2004 Oakland Raiders season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Oakland Raiders 2004 5–11 4th AFC West Norv Turner Al Davis Al Davis Network Associates Coliseum Did not qualify Shane Lechler, P Raiders seasons The 2004 Oakland Raiders season was the 45th of professional football for the Oakland Raiders franchise, their 35th season as members of the National Football League (NFL), and their ninth season since returning to Oakland. They were led by head coach Norv Turner in his first season as head coach of the Raiders. They played their home games at Network Associates Coliseum as member of the AFC West. They finished the season 5–11, finishing in last place in the AFC West for the second consecutive year. This was the first time the Raiders suffered from consecutive losing seasons since 1996 and 1997. Though Rich Gannon began the season as the Raiders starting quarterback, he suffered a neck injury in the third game of the season that would eventually lead to his retirement. For the second consecutive season, the Raiders suffered a five-game losing streak in the middle of the season. They only won one game by a touchdown or more, defeating their Super Bowl XXXVII opponent, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 30-20. The team lost two of their starting receivers from the 2002 team: Tim Brown was released and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jerry Rice was traded to the Seattle Seahawks midseason. Previous season The Raiders finished the 2003 season 4–12 to finish in a tie for last place in the AFC West. Following the season, Raider owner Al Davis fired head coach Bill Callahan after two years as head coach.https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/Raiders-fire-head-coach-Callahan-2507955.php Raiders fire head coach Callahan SFGate 2018-05-02https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2004-jan-01-sp-nflrep1-story.html Raiders Officially Fire Callahan Associated Press 2004-01-01 Los Angeles Times 2018-05-02 en-US 0458-3035 A month later, the team named Norv Turner head coach.https://www.espn.com/nfl/news/story?id=1718903 Turner hired by Raiders 2004-01-26 ESPN.com 2018-05-02 Offseason Free Agency auto Player Former team Warren Sapp Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ted Washington New England Patriots Bobby Hamilton New England Patriots Danny Clark Jacksonville Jaguars 5em Player New team Eric Barton New York Jets Rod Coleman Atlanta Falcons NFL draft 2004 Oakland Raiders 1 2 Robert Gallery OT Iowa yes 2 45 Jake Grove C Virginia Tech yes 3 67 Stuart Schweigert FS Purdue yes 4 99 Carlos Francis WR Texas Tech yes 5 134 Johnnie Morant WR Syracuse 6 166 Shawn Johnson DE Delaware 6 182 Cody Spencer LB North Texas 7 245 Courtney Anderson TE San Jose State yes 7 255 Andre Sommersell LB Colorado State Staff 2004 Oakland Raiders staffHead coaches Head coach – Norv Turner Assistant head coach/offensive coordinator – Jimmy Raye Offensive coaches Quarterbacks – Steve Sarkisian Running backs – Skip Peete Wide receivers – Fred Biletnikoff Tight ends – John Morton Offensive line – Aaron Kromer Offensive assistant – Chris Turner Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Rob Ryan Defensive line – Sam Clancy Inside linebackers – Don Martindale Outside linebackers – Pat Jones Defensive backs – Clayton Lopez Quality control/defense – Chris Griswold Squad development – Willie Brown Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Joe Avezzano Specials teams assistant – Martin Bayless Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Jeff Fish Roster 2004 Oakland Raiders roster Quarterbacks  5 Kerry Collins  8 Marques Tuiasosopo Running backs 32 Zack Crockett FB 20 Justin Fargas 44 Chris Hetherington FB 27 J. R. Redmond 28 Amos Zereoué Wide receivers 85 Doug