1966 Oakland Raiders season

AFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 1966 8–5–1 2nd AFL Western F. Wayne Valley Scotty Stirling John Rauch Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum Did not qualify Raiders seasons The 1966 Oakland Raiders season was their seventh season in Oakland and in the American Football League. Led by first-year head coach John Rauch, the Raiders played their home games in the new Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=pOVVAAAAIBAJ&pg=7176%2C4093753 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon Associated Press Stevenson Jack Chiefs turn blocked punt into rout of Oakland September 19, 1966 3Bhttps://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EaxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=7127%2C6084260 Lodi News-Sentinel California UPI Chiefs rout Oakland in 32-10 win September 19, 1966 11 and finished at 8–5–1, second place in the Western division.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=U_FVAAAAIBAJ&pg=3174%2C4891658 Eugene Register-Guard Oregon American Football League standings December 19, 1966 2C In April 1966, AFL commissioner Joe Foss resigned and was succeeded by Al Davis, the head coach and general manager of the Raiders. Offensive backs coach Rauch was promoted to head coach and Scotty Stirling became the general manager.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0ItRAAAAIBAJ&pg=5166%2C1877683 Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press Appoint Davis as AFL czar 1, part 2 June 2023 InternetArchiveBot yes After the AFL–NFL merger agreement in June was made without his involvement, Davis resigned in late July;https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KHhQAAAAIBAJ&pg=4057%2C4872186 Milwaukee Sentinel UPI Woodard in, Davis out in AFL July 26, 1966 2, part 2 he returned to the team, but did not coach again. Personnel Staff / Coaches 1966 Oakland Raiders Majority Co-Owner - F. Wayne Valley Minority Co-Owner/General Manager - Al Davis Minority Co-Owner - Ed McGah President / Managing General Partner / General Manager – Al Davis Senior Executive – John Herrera Head coach – John Rauch Offensive Backs – Bill Walsh Offensive line – Ollie Spencer Defensive line – Tom Dahms Defensive Backfield – Charlie Sumner Special teams – John Rauch Trainer - George Anderson Source:1966 Oakland Raiders (AFL) Scores, Roster, Stats , Coaches, Draft Pro Football Archives https://www.profootballarchives.com/1966afloak.html#gsc.tab=0 July 15, 2026 Roster 1966 Oakland Raiders 19 Cotton Davidson 15 Tom Flores 12 Charlie Green American football 39 Pervis Atkins 40 Pete Banaszak y 36 Clem Daniels 35 Hewritt Dixon 30 Roger Hagberg 89 Bill Miller wide receiver 84 Art Powell wide receiver 22 Larry Todd American football 33 Billy Cannon 82 Tom Mitchell American football y 70 Jim Harvey American football G 65 Wayne Hawkins G 73 Greg Kent y T 78 Rex Mirich T 00 Jim Otto C 68 Palmer Pyle G 79 Harry Schuh T 76 Bob Svihus T 53 Dan Birdwell DT 83 Ben Davidson DE 74 Tom Keating American football DT 77 Ike Lassiter DE 85 Carleton Oats DE 75 Dave Daniels no y DT 48 Bill Budness MLB 55 Dan Conners MLB 32 Rich Jackson OLB 42 Bill Laskey American football OLB 34 Gus Otto OLB 31 Ray Schmautz y OLB 21 Rodger Bird FS 45 Dave Grayson CB 27 Joe Krakoski defensive back SS 47 Kent McCloughan CB 20 Warren Powers SS 29 Howie Williams FS 11 Mike Eischeid K/P 14 Fred Biletnikoff WR IR -- George Flint American football G IR -- Dick Hermann LB IR 86 Ken Herock TE Left Squad 49 Willie Williams cornerback, born 1941 CB IR 52 J. R. Williamson LB IR 71 Dick Tyson y no G Schedule 1966 American Football League season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Recap 1 September 2, 1966 at Miami Dolphins W 23–14 1–0 Miami Orange Bowl 26,776 Recap 2 September 10, 1966 at Houston Oilers L 0–31 1–1 Rice Stadium 31,763 Recap 3 September 18 Kansas City Chiefs L 10–32 1–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,746 Recap 4 September 25 San Diego Chargers L 20–29 1–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 37,183 Recap 5 Bye 6 October 9 Miami Dolphins W 21–10 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 30,787 Recap 7 October 16 at Kansas City Chiefs W 34–13 3–3 Municipal Stadium 33,057 Recap 8 October 23 at New York Jets W 24–21 4–3 Shea Stadium 58,135 Recap 9 October 30 at Boston Patriots L 21–24 4–4 Fenway Park 26,941 Recap 10 November 6 Houston Oilers W 38–23 5–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 34,102 Recap 11 November 13 at San Diego Chargers W 41–19 6–4 Balboa Stadium 26,230 Recap 12 November 20 at Denver Broncos W 17–3 7–4 Bears Stadium 26,703 Recap 13 November 24 Buffalo Bills L 10–31 7–5 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 36,781 Recap 14 December 3, 1966 New York Jets T 28–28 7–5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 32,144 Recap 15 December 11 Denver Broncos W 28–10 8–5–1 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 31,765 Recap 16 Bye Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References Oakland Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Category:1960s in Oakland, California