Recap 13 December 8 San Diego Chargers W 41–27 8–4 Frank Youell Field 20,249 Recap 14 December 15 Denver Broncos W 35–31 9–4 Frank Youell Field 15,223 Recap 15 December 22 Houston Oilers W 52–49 10–4 Frank Youell Field 17,401 Recap Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Roster 1963 Oakland Raiders 19 Cotton Davidson 15 Tom Flores 36 Clem Daniels 37 Alan Miller 32 Glenn Shaw 42 Dobie Craig 84 Art Powell 40 Bo Roberson 86 Ken Herock 87 Bob Mischak 53 Dan Birdwell T 66 Sonny Bishop G 65 Wayne Hawkins G 77 Proverb Jacobs T 70 Dick Klein T 00 Jim Otto C 63 Ollie Spencer G 80 Dalva Allen DE 46 Dave Costa DT 88 Jon Jelacic DE 73 Chuck McMurtry DT 72 Jim Norris DT 56 Archie Matsos MLB 81 Clancy Osborne OLB 48 Charlie Rieves OLB 49 Jackie Simpson OLB 25 Claude Gibson CB 27 Joe Krakoski SS 45 Jim McMillin CB 35 Tom Morrow FS 20 Warren Powers FS 24 Fred Williamson CB 10 Mike Mercer K/P *82 Jan Barrett TE (IR) 7px 33 Doug Mayberry RB (IR) 7px 78 Frank Youso T (IR) 7px *39 Herm Urenda WR Game summaries Week 1 at Oilers Oakland Raiders 1963 2; text-align:center collapsed Week One: Oakland Raiders (0–0) at Houston Oilers (0–0) September 7 Raiders 0 0 10 14 Oilers 6 0 0 7 Jeppesen Stadium, Houston, Texas 24,749 88 F C Box Score First quarter HOU – George Blanda 30-yard field goal. Oilers 3–0. HOU – George Blanda 46-yard field goal. Oilers 6–0. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter OAK – Clem Daniels 2-yard run (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 7–6. OAK – Mike Mercer 11-yard field goal. Raiders 10–6. Fourth quarter OAK – Art Powell 85-yard pass from Tom Flores (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 17–6. OAK – Ken Herock 15-yard fumble return (Mike Mercer kick). Raiders 24–6. HOU – Charley Hennigan 34-yard pass from Jacky Lee (George Blanda kick). Raiders 24–13. Top passers OAK – Tom Flores – 7/21, 217 yards, TD HOU – Jacky Lee – 10/28, 123 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Clem Daniels – 16 rushes, 73 yards, TD HOU – Charley Tolar – 9 rushes, 44 yards Top receivers OAK – Art Powell – 7 receptions, 181 yards, TD HOU – Charley Hennigan – 7 receptions, 101 yards, TD Week 2 Bills 0 10 7 0 Raiders 0 21 7 7 September 15 Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California 17,568 66 F; wind 12 mph yes Q2 OAK Powell 5-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 7–0 Q2 BUF Yoho 32-yard field goal OAK 7–3 Q2 OAK Daniels 73-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 14–3 Q2 OAK Miller 2-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 21–3 Q2 BUF Dubenion 17-yard pass from Kemp (Yoho kick) OAK 21–10 Q3 OAK Davidson 5-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 28–10 Q3 BUF Dubenion 58-yard pass from Kemp (Yoho kick) OAK 28–17 Q4 OAK Jelacic 1-yard interception return (Mercer kick) OAK 35–17 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-03. Week 3 August 2014 Week 4 August 2014 Week 5 August 2014 Week 6 August 2014 Week 7 Jets 7 6 0 13 Raiders 21 14 7 7 October 20 Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California 15,557 62 F; wind 13 mph yes Q1 NYJ Heeter 34-yard pass from Wood (Guesman kick) NYJ 7–0 Q1 OAK Miller 3-yard run (Mercer kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 OAK Craig 93-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 14–7 Q1 OAK Daniels 8-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 21–7 Q2 NYJ Guesman 51-yard field goal OAK 21–10 Q2 NYJ Guesman 16-yard field goal OAK 21–13 Q2 OAK Herock 38-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 28–13 Q2 OAK Daniels 56-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 35–13 Q3 OAK Miller 8-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 42–13 Q4 OAK Daniels 74-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 49–13 Q4 NYJ Smolinski 49-yard pass from Hall (Guesman kick) OAK 49–20 Q4 NYJ Hall 6-yard run OAK 49–26 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-16. Week 8 Raiders 7 7 7 13 Chargers 10 7 9 7 October 27 Balboa Stadium, San Diego, California 30,182 68 F; wind 6 mph yes Q1 OAK Powell 20-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 7–0 Q1 SD Blair 23-yard field goal OAK 7–3 Q1 SD Alworth 32-yard pass from Rote (Blair kick) SD 10–7 Q2 OAK Miller 5-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 14–10 Q2 SD MacKinnon 69-yard pass from Hadl (Blair kick) SD 17–14 Q3 SD Harris 23-yard interception return (kick failed) SD 23–14 Q3 OAK Craig 39-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) SD 23–21 Q3 SD Blair 36-yard field goal SD 26–21 Q4 OAK Powell 46-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 28–26 Q4 SD Lincoln 51-yard run (Blair kick) SD 33–28 Q4 OAK Shaw 9-yard pass from Davidson (run failed) OAK 34–33 yes Clem Daniels 