Gabriel 19 Johnnie Morant 84 Jerry Porter 15 John Stone 87 Alvis Whitted Tight ends 83 Courtney Anderson 82 Teyo Johnson 88 Doug Jolley 86 Roland Williams Offensive linemen 70 Brad Badger G 76 Robert Gallery OT 64 Jake Grove C 71 Corey Hulsey G 65 Barry Sims OT 78 Chad Slaughter OT 62 Adam Treu C 66 Langston Walker OT Defensive linemen 91 Tyler Brayton DE 94 Akbar Gbaja-Biamila DE 98 Bobby Hamilton DE 96 Grant Irons DE 93 Tommy Kelly DE 97 John Parrella DT 90 Terdell Sands DT 99 Warren Sapp DT 92 Ted Washington DT Linebackers 55 Danny Clark MLB 59 DeLawrence Grant OLB 58 Napoleon Harris OLB 51 Tim Johnson MLB 56 Travian Smith OLB 54 Sam Williams OLB Defensive backs 23 Marques Anderson SS 21 Nnamdi Asomugha CB 34 Ray Buchanan FS 31 Phillip Buchanon CB 40 Jarrod Cooper FS 42 Keyon Nash FS 30 Stuart Schweigert SS 35 David Terrell FS 25 Denard Walker CB 29 Brock Williams CB 24 Charles Woodson CB Special teams 11 Sebastian Janikowski K  9 Shane Lechler P Reserve lists 89 Ronald Curry WR (IR) 7px 10 Carlos Francis WR (IR) 7px 12 Rich Gannon QB (IR) 7px 36 Derrick Gibson S (IR) 7px 38 Clarence Love CB (IR) 7px 73 Frank Middleton G (IR) 7px 67 Ron Stone G (IR) 7px 47 Tyrone Wheatley RB (IR) 7px 77 Joe Wong G/T (PUP) 7px Practice squad 48 James Adkisson TE 13 Bret Engemann QB 49 J. P. Foschi TE  2 DeJuan Green RB 61 Jason Jimenez OT 75 Brad Lekkerkerker OT 33 J. R. Niklos FB 18 LaShaun Ward WR rookies in italics 53 active, 9 inactive, 8 practice squad |} Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 September 12 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 21–24 0–1 Heinz Field 60,147 2 September 19 Buffalo Bills W 13–10 1–1 Network Associates Coliseum 53,610 3 September 26 Tampa Bay Buccaneers W 30–20 2–1 Network Associates Coliseum 60,874 4 October 3 at Houston Texans L 17–30 2–2 Reliant Stadium 70,741 5 October 10 at Indianapolis Colts L 14–35 2–3 RCA Dome 57,230 6 October 17 Denver Broncos L 3–31 2–4 Network Associates Coliseum 62,507 7 October 24 New Orleans Saints L 26–31 2–5 Network Associates Coliseum 45,337 8 October 31 at San Diego Chargers L 14–42 2–6 Qualcomm Stadium 66,210 9 November 7 at Carolina Panthers W 27–24 3–6 Bank of America Stadium 73,518 10 Bye 11 November 21 San Diego Chargers L 17–23 3–7 Network Associates Coliseum 46,905 12 November 28 at Denver Broncos W 25–24 4–7 Invesco Field at Mile High 75,936 13 December 5 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–34 4–8 Network Associates Coliseum 51,292 14 December 12 at Atlanta Falcons L 10–35 4–9 Georgia Dome 70,616 15 December 19 Tennessee Titans W 40–35 5–9 Network Associates Coliseum 44,299 16 December 25 at Kansas City Chiefs L 30–31 5–10 Arrowhead Stadium 77,289 17 January 2 Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–13 5–11 Network Associates Coliseum 41,112Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Select game summaries Week 12 Raiders 0 7 6 12 Broncos 0 10 0 14 November 28 Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, CO 8:30 p.m. EST 75,936 Snow Mike Patrick, Paul Maguire, Joe Theismann, and Suzy Kolber ESPN yes Q2 1:55 DEN Elam 32 yard field goal DEN 3–0 Q2 :46 DEN Smith 85 yard pass from Plummer (Elam kick) DEN 10–0 Q2 :16 OAK Porter 42 yard pass from Collins (Janikowski kick) DEN 10–7 Q3 12:50 OAK Porter 14 yard pass from Collins (kick blocked) OAK 13–10 Q4 14:26 DEN Droughns 3 yard run (Elam kick) DEN 17–13 Q4 13:26 DEN Johnson 32 yard interception return (Elam kick) DEN 24–13 Q4 6:11 OAK Curry 6 yard pass from Collins (pass failed) DEN 24–19 Q4 1:49 OAK Porter 5 yard pass from Collins (pass failed) OAK 25–24 yes Kerry Collins 26/45, 339 Yds Jerry Porter 6 Rec, 135 Yds Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-Aug-17. Standings OAK References Category:Oakland Raiders seasons Oakland Raiders Raiders Oakland