19 Rush, 125 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17. Week 9 Chiefs 0 7 0 0 Raiders 0 3 0 7 November 3 Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California 18,919 55 F; wind 12 mph yes Q2 OAK Mercer 10-yard field goal OAK 3–0 Q2 KC Haynes 1-yard run (Brooker kick) KC 7–3 Q4 OAK Gibson 85-yard punt return (Mercer kick) OAK 10–7 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17. Week 10 Raiders 3 19 0 0 Chiefs 0 0 7 0 November 8 Kansas City Municipal Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 24,879 57 F; wind 10 mph yes Q1 OAK Mercer 14-yard field goal OAK 3–0 Q2 OAK Mercer 41-yard field goal OAK 6–0 Q2 OAK Powell 24-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 13–0 Q2 OAK Wilson tackled in end zone OAK 15–0 Q2 OAK Powell 34-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 22–0 Q3 KC McClinton 4-yard run (Spikes kick) OAK 22–7 yes Clem Daniels 31 Rush, 122 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17. Week 12 Raiders 2 0 14 10 Broncos 0 3 0 7 November 28 Bears Stadium, Denver, Colorado 14,763 39 F; wind 9 mph yes Q1 OAK Safety, Joe tackled in end zone OAK 2–0 Q2 DEN Mingo 52-yard field goal DEN 3–2 Q3 OAK Roberson 39-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 9–3 Q3 OAK Jelacic 19-yard fumble return (Mercer kick) OAK 16–3 Q4 OAK Mercer 16-yard field goal OAK 19–3 Q4 OAK Shaw 1-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 26–3 Q4 DEN Joe 34-yard pass from Breaux (Mingo kick) OAK 26–10 yes Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-18. Week 13 Chargers 7 13 7 0 Raiders 3 7 0 31 December 8 Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California 20,249 48 F; wind 6 mph yes Q1 SD Norton 32-yard pass from Rote (Blair kick) SD 7–0 Q1 OAK Mercer 37-yard field goal SD 7–3 Q2 SD Jackson 14-yard run (Blair kick) SD 14–3 Q2 OAK Powell 44-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) SD 14–10 Q2 SD MacKinnon 5-yard pass from Rote (kick failed) SD 20–10 Q3 SD Alworth 15-yard pass from Rote (Blair kick) SD 27–10 Q4 OAK Powell 10-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) SD 27–17 Q4 OAK Mercer 30-yard field goal SD 27–20 Q4 OAK Davidson 9-yard run (Mercer kick) Tie 27–27 Q4 OAK Powell 41-yard pass from Davidson (Mercer kick) OAK 34–27 Q4 OAK Miller 2-yard run (Mercer kick) OAK 41–27 yes Art Powell 6 Rec, 132 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-18. Week 14 Broncos 7 3 14 7 Raiders 14 7 7 7 December 15 Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California 41 F; wind 5 mph yes Q1 OAK Roberson 32-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 7–0 Q1 OAK Powell 18-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 14–0 Q1 DEN Joe 9-yard run (Mingo kick) OAK 14–7 Q2 OAK Daniels 26-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 21–7 Q2 DEN Mingo 35-yard field goal OAK 21–10 Q3 OAK Daniels 43-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 28–10 Q3 DEN Prebola 9-yard pass from Slaughter (Mingo kick) OAK 28–17 Q3 DEN Dixon 2-yard run (Mingo kick) OAK 28–24 Q4 OAK Powell 3-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 35–24 Q4 DEN Taylor 29-yard pass from Slaughter (Mingo kick) OAK 35–31 yes Clem Daniels 5 Rec, 127 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-21. Week 15 Oilers 14 21 14 0 Raiders 7 28 7 10 December 22 Frank Youell Field, Oakland, California 46 F; wind 7 mph yes Q1 OAK Gibson 69-yard punt return (Mercer kick) OAK 7–0 Q1 HOU Hennigan 4-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Tie 7–7 Q1 HOU Smith 2-yard run (Blanda kick) HOU 14–7 Q2 HOU Dewveall 12-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 21–7 Q2 OAK Herock 7-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) HOU 21–14 Q2 OAK Daniels 56-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) Tie 21–21 Q2 HOU Smith 25-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 28–21 Q2 OAK Powell 81-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) Tie 28–28 Q2 HOU Tolar 1-yard run (Blanda kick) HOU 35–28 Q2 OAK Powell 20-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) Tie 35–35 Q3 OAK Powell 45-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) OAK 42–35 Q3 HOU Dewveall 26-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) Tie 42–42 Q3 HOU McLeod 21-yard pass from Blanda (Blanda kick) HOU 49–42 Q4 OAK Powell 23-yard pass from Flores (Mercer kick) Tie 49–49 Q4 4:37 OAK Mercer 39-yard field goal OAK 52–49 yes Tom Flores 17/29, 407 Yds Clem Daniels 22 Rush, 158 Yds Art Powell 10 Rec, 247 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-22. Standings References External links 1963 Oakland Raiders at Pro-Football-Reference.com Oakland Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Category:1960s in Oakland, California